Royal British Legion 14th May 2009

The inaugural annual Ride to the Wall (RTTW) event which took place last October saw more than 2,500 motorcyclists ride together to the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield, Staffordshire to remember all the troops that have died on duty since World War II.

The sheer numbers that attended exceeded all expectations and meant that the event raised more than £10,000 for the upkeep of the Arboretum.

In a recent ceremony at the arboretum, Martin Dickinson, RTTW founder and chairman of the organising committee presented a cheque for £10,400 to Charlie Bagot Jewitt, chief executive of the National Memorial Arboretum.

"The response to the first RTTW was beyond anything I could have ever have dreamed," said Martin Dickinson. "At no time in the planning stage did I ever believe it would be supported so magnificently. Initial estimates suggested 350 people may attend but it soon became apparent that figure would easily be surpassed at an early stage. By the time the first bikes started leaving the meeting point at Tamworth Services more than 2,000 people had registered."

Surrounded by a police escort, the leading bikes left.......

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