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  1. Britain’s leading road safety charity, the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists), is set to offer Lancashire motorcyclists a short series of new Rider Assessment Days, with the support of RideSafe BackSafe.

    The day-long courses will include both theory sessions and practical on-road assessments with fully qualified IAM Instructors, before finishing with constructive feedback and open discussions about road safety and issues of greatest concern to motorcyclists. RideSafe BackSafe Project Lead, Shelby Williams explains:

    “RideSafe BackSafe is constantly promoting the benefits of rider skills training and we are delighted to be working closely with IAM on a project that sits at the heart of our own road safety initiative for bikers. The courses are focussed on the needs of motorcyclists as vulnerable road users and can open the door to more in depth skills training with IAM“.

    The courses will all be held at Lancashire Police headquarters at Hutton, near Preston, on Saturday 23rd May, Saturday 13th June and Saturday 18th July. Each day will start at 9.30am with light refreshments and an introduction to the day’s timetable of activities and the final sessions should finish at around 3.30pm.

    The cost is just £20 per person for one day. Any motorcyclist who wishes to attend should register in advance by eMailing their full name, address and day time telephone number to Shelby Williams at [email protected] with ‘IAM Rider Assessment Days’ in the subject box.

    Visit www.ridesafebacksafe.co.uk for more information about this training course and other options for motorcyclists in the North West and Greater Manchester regions.

  2. The No To Bike Parking Fees protest group will be holding a mass protest outside Westminster City Hall on Tuesday March 31st 2009 to call for the scrapping of the tax. The protest, which will be the latest in a series of 9 demonstrations against the scheme, is scheduled to coincide with a meeting of WCC’s scrutiny committee, which is reviewing the scheme. Several thousand protesters are expected to attend from across the UK and as far afield as Ireland and France.
  3. 29th March  - Wirral Egg Run

    The Wirral Egg run is a charity event raising money for sick children which attracts bikers from all over the country and even from continental Europe. The run starts from New Brighton and winds its way around 20 miles of Wirral’s roads terminating at Clatterbridge hospital. (20 miles). Food and Merchandise available.

    We think that the 2009 Wirral Egg Run is the largest event of its kind in Europe. An accurate count of how many bikes take part is very difficult to achieve. Estimates vary, but somewhere between 3,500 and 7,000 bikes take part.

    venue: The Dips, Coastal Drive, New Brighton, CH45 3HL. Leaving at 11:00am - don’t forget the clocks go forward!

    price: Free Event

    www.wirraleggrun.co.uk