Thousands of bikers from throughout the country are planning a spectacular mass ride through Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire on Mother’s Day to honour the people of Wootton Bassett and the soldiers who have lost their lives in Afghanistan.
We are delighted that John McDonald, Sky Sports’ Master of Ceremonies, will start our ride at Hullavington.
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Wootton Bassett Ride FAQ
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I will be proud to join the riders on this special day to show my support for our men and women serving for our country
I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
i would be proud to come along and give them chaps a hart felt thanks
will be glad to attend the bike run to show support for the cause
thank you for organising this ride we cant wait for this emotional day and the chance to pay our respects
a just cause this should be suported to the max as these guys are giving there lives for their country the more money raised the more the afgan heros charity can help
‘Never have so many owed so much to so few’
Our boys need our support and by the grace of God, they will receive from the ‘brotherhood of bikers’ on 14th March. God bless them all !
I am madley putting my bike back to gether for this event.
I would be very proud to play such a small part in paying my respects
for all our hero’s here and fallen.
Bless them all & i wish them all a safe return to our shores
It is my honour and a privilage to be part of this event for our heroes.
We are very honoured to be attending this event and to pay our respects. We are rounding up as many biker friends as possible.
Come on all you bikkies and trikkies Show our lads that they have our full and unconditional support.Marjorie and l will be honoured to take part in the ride.
Expect a few riders from Sheffield to pay thier respects. Well done for organising this heartfelt tribute
myself and my son have signed up and will be coming down to pay our respects, along with some friends from the northampton area.
I, like many others, will consider it a privilege to ride along and give support to our heroes,see you there.
PS. Is RAF Lyneham going to be big enough ? !!!
signed up and ready to roll, it will be an honour to be there…
i would be honoured to ride in memory of our fallen heroes and for theyre families as well as showing the people of wotton bassett how much they are appreciated
Are scooter riders welcome to this event?
yes mate there will be loads from wkfasc/lcgb/scooterotica/scooter scean/scooterboyworld/weston scooter club EXIT17 SC and more
well its got two wheels aint it
Yes mate, it doesn’t matter what size or make of Motorcycle/Moped/Scooter you ride, you are welcome to show your support, the more the merier. Ride Safe
why not ?????
u must be over 125cc to go on the motorway hope you can join us!
If your knees are in the breeze, then you’re biking – no matter what the cc or style!!!
I will be there representing my old regiment on a real bike not a hairdryer poofy scooter LOL!!!!!
i consider it a privilege and an honour to be part of this ride
I will be very honoured to ride in memory of our fallen heroes.
me my fiance and friends will be attending we will be riding down from liverpool to pay tribute to true heros
My wife and I have registered and as members of the “Royal British Legion Riders”, We have posted a link on our forum asking for support from the membership. Knowing our members like we do, I am sure you can expect to see several hundred arrive. We wish you the very best of luck with this.
Isn’t it amazing that they can’t allow families into Lyneham for repatriations,yet as soon as a bunch of motorcyclists say they want to “show respect” they throw the gates open!
These people arent “bikers”,theyre people who ride motorcycles!
you sound somewhat bitter my friend i am a biker and have been for some 25 years.and yes i do want to show my respect and gratitude to the troops in action and the familys of the souls who have fallen this run is not only a salute to the people of wooton basset and the fallen troops but it is also rasing funds for the afgan heros fund being able to participate is the greatest honor of my life.what are you doing to help
Immediate family are allowed in and can spend time with their loved one in the chapel of rest. Extended family and friends sometimes go to WB
What a shame you have to be so cynical, this event is to raise money for a worthwhile cause and to show the members of our forces that they continue to be in our thoughts and to demonstrate support to the people of Wooton Bassett. Shame on you.
I shall be there, with a large number of rider friends.
You say ‘these people aren’t bikers’- you do not know me or my friends so your assumptions are totally without foundation.
your very lucky to be able to make a statement like that, its becouse of people who have laid down there lives that you are able to do so, were all here on the backs of giants from previous campains
I’m confused. I ride a motorcycle doesn’t that make me a biker?
Dear Peter, Repatriations are a lot more delicate an event than a charity bike ride. Please don’t begrudge some bikers for wanting to raise funds and show great respect for our fallen heroes. also, as for your comment about these people not being bikers, I think you will find bikers listed in the dictionary as: 1. a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, and 2. a member of a motorcycle gang. so please don’t assume that the word only applies to the latter. Respectfully yours.
Dear Peter
what would be most impressive if u were to pull ur finger out do a bike test and come join us. Yes sounds a bit of a feat but failing that don’t give up you could do a cbt with little time to prep and come on a scooter beeping ur hooter or even ting a bell like a little……. Sorry on a bicycle even getting some fitness in ppl do that. Anyway the point is the boys accomplish remarkable acts involving courage, skill and strengh which many know not of nor do they recieve any thanks. So on Mothers Day we thank both them and the women who mothered them only to lose them too soon, so again do come
I think its a wonderful idea. I lost my son on 25 October 2009( Cpl Tam Mason, Black Watch) He died in Selly Oak hospital as a result of standing on an I.E.D whilst serving in Afghanistan. He had horrific injuries, both legs gone, on life support and internal injuries. This was one battle he couldn’t win- the battle for life. Every day is a nightmare for me and its no doubt the same for all the other families who have lost their loved one. My son was number 223 to die. When you see the number now it speaks for itself. I’ve always been a biker fan. God bess you all.
peter you are allowed your freedom of speech today as a result of generations of our forces sacrifices including my mum dad 4uncles and grandad i will be coming from liverpool with friends and rblr members maybe you could donate a few quid if you dont fancy joining some good people on the run.tiny
Reading your post peter, I get the impression that you’re a little miffed, maybe its something to do with the red tape at Lyneham at a repatriation service……if it is…? I ‘am sure everybody reading it can read between the lines and sympathise with you. But I think on the whole take this planned event as it is… a show of support for service people and their families for doing a job that lots of people “me included” would’nt want to do,
I just hope the people of W/basset dont get annoyed with all the bikes trundling through there town.
There are several reasons why the gates at Lyneham aren’t thrown open during repatriations.
1. The repatriation procedure is a very personal and solemn event for those that have lost loved ones.
2.RAF Lyneham manages this in a very delicate and professional manner, ensuring that the families are allowed as much private time as possible to say their good-byes.
3 Members of the public can show their respects at Wooton Bassett.
4. Lyneham is a full operational RAF Station.
5. For your interest, due to circumstances outside the control of the organisers, it is possible that the ride will not finish at RAF Lyneham.
Don’t bite at this troll’s comments.
You sad individual
My brother and I will be there ,travelling from Yately and Torquay.
Look forward to being able to add our little bit of support for those risking their lives overseas
Glad to hear that Tim Pitman is involved with his recording of “Fields of Green”
He’s got to be this country’s best classical singer.
I’m very impressed with his album “Gloriam Dei” “The Legend of Glastonbury”
It’s a true masterpiece.
From,
John Presley.
Hold me back. I’ll be there with as many bikey friends as I can scare up.
The guys and girls of our forces deserve our support and that’s why I’ll be there on March 14th. I know of three different clubs in this area alone that are coming.
Should be a proud day for us all!
I am very honoured to ride this ride in the memory of our fallen heroes.
I will be proud to join the riders on this special day to show my support for our men and women serving for our country & our fallen hero’s.
I will be there if at all possible,Lets all hope that it will be as well attended as the ride to the wall
As an Ex RAF Serviceman and a Biker, I feel it’s my duty to support my fellow comrades in arms.
It’s also an honour to thank the people of Wooton Basset who turn out when they bring the boys and girls home.
I will be riding with my brother HOG chapter members, as we do to the RTTW
I too am ex RAF – back in the days before te Berlin Wall came down – I am looking forward to getting the Harley out – and riding – as I do the the RTTW to support our Forces – and being one of hopefully a few members of Sherwood Chapter HOG to grace the ride.
Only to pleased to show gratitude to all our forces such an honour to do so. May God be with them all, wherever they are, serving our country without a second thought.
Will be honoured to join this rideout to remember our fallen brothers n sisters
WHAT TIME DO WE HAVE TO BE AT THE SERVICE STATION FOR THE MEMORIAL RIDE. TAKE CARE EVERYONE.
LEE
Peter(POST 21 JAN)Yes we are just a bunch of motorcyclists.Yes we are just people who ride motorcycles.But we all are Bikers.l did my full term military service.Twenty odd years.The majority of us are ex services.The whole object of the ride is too show our lads that they have our full support and to raise money to help support the famlies of the fallen and the young men that are returning from over there with just the prospect of a long fight back to fitness.You just sit back in your armchair and watch the box while we continue to go out and do what we do best Raise money to keep the Air Amblulance flying.Support hospital funds.And give any other support where we think it will help.We are BIKERS.My name tag is on my jacket back and front.lntroduce yourself to me if you bother yourself to support this worthy cause.Jimmythe1.
I am very honoured to be joining the riders on this special day
it will be an honour to ride with you to show the men and women serving on duty have our backing and praise
I am honoured to be able to show my respects for our troops in this way. I want to remember the fallen, but I also want to remember those still out there, with a very dangerous, and important job to do. All done to help make the World a safer place to live in.
Unable to attend due to living in South Australia but I’d be there like a shot if it were possible.
What a great idea hope it all goes well and the weather is better than it is now, enjoy the ride, remember the fallen and help the returned. My thoughts will be with you on that day.
get something organised where you are then, ….: )
a must for any patriot to show our support to all the brave airmen/woman soldiers and sailors without who the world would not be a safe place i and my family will be in attendance come rain or shine!
As an exmember of the Kings Regiment I will be there on my trike to support a very worthwhile cause.
And I know some of my mates are going as well.
I am ex service (RN) myself and have been a biker since the psychedelic 70′s. I cannot think of a better or more appropriate way to honour our troops and the good people of Wooton Bassett.My son and I cannot wait to be there with our bikes (spit n polished of course) to join, in unity, with the motorcycling fraternity of this Great Country. See you all there.
nice to see such alot of support for our heroes !! ill def be there
I`d like to thank Miss Stevens for sparking this opportunity for myself,my wife and all our fellow biker patriots to show our appreciation and support for the members of the British armed forces whose efforts continue to ensure our security here at home and to the good people of Wooton Bassett who,on behalf of us all,welcome home our fallen heroes with respect and dignity. We are all very proud of you!
Just like to reiterate what everyone else is saying. I too am very honoured to show my support to our servicemen and women. What a perfect day to do this run. I am a mother and my heart goes out to all those mothers who no longer have their children to celebrate this day with. God bless.
As a girl who 20yrs ago nearly joined up (went to do Alevels first and kind of lost the plot) I will be there to thank you to the boys & girls for doing what I didn’t get round to and their mothers letting them go. However my normal pillion is on mothers day duty, so if there is someone who needs a ride down from london please give me a shout, I’m on twitter as hekershaw or reply here. I have registered & am coming. See you there hk
I’m not a biker but as the mother of a soldier I respect you all:
Show the evil extremists the respect that we all have for our heroes
Show them that they cannot cast an evil shadow over the soldiers who’ve given their lives for us
Show them that we have freedom & cherish it
Show them that they will never succeed
Wooton Bassett is a memorial, an honourable dignified place, thank you for highlighting this…
Just like to say a thanks to those organising this event and will be proud to join the ride as a tribute to all the heroes and the good people of Wooton Bassett who unfortunately have too many occassions to express their feelings and support; they do it for all of us and I’m proud to join all of you.
We are VERY pleased to be joining you all at this special event. We’re sure it will be a moving experience. Elizabeth,being locals,if we can offer any assistance prior to event please let us know.
As a member of the Royal British Legion Riders Branch I would like to express my personal thanks to Elizabeth, Daniel & Julie for starting this in the first instance and the people of WB; its going to be a fantastic day for a great cause.
We are will be there to show our support to the Men and women, serving and sadly deceased on this day, thank you so much for organising and allowing us to be part of this important event.
What time do we need to be at the services for? There’s a few of us coming down from Leicestershire.
See the Facebook page set up about this too …
10.30am is when we can start meeting at the Services on the M4
Signed up for this ride out to show our total respect, two mates also signed up imediatley when they knew about this ride ride out.
Proud to be attending and standing united as a nation, to show the fanatics they do not rule Britannia
I have friends on bikes who are not on facebook, who want to come on the rideout,is it alright if I register them on my facebook?
Hi David, you don’t need to be on Facebook to register. Just direct your friend to http://afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp where they can register to come.
I reg for any reserve places with no reply!!!!, I,am considering coming on the 14th from ALDERSHOT to show support for our lads this depends on the reg problems ie the site being closed very quickly and the numbers being capped at 10k this seems to be a big problem with many more people wanting turn up Reg or NOT
There are no confirmations for the reserve list – successful riders will be notified this week.
Is their any way we can check the reserve list as the end of the week is coming up very quickly
Regards
Gordon
There are no confirmations for the reserve list – successful riders will be notified this week.
Hi
Great News
I have received conformation that i have been allocated a place from the reserve list
I could not reg by adding my E.Mail & Bike Reg so I have E.mailed afghanheroes@zion.co.uk with my E.Mail Add & Bike Reg , will be able to follow the instructions and reg on line later on pref tommorrow morning
Regards
Gordon
Ref Reg probs my Bike Reg is Y779NLD Look foward to Sunday
Gordon
Hi
We have been having a issues with the reserve list confirmation page. If you received your email containing the link to the confirmation page but had trouble logging in then please go here:
http://afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp
and use the email/bike reg combination instead. This will only work if you use the same email address and reg that you originally signed up with. It should work fine now.
Regards
Hi Tim
After receiving your mail this morning
I have tried to log in with my E.Mail add & my Bike Reg of Y779NLD with no joy what can I do to ensure that I get this issue sorted or can you sort it from your end
Regards
Gordon
unfortunatly i shall not be able to attend on sunday my registation no is 4353
After getting the GOOD NEWS I,ve been to every log on site as req but still no further Arrrgh, seems to be a bit of a Prob here ? where do I go from here
Regards
Gordon
Thanks for all your help see ya on sunday
Gordon
What time are people meeting at the service station beforehand. Also, anyone riding up from Southampton?
yes there are we are meeting at fords in wide lane send me a e-mail and i will let you know more regards mark
Hi Robert
We from the Isle of Wight will be leaving Red Funnel Ferry 08:30hrs Please feel free to join us and anyone else that cares to.
Denzil
CMA IoW Twig UK
What a worthy cause, Biker or Motorcyclist we are all of the same thinking. It will be an honor to join so many like minded people.
I hope to be there on my 1927 350cc Douglas, give me a little time, 45mph on a Motorway!!!!!!
It’ll be a privilege and an honour to have the opportunity to show our support
Whether we are BIKERS or people that ride bikes or whatever else certain people want to call us, we are all united in this and many other causes.
We are all affected in some form or another by the losses inflicted upon our brave folk in the core of operations and I for one will be immensely proud to ride in with my colleagues for this worthy cause.
Jimmythe1 – see you there old mate and in force
I too will be there to pay tribute to the fallen and to show wholehearted support on Mothers’ day.
However, and not wanting to be a killjoy here, I am wondering if the proposed service station, Leigh Delamere, has the capacity to cope? If we estimate that there is a capacity for 1000 cars (it could well not be that many) and say each car parking space can accomodate 2.5 motorbikes then according to the latest numbers registered (2300 as at 1800 on 24th January) it is already virtually full!.
Then there is the challenge of issuing all those individual wrist bands to give access to RAF Lyneham.
I’m sure that the organisers are on the case but let’s not underestimate the enormous task facing therm in a relateively short timescale.
I wish them well.
Leigh Delamere has a decent size truck park to the rear, so space should not be a problem
Come come shine I will be there… even though I’ve got a plane to catch…
Cant wait. Its a small thing to do in support for those who do so much for us British
It will great to join all the bikers on this run to show our feelings for all those who have lost a loved one, ps if their is any rider who comes from Colchester Area or nearby could they let me know so that i can tag along with them,my number is 07808961505 thanks all the best.
Hi Malcolm Try contacting andrwmag00@aol.com as he has put a n article in the local paper asking if anyone else from Colchester is attending.
Is there an itinerary as such yet. I’ll be riding up from Kent so I need to know where and when to go to donate my cash and get my wrist band so I can be admitted to RAF Lyneham ( I have already registered my bike).
Thanks for giving us the opportunity to show our support.
check the Facebook page that’s been set up which gives all the details & updates – wristbands will be handed out at the start point on the M4
I would be proud to attend and be honoured to show my support
come rain or shine i will be riding from walsall west midlands. i think it’s the least we can do for all our guys and girls who have fallen or been hurt in action.And to show those many still serving our thoughts and support are with them……..
For Liz Farmer do you know anybody in the west midlands area with spare pillion please as an ex soldier 1961-1970 would love to attend live in the B37 5AB area
contact me via mauriceobrien57@hotmail.com
sorry but got to post af gain tears rolling down , my v cheeks excellent support it will be an excellent day to remember the fallen and all those who still give there lives to protect our society tell all to attend good point about capacity at services but we will have thav to have overspill on the sliproad lol may all peace go with you ps see you there eddie!
I have registered for this event, the only questions I have;
Are the timings/programme being published on the Afghan Heroes website as not everyone is on facebook?
Also, has anyone contacted RAFLyneham with an update on the number of bikes/riders registered, I was talking to their MoD community policeman on Friday night and he certainly wasn’t aware of the numbers involved.
Look forward to seeing everybody, let’s hope the weather is kind to us all on the day.
Thanks for registering.
Yes, everything will be published on the Afghan Heroes website, and I believe there is a meeting this weekend with all parties involved to thrash out final details.
See you all there and hopefully bringing a group of Blue Knights along for the ride.
It’s going to be a good day.
Well done to the organisers……
R
It just makes you well up – G8 to see so much support. Will definately be there with m8′s in tow. Ex squaddy brat with niece and nephew in Afghan – Wouldn’t miss it for the world.
shortly after this event i will return to lyneham ,my missus and i will not miss this ,i thank you B
Served for 25years, now have a grandson out there, will be there along with a good few Blue Knights ranging from chapters in Scotland, South East and the West Country, a good ride for a very worthwhile cause.
my partner served 22yrs in reme and we both want to do the ride to show our support and respect for all our armed services
Guys. If youare not on facebook but want to ask us as the organisers a question please send us a message to RTWB2010@live.co.uk
Hi there
If you have any concerns re parking you may want to look at the photos from RTTW 2009 on http://www.rttw.org as there were 3000 bikes parked up together which took 2 hours to move off site. I hope the services are big enough.
Good luck again
Martin
me and my wife and a lot more will be there from telford keep up the good work lads god bless you all
I am organising as many members of our club and spreading the word far and wide to get as many people as possible to come down to support the ride on Mothers Day.
Keep up the good work
Mike
I feel very honoured to be joining this ride to show our respects and gratitude to our armed services and to honour the public of Wooten Basset who have endlessly shown thier respects to each fallen hero repatriated.
I am concerned that given the numbers of bikers attending, that 1 1/2 hours to log in to recieve the pass wrist band is going to be very tight. Would you think it wise to maybe start arrivals at the motorway services earlier ?
My daughter has just passd out as an AT and been told to expect a live tour within 12 months. So I WILL be there to support all our heroes
my self and several other bikers are planning to come on sat from cornwall spend the weekend with every one then do the run on sunday there is going to such friendly banter with all the other bikers keep up the good work every one
Hi Im in wadebridge what time you guys riding up?
Wouldn’t miss this. Out of respect for those past and present, our club will be there.
There’s not many more worthy causes than this…will be proud to ride with you all
51 squadron, 17 Port Regt. Southampton. Was Involved in quite a few conflicts involving some heavy fighting back in them days. Top rank Nightclub, Fridays, Painted Wagon You name it.
It will be an honour to attend and hopefully see many friends from last Octobers ‘Ride to the Wall’
Anything that allows us to raise funds for our heroes as well as those departed can only be good.
God save Great Britain
I would love to attend but,due to a bike accident,I can’t ride my bike,is it possible to come in the tin can,or could some kind soul offer me a pillion ride from the services and back again,will be willing to pay any fuel costs.
Alan, your wellcome to come with me from the services, if you can put up with a girl on a YZF 600R. you can email me via hankershaw@aol.com. I & bike are registered
I have registered for the Mothers Day Ride Through WB but as I understand it you are supposed to get a confirmation e-mail (I did not) do i need to register again?
Hi Tony – No you don’t need to register again. As you were one of the first to register you would not have received an email (only did this after the first 1k) – you will be able to check your registration soon via the sign-up page. http://www.afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp
I will be getting my bike back together for this one defo, they need to know we are thinking of them.
Served 12 years in Royal Engineers have told everybody i know with bikes and they are registering. About time we showed everyone how we feel about our heroes
it will be a honour to show my respect to the fallen to show thay will never be forgoten
Will be proud to turn out on the day as wiil quite a few of the RUTLAND CHAPTER see you there
lest we forget, its the least I could do
Ex RAF and still a biker; RTTW is a permanent calender event as will be this; we need to support our troops….even if the government doesnt!!
Are you “Tich Moore” MTD?
The opportunity for us all to show our support and gratitude to the lads and lasses of the forces is absolutely vital. That they know we are thinking of them IS important. I hope this massive run will show the depth of gratitude felt by all. Thanks.
Great idea we will be honoured to take part.
I just found out about this today in a cafe in cambridge before i took my test i passed and i have just signed up to do it i will be proud to be appart of this
Martin It will be fantasic to see you down for the ride. We just hope that this is as successful as RTTW
I would be honored to be a part of this memorial ride. I am a guest in the UK with the US visting forces and am excited by the support that is being given to our fallen heroes and thier families. I commend the young lady that had the drive to get this going. I will be there and look forward to honoring those that made the ultimate sacrifice.
We would be proud to attend and be honoured to show our support
My son, John Thrumble along with his mates Rob Foster & Aaron McClure were killed by friendly fire in August 2007 . . . . i miss him so much and i will rid in there honour
i will be greatly hounoured to ride with this event and to pay my respect to the fallen and returning men and women who are country owe so much
After registering myself I have e-mailed the link to all members of the RAF Brize Norton Bike Club. We will be proud to participate in what will be one of the biggest gatherings of bikers in the UK and show our respects to our fallen comrades, their families and the Town & people of Wootton Bassett. Looking forward to the 14th.
To all members of the Brize Norton Bike Club, there will be a group of us leaving Witney at around 8.30 on the sunday morning if you want to join up and ride down with us.
Hi Stuart, I will pass on your suggestion at our meeting on Wednesday evening, thanks for the offer. If it is approved I will need a contact number or e-mail address to pass on our decision.
Gerry, You can contact me on 07790 830819
Have registered but havent had any confirmation email are you guys sending out confirmations or not?
Hi Sally – According to the logs a mail was successfully sent to you @ 21:52 on the 25th. Suggest you check your spam folders etc.
Cheers for that, will check
I’m looking forward to giving my support to this worthy cause. The response so far has been tremendous.
Well done to the organisers.
Just two questions;
1. Will the numbers be limited ?
2. I will be with a group travelling along the M4 from the east, can we access Leigh Delamare Services (Eastbound) from the westbound side, or do we need to continue to junction 18 and then u-turn to get to the eastbound side ? ( It won’t be a problem either way, but if we know in advance it will help us to meet up with mates from the west )
thanks,
Barry.
I will also be coming west down the M4. I found a coment in a review (most unfavourable) of the Travel Lodge that said “The best thing for us was that there is an entrance/exit for lodge guests only onto the local lanes, so we didn’t keep having to go on and off the motorway”. On Google maps the recommended route is all the way to M4 J18, do a U-turn. About a 17 mile detour. Looks as though a left turn off the motorway at J17 on to the A350, 2 miles do a right turn, through Kington St Michael, over the motorway on Honey Knob Hill and turn left into the back of the services may be possible.
Hi Barry, I will be travelling west M4 from Farnham, Surrey and have the same question.It puts a lot more miles on our journey via J18. If you find anything out could you please Email me Many thanks Max
As an Ex RAF Serviceman and a Biker, I feel it is my duty to support our heros.
It is also an honour to thank and show our support for the people of Wooton Basset who turn out when they bring the boys and girls home.
hi hope you got my registration to join in this perfect ride out in respect for our troops out there god bless them all and hope they all come home soon x
I look forward to attending such a worthy cause
What a fantastic way to raise money and show our support to the guys (and girls). Whether you agree with the government or not, these heroes are risking all – lets honour them.
Just found out about this. We will be back from holiday on the Saturday but would not miss this. Having served for 22 years as a Sapper. This is such a good oportunity to not only thank the Forces Heroes but also to thank the people of Wootton Bassett for representing the whole country when our fallen heroes return home.
I am so proud of the effort of all the guys out there and am really honored to be attending and pay my respects.
Also wondering about if your going to confirm registration.
Multimap/Google earth show a rear entrance to Leigh Delamere Services. Will this be open on the day so those of us from the East (The Wise Men????????) don`t have to go to Bristol and turn round again?
The three of you have every reason to be proud of yourselves for what you have started here, it WILL go EXTREMELY well and the world will see how deeply we all feel about this.
Ride on. Cabman
Dave, you don’t have to go to bristol! Bath junction 18 is just 5 miles w/b.
I’m not aware of any back route in? nor is there access from the W/B services.
Dave, as I live just south of Bath in the next few days I shall go and have a look to see if there is still a access into Leigh Delamere Services from the road that runs north from Kington St Michael over the M4. Looking at Google Earth and Maps there is. Will let you know. Regards.
much appreciated Spike. Look forward to hearing from you.
A number of our club – Center 19 of the Virago Star Owners Club (Yamaha Cruisers) will be riding over from Chelmsford. The Delamere East bound services are only joined to the west-bound by a foot bridge – no road link. On Google maps the recommended route is all the way to M4 J18, do a U-turn. About a 17 mile detour. Looks as though a left turn off the motorway at J17 on to the A350, 2 miles do a right turn, through Kington St Michael, over the motorway on Honey Knob Hill and turn left into the back of the services may be possible.
Will be an honour and a priviledge to be there.
Can any one help ,got a family trike that can carry three people. But the registration form online does not make provision for the third pillion.Any ideas as i dont want anything to go wrong and spoil this memorable day.
Just a thought ..but wher it says pillions name could you not put the two names…for instance….Jonh and Mary Doe ( 3 seater trike ) or if pillions two seperate names Jonh Doe and Jane Anon ( 3 seater trike )….maybe see you there im taking my trike …………….
And thinking on about that …print out your form to take with you as added proof pf having done so…
Midlands maxiscooters will be there with a few members,look forward to seeing a great turnout.
Dave
looking forward to it, i have created a group on FaceBook to anyone that wants to meet up in the midlands and ride down in a group, please visit link if you want to join
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?v=info&gid=273195001953
or the event
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=app_2344061033&gid=273195001953#/event.php?eid=273474867279&index=1
We are all booked in for the saturday riding down from liverpool/st helens we are meeting up with other groups along the way, i am going to try and get the company i work for to donate plus our local council to publish somthing. this is a fantastic idea and i will be honoured to join in, and pay respect to all out hero’s past and present
father of the late jason rawstron; nick name suspect. elizabeth when i see you on the 14 im going to give you a big kiss thank you
As a mum of a soldier who has been to afghanistan and returned it will be our honour and priviledge to be on this historic bike run,and support this worthy cause.
JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ON THE IOMTT WEBSITE. IT CAN ONLY BE A GOOD IDEA THAT AT LAST THE ORDINARY PUBLIC CAN SHOW THEIR TRUE SUPPORT FOR ALL THE COURAGE SHOWNBY THE MEN & WOMEN ON THE FRONT LINE,AND NOT FORGETTING ALL THE HOSP STAFFTHAT ARE WORKING AROND THE CLOCK. HERES TO A BRILLIANT DAY.
Robert Rodgers, Southampton.
My club is going. We are meeting at the West Meon Hut pub, junction of A32 / A272 at 9am, leaving at 10am prompt. If you know where Loomies Cafe is, you should’nt have any trouble finding it You are welcome to join us. Why not come and meet us beforehand at The Cricketers Arms, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh on Thursday 4th Feb about 7.30pm.
Sweeney.
As a serving Airman, a group from RAF St Athan, South Wales will be riding. The group includes both Servicemen and our Civilian counterparts. See you all there. Thank you all for your support.
we’ll be bringing our boys up from west wales to support you all.
I’ll be there from North Wales along with as many mates as I can muster up.
Last September 10,000 bikes attended the MCN Reclaim North Wales ride. Given the cause, I predict that this ride will be even bigger.
It will be a privilege to join so many fellow bikers that day to honour our armed forces and their families, who sacrifice so much to protect us.
God Save the Queen.
james what route are you taking mate a group of us from liverpool and st helens are going down on the sat we could arrange a meet point along the way if you going the saturday.
Barry,
Probably heading down Saturday too, down through Wales (A483 to Builth Wells then A470 to Cardiff), stay over night somewhere and then cruise down the M4 on Sunday morning. Route back is yet to be decided.
You’re all welcome to join us.
James
I am an ex soldier and vetrin and i would have been there if i had been in the UK on that date. My thoughts
will be with every one on the day.
Hi Brian, I am going to take part in this ride and have contacted gary to see if any of the other guys can come. Shame you are still abroad. john
Hi John i hope you have a good day out with Gary and Bruce.I will be thinking of you all on the day. Brian
Hi Brian are you in this country on the 2nd October this year as that is the date for the Ride To The Wall, which I have also registered for.
Several SLUTs coming from the SE(South London Uncommitted Trikers) This day should be an eye opener, I’m an old old soldier ! (Korea) I still have an affinity to all squaddies. Let’s hope Brown and his cohort loony left take note!
Several SLUTs coming from the SE(South London Uncommitted Trikers) This day should be an eye opner. I’m an old old soldier! (Korea) still have an affinity to all squaddies
Having a job to post this ! Several trikes coming from the South London Uncommited Trikers. This day should be an eye opener. I’m an old old soldier! (Korea) still have an affinity with all squaddies
It will be a privilage to be part of this run to honour those brave people who have fallen.
At last nights meeting of the West Wilts Section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, we agreed to support the “younger element” on this adventure.
West Wiltshire Section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club will give their support.
So chuffed,(not surprised), to see such fantastic support for our guys and girls who are laying down their precious lives for you and me.I signed up at the very start and feel more proud to be BRITISH than I can ever remember,well done mates.
There will be many bystanders who see us riding from all over the country that won’t have a clue what it’s all about,would it be possible to organise a penant/flag which we can fix to our machines to advertise our support for our Heroes? It might be a way to raise a few more pounds too!
Can I add the “notify me”tick to the box for my last comment please?
Proud to attend, and to honour our service men and woman and thier families.
It will be such an honour to give up so little of my time in memory of the fallen and to those brave men and women who continue serve far from home and loved ones
Alan
It would be such an honour to attend an event to mark our respect for the serving and the many fallen guys and girls that put their lives on the line each day as we go about our own lives safe in our homes,GOD BLESS YOU ALL……HOG gassed up and ready, roll on the 14!! Gra west wales.
I will be honoured to join the ride being as my family have a long military history going back to both world wars. Ill be riding up from Cornwall back to the county I was born in, in a military base I mite add.
The Oxford UK Harley Owners Group will be there in support
Brian,
What time are you leaving on the sunday as there is a group of us leaving from Witney. Would be good to hook up with you !
We must show our support for our fantastic service men and women, goodness knows they deserve it, as of course do their families.
And to the good people of Wootton Bassett who are there to show their support, come rain or shine to salute and honour our returning heroes. I’m sure they do this for the vast majority of like minded British people too, who can’t be there with them.
This event is for bikers but there are thousands upon thousands of non bikers out there who have the same loyalties as bikers do, they just don’t have bikes,
Please go to the http://www.afghanheroes.org.uk web site and donate whatever you can. Wear the wristbands with pride. Show your support and show our service folk you care. Thanks, every little helps.
A big thankyou to all the hard work done by the organisers, don’t know how you do it, brilliant.
Anyone booked in at the Leigh Delamere Travelodge/Moto Services on Saturday?
Wherever you are riding from, near or far, take care. NO SPEEDING. Yeah Yeah
See you all “Mothers Day”, John, Glyn, Scammy, Nottingham.
not booked into the services but staying in a b&b in Kington St Michael just south of the services. Cabman
John, Dave could you add your names to the discussion on the facebook page called ‘Leigh Delamere Travelodge’
cheers
can`t find a facebook page for Leigh Delamere Travelodge people. Why do I need to go there?
ONE OLD SOLIDER HERE TO SAY WELL DONE MAN AND WOMEN WHO STAND UP FOR ENGLAND AND THOSE THAT HAVE GIVEN THERE LIFE FOR TOMORROW ,,ALEAYS REMEMBERED
THAY GAVE TODAY FOR OUR TOMORROW GOD BLESS THEM
This is so important every true Brit should pay respect to our HEROS
Hi can I suggest something! Quite a lot of riders have pmr446, CB, etc. on their bikes. Perhaps channel 8 ctcss 18 pmr 446, and channel 3 CB could be adopted as the channels for the day!
I am based at Buckley Barracks, Hullavington (Junc 17 – sn14 6bt), just found out that Lyenham is a no go so our Regt (9 RLC) has been asked to assist. This may be better. Sorry I cannot make it as I am deploying in 3 weeks. Hope you have a good ride out and take care – a noble cause!
Will be bringing along my 1954 EX WD Triumph on the run !! Hope it does not brake down though !! Even though I work for RAC !!!!!!
It will be a pleasure and honour to thank the people of Wootton Bassett and show support for our armed forces. I will be there along with friends from Mermaid Bikers.
” Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito ”
An opportunity to show appreciation to the people of wootton bassett… Thank and show our gradtitude and RESPECTS TO THE FALLEN and our support for OUR COUNTRY for which many have given thier lives not just in the currant wars but those past in order that we are able to do such things as this in such ways . Without THIER COURAGE and the support of true BRITS our voices would now be silent….our spirits crushed our FREEDOM restricted….I ride for these reasons and in the hope that one day we may again be able to place the word GREAT before the word BRITAIN….
my wife and i will be there, with a tears in our eyes
who is going from plymouth?
If my daughter wanted to come as a pillion, would I need to reregister?She is a serving soldier therefore she has got an MOD90. The reason I ask is she do want to come but does not know so far in advance if she will be off that weekend.
my wife and I are really looking forward to the run…. a great cause indeed…. just hope that the police are willing to help out with some marshalling…. the way the numbers are rising this will be as big as the run to the wall….. press attention defo req’d….. and some sunshine
Hi folks,
Is anybody going from Daventry, Northants?
really looking forward to what promises to be a fantastic, emotional and very special day.
It’s an honor to take part.
I am please and pround to take part in this event. As a wife of an ex-service man it will bring back very fond memories of our first posting.
I am due to have the plaster cast off my right leg on the 11th
All being well I will be there.
If not I will donate anyway
It will be a pleasure and an honour to do this ride..Will be travelling down from Burton on trent so if anyone wants to ride down with us drop me an email.. english.proud@yahoo.co.uk
Good evening guy and girls, i have created a group http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=273195001953 this is for anyone who wants to meet up in the midlands and ride down together, i have spoken with the manageress and have agreed great discount prises for teas, coffee’s and breakfast buns, please take a look at the link if you fancy riding down together,
see ya there Pete
If there is any chance I will be there.We must all support our armed forces at all times. Did a few years myself and which I was still in. Can they still use old buffers like me? By the way was that No69 Mick Underhill 1 Staffs. Gib 1981-83? If so hope to see you among the thousends there??
Hi Bill Hayles,
Yes its the very same Mick Underhill, will be with the Blue Knights at this great and worthwhile event, its good to see some ex Staffords old codgers are going, hope to see you there.
who is going from leeds.
Hi Stuart.
should be quite a few, check web site above.
these boys deserve so much recognition, they do this with such bravery, it’s not just a job to our boys it’s much , much more.
God Bless and Take Care of you all..
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them
And we WILL remember our brave heroes and do our small part by riding for them.
There will be special pennant Flags being sold on the day at the RV.Also on behalf of Lizzie,Daniel and myself “Thankyou all” for your kind words of support. This day will go down in bikeing history!
Love and Respect to all our Brothers and Sisters x Julia
Hi Julia, could these pennants be made available before the event so that we can all recognise fellow bikers from across the country as we converge on Wiltshire? And how about t-shirts, hi-vis vests, badges, etc as extra money raising ideas? Really looking forward to this event to show admiration and respect to these very special people. Safe riding everyone. Steve.
We would also like to know if any of these items will be available, as we would also like to purchase them for the event. It would also make people realize what we are doing in our thousands. Plus it’s a good thing so that we can have a memento of the day and what a fantastic occasion it will be.
Lizzie, Danny and Julia
It would be great if this could be an annual event, with your ride being at the start of the riding season and RTTW at the end. I think both causes will do well from this which is ultimstely what it is all about.I hope everything goes as planned on the day and hopefully may catch up with you if you aren’t too busy!!!!!!!!
Martin
I hope that you come and find us on the daywe will be the ones being hounded by people wanting to shake our hands if the posts and emails are anything to go by. We hope that this can become annual and as you say what better way to start and end the riding season
hope you have enough flags being made as the number is rising and rising, I am riding over from the Netherlands, what a great idea this ride is
is there anybody riding down from TELFORD on the sunday morning ?????
Hi can anyone tell me what time everyone meeting at the service station on M4 as iwould love to join this event and have registered as a pillion passenger on my husbands bike but due to the fact that i have arthritis don’t think i would manage to be pillion for the distance from BEDWORTH in WARWICKSHIRE to the event, so i was thinking of meeting my husband at the services and getting on bike there. Its too good a cause to miss so any help would be most appreciated.
A real honour to be there, ex Royal Air Force, New Forest HOG.
Im riding from luton. Is there any meet places for a mass ride?
Steve,
I’m riding from Chesham. Would like to join a group. That’s 2 of us!!
I’ll be riding to show my support for all the armed forces serving and sadly fallen doing their duty , and my condolences to their families
Massive support. Will Leigh Delamare be able to handle the numbers. Collecting £5 on the day is looking like a logistical nightmare. Can we buy armbands in advance. Do we need armband for rider and pillion?
As a biker and EX Army Medic it would be a priviledge to attend and show my respect and support for all our armed forces and for the people of Wotton Bassett who do a sterling job in showing their respect to our fallen comrades who pass through their community.
It will be a day to remember joining in with our biker brotherhood in remembering all who have fallen and supporting all families and friends left behind, many thanks to all who started this “little” run !!!!!
roll on the 14th George
Can i change the bike other than the one i have registered nearer the date as i would rather take my triumph chop if i have finished building it by then?
Also is anybody from basingstoke attending?
Respect to all of our forces
We will be travelling down on Sunday from Rugby, Warwickshire on our two bikes, our son will be on the back of one of the bikes – he is 15 yrs old and an air cadet, he didnt want to miss it!
Really looking forward to paying our respect to these heroes and the people of Wootton Bassett.
This is proof that you can always rely on bikers to pull out all the stops!
Hi my name is Antony Bonsell, I live in Coventry but am a serving soldier currently Recruiting Sergeant in Wolverhampton. Would it be possible for me to meet you in Rugby and travel down with you?
Regards
Having watched in dismay all the reports of our boys and girls in Afganistan being under-supported (not to mention their families), how great to have the chance to redress the balance a bit.
Been there done that and got many a tour tshirt to recored my journey. It goes without saying that i will attend this event for as long as it is held just like the fantastic RTTW. Maroon Machine keeps marching on. One final thing do we get some sort of confirmation email for registering to attend and get onto base??
Hi – if you look now at the registration page at the bottom you can check if all registered ok, you’ll get an email confirming your details
it will be a honer to be on this ride . and god bless one and all .see you all on the 14 .
Me and Bella will be there cu all then
is there any one going past j20 m62 if so what time and day if saterday i can book myself a room .
I live in Wootton Bassett and i will be riding with all my brothers and sisters on the 14th, its the least i can do to say thanks to our heroes………………….
HI ALL…..ORGANISERS, THANK YOU…..IS THERE ANYONE I COULD CONTACT REGARDING THE VEHICLE I BRING, I AM THE OWNER OF THE JET TRIKE “COLOSSUS” BUT IT WILL ONLY BE IF THE WEATHER IS SUITABLE, I HAVE REGISTERED TO COME BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIT THE REGISTRATION NUMBER OF “BIG YELLOW” …..AS A DISABLED RIDER IT WILL DEPEND ON THE WEATHER WHICH VEHICLE I USE, RAIN IT WILL BE THE HARLEY, BUT, I WOULD PREFER TO USE ONE OF MY TRIKES…EITHER “BIG YELLOW” OR “COLOSSUS” THE JET TRIKE…ALL 3 ARE STREET LEGAL SO NO PROBLEM FOR ME, BUT IS THERE A NUMBER WHERE I COULD CONTACT RAF LYNEHAM TO LET THEM KNOW ALL 3 REGISTRATION NUMBERS? LIKE I SAY, I AM A DISABLED RIDER AND IT WILL DEPEND ON THE WEATHER ON THE DAY WHICH ONE I RIDE…..THANKS AGAIN ORGANISERS…
let s do it for are boys and girls thay deserve it so come on you bikers sign up today
WE ARE PROUD TO BE APART OF THIS PARADE AT WOOTON AND LYNEHAM, SHE SHOULD BE PROUD WHAT SHE HAS DONE AND THAT WE ARE ALL GOING FOR ARE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN
RIDE FREE AND RIDE SAFE AND PROUD, AS WE WILL REMEMBER THEM ALL./
Just got the details of the run in an e.mail from the ACE CAFE and registered straight away!
Although I live in Stoke.on.Trent Staffordshire, I like to count myself as one of the ACE ROCKERS, and I bet there will be a good turn out from the ACE BOYS & GIRLS.
Any other sixties cafe racers planning to be there???????
Anything planned for Saturday night???????
Long live ROCK & ROLL ! and GOD bless our Forces Men and Women.
I live in Swindon and as an ex RAF serviceman with a scooter, attend as many of the repatriatrions as possible. But this is something ‘ special’ that I shall not miss.
Better change the blog, we’re coming from Scotland. Wouldn’t miss it for the world, anything to say ‘thank you’ to the people of Wooton Basset for honoring the lads, wish I could join them more often.
I was at the M4MX motocross track yesterday and walked across the bridge to do a recce. You can get into the Truck and Travelodge parking area the from Kington St. Michael/Stanton/Grittleton directions but there are signs stating access for Lodge guests only and no access to the M4 motorway. There is also a CCTV camera facing the entrance/exit as you go in. So be careful.
On your Home Page you mention that each biker will ‘pay’ £5 and receive a wristband. If we are paying the ride becomes an organised event and may need insurance cover, as opposed to ‘donating’ £5 and receiving a wristband in recognition of the donation. When we did a Poker Run in aid of Help For Heroes we had to be very careful with the wording of our posters.
I,am ex army myself and this is such a priviledge to be able to give a little back for such a lot the guys and grils give for us. See you there
I Consider it my duty to recognise the sacrifice these guys and girls have made for our freedom!
I will be proud to go on the ride to Wooton Bassett, I found out about it on a American Forum, I now see its on MCN, I have registerd myself, and when I registered I found out that over 8000 had registered, by March I am willing to bet that will rise to over 10,000, I think it will be the largest gathering of bikers this country has ever known, whenever there is a good cause, the silent majority of Brits come forward, and this is one cause I back 100%, I hope to see you all there.
Regards Keith
Our group “Great Western Riders” who all work on the railway, would be priviledge to attend this event.
If everyone who is currently registered to attend actually turns up and shows their support, then this will be one hell of a spectacle. Something I feel very PROUD & HONOURED to be a part of. Our boys & girls are out there risking their limbs & unfortunately their lives to bring peace for the people of Afghan. The least we can do is show them that the bikers of the UK are all united and respect them for all they do.
A fantastic event, that even I, a 78 year old coming from Essex, wouldn’t want to miss. But has anyone considered the volume of bikes that will be involved? They will swamp Leigh Delamere Services and will probably be queing out onto the road! Might it be an idea to create an alternative meeting point for those coming from the east that also will save us about 24 miles on our already long enough journey?
Served for over 20 Years boy and adult service with the 15th/19th and then the Light Dragoons on amalgamation with the 13th/18th. Looking forward to showing my support for today’s serving personnel
Looking forward to it!
Really looking forward to this, a very good cause, my club BRIDGWATER CHAPTER H.O.G. are making this our official march rideout as so many of us have registered.
Having served 22 years in the Army completing many tours of duty I feel it’s my duty to support those who have lost loved ones.
“Their by the grace of god go I”
I am looking forward to this event bikers showing their support for our fallen and wounded heroes.
See you there if you can make it.
Anyone wanting to ride to this event on the day before from north norfolk follow this link.
http://derehammcc.forumotion.net/dereham-mcc-and-breckland-bikers-uk-blog-f26/national-mass-rideout-to-wootton-bassett-mothers-day-2010-t285.htm#465
this will be my first ride in a pack after returning to biking after a 20 year break, my only concern is whether liegh-delamare can cope with the volume of riders, however i look forward to joining evreyone on the day, isn’t it great how the good people of this country pull together for a great cause.
Me, my family and friends, are so looking forward to joining the thousands in this show of support, for our HEROES and families. My young children are very proud to pillion us on the day.
Peter, your attitude is disgusting! After 27yrs in the RAF and following many years on Ops, I am amazed at your desire to impose on family when their loved one is returned in a casket.This is an emotional and personal moment that is not for sharing! Why not follow the lead of the fantastic and courteous people of Wooton Bassett and the many who travel from far, who content to line the street in respectful silence to honour our fallen. Now a “Civy” of 3yrs, I am proud to join in this momenteous occassion to celebrate the lives of so many young men and women who have, and still are, laying down their lives for a better world.
Numbers are growing, someone should make sure the TV and Newspapers know about this, there’s been nothing like it before, ‘Good press’ at last
Ill be there for sure
As an ex member of the RCT (22 years service) I think that it is only right that I should attend. There but for the grace of god.
hullo to anyone in the West Midlands can offer me an old soldier in his late 60s,,,a lift to this great event I want to pay my respects…shall wear my old combat jacket and head gear…it was part of my uniform from the 60s/70s…
this will make my day…
contact me via ..
mauriceobrien57@hotmail.com
Found out about this on the North Gloucester website. Did 24 years in green kit, would I miss this chance to pay my respects? Never happen, John! See you all there!
“Arte et Marte”
As an ex army serviceman myself, this is one great way of continuing to give my support to the effort! I see it as supporting our service personnel in Afghanistan and showing Wootton Bassett that they are not alone in caring and giving support.
Its amazing how many hearts of bikers have opened up to do the right thing when support is needed for the men women and families of the armed forces, especially those who chose to put there lives on the line to make a difference in the world. Me and my son are proud to be a small drop of water in that wave of compassion.
1 old soldier, suffering from my own passed service. If you’re under Combat Stress you’ll know what I mean. This is one ride I won’t be missing!
I THINK THAT SOME OF THE WALKING WOUNDED WOULD ENJOY A DAY OUT FROM HEADLY COURT this will show how gratefull this country is and to show this modern soldier is no different from the ww1 and ww2 THE SAME COURAGE STILL ENDURES FROM EACH SERVICE PERSON…and that lot who protested at Liecester when the troops march past…so any muslim fanatic who wants to protest in WOOTEN let them try….and they call themselves british ?????
Maurice O’ Brien Royal Signals 1961-1970 then under the Royal Hampshire Regt. cap badge as a cadet Instructor…1980-84
will be there great idea to help support all boys and girl thats fight so hard for us and for the family of those who have lost there lifes
What a privilege to ride for our soldiers and their families! We will always make time for them! And so, the rest of the country should! Bikers lets show the world what you do for our own!!!! We will arrive from Poole in Dorset, see you there and ride safe! Bob and Irina
I am so excited about this event, there is nothing anyone can do to stop me! As mother of a british soldier I am so glad to be able to do so little for them! I will be there to join you all. Ride safe and take care guys!
hey,i”ve already registered for this brilliant meeting of like minded people,i may now be bringing a pillion so do i need to register again ?
ps
come on,lets hit 10000 bikes,it would be awesome !!!!!!!!! keep passing the word !
proud to be coming to this rain shine or snow i will be there along with some members of wey valley advanced motorcyclists a great cause and thanks to the organisers
We were at the Ogri Kickstart Rally at the end of January and saw a poster for this. I really hope we can make this – I am certainly leaving my diary empty! What a fantastic cause – let’s hope we can get as much interest as there is for Ride to the Wall – another fantastic cause.
a group of friends and my self are rideing from cheltenham to support this fantastic cause, well done .
Elizabeth and fellow organisers, THANK YOU for what you have started here.
To the mothers of the fallen heroes, what strength you have! You are a credit to those who have fallen and have the total respect and admiration from over 9000 people, if not the whole nation.
As a former Serviceman, it is good to see so many people actually supporting what the boys and girls are doing. I will be there on the day with several colleagues, I look forward to meeting you all to thank you personally.
To anyone else reading this, tell EVERYONE who rides (don’t care what!) make sure they register, lets get this to the 10 grand mark and really shove the message home!
Finally, keep it safe, keep it legal, lets not spoil what is going to be a fantastic day!
Our Scooter Scene starts that weekend, But i will Be Back Sunday to play my part in this ride for the Fallen Hero’s. What a fantastic idear. Glad im gonna be apart of the Big day.
I have a bike, huge gratitude and respect for our guy’s and girls on the frontline, and an opportunity to show my thanks to all our heroes. It’s a no brainier really. Thanks to the organisers for giving us the opportunity to show our appreciation.
Proud to be taking part and will spread the word as much as possible.
With our eldest lad currently serving with the RN out in the Gulf. His Mum, Myself along with his Brother & Partner would not miss this event and the chance to show our support and respect for all those serving both past and present. Also to show the people of wootton Bassett our thanks for thier support.
Keep the Faith Respect to ALL.
If anyone knows if there is a get together in south wales somewhere to ride to the services as a group can they let me know. Otherwise i will be leaving Magor services about 9.30 to get there. Cheers
Gary. You wanted to know of a get together point in South Wales.
Visit Facebook, put Bike Run Wooton Basset into the search box, click on ‘Discussion’ and scroll down.
Loads of us are meeting ‘en-route’ along the M4. Magor Services around 08:30 – 09:00 then on to Aust Services, from there over the bridge to Leigh Delamere.
Join us, you will be welcome, tell anyone you know on two wheels, and lets make this a great day.
Simon
what part of South Wales are you coming from, Im goming down from the Valleys,may be we could meet up somewhere along the way, be joining M4 Tredegar Park about 8 / 8-10
There’s a few of us coming up from Swansea area so we could try and meet up with you too.
Stuart.
We will be leaving from RAF St Athan, not sure what time as yet. We will be calling in at Magor Services to link up with everyone else before descending on Leigh Delamere. A long line of bikers going over the bridge should be a great sight!
Two more brave souls lost today. Our thoughts are with their loved ones.
It will be a privilege to be a part of this worth while event.
See you all there.
Really looking forward to the big ride on mothers day with pals and thousands of fellow bikers, well worthy cause and an honour to be taken part. Well done to the organisers your very special people.
Well done to the organisers for putting this event Together. I feel it a privalige to be able to attend, along with my wife & support our BOY’s & GIRL’s.
Please also check out Red Fridays on my Face Book as named above
me and some friends from Redditch in Worcestershire will be honoured to take part in this event and we are spreading the word.
i am proud to be attending on 14 march anyone coming from trowbridge/hilperton that wants to meet up
and ride to services e mail
Hi Phil, got this info of the Mermaid Bikers website
Guys
I have registered and got confirmation of Lyneham Registration. A few of us thought it would be a good idea to ride to Delamere together. So i propose that anyone who wants to join us meet us at the little chef at the top of the dual carraigeway in Chippenham. Meet at 9.30 and leave there at 10.
Down the A350 to M4. To Bath Junction and back up to Leigh Delamere for 10.30 ish.
There are currently 7800 bikes registered and over 10000 people going so it might be a problem meeting at Deli.
I hope you can join us. Regards Dennis (kopite)
Ex service – over the hill (but proud of the climb) coming up from Cornwall – wouldn’t miss it – Respect
THE YOUNG LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST IS BEYOND MEASURE AND THOSE THAT SENT THEM ARE HELD BY ME IN SUCH WITHERING CONTEMPT. MY SON HAS BEEN OUT THERE TWICE AND ALMOST KILLED TWICE, WE FEEL SO DEEPLY FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE LOST SOMEONE. WE SHOULD ALL GO STRAIGHT FROM WOTTON BASSETT AND PARK UP OUTSIDE PARLIMENT.. AM PROUD TO GIVE SUPPORT.
My wife and I have signed up and will be coming from the North East, staying overnight nearby with other from the Northern Pan Rider.
Cannot believe the numbers involved, just hope no-one spoils it or trys to stop it.
Is there anywhere to get hold of a good quality copy of the flag photo so I can print off a few A4 posters to attatch to the panniers on the bike on the day?
I am a Trike motorcyclist/biker and a ex serviceman, I am proud to be able come and ride with others and Honour all those that have fallen and also think all the others that are still in a war zone. May they all return safe. My son who was in the first Gulf War will be with me. Ride safe bikers / motorcyclists
We will be coming up from portsmouth anyone who would like to ride up with us welcome,the day will be awesome and as a ex serviceman would like to show my respect for all the servicemen and women and the people of wooten bassett see you all there ride safe.
I am currently out in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor working on the New Role 3 Hospital in KAF.
My leave works out so that I can join the many in there support for our boys and girls. Looking forward to it….See you there……..
Absolutely will not miss it for the world, so proud to show the “mums” who have lost their sons and daughters that they are not forgotton by us…
Soldiers – we salute you for your bravery.
Fellow bikers – you make me so proud too for organising this.
As the father of a soldier who is currently in Afghan, and a biker, I have only got one thing to say……………..TRY AND STOP ME BEING ON THIS RUN!!! (Apologies for shouting)
PS: I have registered to bring a pillion, if she cant make it, can I change the details of who they are etc?
Riding down from Derbyshire to honour our brave troops who have fallen and the people of Wooton Bassett who turn out for the repatriation parades. Will have a whip round at work from the non bikers and try to get some more cash for this worthy cause. To all the mums, my thoughts are with you.
Proud to be associated with this event. At least 3 (early days yet) from S.L.A.M. (South Lancashire Advanced Motorcyclists) are attending together with colleagues from the Blue Knights England XV.
I have registered and have been accepted. but my engine has developed a major problem and cannot be repaired in time. my mate has offered me a lift on his bike. can he take over my entry if i send on his details to you.
Email us with your old details and give us the new details and we will amend the record for you – info@afghanheroes.org.uk
it will be a pleasure to come and show our support for such a worthy cause for our boys and girls abroad and their familys and loved ones at home if there is any one is going from the norfolk area we could all ride down together many thanks will & tonianne
Hi organisers, is anyone making an official recording or the bikers passing through Wootton Bassett etc? Might need to be two or more hours long to get all the bikes in though.
Might also be an idea to have flag on ya bike so you can spot it, but then everyone else would have one as well !!!
I’m sure it would be another worthwhile fund raising idea to help the Afghan Heroes charity.
I for one would buy a copy. Anyone else out ther want one ??
Organisers, you’re doing a fantastic job. Thanks for bringing us all together to show support for our lads in this way.
Safe riding all.
Dougie, Mike, Andrew and many more will be attending from all over Wales,
This is a wonderful and brilliant idea, been an ex-serviceman – we will proud to be part of such a bike event in aid of our service personnel. We will beleaving Newtown Powys early to show our respect. We will also be attending another great bike run on Sunday 28th March 2010, to RAF Cosford with Easter eggs for all our troops – http://www.rafa.org.uk. May i take this oppotunity to support all our Hero’s who are as we sleep from all services, Army, Royal Air Force and Navy doing such a brilliant job and may it continue. We tilt our hats in respect.
I have already ordered 2 wristbands. Does this mean I will need another (different) one ‘on the day’?
I have registered and ordered the tee-shirt.
Good luck to all on what should be a great, humbling day.
Yes, the wristbands for this event are unique and will need to be purchased on the day.
Have sent info to MCN so if they get hold of it the number could double.
I t will be a pleasure to attend this what will be a very emotional day for many ( especially mums) I will also feel proud that I can come and support this well worth cause & a way of saying thankyou to all who have and are serving out in Afghanistan. I will be riding down with a few other members of the Fat Boys & Girsl Bike Club from Leicester.
Thank you to our fallen heroes, thank you to our serving heroes, thank you to all of the people of Wootton Bassett, thank you to the organisers and thank you to all taking part on such a special day. Don’t ride a bike but our thoughts will be with you every step of the way. Keep safe x
Sounds like a great idea to help the heroes..Lets not forget them and their families
I too was in the Army way back ( mid 60′s) so have a great sence of loss for all our boys what ever service they are in. My heart goes out to all those who have lost a loved one, they will not be forgotten.
I have signed up and ordered the t-shirt, I am very proud to be part of this , i couldn’t think of a better way to honour our fallen , serving and injured heroes, well done to all who have organised this event , the numbers keep rising this is going to be a spectacular day
Hi guys, this is gonna be one hell of a good day, and good cause too.
Just registered and noticed how many of us all going…Wow!!
Really looking forward to the event………See you there
Keep the wind in ya face and the flies outa ya teeth.
Buster and Louise
looking 4wrd 2 supporting `r boys ` of yestrday, today and 2moro. will be there or backed up on da m4!
We wish you every sucess with this ride for Heroes our club is supporting you. Judging by the numbeer of bikes registerd so far its going to be a grand day. towrags social secretary.
registered last week and got an email thanking me for submitting my information, does this mean it was sucessfull are you allocated numbers ?????
Coventry will be there.
Want someone to travel down with? I live in Willenhall but don’t hold it against me! bonsell@hotmail.com
Having served in the Forces during less volatile times, and now a shaky oap, am grateful for the chance to be able to add my support and contribution on this poignant day.
wold just like to add my apreciation to all the fallen men and women service poeple that defend our country thank you as a ex service man my self words are too little to say thank you to you all who serve this country god bless you it will be my pleasure to ride on this event full day come rain or shine
SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT DO IT TODAY
Just registered for the ride and think it will be a fantastic display of support from the country’s bikers to our heroes in the forces.
This is so important. Everyone should stand up and be counted. I am so proud of these guys and gals.
The worst thing that can happen to me during a day’s work is my computer crashing – imagine the reality of knowing that going in to work carries the very real risk of being killed.
There isn’t enough that anyone can do to say Thank You to our boys and girls out there in Afghanistan. I am so grateful to the organisers of this event for giving me the opportunity to show my support for these brave people.
Also a big Thank You to the remarkable people of Wootton Bassett.
I’ve never been on a bike in my life but will be going as a pillion on the day. It’s not about bikers/motorcyclists its about people with a shared interest and a great respect for others we owe a great debt to, fortrunately bikers/ motorcyclists share the same camaraderie that can offer such an amazing display of support and respect. I hope that all those involved will also support the release of the forthcoming panara project Little Tin Soldiers CD where all royalties will be going to the same cause.
Not for you nor for me do they stand, but for all they stand and we should stand,
United in our support, for them,
Rochdale Road Runners M.C.C. will be proud to ride in this event to support our guys and girls who have fallen over there and may god look after the rest of them who are fighting over there
As stated by another rider….i am also furiously gettin me bike ready for Mothers day……..can’t wait.
Its an Honour and a privelidge to be a part of this.
Comin from Derbyshire and are really lookin forward to a great event 12000+ riders ….cant be bad.
Well Done to Ms Stevens, I’ll bet she never expected this to be so big. It just shows that the silent majority in this country back our troops 100%. My only wish is that they would all return safe and sound. I am looking forward to be with so many bikers, I don’t think there has ever been a gathering this big, bring on The Guiness Book of Records.
Hope someone has told Wootton Bassett were coming. Think ! With nearly 10,000 bikes and even more people the service station better be well stocked.
PROUD TO SUPPORT, AND BE PART OF THIS EVENT, GOD BLESS ALL OUR SERVING AND RETIRED FORCES PERSONNEL, MAY WE NEVER FORGET THE FALLEN.
Hi Folks, signed up for the rally and ordered the t shirt. Just been looking at the “Thank a Soldier” page, how about if everyone that attended the rally brought along a box of these “basic” items to be sent out to the troops? Just to add to the logistical nightmare we are creating!
Ride Safe
Colleen and Jon Stiff will be returning to RAF Lyneham. We lost our nephew Graeme Stiff at 4.31 p.m. on the 15th March 2009, aged 24 years in Helmand. Mothering Sunday will be a poignent reminder that a year has almost passed. Graeme was the 151st to make such a sacrifice. The day will not be one too be missed. Respects to everyone involved.
It will be a great honour to be part of this event. It is the least i can do for those who have fallen and passed through this Town all too often.
Def be there and so will my husband and any other friends we can get together. I am lucky that my son came home safe from his tour but my support and thoughts are with those that did not
axminster bike and trike club will be delighted to give their support and the group will leave from axminster industrial estate.We will leave at 9.am to meet up at the m4 services to join the ride through wootton bassett see you all there
Great to be involved in such a wonderful, worthy event.
What a grand thing to be apart of and evan more poignant that this event is taking place on Mothers day.
As an ex-serviceman i feel that this and other events are important, not just to us, but to the public in general. But most of all to the boys and girls (who are doing a grand job). To let them know that the UK are behind them 100%
There are a few of us coming up from the Tamar Valley Harley Club (Plymouth/Saltash) in support of this and looking to the big ride
The lads from ‘smart-tours’ and I will be there, proud to support both the troops and their families.
All true heroes.
Bruce
hello, is there any1 out there who’s going from weston super mare and surrounding area who has a free seat to take my 18 year old son on the back, as he would like to come to support our troops with his mother, sister and i but has nobody to take him … please let me know – meandmyshadow22001@yahoo.com
kind regards paul
Really looking forward to the event however a bit concerned that 10000+ bikes will create the worlds biggest bike traffic jam. Perhaps the route should be directly to RAF lyneham for most with just a few going through wootton Bassett!
hi i am a advid supporter of our brave lads a lassies and would love to attend this bike ride to such a worthy cause but as a scooter rider i am finding it a bit dauting meeting at the servises with so many bikers there are there any scooter clubs attending? so there are some riders i can keep up with
Derek
I think you will find that there will be many scooters on the day, this thread contains comments from lots of scooter clubs. Don’t be intimidated by the numbers. You are a biker wishing to show respect!
Don’t worry Derek, with those numbers of bikes/scooters/quads and trikes no-one will have a problem keeping up, there is a very wide range of all types of these vehicles.
Just ride safe, whatever you travel on.
i am doing this for the soldiers who lost their lives, injured & stillout their, also the soldiers who have returned home safe.
any war involves death, loss of loved ones, fathers, sons, wives daughters & so on.
i believe its time, bring our soldiers home, alive & well & give them all the the honour they deserve as heroes in their own right, it has to be an emotional, heartbreaking job to come home & not be appreciated for all they do, each day not knowing what will confront them.
I solute you
I dont care if its snowing raining or the motorway is shut I am going to be there to show my support as a father and as a grateful brit
just try and stop me
Riding down from Chesterfield. Learned about this great event from the honda f bike website. Me thinks there will be ALOT of bikes in Wiltshire that weekend. Foxyj.
have the organizers though of filming the event and selling the dvd to raise even more money,i personally would purchase a couple
Will there be ex/serving taking their berets along on the day of the ride as a mark of respect.
yes taking my head ear and issue combat jacket not a bought one my issue from the late 60s has unit insignia and rank badges as worn 60s style,, ( Lt ) from mons Otc late 60s/70s…from the ranks….along with the Army flag if can find the pole for it…so wear your gear all you vets to show our support as ex service to think of the spirit of the war years live on… well done to all the non service types a big thanks for the support…
My son is currently serving in Afghan and I am an ex member of the RAF Regiment for 28 years and I will be proud to ride with all bikers who are going to give up their valuable time and most importantly their money to a great cause. Keep it upright
As an ex-RAF seviceman I wouldn’t be anywhere else this Mother’s Day. Heading South from Grantham to show my support. Congrats to organisers and God bless our servicemen and women where ever they are.
To The Organisers
We were at Harley Davidson shop at Bridgewater on Saturday and they had heard rumours this ride was not going to happen now because of the sheer number of Bikes. Can you confirm it’s still going ahead?
Please read the FAQ
Fantastic event and I shall certainly be there with Bridgwater Harley Owners Group. BUT. We ran events for ten years using the Aust Service Station on the M4 as a gathering point for a charity bike run across the Severn Bridge. This is similar in size to Leigh Delamare and on the last run, 4000 bikes overwhelmed the parking area even with an experienced team of parking people directing them. Due to a change in Police attitude and a number of other factors, including the difficulty of controlling numbers, this event will no longer happen. At this event there are now 10000 bikes registered, rising by hundreds a day. Have the organisers considered the logistics of just parking that many bikes? let alone checking and issuing wristbands? This will certainly block the M4 coming in. Are the Police going to co-operate?
Don’t get me wrong. I really want this event to happen but I sincerely hope somebody has a pretty good plan!!!
Lost a cousin in Helmand, A mate and I are coming over from Spain to meet my son in Kent for the ride to Lyneham, wouldn’t miss this opportunity to show my respect for the world
Very proud to still be (After 32 years service) a member of the Armed Forces.
I wouldn’t miss this ride out for anything, a very worthy cause.
Regards Mark Collins
It’s great to see so many patriotic bikers supporting our soldiers in their endeavour to keep our country free.
It may be an idea for the organisers to have a word with Mark and Linda Wilsmore who run th ACE Cafe.
Each year they manage to organise approx 10,000 bikers safely into and out of the sea front at Brighton for the Brighton Burn Up/Rockers Reunion. I bet they could give some tips, and they are nice people. I would be very suprised if they did not help such a good cause.
Only just heard of this run BLOODY GLAD I DID lol what better cause could there be to do it? NONE ,but had a few probs looked up the sight, then there saying that registrations are closed ? myself and few (about 6 or 8 ) friends want to do it and are thinking (and prob will if we dont get any news) just to turn uo on the day and hand our money over but wonder if we are not registared is there any chance the the police will just turn us around ????
I am Proud to take part at this Day to remember all the Man and Women who give their lifes for us
God save them all and also God bless the Biker for a safe Drive all the time
hi
have just been reading some of the comments and who is this guy that is slagging us off for this
i will be getting as many bikes as poss to join this good cause regestered or not and if not admittted to r a f lyneham will pay our respects and support from outside
god bless them all
martyn&joan
ps we are meeting with some friends at sutton scotney services on the A34 at 830ish and leaving AT 9.00ISH ride to newbury then along theM4 to junction 17 to join the ride if time stop for coffee
any one wanna join us just turn up (espically if you know the way) cheers
What are the local police doing in respect of traffic arrangements, do they have any requests that need to be relayed out to the participants so we can all help it run smoothly?
Do the national press know about this yet, if not they may report it as biker mass cause havoc on motorways!!
We are heading down from Manchester the day before!
See you there guy’s, I am ex-army and my son and I would not miss it for the world!!
All respects due to the men and women doing a very difficult job, on and off the front line , I feel that we should all show our support to them ,either by donation or by gathering together to show our loyalty to all our brave servicepeople . I look forward to showing my support at the bike ride. with or without registration.
i notice some registered riders have recieved confirmation numbers via e-mail…I along with a buddy were among the early bikes to register …aslthough we have recieved a thank you for registering/submitting our info we have yet to recieve a number…anyone know anything else about these confimation numbers???? When we can expect them or if they just going to work off bikes reg or what? …….BITTAROUGH/aka FERRET
Go onto the registration page ang get the confirmation email at the bottom
I to have registered but not recieved confirmation so presume the are gonna check reg number but with 10000 bikes its gonna be one hell of a job for them so i shall just turn and go with the flow and see what happens
martyn
boring old fartz. m.c.c
we will be there to honour the hero’s ,past and present,good to see all things coming together , ride safe see you all march 14th one hell ova day.
I really wanted to go on this ride but sadly they have closed the registration down now. Is there any way we can get round this or get registered? Im a local guy (Swindon) and ex-forces, I feel I should be riding in this, this is surely a once in a life time opportunity.
Thanks.
think all military id and ex military wanting to do this should get 1st options as it was them who this is for so priority to the military i think anyway what do you think?
I’m 2 months into a 12 month ban for careless driving so i cant ride my own bike but i’ll be there as a pillion & if i cant get one then i’ll ride there on my bicycle. Its only 90mls. good luck everyone. ride safe & lets not have any mishaps on the day. Oh & please GOD let us have nice weather cos some of us will have to come a very long way Amen.
Would like to donate as I will not be able to attend, is this possible.
as the date for registering has been brought forword and i have now missed it, i would still like to come and pay my respects can i still come along for the ride with another 4 freinds.
will there be people just turning up as was about to register and saw this so are we still allowed to ride? as was looking foward to this
Please see the FAQ
if registration is closed, can i still ride ?, or can i put it politly,, wild horses could not stop me from showing support for our troops,there familys and the people of wooten bassett, god bless you all
Please read the FAQ
In response to Matty, sugesting military personel should have priority! This is a chance for the public to show respect and gratitude to the forces guys and girls. So just sit back and take the salute fella.
Ex army of 24 years now part of Royal british legion Riders Branch . can’t wait for this one and well done to all that have had a nightmare trying to sort this one out.
ride safe
Dont forget to wear your t/shirts over your gear, so everybody can see what the ride is all about,best wishes
to you all.
I am looking forward to seeing some further information on this event as at the moment it looks as if it will be a logistical nightmare. 10,000 bikes will clearly not fit into Leigh Delamere Services. At RTTW2008 they only managed to fit around 3000 into Tamworth Services and as someone else mentioned earlier it took 2 hours to get out. Although registration has closed it is a certainty that people who haven’t registered will just turn up anyway. At RTTW there is a considerable number of people who turn up without paying (w*****s) so it will happen here too. How will 10,000 or more £5s be collected and how will 10,000 wristbands be checked at the gate of RAF Lyneham? I don’t mean to be negative but I hope the organisers have all the bases covered so that this event is a huge success!
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i to am from a family of ex-services, my son is just coming to the end of his training in the REME and no doubt will be going out to afghan in the near future. we as a family wish to thank the organisers, the people of wootton bassett and the men and women in the services past present and the future. god bless them all see you all on the day. safe riding biking,scootering and so forth, lets all have a good day for our heroes.
Me and my mates are looking forward to honouring all our Afghan heros and a chance to pay them the respect they deserve.
What a wonderful response to a great cause – cannot wait, this makes me really proud to be British. What a wonderful way to houour our Heroes
The Union Jack, Red White And Blue, These colours Dont Run
This is a fab idea and i am proud to say that i will be there……..see ou all on the day and wow 10k bikes, oh what a lovely sound that will make
This is such a just cause and a fantastic idea and congratulations to all involved in the organization. My wife and I can’t wait to attend and are looking forward to riding from Norwich let’s make this the largest single charity event of the year and what’s the chance of making it an annual event?
We are riding up from Somerset, Wiltshire & Dorset as a group meeting @ Podimore Services A303 08:00, Very proud to support our Guys & Girls plus all the families, I spent 44 years in manufacture & support of helicopters hopefully they are helping all Services in Afghan! Ride Safely!!
So looking forward to this truly memorable and what will become, historic day. No better way to pay tribute to the servicemen and women of our Armed Forces.
I will be riding up on my 1969 Vespa Rally from Pontypridd South Wales, and can’t wait for this amazing spectacle.
God bless, one and all.
Andrew AKA Whitecity
As a serving member in the armed forces i will be their with my mates to show suport.
cant wait for mothers day,as an ex service man and a biker it makes me so proud to see so many people suporting such a wonderfull charity , A BIG WELL DONE TO ALL THE ORGANISERS.
We will be coming up from cornwall to join in and pay the respects.
Bitterly disappointed at the closing down the registration a week early. Due to travelling I picked up my MCN and saw the advert for this event today telling me I have until the 15 February to register. Only to find out that this is not so.
As a former member of the RAF I was looking forward to this ride. Now once again due to an inadequate police force, as a biker I must suffer. Once again unacceptable behaviour by the Police towards bikers
Yours extremely disapointed
P J Elliott
PS What will happen if I turn up anyway?
Please read the FAQ
I am one of the many thousands of Civilian contractors working out here in Afghanistan supporting our troops.
My leave is timed just so I can be back for this momentous event.
Looking forward to a very special day!!
When the e-mail came from Triumph dealer Windy Corner asking if anyone would like to register, I thought what a great way of saying thanks to all the boys and girls who have served and is serving out there. As parents I cannot imagine what is like to loose a child (what ever their age). My heart goes out to all those who have lost and it will be an honour to ride with the other lads and lassie’s on March 14 to say thanks. All you boy and girls out there come home soon safe.
could not register can i still ride but not enter the base? would be proud to take part no matter how small a part involved.
Please read the FAQ
Hullo TIM your FAQ could this be put up in bold colours as nobody seems to take any notice and repeat this..just an idea…
I have over £ 100 plus £5 to hand in can ido this on day .
We have received e-mails thanking us for registering, but reading other posts, some have received a registration number which we haven’t. Does this mean that we are registered or not? Much as we want to come. don’t want to be amongst those who go against requests not to turn up unless registered and maybe spoil the event and prevent possible repeats. Please can you advise?
If you received the registration confirmation then you’re in.
I did not receive a confirmation email although my friend (who registered at the same time & on the same computer) did, what is going on here?
I checked and my bike reg number is in but I have no proof that I signed up (well before the closure).
I will be coming along with about 100 others from our area anyway.
Probably you put your email address in wrong or its getting spam filtered somewhere. You need to contact info@afghanheroes.org.uk – send all your details.
There was a web page up that you could check if you were registered.
I found if you put your bike reg no in, it told you that you were registered.
If you put your email address in it sent you a confirmation with a registration number.
Not sure where the page has gone or the link to it!
Hi Keith try this…
I was concerned about this buit if you go to the page where you can check your bike reg to ensure you have correctly registered instead of putting in bike reg put in email where it asks for it and you recieve an email which contains name of pillion if carrying one as well as your registration id number and date you registered etc ..Regards Bittarough/aka Ferret
i will be very honerd to ride through wooton bassett ware these great guys back to god bless you guys fallen and serving you are the best
Adrian, Lyndsey and myself will travel from Cardiff to show our gratitude to our brave boys and girls,
thank you to the people of Wootton Bassett
havent recieved my confirmation can you please advise F976 THW
You can check you are registered from here http://www.afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp
I would like to join it because i want to support people in afghan
Please read the FAQ
Now that the Mothers Day event has been re-located, can you Email the new arrangements please.
Also if ther are any camping facilities?.
Cheers.
Please read the FAQ
I am very angry about the decision to close the registration early as I fill very strongly on the war in Afghanistan and that there are lots more people feeling the same way.So I am unable now to show my support for our heroes over there and who did not take into account that the numbers would be attending this event.
There are many ways to show your support from buying a wristband to setting up your own fundraiser.
If anyone is interested in meeting up at Swansea west McDonalds (jct47 m4) from 7am leaving at 8am, please come along, we are meeting the RBLR group in Magor around 9am along with a group from Heingeireck in Cardiff the more th merrier, it will be a proud day for all attending, see you all there guys n girls…
As an ex teacher who has had the honour of teaching many young people who have gone on to great carears in our armed forces and part of a family who have also got members of forces i will be going to the ride and registered before the limit was reached. I have also been lucky enough as a motorcycle instructor to help members of our armed forces get everything from cbt to full test pass SO OF COURSE I WANT TO RIDE TO SHOW MY RESPECTS FOR ME HAVING MY FREEDOM OF CHOICE!! THANKS TO YOU ALL!!!!
I am sorry if my last message was too close to something that it could not be printed, but I must say, that the small amount of people in Hungrford I have seen so far are fantastic in the amount they have given towards our superb soldiers and I really look forward to being able to show them our support on the day, for all the hardships they endure for the sake of peace for us and others without complaint.
friends have heard i am doing the ride and want to chip in there loyal offerings, how do i pay it over as 10,000 bikes about isnt going to be easy, should i bank it and then donate on line????
We are taking collections on the day or you could donate online.
my friends want to give me money towards the ride etc which i registered a while ago, 2 things, how do i know im reg,d and do i bank the money and donate on line ?
You can find out if you are registered using the form at the bottom of this page http://afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp. Yes, donations are being taken on the day.
i`m x army i would be honour to support the lad`s on mother`s day
I’m sad that I wasn’t aware of this until the doors were closed.
As an ex WO1 R.Sigs of 22+ yrs, and a constant biker since 1970, I would have been proud to attend to honour the brave souls who have laid down their lives so others could live in a better world with more freedom. I trust there will be other ways to assist and that these will be well publicised. To provide funds is always good, but to do something displays feeling from the heart.
There is some corner of a foreign filed that is forever england. Members of the UK Armed forces, I salute you
posti what Regts were you in and name…i,m ex corps and will be on the ride showing the colours for our poeple over there certo cito…
I am an x-army person and i have a son who is x-army and now is serving with the raf. my self and my wife will be there to support all of you and our proud forces
where do i get my registration number from?
You can check your status on the ride by using this page (at the bottom) – http://afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp
Although I registered on 1st Feb I do not seem to have received confirmation or been given a bnumber as have some of my friends whom I advised of the run in the first place. can you confirm my place please Bike reg M901BLF
Kind regards
Mike Torrington
You can check your status on the ride by using this page (at the bottom) – http://afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp
I live in Wiltshire and was disappointed by th local news comment regarding the Bike Ride.
It stated that the ride is going ahead with 10400+ bikes and that there will be ‘Mayhem’.
I think this is totally the wrong word to use as this could be misconstrued as there will be trouble.
My wife and I and no doubt all of you attending have no intention of causing ‘Mayhem’ but to show gratitude and support for our Service Men and Women and to the town of Wootton Bassett.
I have contacted HAART FM by email and informed them of their mis demeanour and that they should be stating that it may cause traffic congestion and nothing more.
Will this become a regular event do you think ? I HOPE SO
Maybe so.
Well done to all who organised this ride. For those that cannot attend because they missed registration like me (and those that did’nt ) they can show appreciation to the armed forces in October at Ride to the Wall . Looking on their site it opens in a few days
this is a once in a lifetime event one not to be missed will we ever again get a chance to show our support in such massive way it will be remembered for years to come
well done to all involved in making this event happen,
“I shall ride with pride and honour on this special day”.
I shall be there with my husband and son, one ex Royal Engineer and the other a serving Royal Engineer. All three of us are bikers and wouldn’t miss it.
Hi have just received email asking for arrival time, I am really sorry but I haven’t got a clue on how long it is likely to take us to get there. If I give an estimated time and then arrive an hour late will that matter.
With so many bikes I find it an impossible question to answer.
Advice please
Bev
I think the point is to stagger the arrival of so many riders in order to avoid congestion. I would estimate your arrival time and then try to get there as close to that time as possible. BTW the arrival times were part of the conditions of the ride going ahead – the Highways and Police would not have allowed us to continue unless we had this system in place.
Hi there, I got a message to confirm my registration with you. I have done so but have had no reply and yet friends of mine have had their passes emailed to them. why is this?
If you have not received your email containing the link to the confirmation page or are having other issues, then please go here:
http://afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp
and use the email/bike reg combination instead. This will only work if you use the same email address and reg that you originally signed up with.
Hi
I have sent an emai to the address you advised with all the details of both myself and my son (re checked all details and correct Email contacts, yet still no information comming through to me. Am concerned now that something has gone astray, as have not recieved any information or rider pack information. we have also checked our registration by putting our Email in the appropriate link it has said “Emai sent” but we have recieved nothing from that either.
Confirmation or some information would be appreciated.
Respect Mike
I have sent all details to them twice, to the Email info@afghanheroes.org.uk and still getting no replies.
Again I ask for someone to let me know the situation as to our registration status
Respect Mike
If you have not received your email containing the link to the confirmation page or are having other issues, then please go here:
http://afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp
and use the email/bike reg combination instead. This will only work if you use the same email address and reg that you originally signed up with.
speaking on behalf of the team please,dont blame them for any delays microsoft MSN and hotmails are slow at the moment as with other sites think that at microsoft etc they are having trouble there..it seems ok for the moment////
aqnd thanks to the team for all your hard work…over 10,ooo riders registered and all the routes planed wih times WELL DONE LETS HEAR MORE PRAISE FOR THE TEAM WHO HAS MADE THIS AN EVENT NOT TO BE FORGOTTON
had an accident on my bike since printing off the pass etc. need to change bike registration details from L662 HFC to HD08 EOV. hope this is ok?
Regards
Carl Smith
You can do it on the confirmation pages
can`t change any details at all on confirmation pages because arrival timhas been entered and pass has been printed off. So how can I change my bike registration? Or if I come on the new bike with the old pass and my i.d. would that be ok. Ex services Northern Ireland and don`t want to miss this ride.
Email afghanheroes@zion.co.uk with both the old and new details and we will change it for you.
I not only consider it an honour to be part of this great event I feel it is my duty to show “the fallen” the respect they have earned at “our” request . I could not miss this opportunity to help
For those that cannot attend they can show appreciation to the armed forces in October at Ride to the Wall at http://www.rttw.org
registration is now open
I would like to offer my hair to be chopped off, either at Hullavington or at a later date & venue,
but thought if I could arrange with the Organisers to be at Hullavington inside the gate & sell rafle tickets at minimum of £1 each, the winner would then be drawn at the end of the day, & we would arrange to meet up at venue they wish, & the MASSIVE “Brave cut for Brave Heroes” could take place. I have a MASS of hair almost to my waist, I have done this before for elderly ward at local hospital, I do know what to expect. I was thinking if everyone just boought ONE raffle ticket at £1 that would be another £14,000 for Afghan Heroes.!! ANY IDEAS please Josie
myself and partner are so dissapointed that we cannot get tickets to ride out on mothers day does anyone know of how we can get 2 tickets, i bike and pillion. we support all that we can.
Use the reserve list – http://www.afghanheroes.org.uk/bikerseventreserve.asp
I’m not being funny, its so sad that all these people have died, and i’m supporting the ride to but, at the end of the day, when they put thier names on that dotted line, you have to expect it, they knew thier job so you should be proud not pity them.
I don’t think you understand!!! NO-ONE is riding through Wootton Bassett through PITY, I find that comment very insulting. As I see it The ride is A RIDE OF RESPECT to both, all the people who come out to support the heroes & their families who come through the town, & also RESPECT for the heroes who are bought home and who are out there in Afghanistan still watching their friends backs.
They certainly DO NOT want your pity!!
It will be nice to see you say that stupid comment to people FACE TO FACE on the day of the ride ( I DONT THINK SO)
Hi Organisers ,(Guys n Girls). I am a member of the Shipston on Stour Rotary Club & am registered with my wife for the ride out this weekend. Tonight I asked for support in helping raise funds for this worthy cause. I have been pledged a cheque & have collected monies., however I have also been asked “who do we make the cheque to” please can you adise. Royal Engineer (Sapper Barrett) Norm
Any cheques should be made payable to “Afghan Heroes”
Thank you for your support.
Hi All
I work in the local rugby club in Bassett, off Stoneover Lane and would just like to wish you all luck on your ride.
I will probably be working and won’t get to see you all go through but if any of you would like a drink before you carry on please all feel free to pop in. Will be fantastic to see some of you there!!!
Hi Karen, thanks for the offer…have checked out where you are and I hope that at least a few of us will be turning up…as a virtually NON-Drinker I hope you have a HUGE supply of coffee ready!!!!! lol…
Will call for a pint (of coke) with you, any single women there? Chris.
Tim,,,,
I registered on the original list not the reserve list as about the 1140 ish biker to register. i checked a week or so after on two occasions to recieve a confirmation that i was registered under my e-mail address and bike registration (this was when the original finishing point was RAF Lynham.)
however i have send several e-mails plus used the registration site to try and recieve documentation and passes to give me access to the rally , however i keep getting “error invalid e-mail and bike registration combination”
the e mails i send come back to try the confirmation link http://afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp but it still rejects me.. can i contact someone or get a pass in time as i have spend some considerable time in organising others riders to register and having bike flags made up with the AFGHANHEROES logo on them and sending them to the charity to sell on the day. i dont want to turn up only to be denied access and to join the rally and told to go home,,, can you help me please or advise
Email us on afghanheroes@zion.co.uk and we will look into it for you – please let us know your bike reg, email address and full name. Thanks
It will be an honour and privilege to support our men and women in the armed forces who put themselves on the line to defend our safety and bring democracy to the Afghan people. It will be an emotional day for me but the ride from London will be a pleasure whatever the weather throws at us. I support the cause financially & am sure us bikers will do our troops proud on this special day. We might even get some good publicity for motorcylists!
Would be honoured to wear a patch in support of this fantastic event. Tell me where I can purchase one please
Hi folks! Really looking forward to Sunday. A great cause. Is there anyone leaving from Bristol going to WB? Be great to go in a line!
the welsh boys will be coming over the bridge at about 12ish, we will accept english brothers (just for the day) to join us lol, chris.
Hello, I live in swindon and I will going up to wotton bassett on sunday to show my support.
May all off you who are taking part in the ride have a safe journey and thank you x
HX08YBR
Interesting article in the Swindon Advertiser http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/5052821.15_000_bikers_heading_our_way_this_weekend/?ref=mr
It seems the residents of Wootton have only just been told about this bike ride, and they’re not terribly keen.
One bit of the article says this:
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“It seems to me that this is going to encourage more people to come and use Wootton Bassett for political reasons – something we have always been against.
“There is a massive difference between a repatriation and a rally.
“Thousands of motorbikes throbbing through the town will be noisy, smelly, thrilling, almost martial – miles away from the quiet, spontaneous and reflective commemorations of young lives lost prematurely.”
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Rather inflammatory language, but then I guess that’s what being a journalist is all about.
coming from a resident of wootton bassett please dont stop coming through are lovely town sunday are local paper swindon advertiser has made front page im no biker but to come from 2 resdidents say hairy bikers and mass invasion please dont let it stop you
regards the page family xxx
in my rush to get registered (have now had comfimation) I have put 1 digit wrong on my plate can someone please advise
********* Is anyone riding down from the Aldershot /Guildford area on Sunday morning *************
Any one going down from the Aldershot , Guildford area on sunady morning
Hi Tim
I,am still havin probs logging in with my E.Mail entered and my bike reg of Y779NLD ,I,ve printed the E.Mail sent to me confirming that I have been given a place via the reserve list which I have printed out could you please look into this as No way do I want miss this day , or shall I just bring the confirmation with me on sunday morning , or Poss an E.Mail from you confirming my place which I can take along to reg on the day if this matter cant be resolved
Regards
Gordon
Just got confirmation of a place on the ride, really pleased and proud to be part of such an event.
I am ex-Army and feel for those guys serving the country in such hostile conditions, I was part of the Falklands conflict which was tame compared to Afghanistan, at least we knew who the enemy were!! The troops need supporting as much as possible.
Safe riding and enjoy the day.
Rick
Whats happening ref the reserve list prob,s I have Rcd an e.mail stating that I have been accepted Great News, the bad news is I can,t reg due to problems on the site this sounds like an IT problem that screws up my my daily work on a reg basis ,hopfully they will sort it as I only have tomorrow to print off what ever req
See Ya Sunday
Gordon
I was also very surprised to see that a few Residents of Wootton Bassett have only JUST heard about the Ride of Respect!! I have had emails from America who have heard of it!! This reporter seems to be VERY late in his comments from residents, which I may add is a minority of residents, the MAJORITY are very happy to honour the Afghan Heroes! RIDE ON!!
Hi Tim, i have been lucky enough to have signed up via the reserve list, i have friends that have tried to join the run but havent been able to, but when i was asked the question what time i would be arriving, there were over 1500 ‘spaces available’ on three or four different ‘arrival’ times, what does this mean? do you have more spaces available or not? don’t think for one moment i’m trying to put a spanner in the works, i just don’t understand whats happening, cheers Chris.
To All registered riders on The Wooton Bassett 14 March 2010. I wish to record a BIG THANK YOU to Tim Clark and his team for all his efforts in keeping everyone informed off the details of the RIDE and his patience with those who got tied up in their PCs. Good Luck. C U Sunday Glyn Rogers
well with only two days to go,I am getting very exited about this event ,I hope that all the people involved do all they can to make it go well .
Thankyou for all your help with this event Tim ive got all the imformation that i need & will be riding up from cornwall very early on sunday morning, im really looking forward to being part of this event, To be able to take part & donate money too such a good cause…..
will the ladies who originally organized the event be around on the day???
Yes they will
Just like to say a thanks to those organising this event and will be proud to join the ride as a tribute to all the heroes and the good people of Wooton Bassett who unfortunately have too many occassions to express their feelings and support; they do it for all of us and I’m proud to join all of you.
It’s a bit sad that some of the inhabitants of Wootton Bassett are against the run. I wonder if they realise how much time, effort, and dedication has gone into this event. In reply to the person who says we should have the ride out in the countryside, well away from everyone???? how do you show respect if there is no one to show it to ?
Has no one told Wootton Bassett that it is to show respect to THEM for turning out to honour the return of the fallen soldier ? Just as much as it is to support our forces lads and ladies, as far as I am concerned politics isn’t on the agenda. I am sure the majority will be behind us, but for those who are moaning, take this on board, If you live in Wooton Bassett you only have to walk to the high street to pay your respect, I shall be making the best part of a 400 mile round trip to show mine, and there are probably quite a few travelling further.
So please please no more moans, the day is supposed to lift spirits, not depress them.
Clive Alexander. Stoke.on.Trent.
I will be Proud and Honoured to show my repects for all our heroes, The Fallen and those Boys and Girls who are still out there fighting. Also to show the People of Wootton Bassett how much they are appreciated
Hi everybody hope you all have a great day and get lots of pennies for the charity on another note the british motorcycle preservation society are holding a bike ride in aid of help for heroes on the 6th june 2010 from manchester to colwyn bay down the a57 a55 stopping at the dragons rest junction 31 a55 see their facebook page for more details and again good luck our boys need it
Well i’m just charging the cameras and packing the goldwing reddy for tomorow as we are riding up on saturday so only to leav a short run on sunday . . . i lost my son John Thrumble in Afghanistan on the
23 August 2007 along with two of his mates Rob Foster and Aaron McClure in a so called friendly fire incident and will find it an emotional day but worth it . . . just look out for a Goldwing covered with John’s Pictures. . .
It will be great to ride through wootton bassett, one of the lucky 10,000, Every penny counts.
I have just got back from Russia for the ride on Sunday. I would like to thank all those involved in honouring our heros through this ride and I hope it raises Lots and Lots of awareness for the needs of our troops abroad. A very BIG THANK YOU to Tim and all the organisers for maikng this event possible. See y’all Sunday, rain or shine.
Its here , tomorrow is the big day good luck everyone, and remember the eyes of the world are upon us , so lets all make sure it all goes to plan and gain respect and support from the WORLD .
im glad to be a part of this run my moms riding a suzuki gs550 american import but its a great event for the people who have died in afghanistan R.I.P
i am proud to be supporting this event has special place in my heart …..I’m a lucky Mum my son came home safe the young soldier who took his place was not so lucky … R.I.P James x
im on the reserve list number 12575 i think got a pass just need to print it off etc what do we do next just turn up? we on for 1400-1500 how does the reserve list work?
If you botherd to read the comment properly you will see i said NOT OUT OF PITY so please keep yourself to yourself
thanks
And just for the record i meant on this blog not for the ride, the ride will be outstanding, besides its a comment you know as well as i do its true to, and its not a stupid comment, its just a point ive lost my brother through war so i dont appreciate other people saying that making a point like that is stupid, this is for them not us, so please no bickering. thats the stupid thing.
thanks to everyone who has helped to organise the ride through, well done, and to all those attending, ride safe and see ya tomorrow
everyone who is down today for the ride tomorrow and staying at the premier inn my OH works on reception and has already said the amount of lush bikes in her words that have arrived hope you all have a safe ride im on the reserve list and am number 12575 so i hope to wish everyone luck with the day i hope it will be a day to remember well done to everyone organising
from farnborough in hampshire i couldnt make this year but i hope i can make next year if there is a next year good luck to all the lucky ones on the ride out on sunday 14 march 2010 may your god go with you
Would be a honoured to join in what time and where from Sunday morning ?????
Marshall
Hi Everyone…
firstly, thanks a million to the organisers for making this happen!!
We are number 11413 and will be heading down at lunch time. Our daughter is currently serving out in Afghanistan with the Royal Welsh – it will be a very emotional day as we reflect on those service men and women who have lost their lives and the families and friends they have left behind… and for the injured soldiers and their families and friends who too quietly return home unnanounced…!!!! But I hope that they will be warmed in some way by the numbers turning out today, the strength of feeling and deep respect demonstrated by the event such as this – We are so proud to be taking part….
There are so many ways to help and show your support before and beyond this event… Three weeks ago on my way up Pen Y Fan in the snow, I met a young ex-squaddie who was camping on the slopes to raise money for Help the Heroes – we gave a small donation! In two weeks time we are also doing the 3 Peaks Challenge in Abergavenny to raise funds for the Richard Hunt Foundation. Richard was a young local soldier and the 200th to die from his wounds received in Afghanistan last year – the turn out in the town for a service was tremendous, which was led by his family and young girlfriend – everyone was openly weeping and sharing the pain – the family thanked everyone for the turn out and support…..
My daughter and her colleagues cannot wait to receive our photos of this event… it will be quite a boost to their moral, which is dipping a bit now they are well over half way through their tour……
Thank you again for the opportunity…
Hi guys, I’m not a biker but I hope you don’t mind me dropping a line just to say that I’m so very proud of you all for what you’re doing in Wootton Bassett….. I hope it all goes really well for you in support of our heroes and maybe you will inspire more of us ordinary folk to be more demonstrative in our support. God bless…. and safe riding x
As a resident of Wootton Basssett and a wife of the military, I am proud to live in my town and extremely happy that every one is coming together to show their respect to the serving men and women . The crowds on the road side said it all today and the majority of Bassett are happy to have the bikers ride thru. I wish you all safe on your travels and in return have my respect for showing you care xx
WELL DONE ride was brilliantly organised well done to the police highways agency and marshalls you could have done no better you did us proud and i do hope that the people of wootton bassett enjoyed every minute.I do hope also that those negative comments made by the few were unfounded as many of the riders were people like me who could only get there on a weekend to show our appreciation to the fallen heroes and theyre relatives also to the people of wootton bassett . THANKYOU AND GOD BLESS
We have just returned home from the ride and cannot believe the support the people of Wootton Bassett have shown once again! The extraordinary thing is that they were thanking us and we turned up to thank them. What a fantastic town and what an experience we had, that will always stay with us. The people of this small town must be recognised for their efforts and compassion. We thank everyone involved, police, ambulance, the organisers who did a fantastic job, the people of Wooton Bassett and the surrounding areas for being there.
I live in Malmesbury and was so proud of the turn out as you all rode past today, the last batch had 2500 bikes and as a community we were so honoured that you included us in your plans.
The police, ambulance servoce and marshalls did a fantastic job- proud to be British, but as an army wife even prouder of the honour you showed our troops.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.x
What a great day,well done to all those who took part, organised and stood along the route and waved there support, hope it was filmed or photographed to show our lads in Afghanistan and all those who have lost loved ones the support they have back home,
How about asking the government to give the tax they have taken on petrol sales to the Afghan heroes,even on ten thousand gallons wouldnt be to much to ask,
Wot a day at the wootton bassett ride out for the TRUE heroes of this country…………………………..keep up the good work boys all the 15,000 bikers taking part are 100% behind you.
well done to all those that organised the mothers day event my mates n i travelled from nuneaton and really enjoyed the day. our thoughts were with the families of lost loved ones when we rode through Wotton Bassett today
thank you so much for an amazing day. was very well organised and me and the group i came with had a great time. hope we made a diffence and raised alot of money for our heros.
thanks again.
henry stockdale
it was a totaly awesome day!! totally amazing turn out! well done everyone
What a day!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to all the organisers, support teams and riders and roadside supporters who made it a memorable experience.
How about doing it again next year….Only bigger!!!!!!
What a day!!!
Thanks to all the organisers, support staff, riders and roadside support for making it a memorable day.
How about the same next year……Only Bigger!!!
I don’t know if this is the right place for this, but on behalf of both of us, can I congratulate and thank you all for a fantastic event.
It was a priviledge to be part of such a positive event, both paying tribute to our troops serving and fallen, and to the wonderful folk of Wootton Bassett.
It would be nice to think that we could be out of Afghanistan by this time next year, but more realistically speaking, I hope you’ll soon be planning next years event?!
All the best, and congratulations again – I hope the total raised soars!
Good on you fella’s (and gals) – wish I had heard of it earlier as I would have come. Hope the ground shook as the bikers of britain showed how much we appreciate the lads & lasses abroad….
just watched the raw footage of the day. Emotional, even from here in France. I share all the supportive comments above re: residents of wooten basset and our troops, and congratulate the organisers for what must have been some task.
Thank you very much for a wonderful day. I felt both honoured and humble to have taken part in such a wonderful event. To the organisers you did us and yourselves proud, what must have been a nightmare ran like a dream. Same next year maybe?????
I was one of the 15,000 yesterday. A 320 mile round trip and three refuelling stops, but a truly wonderful experience. A bit of a shame the police broke the ride up into 500 bike batches – I had a wait of over 3 hours at the assembly airfield and by the time I got to the High Street the crowds had dwindled. Fantastic pictures at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8566860.stm Riding through the villages on route from the airfield to Wootton Bassett was a humbling experience – people at their garden gates waving and showing posters of support for the entire route. The organisers must be thanked – what started as a ride out for a group of friends snowballed in to the largest gathering of motorcycles and bikers that the UK has ever seen. The logistics nightmare will not be over yet (bills to pay and all the other crap). All who attended owe the organisers a debt of gratitude.
What an amazing day, my wife and I had a wonderful time and we are pleased to see there is still a comunity spirit amongst all age groups. Well done to all the helpers, Police,Organisers, and all the other services. They all did a wonderful job, and to all the people that turned out to give their support.
Thank you to all the organisers, police, marshals and onlookers. It was a privilege to take part and be able to show respect for those who have fallen in Afganistan and other hot spots around the world and for those still out there fighting. I hope the funds raised will bring a little extra comfort to those it was intended for. Where can we put our names down for the next event please ?
Alex
I would just like to thank everyone who organised this event we both had a great day and were very proud and honoured to be there. A special thank you to wootten bassett and the people from the surrounding area’s who came out to show support all along the route. A BIG THANKS!
great day out. It was humbling riding through the villages and being applauded for being there. When we rode in to Wooton Bassett, I was dumfounded at the generous response. It made me proud to be British and sad for why we were there.
Dave
As an Ex Life Guard and previous member of The Household Cavalry and a current biker myself I applaud the organisers and all those who took part in this event. Bikers generally are looked down upon, but when the crunch comes they put up and put in, maybe those against them will put up and put in as well or shut up. We have a Toy Run here in Tassie to help the Salvo’s every Xmas for the less fortunate kids hundreds of bikers throughout the State converge on Hobart….. but your event well and truly outclassed what we do. I dearly would have loved to have taken part. I reckon the war would be over quick smart if they heard and saw the numbers of bikes that took part coming towards their hideouts alongside our troops. Once again, well done , from Downunder.
********** ORGANISERS **********
TO ALL INVOLVED IN GETTING THIS EVENT DONE…..
A HUGE THANK YOU…FROM ME…AND I AM SURE FROM EVERY OTHER RIDER…..
The reception at the Airfield … FANTASTIC!!!
The Organising Structure at the Airfield … FANTASTIC!!!
The Run itself … FANTASTIC!!!
I am sure there was a few hiccups along the way but hey, I didn’t see any…
What I DID see was an uncountable number of Riders taking part in what can only be described as …
“An Event That Will Be Remembered Forever” … I really do hope that all the Mums and Dads, Husbands and Wives of those lost and fallen take some small comfort in knowing that the Biking Communities will show our support in any way we can, a lot was achieved by this event – and I dont just mean raising cash – all of you who have lost someone, who have someone home-but injured, who have someone still over there, and yes, to those who have someone still to go overseas…
I Thank You…..
ORGANISERS!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!
CAN WE DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR TOO?
Slick … Roger … “Colossus” The Jet Trike…..
A Ride To Remember, A Ride of Respect…..
Thank you Slick – I was on the gate when you arrived, just got to say, thats one crazy machine you have there!
Yup!!! It sure is crazy…..lol…..Just exactly right for its owner…..and yup…..I AM that CrAzY!!!
I forgot to add in the previous thanks…..the AA, the Medics, the Cops, the Marshalls…from where I was sitting on top of “Colossus” I reckon it went so smoothly…..
Tim, thanks for yours and the teams help with the panic over getting a printer to work…lol…and you aint going to believe this but…..I managed to get it printed…..THEN FORGOT TO PICK IT UP WHEN I LEFT HOME!!!!! But thanks to all of you at the airfield for still letting me in…..lol…..
ALSO……… Please let me know when the Official Ride DVD is ready….. I would be happy to submit some of my footage if this would help in any way, I have yet to load it up to computer but would be happy to send a DVD of raw footage that if there is anything you can use by all means, its yours…
Thanks again…..
Just wanted to say a MASSIVE thanks to everyone involved in organising the event, all the support staff, police, ambulance, marshalls – far too many to mention – and most of all a massive thanks to everyone who turned out between Hullavington and Wootton Bassett – there aren’t words to describe the emotions from the day. Absolutely incredible. Thank you all soooooo much xxxxx
Thank you all so very much for what was a fantastic day, to ALL of you who put this on and most of all to the people of WOOTON BASSETT and the surrounding area for making us ( the riders and passengers) so very welcome.
I and my freinds where not the only ones who had lump in thier thoats during the ride.
Thank you all.
What a fantastic day.
I don’t get emotional about much unless it affects my son or my mother but this day really hit the mark like a hammer blow, so glad i was involved
Well done to absolutely everybody involved (be proud of what you achieved).
Does anyboy know how i can get hold of a couple of event stickers for my bike & car as i didn’t spot any on sunday cos i want people to know I WAS THERE.
It goes without saying if this was to happen again i would love to attend, but that would mean that our forces are getting hurt & repats are still happening, so for the safety of all our armed forces lets hope that we will never need to have another event like this again.
Lets hope there are no more coffins to come back.
Ride safe, Ride free.
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