Force 300 - World Record Attempt!

Professional sailor and Olympic hopeful Chris Russell will be attempting a World Record for ‘the longest single handed, non-stop distance sailed, unassisted in a dinghy’ throughout Wednesday 20 August and Thursday 21 August. The current world record, according to Guinness, is 282 nautical miles – Chris is aiming to sail 300 miles, under the campaign name Force300.

Chris will set off from Porth Eirias, Colwyn Bay at first light on Wednesday 20 August and plans to sail back and forth across the Irish Channel multiple times (weather permitting). Jade Paveley, Motorsport driver and representative from one of the event’s sponsors North Wales Honda, will mark the occasion by ‘christening’ the boat with a bottle of champagne. Among the team following Chris on the sea are two sailors that compete professionally worldwide – Xavi Tous and Benjamin Wempe – and an impartial adjudicator.

Chris, Jade, Xavi and Benjamin are all athletes that Allington Hughes are proud to be supporting. We have been involved with Chris' campaign to reach the Rio Olympic games for a while now, plus Jade, Xavi and Benjamin are all part of the D2R Foundation which we recently became involved with. 

Upon completion of his attempt, Chris will be celebrating his achievement at Colwyn Bay beach on Sunday 24 August 2014 at 2pm. The celebrations will run concurrently with PromXtra – which stretches across the two-mile promenade at Colwyn Bay, and had a turnout of almost 80,000 people last year. Members of the public, supporters and sponsors are encouraged to join Chris and the crew at the Force300 area of the beach on Sunday. 

This will be Chris’ first ever World Record attempt and he will be documenting the build-up and the journey itself online. He will be providing live progress updates throughout the attempt via #Force300, his twitter handle @CRSailing, and the Force300 Facebook page. Chris will need plenty of words of encouragement to help him endure the challenges faced when attempting to travel over 300 miles alone at sea, and supporters are encouraged to use these social media reaches to do just that. 

Everyone at Allington Hughes would like to wish Chris the very best of luck, and we have complete confidence in his ability to break that World Record! 

Chris Russell is attempting to sail 300 miles non-stop and unassisted in order to break the world record.

Denbigh and Flint Show 2014

Thursday 21st August brings around this years Denbigh and Flint Agricultural Show at The Green in Denbigh.

The show attracts people from all walks of life to enjoy a day out looking through the various stands at the show, watching the numerous agricultural competitions taking place and enjoying some friendly chat with a nice hot cup of tea from the hundreds of exhibitors.

Allington Hughes will again be partnering up with Wright Marshall (formerly Wright Manley) again this year, and we are thoroughly looking forward to seeing as many people as possible.

As per usual we will be providing refreshments throughout the day, but for the lucky crowd who fill our gazebo at around midday there will be some delicious homemade sandwiches and cakes produced by Stuart Russell from The Kitchen.

There will be a large presence at the Allington Hughes stand, and our team from the Llanrwst office will also be at the show representing the NFU Cymru so be sure to pop along there too!

We will be having our customary Luxury Hamper competition and lots of free giveaways to go along with it.

So if you are already going or contemplating a day out, be sure to pop by stand H5 and say hello! Everyone is invited! 

The Free 2 Network Awards 2014

Allington Hughes are very proud corporate members of local networking group Free 2 Network. 

The network is made up of well over 100 members who meet on a weekly basis across a number of venues in North Wales and Cheshire. With over 300 events a year, the network is one that continues to deliver for its members and combines a relaxed atmosphere with the opportunity to forge strong business relationships.

Every year, Free 2 Network has an awards evening to celebrate the achievements of business and entrepreneurs. The awards come in all shapes and size from Male and Female Entrepreneur of the year, to Green Business of the year and Networker of the Year.

Allington Hughes have decided to partner one of the awards this year and have chosen the coveted Business of the Year award. 

Each year the awards attracts a celebrity guest judge from the world of business. In 2013, Rachel Elnaugh, one of the original dragons from the hit BBC show Dragons Den was the celebrity judge. This year, Saira Khan, a finalist in The Apprentice and skincare entrepreneur will be taking on the role and deciding who the awards will be presented to.

The awards are held at a glittering event in the St Georges hotel in November, and we will be sure to keep everyone informed of the deserving winners for 2014!

If you would like more information on Free 2 Network or the Awards themselves, please visit the website here.

The Free 2 Network Award partners for 2014.

The Allington Hughes Free Drop in Service

At Allington Hughes we feel it is necessary to offer our assistance to the local community wherever it is appropriate. This has recently come in the form of free drop in clinics held at our Wrexham and Chester offices.

Every Monday we open our doors for Housing, Family Law and Employment Law advice from  9.30am to 12.30pm in our Wrexham office.

Every Tuesday from 9.30am to 12.30pm our Chester office offers the same service for Employment matters.

The service we offer is completely free of charge, and there is no booking required as it is specifically designed to try and be convenient for people just wanting a brief insight into their legal issue. This is often used to see whether any further action is needed, in which case they must make more formal arrangements to see a solicitor.

Any of our specialist advisers are available to be seen across our three offices in Llanrwst, Chester and Wrexham.