Riders of Charity set off on fundraising ride from Hunstanton RNLI
Riders of Charity set off on fundraising ride from Hunstanton RNLI
Lifeboats News Release
Bikers set off from Hunstanton RNLI lifeboat station on a 250-mile coastal ride to raise funds for the charity that saves lives at sea on Saturday 6 April.
RNLI/Chris Bishop
Victor David (front) and Riders Of Charity get set to ride off from Hunstanton RNLI
Motorcyclists from Riders of Charity (ROC) revved up bright and early at Hunstanton RNLI.
As temperatures nudged 20C on the first day of the weekend, they headed east along the A149 coast road to visit Wells, Sheringham, Cromer, Happisburgh, Great Yarmouth and Southwold lifeboat stations.
The following day, they set off again from Hunstanton, this time riding off around The Wash in cooler conditions, before visiting Skegness, Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes stations.
Victor David, who founded the group, said the RNLI was his late mum Maggie's favourite charity, before he gunned his Yamaha into life and took to the road.
Riders of Charity was launched in 2020 to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society after he lost his mother to the disease the previous year.
Some 20 bikers took part in ROC's first ride from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2021, raising more than £8,000 for the Alzheimer's Society and Mind UK.
A 10-day ride along Ireland's Atlantic Way the following year raised £7,500 for good causes, while the group's grand total now stands at more than £18,500.
Proceeds from last weekend's ride-outs from Hunstanton and a week-long excursion across Scotland will be divided between the RNLI, Alzheimer's Society and Mental Health Motorbike.
Notes for editor
The 10 lifeboat stations visited by ROC operate a variety of craft, ranging from inshore and all-weather lifeboats to a search and rescue hovercraft.
Like more than 230 stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland, the work of their volunteers would not be possible without the generosity of the RNLI's supporters and those who leave legacies to help them save lives.
RNLI media contacts
For more information call Chris Bishop, Hunstanton RNLI volunteer Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer on 07584 147219 or Clare Hopps, RNLI Regional Communications Manager, North East and East on 07824 518641.
RNLI/Chris Bishop
Riders Of Charity setting off from Hunstanton RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
