A Tenby county councillor has asked for a sporting event held in and around the seaside town over the course of three days to be rescheduled out of ‘peak season’ - due to the disruption it causes on the county’s roads.

Pembrokeshire County Council have received a request for temporary road closures and restrictions to facilitate the annual Long Course Weekend in South Pembrokeshire from the sporting event’s organisers Activity Wales.

This year’s Long Course Weekend will kick off on Friday, June 30 with the swim on Tenby’s North Beach, followed by the cycle sportive on Saturday, July 1 and the marathon on the Sunday.

As in previous years it is planned for a number of traffic restrictions to be put in place on the Saturday and Sunday around the locality to enable both the sportive and marathon to take place in a safe environment.

The organisers have also requested that The Croft in Tenby be temporarily closed on the Friday evening between 4.30 and 6.30 pm in the interest of public safety due to possible thronging of spectators watching the swim event on North Beach.

This year, the start and finish on both Saturday and Sunday is from the Salterns car park, with full road closures implemented on a rolling basis for the Marathon on the Sunday.

Tudor Square in the centre of Tenby will not be used as a starting or finishing point this year.

A schedule has been set out identifying the roads affected by closures/one way restrictions on the Saturday and Sunday, with these closures to be carried out on a rolling programme, with the roads re-opening following the last athlete and when it is safe to do so.

With Pembrokeshire county councillors asked to provide feedback on the consultations before April 21, Tenby’s county councillor for the seaside town’s North Ward, Cllr Michael Williams has once again reiterated his concerns to the Local Authority, stating that the sporting event and its road closures caused ‘huge inconvenience’ to residents in the area, and those visiting the county during the holiday season.

“I have previously expressed my concerns about this event, which as we know is over three days, during which time huge inconvenience is caused to residents in the area,” stated Cllr Williams.

“It is also held in peak season, and if it is to be held at all should be in the shoulder season. Ironman is a one day event which is tolerable, but three days of disruption at this time of year is not.

“Concerns have previously been raised regarding the marshalling, which has left a great deal to be desired.

“PCC should review this event, with a view to rescheduling it out of peak season.

“A detailed cost benefit study should also be undertaken, as I have concerns about who, outside the company that organises the event, does in fact benefit.

“Further, what is the cost to the authority, and is this cost fully recovered?” he added.