Scooter club rally raises cash for baby unit

Woodley man Warren White and his scooter friends presented a cheque to the special baby care unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital recently. A presentation of the cheque for £1,000 to Babies in Buscot Support (BIBS) took place at the Travellers Rest in Caversham.

And there is another cheque to come for the Chemogiftbags organisation after the group raised a total of £2,000.

The Thames Valley Scooter Club hosts Rally on the Common every year. It used to be held at Cookham Common near Newbury but is now hosted by Abbey Rugby Club in Emmer Green.

The weekend event hosts live bands as well as competitions like wheelbarrow racing and a tug ‘o’ war. Now in its seventh year, it attracted around 450 over the entire weekend with many opting to camp out.

One of the organisers, Warren said: “The event is about socialising and enjoying scar music but we also like to give a little back to the community. We try to use local businesses for the food trucks and the bands. This year we featured The Skangsters, The High Waisters, Rigsby and The Echo.”

The six members of the admin team have a lot to organise including security for the event – but they are already planning next year’s rally which is due to take place over the weekend of June 15th and 16th 2024.