Our first rally was a great success, actually making a profit, and enabling the Knights of the Shire to make a donation of £500 to Severn Hospice (which will be handed over during the next few weeks).

HUGE thanks to everyone who came along and supported not only the Knights in their big venture in running a rally, but also our chosen cause of the Severn Hospice.

And special thanks to all our sponsors:

·         Tranter Lowe for the use of field

·         SP Holdings for the posh loos

·         Bubbles Event Hire for the marquee at a special price

·         The Hire Shop, in Tweedale for supplying electrics and lighting

·         Pete Campbell for the loan of the pallets for the staging

·         Wolseley Centres for the delivery of the wood for the staging

·         Rhonda’s Snack Van for the fabulous food, with the help of her husband and sons who kept us fed all weekend.

·         Gary and Sue from the Tiddly for putting up with us

·        The residents of Ellerdine for putting up with us, and even coming along to party

And of course, our bands, some of whom had to step in with a week’s notice as our booked bands had to pull out:

            Friday night                 Twisted Species,

supported by               Cytotoxic

Saturday night             sundowntozero

Followed by                 Müllet

Also, Thanks  to the clubs who supported us, including: Get Knotted from Stafford, The Road Runners, the Revellers, The Black Widows, Get off Your Butts MCC, Oddballs, and more, including representation for clubs such as T.W.A.T.S from Merseyside, plus loads of individuals bikers,

And lastly, from the Gaffer of the Knights of the Shire, I want to say what a fabulous team we have, all working brilliantly all weekend to make everyone feel welcome, and doing night shift security when they already had little sleep! And of course, our DJ Paul Burton, who practically set up residence at his decks all weekend.

Thank you, and see you next year? Wait and see...

Marina

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