The route left Bridgwater, going through:

My sister decided to do the "Aviva" weekend for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. This entailed walking 60 km over two days to raise money. The cost of entering the walk was £1500. How you raised the money to cover that cost was up to you.

Initially I was going to throw in a tenner to help out, but I wanted to do more. I have no skills as such, nothing I wanted to sell, so I came up with the idea of organising a ride-out.

The route started from Rider’s of Bridgwater and went down to Weymouth where we had a raffle in one of the car parks.

Money raised....

£342

The route left Bridgwater, going through: Ilchester, Yeovil, Dorchester, Weymouth,

2007 saw another 20 or so rider’s join the ride-out, raising the collection figure substantially. Some riders took sponsorship forms into their workplace for families and friends.

If you wish to do this, the forms can be obtained from either Breakthrough or myself. I was asked for 2008 if we could do something after the run.

The Council at Weymouth are not very accommodating so the route had to be a circuit.

Amount raised by Bra-Run riders on the day, although the grand total including sposorship was over....

£720

The route left Bridgwater, going through:

Linda - One of the reasons why I keep doing this run. She's now in remission for the 2nd time

As Riders of Bridgwater didn’t open on Sundays, I approached V&J’s Superbikes with the view of using their grounds to organise the event. This not only got bikers into the shop with a view to maybe purchasing gear or even a bike, but it also enabled me to use their entertainments licence so we could have a band, and also their public liability insurance, as these two alone would have taken a big chuck of funds that were meant for Breakthrough. Unfortunately, the band split no more than 24hrs prior to them playing! The weather was a washout but I’m sure the die-hards still had fun!

Total raised from: The Riders, V&J's, My sisters work, and Mutts Nutts Mobile Dyno....

£1,259

Well done to all those that turned out in what started off as a murky, gloomy day. Many thanks from myself, and on behalf of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

DaveBoy

The route left Bridgwater, going through: Highbridge, Churchill, Burrington Combe, Cheddar Gorge, Wedmore, Mark, Woolavington and back to V&J's in Bridgwater for entertainment. The route was a little over 51 miles and there was a prize for best dressed rider and runner up.

This year has to date been the biggest turn out of riders for the Bra Run.

162 bikes rode from V&J’s, up to Churchill lights, down through Cheddar Gorge and back to where we started from via Wedmore.

The band – “Under One Sun ft Janey Summer”, were rocking and are highly recommended. The weather was brilliant and was a great all day event.

Money raised....

£833