Info for locals
Always Aim High Events is an independent Welsh company created to showcase the beautiful surroundings of our home country to athletes from across the globe. We work closely with the communities that live in the places our events are hosted to minimise any disruption and maximise opportunities for local businesses to benefit.
We work with local authorities and safety advisory groups and have all of our events permitted by the relevant National Governing Bodies; this ensures that they meet the highest standards of safety and are professionally run with minimum impact on the local area.
As members of the Snowdonia Society, we actively volunteer to maintain environmental standards as well as being part of and supporting local community groups and charities through donations, made possible by our event entry fees. We respect our culture and language, all of our event signage and website are available in Welsh. Our products and services are all locally sourced.
The information below provides specific information for local people on how this event will run.
Timings
All event village infrastructure will be contained within the Anglesey Showground. The event village will be built from mid-morning on Saturday.
Usually, the first race begins at 09:00 on Sunday with athletes starting to arrive on-site from 08:00. The last race is expected to end around 12:30 and the event village will close at 14:00. Specific race start times are changeable and will be detailed in the Final Instructions on each race page of our website, available 10 days prior to the race.
Traffic Management & Road closures
In order to minimise disruption and to ensure competitors and spectators the best and safest experience, we will be requesting permission to temporarily close some roads.
We have secured road closures for the below road to ensure athlete and event team safety:
- 07:30-13:00: A5 from Mona Industrial estate to Mona Showground
- 08:30-10:00: A5 Mona Showground to Treban junction.
- 08:45- 10:45: B5112 - A5 junction to Trefor (I/c short section north of Trefor)
- 09:15-12:00: B5109 Trefor to Bodffordd
- 09:30- 12:30: A5 Minnfordd to Bodffordd
- 09:20-10:15: Piggery Lane
There will be a fully signed diversion route in place.
We will be conducting a letter drop to all affected residents prior to the event date.
Parking
Parking will be at the Anglesey Showground itself. In the event of poor ground conditions, parking is also available at the Mona Airfield site. Car parking will be signposted and marshalled; full details of these can be found on our Travel & Accommodation page.
Spectating
Spectators are welcome at our events to cheer on everyone taking part! We pride ourselves on an exciting and positive atmosphere at all of our events, and we would love you to come along to add to the warm Welsh welcome that our local communities offer.
Spectators will need to use the appropriate event parking facilities.
You are welcome to come along to the event village enjoy the atmosphere and visit our trade stands.
Getting Involved
We are always on the lookout for people to join our awesome team of Marshals and Volunteers and it is a great way to raise funds for your local community group or charity. If you are a local business and have offers over the event weekend please contact us so we can include you in our communications with our athletes. There are also opportunities for stands in our Event Village.
Signage and Litter
All our signage is removed immediately after the event and we conduct a full litter pick as stated in our environmental policy. We will respond to any reports of left signage or litter immediately so in the unlikely event of this please contact us.
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