Crisis Ride 2020

The Crisis Motorcycle Ride 2020 Date of Ride Saturday 20th — Monday 22rd June 2020

Mission: “Our Purpose is to end Homelessness”. Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. They help people directly out of homelessness and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether. There are an estimated 170,000 homeless individuals and families, including 13,000 veterans, living and in some cases dying on the streets of Britain. 720 people died on the streets last year. Objective: To raise money and awareness for Crisis and people experiencing homelessness across Great Britain. We are aiming to raise at least £30,000, to have an amazing time riding through Britain and making friends on the way. Event: A long distance motorcycle ride to raise funds and awareness for the charity Crisis. The ride will cover the towns and cities of Britain where homelessness is at its worst - London, Oxford, Cardiff, Coventry, Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Hawes, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Overnight stops at Coventry, Liverpool and Edinburgh. We will be using budget chain hotels. We will be using the best motorcycle roads we can find and avoid motorways. The event will last for three full days with at least three overnight stops. Theme: Paying respect to all

Nigel Lomas

the former service personnel, many now homeless, and living and dying on the streets. We will encourage riders to wear military dress to help publicise the event. Fund Raising Mechanisms: Riders can ride the whole or just sections of the Ride. Riders will seek individual sponsorship through the Crisis Ride Site https:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ Team/CrisisRide2020. We actively seeking corporate support. At all the stops we will collect from the general public using authorised Crisis charity collection boxes. Sponsors: Bennetts Insurance and Ghostbikes.com are our official sponsors of the Ride. Costs: Riders will provide their own motorcycles and cover their own travel, meals and accommodation costs. Backup Support: We have the services of Pat Keenan of Mobitec

and his 7.5 ton mobile motorcycle workshop who will be following us all the way. “No-one will be left behind”.

We also have the services of Stuart and Christine Van Cliff acting as our Admin Team running ahead of us in a support vehicle. Publicity: We will seek the involvement of all media outlets in all of the areas that we ride through. We are actively trying to encourage celebrity and sporting celebrity bikers to either join us on the ride or meet us at the stopping points in the major cities. We will be asking the main dignitaries in each location to meet us at our stops (Lord Mayors etc). Contact Nigel Lomas 07748 937487, niglom@gmail.com, Kevin Bilton kevin.bilton@gmail.com or visit: www.crisisride.uk

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