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Category: Events and Shows

  1. MARTHA CARE RIDE OUT 15th April 2012

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    On Sunday 15th April Tor Leisure Centre in Glastonbury will see the arrival of 200 motorcycles from all over the South West to ride together in support of Martha Care. 

    Bikes will start arriving from 9.30am ready for being sent off by Graham Coles, Glastonbury Town Crier, at 11.00am. The ride will take in about 60 miles of glorious Somerset roads, starting with one of the country's best High Streets - Glastonbury!  Then onto biking favourites like Cheddar Gorge and Burrington Coombe.  All levels of rider are welcome and we're sure everyone will get something out of the ride and the day. We pride ourselves on rider safety and are pleased to have Somerset Road Safety in attendance to provide advice for riders of all abilities.

    Bikes will return to the leisure centre at about 1pm where there will be a hog roast, live music from Fraser Road Race and lots of motorbike oggling and discussion by riders and spectators!  There will be a bouncy castle to keep the children amused too. Every rider will receive a goody bag with a commemorative pin badge, other goodies and information for riders. 

    The riders who have gone to the most effort by making either themselves or their bike as bright and yellow as possible will be presented with a sash by Graham Coles to wear on the ride out.

    Pel Crosby, photographer from Weston Bike Night, will be in attendance taking on the move pictures of all the bikes in various locations.  The pictures will be available to purchase with the proceeds going to Martha Care. Check the Martha Care Ride Out page for details.

    We have lots of amazing raffle prizes; including our top prize of a pair of weekend tickets to any round of British Superbikes, including two hoodies courtesy of Sorrymate.com, another great prize of a Max Rider training day worth over £100 thanks to Somerset Road Safety, tee shirts, hoodies and lots more!

    Organisations supporting the Martha Care Ride Out include:

    Shire Integrated Systems (Sponsor)

    Somerset Road Safety
    Sorrymate.com
    Cheddar Valley Advanced Motorcyclists
    THE BIKER GUIDE
    Wells Classic Motorcycle
    Weston Bike Night
    Urban Glow
    Taunton MAG
    Freewheelers
    Biker FM
    4 Counties Bikers

    This year riders can pay in advance using our Q-Jump facility on out website. 

    The date for next years ride out has already been set for Sunday 7th April 2013.  Updates can be found on our facebook page Bikers 4 Martha or following the ride out on Twitter @bikers4martha.

    We very much look forward to meeting everyone on the day!

    www.marthacare.co.uk

  2. Builthfest ’12 - Bikes, Bands and Beautiful Builth Wells

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    Formally The Welsh International Motorcycle Show and now in its 2nd year, with a title to emphasise its location and also status as a serious 'Rockfest'.
     
    The organiser, Dragon Events Ltd are hoping to attract a wider and more diverse audience as well as the traditional attendee, with an excellent line-up of over 30 bands, featuring headliners, Think Floyd, Furyon, Rammlied and Eric Unseen.
     
    Also in the outdoor arena, see the fantastic Steve Colley trials exhibition and colossus Jet trike, that is sure to excite the audience.
     
    The event in 2011, had an excellent exhibition of Classic & Custom Motorcycles and Trikes, in fact in excess of 170 and they are now looking to attract other bike entries.... Those bikes which are accepted as an entry, will not only have the opportunity to win potential cash prizes and trophies, they will also be given two free show passes.

    Located in a beautiful part of the world with some of the best roads you will ever experience to get there or to enjoy a ride-out from the event. The site facilities are second to none, with clean brick built toilet and shower blocks, along with excellent flat camping facilities. All of the band entertainment and the bike show are undercover, so you can enjoy the show no matter what the weather! 

    Tickets are now on sale for just £30 pre-book or £40 OTG, with children 13 and under free when accompanied by a parent. Weekend parking for bikes and trikes is free and  weekend parking for carsis £5, vans £10, car and caravan combinations and motorhomes £20. 

    To pre-book your tickets go to:  www.builthfest.co.uk  
     
    If you wish to enter your Bike or Trike, simply e-mail a request to [email protected]

  4. Come and see us @ the Manchester Bike Show this weekend!

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    On stand 419 for free to enter competitions for a a weekend for two @ the RAC in Gloucestershire, tickets to Stormin the Castle and Rally in a chalet, lollies and a good bit of banter!

    THE BIKER GUIDE

  5. Ace at the V&A Museum

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    Hanging Out -Youth culture then and now - 7th May -  4th September 2012

    Full Spectrum Productions presents “Hanging Out - Youth culture then and now” in the Sackler Centre at the Victoria and Albert Museum.  Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, this free display includes a selection of work created at the Hanging Out project’s volunteer training activities, oral history workshops and events since October 2010. The display will focus on youth culture during 1950’s and 1960’s London under the sub themes of fashion, film, music, sport, protests and entertainment.

    The display will feature a wall mural produced by sixth form pupils at the Haverstock School in Camden, of an authentic 1950’s Café, based on the legendary Ace Cafe London.  They will use a variety of mediums to create the mural and include photographs by Frank Monaco.

    There will be a 1960’s garment display which will present garments from Laurence Corner, the famous army surplus retailer, such as The Beatles Sergeant Pepper style jackets and a 1960’s press cuttings book. 1950’s style garments made by the project’s volunteers will also be shown.

    To be viewed on video monitors, there will be a selection of short films by London Film Academy students, a film by Simon Friedberg about the closing of the Laurence Corner shop, music performed  by the Hanging Out project’s volunteers and photographs by volunteers from the Creative Editing Workshop which was held at the Museum of London.

    A collection of work from the ‘Images of Protest’ exhibition, held at the Rich Mix Gallery in January 2012, will form part of the display, featuring such icons as Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis and Che Guevara, alongside protest t-shirts designed and printed by the project’s volunteers at the V&A screen-printing workshops.

    As well as the display, the opening night at the Victoria and Albert Museum will feature the premiere of the Hanging Out project’s documentary and the launch of its publication. Two monologues, based on oral history interviews, will be performed by young people within the Ace Cafe mural.

    www.hangingout.org.uk