Bikers Support Wootton Bassett

katkwak · **Joined:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2

im going to this with so of my m8s staying at the travel lodge at near by coming from notts riding down sat afyernoon pete

tinkerbell · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:38 pm

katkwak wrote:

im going to this with so of my m8s staying at the travel lodge at near by coming from notts riding down sat afyernoon pete

Are you staying at the Eastbound one? If so see you Saturday.

Total number of bikes already registered: 9333

Total number of riders already registered: 12881 (inc pillion)

1 week left to register.

Fazer Pete · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:51 pm

From the group organisers on facebook

After the meeting today with the authorities and the unprecedented response from the biking community we have been asked to close registration one week early. It will unfortunately NOT be re-opening.
We would like to reassure everyone that the ride IS GOING AHEAD WITH the FULL support of the police and local authorities. We have spoken to a few local businesses who are all looking forward to the day. ALL bikes will be riding through Wootton Bassett no matter what you may have heard.
Plan details re: routes, times, wristbands, will be made available in document format soon. We have another meeting with the police next week to discuss the finer details.
We can confirm that we will NOT be riding on any stretches of the motorway.

We would like to apologise to anybody who has not registered however wanted to join us, we thank everybody for their patience and support.Thank you for your patience!
Lizzie, Daniel & Julia

stelmer · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:38 pm

There's in excess of 10k bikes expected now.

The organisers (not Afghan Heroes, just 3 people) are pulling their hair out and are trying to sort it all out. RAF Lyneham still support the run but the numbers are far too big for them to cope with.

I am going down with a group i'm meeting in St Helen's on the 13th, i'm staying in a picturesque B&B off the M32 and coming back on the 15th.

vicki · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:12 pm

I was afraid this would get to big and make organisation a nightmare... I hope they sort it, its such a fantastic idea

MRM · **Posted:** Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:39 pm

Fazer Pete wrote:

From the group organisers on facebook

After the meeting today with the authorities and the unprecedented response from the biking community we have been asked to close registration one week early. It will unfortunately NOT be re-opening.
We would like to reassure everyone that the ride IS GOING AHEAD WITH the FULL support of the police and local authorities. We have spoken to a few local businesses who are all looking forward to the day. ALL bikes will be riding through Wootton Bassett no matter what you may have heard.
Plan details re: routes, times, wristbands, will be made available in document format soon. We have another meeting with the police next week to discuss the finer details.
We can confirm that we will NOT be riding on any stretches of the motorway.

We would like to apologise to anybody who has not registered however wanted to join us, we thank everybody for their patience and support.Thank you for your patience!
Lizzie, Daniel & Julia

Total number of bikes registered: 10331

Total number of riders registered: 14299 (inc pillion)

stelmer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:29 pm

New updates. Please pass this on to as many as possible:

Quote:

I was too late to register, can I still come?
Obviously we cannot prevent people from using the public highways, but the organisers would like to ask those who have not registered to please stay away. If thousands of additional bikes turn up on the day there is a distinct possibility that the event may be badly disrupted or worse, shut down. The purpose of the event is to show support to the people of Wootton Bassett and to raise funds to support our troops and their families. The best way for this to happen is for the event to run as smoothly as possible. we are very sorry if you did not manage to register and we thank you for your continued support, but please do not just turn up. There are other ways to support us, such as donations, buying a wristband or helping to set up/run an event in your local area etc.

http://blog.afghanheroes.org.uk/2010/02 ... -ride-faq/

wasted_ace · **Posted:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:26 pm

Just returned from the Wooten Basset rideout and i have to say it was a pretty good one...initial chaos at Hullavington Airfield and the alloted arrival times idea went straight out the window as 6,000 unregistered bikers showed up as well as the 10,500 registered...it took me 3 hours to get onto the road to Basset which wasnt to bad as i learned that a lot of folks had been stuck there a lot longer...great ride through the villages to Wooten and when we got to the town the locals had turned out in numbers to welcome us in..only pity was not being able to stop off in the town and have a cider but with the volume of bikes it was understandable that the police wanted people through and out of the place ASAP...weather was great...bad smash involving bikes outside the Churchill PH just outside Wooten and it looked bad with paramedics and fire engines in attendance so not sure what that was all about...just hope the riders are ok..alll in all a great day out and im sure it raised a wedge for our boys and girls in Afghanistan..brilliant :cheers:

Jota · **Posted:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:07 pm

518 mile round trip for me and 14 hours from out to home. Boring motorway run there n back but a superb time down on the run, Loved it!!! absolutely stunning atmosphere 8-)

WOW!!! is all I can say

vicki · **Posted:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:14 pm

Well done all that went... would have loved to, but would have been a total mess riding down the street in Wooton Bassett... proud of you all.... photos?

vicki · **Posted:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:19 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qv5CzCSOLA

Let it load up for a while first, its a bit slow..

TC · **Posted:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:21 pm

Well done for all that went down and showed there support.

brooklyn · **Posted:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:04 pm

wish i could of gone on this.. it was on the news earlyer and it looked awesome :mrgreen:

archiec · **Posted:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:56 pm

Just heard about this on BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8566860.stm

Looks great, a fantastic way to support the troops and cheer up a town

cruz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:04 am

All the more poignant for me as my pillion was Hazel Hunt.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8567219.stm

nice pro action shots of me new bike too :lol:

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