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Council warns of public transport and road disruption during Long Course Weekend
Advance planning will be needed for journeys this Saturday and Sunday. (Image: Western Telegraph/Gareth Davies Photography/M. Bearton)
Pembrokeshire County Council is advising residents and visitors of road and public transport disruption as The Long Course Weekend returns to the south of the county.
The three-day event - 'billed as Europe's biggest multi-sport festival' - gets underway on Friday, June 27.
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The sporting extravaganza is organised by Activity Wales Events and is expected to attract over 11,000 athletes.
It features Friday's LCW Kinder children's races and Wales Swim; Saturday's Wales Sportive and Sunday's Wales Marathon.
Each discipline offers a variety of distances for athletes of varying abilities, with those completing all three long distances qualifying to receive the coveted Long Course Weekend medal,
Pembrokeshire County Council has posted on Facebook: "A number of roads around the wider Tenby area will be closed or closed one way by organisers during the Wales Sportive on Saturday, 28th June.
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(Image: Activity Wales Events) ""The A40 and A477 are not closed for the event.
The A478 Narberth to Kilgetty is also fully open.
"There are also road closures planned around Tenby to Pembroke during the Wales Marathon on Sunday, 29th June. These road closures are on a rolling programme between 9.30am and 4pm.
(Image: Activity Wales Events)
"Full and updated details are available on the Long Course Weekend's website
"Further information for carers needing access to their clients in the areas affected is also available online, with vehicle passes distributed by care organisation managers.
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"For emergency access on the day - please call Long Course Weekend organisers on 01437 765777."
Changes to local bus services will be in place due to the Long Course Weekend road restrictions.
Friday 27th June – NO CHANGE
Saturday 28th June
351 (Tenby-Kilgetty-Amroth-Pendine) – NO SERVICE
381 (Haverfordwest-Narberth-Kilgetty-Saundersfoot-Tenby)– NO SERVICE
Tenby Coaster (Tenby-Saundersfoot) – NO SERVICE
349 (Haverfordwest-Neyland-Pembroke Dock-Pembroke-Tenby) – Unable to serve Pembroke to Tenby until after 1pm.
356 (Milford Haven-Neyland-Pembroke Dock-Pembroke-Monkton) – Unable to serve Pembroke Commons and Monkton until after 1pm
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Sunday 29th June
387/8 (Coastal Cruiser) – Unable to operate until 11am.
387/8 (Coastal Cruiser) – NO SERVICE
Tenby Coaster (Tenby-Saundersfoot) – Will be rerouted along the A4218 (Broadwell Hayes) instead of Marsh Road and Heywood Lane.
