Protest through town and on A14 on Monday 24 November – Ipswich & Felixstowe

Police are advising motorists to plan their journeys ahead of a planned protest by farmers in Ipswich and along the A14 to Felixstowe next week.

The protest will take place on Monday 24 November between 10am and 4pm and involve tractors travelling in convoy.

Full details of the route are as follows:  

The convoy will set-off from Wherstead village at 10am, travelling along the A137 into Ipswich, where it will proceed along Wherstead Road, Hawes Street and Vernon Street.

It will then move into Bridge Street and over Stoke Bridge, turning right at the Novotel roundabout into Star Lane from where it will continue to the junction with Grimwade Street and then onto Fore Street. It will then turn right into Duke Street, proceeding along Cliff Road, Toller Road, Landseer Road and Nacton Road.

The convoy will then join the A14 eastbound at Junction 57 (next to Ransomes Europark) and continue to the end of Port of Felixstowe Road, where it will circumnavigate the Dock Gate 1 roundabout and return back along the Port of Felixstowe Road onto the A14 westbound towards Wherstead.

Thereafter the protest will continue to loop along the A14 from Junction 56 at Wherstead to Dock Gate 1 in Felixstowe until it disperses at 4pm.

Whilst on the A14, the tractors will be travelling at 20mph in Lane 2 (the outside lane) to allow for other traffic to join and exit the A14. Motorists should expect delays during the day.

Suffolk Police is liaising with organisers and other agencies to enable & facilitate a peaceful & safe protest.