ROLL UP, roll up, the traditional May fairs will be coming back to Leominster and Hereford. 

The streets will come alive during each three-day festival as thousands flock into the town and city centre, including from other counties, to enjoy the festival atmosphere, the heart-stopping rides, side-shows, food stalls and ancient ceremonies.

The Leominster fair will take place from this Thursday to Saturday (May 2 to 4), with it then arriving in Hereford from May 7 to 9. 

In Hereford, Commercial Street, High Town, St Peters Street, St Owen Street, Broad Street (from its junction with West Street and East Street), King Street, and Bridge Street will be closed from 5pm on May 6 until 7am on May 10. 

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Some parking and loading areas will also be closed in Union Street and in the streets mentioned.

Widemarsh Street (from its junction with Blueschool Street and Newmarket Street) and High Street will also be closed to traffic from 4.30pm to 11pm from May 7 to 9 to make High Street a safer pedestrian area for fairgoers.

Advance warning signs will be on all routes leading towards the city centre advising of the closures. However, diversion routes will not be signposted because, with so many possible permutations, it has deemed that such signing would be too confusing for motorists, especially visitors to the city.

All of the other city centre roads will operate as near normal as possible, while all of Gwynne Street will be two-way. 

In Leominster, part of Broad Street, Corn Street, Victoria Street and Corn Square will be closed to traffic from 6pm on Wednesday (May 1) to 8am on Sunday (May 5). 

During the fairs, disabled people and their carers can ride for free on the waltzer, dodgems and sizzler at certain times. In Leominster, any eligible people is asked to meet at the dodgems in Corn Square at 10.30am on Friday (May 3), while in Hereford, the meeting place is at the bull statue in High Town at 10.30am on Thursday, May 9.