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Rali Ceredigion – the UK’ s top international rally
Charlotte Mackenzie, PR and Communications Manager headed to Wales for her first Stage Rally event
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Charlotte Mackenzie arrives at the Rali Ceredigion Service Park
I am en route through driving rain, heading to Aberystwyth, home of Rali Ceredigion for the weekend. Luckily, I am in excellent company with my colleague, Sarah Tibbetts as my‘ co-driver’ for a weekend of international and national Rallying, with some of the top talent from the UK and beyond descending on Ceredigion … Ceredigion was the first ever stage rally held on closed public roads in Wales, and is now firmly established as a highlight of the FIA European Rally Championship( ERC) and Probite British Rally Championship( BRC) calendars. The event won the 2023 Motorsport UK Environmental Sustainability Award and was he first UK rally awarded twostar FIA Environmental Accreditation. The Rali set a new record for Carbon Offsetting in Rallying last year, approx. 200,000kg of CO2, a total double the estimated carbon footprint of all competitors, ticket holding spectators and mandatory organiser vehicles, and also provides a significant boost to the local economy, generating an estimated £ 4.6 million in direct and indirect spend across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Powys, supporting local
24 businesses through increased footfall, overnight stays, and visitor spending. Michelle Thomas, Environmental Manager, Rali Ceredigion, a keen co-driver herself, added,“ The Stages are kept quite close together, so you can see a couple of cars come through at a time. A lot of the farmers let us use their fields, and we do remind the spectators to be respectful. Plus, it brings a lot of local business to Aberystwyth and the surrounding areas.“ It’ s a great event to be a part of! The team are truly ambassadors leading the way here in Wales, bringing the communities together, supporting local schools and businesses while making it a fun event for the spectators.” In Aberystwyth, I am warmly welcomed into Rali HQ by Jess Hockly-Edwards, Secretary to the Stewards, wearing many hats, Jess also helps with accommodation bookings and taking minutes … there really is no job too small.“ I love it! It’ s stressful, but it’ s great. We’ ve got a fantastic bunch of volunteers that run the Rali together. We’ ve each got our own roles and expertise, it works. We all work well together.” She enthuses.
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