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Registration opened 21.5.09 for RTTW 2

The first RTTW UK event took place at the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum on Saturday 11th October 2008 to raise funds for the upkeep of the memorial.

Our vision: ‘To remember those that can no longer ride by our side’.

After the overwhelming success of RTTW 1 the decision to hold the event again in 2009 was not even debated. The money raised was in excess of £10,000 and in 2009 we hope to double this figure.
Your support will enable RTTW to become an institution and continue raising money as well as awareness for those that laid down their lives in modern times, so that we are able to ‘ride free’.
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Registered for RTTW 2009

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Photos from 2008

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Videos from 2008

The RTTW Committee
RTTW Committee
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RTTW Supporters

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Those lost in the Iraq conflict

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Latest News for RTTW 2009

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National Memorial Arborteum

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Help for Heroes

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Run for the Wall

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Commonwealth War Graves

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Those lost in the Afghanistan conflict

Thank You

I said it on the day and I will say it again:

THANK YOU

The response to RTTW 1 was beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of. At no time in the planning stage did I ever believe it would be supported so magnificently.

 

My initial wish was for at best 350 people to attend – with the help of a very supportive team of volunteers, it soon became apparent that the number would be surpassed at an early stage. The applications started rolling in and four weeks before the event the figure stood at 600. By the time Saturday 11th October arrived there was a total of 1104 people pre registered.

 

On the Saturday morning the first bikes rolled in to Tamworth Services at 0715 and the rumble of bikes continued right up to us leaving at 11.00. Another 820 people registered at Tamworth services.

 

We rolled out of the services escorted by 4 Police motorcyclists from Northamptonshire. The Staffordshire Police followed the procession, which took 1 ½ hours from the first bike leaving the services to the last bike arriving at the Arboretum. I have been informed by various sources that there were over 2,500 bikes on the ride and over 3000 people at the Arboretum to pay their respects. Some of you may have heard about two accidents on the ride and I am pleased to be able to tell you that there were no serious injuries.

 

The service and dignity shown by all was truly wonderful, with memories flooding back to many of those present.

 

We must not forget that the main aim of the day was, firstly to remember those that have died since WW2 and secondly to raise money for the Arboretum. The amount raised was a staggering £10,300.00. In December 2008 I was proud to present a cheque for this amount to the Arboretum photographs of which can be seen in the Photo section of the website.

I think that both the aims were achieved and surpassed quite considerably.

 Once again thank you all and see you on 10th October 2009 for Ride To The Wall 2!

  

Martin Dickinson

 

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