Road restrictions will be in place as the procession, featuring around 3000 walkers plus large crowds of onlookers, meets up at Battery Park and passes through nearby roads and streets. The planned route (in blue) (Image: Google Maps) Stained glass artist Alec Galloway, who runs Crow Cottage Arts on Kempock Street, has already made 'the very difficult decision' for the day. In a social media post, he said: "There is an Orange Order march in Gourock and the traffic restrictions will make it impossible for me to get to my stained glass jobs in Greenock and on The Esplanade.
"They are expecting over 3000 people to attend, with 30 flute bands. Travel to Gourock will be severely restricted as the parade will shut the main road, so the shops in the whole of Gourock, especially at Cardwell Bay, will be massively affected. READ MORE: Question Time: Stephen Flynn clashes with Fiona Bruce on gambling "I’m sorry for any inconvenience this causes and I am sorry for all the small businesses caught up in this, it is difficult to make a living as it is in a bricks and mortar company and all the shops in Gourock try their best to create a positive, welcoming environment for our community.
" Galloway added: "All I can say is that you naturally expect your council to share the same basic values around human dignity. "I deplore any form of racism, sexism or sectarianism and hate-motivated marches in an authority I love so much is not a good look. "The kindest thing I can say about the decision.
