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Aschool in Wokingham got revved up recently when a custom and classic bike show returned.

Doctor B’s Custom and Classic Bike Show returned to Barnardo’s High Close School, organised by the Thames Valley branch of the Christian Motorcyclists Association.

The event, which was free to attend as a spectator, raised funds for the school. There were classes including best under 250cc, best Brit, best B twin, best custom, best engineering, best paintwork, best Japanese, best oddball and best in show.

Having been running for 36 years, the event was founded by Ben Spiller, the man behind the Reading Toy Run which sees hundreds of bikers dress themselves and their machines in their finest Christmas decorations and ride from Reading to Wokingham to deliver presents to children.

The events are recognised as Mr Spiller’s ‘huge legacy’ after he sadly passed away two years ago.

Friend and fellow biker Den Mead, said Doctor B’s bike show was once again a huge success and they are hoping to match last year’s fundraising total of around £1,800. “It was a fantastic day, if a little hot. We had about 200 bikes on the day from classics and scooters to modern and trikes.

“A lot of the public came in to see the bikes including a lot of families as well as bike enthusiasts. Participants come from all over the area with some from as far afield as Swindon and London, Basingstoke and even Wales.”

The money raised is put into a trust and helps pay for things at the Wokingham school with recent purchases including a kiln for their pottery classes, a sound system for the stage and they are currently installing a garden to provide a quiet place to go which requires some benches and planting.

Mr Mead added: “The bike show and the toy run are all about local people helping local people – it actually makes you feel very proud when you see people coming together like this.”

High Close School in Wiltshire Road, Wokingham, is a weekly boarding residential and day special school catering for young people with a complex range of social, emotional and mental health needs.