Category: Organisations

1. The Air Ambulance Saved My Life

   Posted on 9:00am Sunday 8th May 2016

   Bikesafe2016 is coming to Northamptonshire, a family road safety day with a difference. 

   Organised by Bikesafe and Northamptonshire Highways, Bikesafe is a police led motorcycle initiative that is run by most forces throughout the UK.  And this year we are bringing it to Northamptonshire and the iconic Rockingham Circuit in Corby on Saturday July 16^th.

   Not only bringing it to the county we are delighted to announce our charity partner will be The  Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance. They will be there on the day collecting with proceeds from the gate also going to this cause.

   Northamptonshire Highways are passionate about supporting the service and, not only close to our hearts, but close to Lee Anderson, whose life was saved by air ambulance staff after a serious bike crash.

   Lee can’t remember much about his life-saving helicopter journey from the A508 in Northamptonshire  to Coventry Hospital, but he does know that without the air ambulance’s help, he is unlikely to be alive.

   He said: “What happened to me could happen to anyone. My wheel was faulty and I slid 40 metres into a telegraph post which broke a lot of my ribs and my collarbone in four places. I have thought a lot about it since it happened and the more I think about it the more I owe them. The last thing I remember is telling them that I couldn’t breathe. I found out later that my lungs had filled with blood. The air ambulance came with a doctor who gave me pain-killing drugs, used a scalpel to get into my ribs and pushed into my lungs to release the pressure and I was taken to Walsgrave University Hospital. The journey would have taken more than 30 minutes by ambulance – by air it took six. I think that, with the help of the doctor who was also transported to the roadside by air ambulance, it made all the difference.”

   Mr Anderson, 48, was in a critical condition for 24 hours until he was moved to the cardio-thoracic ward for a week. He was fitted with a new metal collarbone and six weeks after the crash he was back to work.

   He added: “I was saved by a team of people – not only the doctor and the pilot and paramedic, but also the people who shake collection tins on street corners, the fundraisers, which is why I think it is important to support air ambulance week. We need the pilot, the doctor the paramedic – the whole team to make it work, and that is expensive, but there’s no doubt that it saves lives. While one-off donations are great we are desperate for companies to choose the air ambulance as their charity of the year.”

   Lee is urging people to visit the National Bikesafe Show and Track event at the Rockingham Circuit to support the air ambulance. The air ambulance receives no Government or National Lottery funding and needs to raise £1.7m each year just to keep flying and saving lives.

   In August alone the specialist crew flew more than 80 times to save lives.

   For more information about the air ambulance or to donate to the charity visit www.wnaa.co.uk or call 0845 130999.

   The event runs from 10am until 5pm and parking is free.

   Gates to the show open 10am. But to be first on the track he assessed rides start at 8am.

   The police assessed ride and track experience can be booked at www.bikesafe.co.uk

   The National BikeSafe Show & Track Experience @ Rockingham Motor Speedway, Mitchell Road, Corby, Northants. NN17 5AF

   To register for information and updates please simply email [email protected]

   For more details about the show see the event facebook page

   Follow on Twitter @nnhighways @bikesafe

   Northamptonshire Highways, the partnership between Northamptonshire County Council and KierWSP 
   
   www.northamptonshire.gov.uk
   
   www.kierwsp.co.uk

   BikeSafe is a Police led motorcyclist advisory, assessment and referral scheme. www.bikesafe.co.uk

2. Haynes International Motor Museum Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

   Posted on 12:00pm Sunday 24th Jan 2016

   Haynes International Motor Museum is delighted to announce the appointment of Christopher Haynes as CEO. Following a recruitment process and subsequent approval by the Independent Trustees of the Charitable Trust, Christopher assumed responsibility at the end of 2015. He succeeds Marc Haynes who has stepped down to concentrate on his private motorsport business.

   Trustee Neville Sanders commented “It is marvellous that the museum has been able to recruit Christopher to the role of CEO; it provides continuity and strong leadership at this important time. His experience, dedication and proven track record speak for themselves.”

   Christopher Haynes commented; “I am obviously delighted to be appointed CEO of the Haynes International Motor Museum. We are experiencing an exciting period of sustained growth for the museum, the like of which has never been seen before and reflects the huge contribution and legacy that Marc Haynes created. We have several projects for the short and medium term that, together with a focus on our core charitable objectives, will help cement our reputation as a leading global motor museum. I would like to thank the Trustees for their vote of confidence in my abilities and I look forward to working with them, the senior management, staff and volunteers.”

   Christopher has an unparalleled understanding of the museum; having worked in every department and at all levels of seniority from Apprentice to Director. In 2008 he became a Trustee on the Charitable Trust that runs the museum. It was in this position that Christopher played a significant role as part of the project management team that completed the extensive £6m development of the museum, which opened in 2014.

   Mike Penn, Founding Curator and Trustee, commented; “Chris’s heart is intrinsically linked to the museum and the skills and leadership that he demonstrated during the development proved that he is the ideal person to lead the museum”.

3. MAG Scotland Hustings - Answering riders questions‏

   Posted on 9:35am Sunday 5th Apr 2015

   MAG is inviting all motorcyclists and Scooter riders to come along and quiz representatives of Political parties on their party’s policies on motorcycling issues.  This is your chance to ensure politicians are aware of your views and concerns on motorcycling issues.

   Issues such as secure bike parking, bikes in bus-lanes, ITS and the erosion of rider control through state use of telemetric data and automatic speed restrictions, VED, the rider testing regime, parity with other vulnerable road users on sentencing and justice and locally the proposed ban on learners on the existing Forth Road Bridge when the new Forth Crossing opens.

   Where and when 7th April 7pm to 9pm at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre 25 Palmerston  Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AP

   We currently have representatives from the Green Party, Scottish Conservatives, SNP, UKIP, Scottish Labour and are expecting the Lib Dems to confirm a representative on Monday.  What we need now is riders to show we care passionately  about our bikes and scooters and being able to ride them.

   MAG's Director of Public Affairs and Campaigns Lembit Opik will be chairing the meeting, but in keeping with MAG's policy will take an apolitical stance and will ensure we get to hear all views without favour or bias.

   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch via e-mail or on 07833264878 and please feel free to pass this message on to other riders you know or share my facebook post on the hustings.

   Steve Wykes

   Regional Representative

   Motorcyle Action Group (Scotland)

4. Ross Noble and Riders for Health launch nationwide ride-out

   Posted on 1:08pm Monday 12th May 2014

   Comedian Ross Noble is launching a nationwide motorcycle ride-out with a difference in support of international charity, Riders for Health.

   The Last Mile Ride, which takes place on Saturday 21st June, is a ride-out with a destination, but no beginning. You decide where to start, and how to get to the finish. Motorcyclists from across the country will be completing quirky challenges, set by Ross Noble, as they make their way to the offices of MCN in Peterborough.

   Participants will plan their own route to Peterborough – the only condition is that they arrive at the MCN office at 3pm and complete as many challenges as possible!

   As riders head to the final destination, Ross Noble will be using Twitter to send a series of challenges for them to complete using the hashtag #lastmileride. As they complete their challenges and share their snaps on Twitter, Ross will be keeping an eye out for his favourite and awarding prizes for the very best.

   For more information and to register yourself or a group of riders for the Last Mile Ride visit www.riders.org/lastmileride

   When participants reach the offices of MCN, Ross will be there to greet them with some well-earned food and the chance to share their stories from the ride. He will also be awarding prizes for the most entertaining tweets and auctioning unique motorcycle memorabilia and experiences.

   Ross Noble said, "I’m really excited to be launching an event that brings the whole motorcycling community together to do something they love whilst helping Riders for Health. I’ve supported Riders for a number of years and the thing we all like about their work is that it is a simple, straightforward solution that is having a visible impact in Africa. I want to get hundreds of bikers involved from across the whole country. It would be amazing for groups of riders to meet up as they get closer to Peterborough."

   Registration for the Last Mile Ride costs £30 for a rider and £15 for a pillion and includes entry to all events at the final destination as well as food and a Last Mile Ride visibility vest. Riders can sign up to the ride individually, or can gather some friends for a group ride-out. Participants can also fundraise for the ride, with fantastic prizes available for the groups and individuals who raise the most money.

   All of the money raised from the event will help Riders for Health ensure health workers in Africa have access to reliable, well maintained motorcycles and ambulances so that they can continue to deliver life-saving health care to 14 million people.

   For more information and to register yourself or a group of riders for the Last Mile Ride visit www.riders.org/lastmileride
   
   
   

5. Mid Lincs MAG Bellybuster Brunch Run

   Posted on 10:27am Thursday 27th Mar 2014

   ... on 30th March. It leaves Black Swan Horncastle at 10.30am and gathers up more paricipants at Holdingham roundabout Sleaford at 11.15am. Destination fry-up! Somewhere in the Bourne (ish) direction.

   Politically Lembit and Leon have done very well getting the Bedford roundabout project postponed - this was going to be a roundabout with raised ridges seperating lane of traffic... imagine that in the dark and wet whilst cranked over.

   Things that you don't see are MAG getting it's voice heard in the right places - we have had 3 mentions in "LTT", a publication that Leon Mannings describes as "very anoraky but read by key influencers in UK Transport Policy".

   MAG had a stand at the Manchester Bike show where Lembit went down a storm and a lot of interest shown. There's yet another new branch this time in the New Forest.

   This is what Lembit had to say in a recent email:

   "Although it probably sounds a bit soft to say it, it's an honour to be part of an organisation which unpretentiously moves mountains when it thinks and acts in unison. While there may be a lot of frustrations - the largest one being a lack of time to do everything - I do feel extremely fortunate to be working with Doc Mannings, and for yourselves. It's alright for us to be proud of MAG - and I certainly am".