Message on Afghan Heroes website ref Wootton Bassett

[Guest]

Afghan Heroes Message from the ride organisers:

"We have had it confirmed that RAF Lyneham cannot cope with the numbers now that have shown their support. They still fully support the ride. We are looking at several bases at present and when things are confirmed we will let you know."

Those in need of planning routes and meet-ups may need to keep an eye on this.

[tinkerbell]

Update:

Copied from the afghan heroes site:- http://blog.afghanheroes.org.uk/2010/02 ... ouncement/

Mother’s day ride through Wootton Bassett – Official Announcement

The Following announcement has been passed to us by the event organisers. This replaces all previous announcements. The FAQ will be updated to reflect this new information.

An announcement… and at last it’s great news!

All the agencies (Police, MOD & Local Authorities) have come together to make the Mother’s day ride through Wootton Bassett possible.

The ride will now start within the Hullavington Airfield nr Buckley army barracks (A429) and all of the 10331 registered riders will pass through Wootton Bassett before dispersing. All registered riders will soon receive (by email) full instructions/documentation of the route, arrival / leaving times, a proof of registration and the method by which we are going to get this many riders through a small Wiltshire village safely and without causing total gridlock

We absolutely understand how difficult it must be for those that missed registration however must ask non-registered riders NOT TO ATTEND; As this poses a major threat to fellow bikers who would be at very high risk if left stationary on the M4 motorway as a result of any of the local junctions becoming blocked.

We must stress that ONLY REGISTERED RIDERS will be able to go on the organised ride.

We would like to thank The Unity Ride team for their assistance in the negotiations, planning and kind offer to marshal.

Thank you everybody who has offered their help for this event. If you still would like to contribute your time or services then please use the contact form on the Official Afghan Heroes web site and tell us what you can provide.

http://www.afghanheroes.org.uk/contact.asp

Julia Stevenson.

[nman1]

Has anyone got a post code for the meet venue so I can work out a route down. I`ve tried googling and not come up with anything.

Thanks

[tinkerbell]

Hope this helps http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=huntingdon&daddr=Hullavington+Airfield,+Hullavington,+Chippenham,+Wiltshire+SN14+6GU,+UK+(Hullavington+Airfield,+Hullavington,+Chippenham,+SN14+6GU,+UK)&hl=en&geocode=FSF7HgMd7Sv9_ylBqKAd2QnYRzHRrS7VrOLJCA%3BFd84EgMdiDDf_ymLFzphWnBxSDFR9w7pIKswqA&mra=ls&sll=51.578987,-2.083531&sspn=0.180071,0.410614&ie=UTF8&ll=51.530106,-2.147913&spn=0.090132,0.205307&z=12

SN14 6GU

[nman1]

Cheers Tracey

[Guest]

Myself and a few others are attending this, and are riding down from the Manchester area early on the Sunday morning taking it easy if anybody fancy's tagging along.

[tinkerbell]

From: Julia Stevenson, Afghan Hero Great News!

If you missed the original registrations for the Wootton Bassett event there is still a possibility that you can attend the ride. Due to duplicate entries, drop-outs and cancelations we will be able to offer a limited number of reserve places.

Please use the form on the link below to get onto the reserve list.

http://www.afghanheroes.org.uk/bikerseventreserve.asp

[cruz]

Thanks for that tinkerbell, heres hoping.

Still thinking about going to todays Repat, but being on nights 1300 is not a good time to have to be in WB from here.