Bikers asked to support annual charity run

Hosted by the Rathfriland Motorcycle Club, the event is set to attract around another 200 bikes, trikes and quads, with the starting time of two o’clock.

Leaving the Coach car park, the cavalcade will travel through the town centre and join the A1, proceeding to Newry. From there, the bikes will travel to Rathfriland where participants will stop briefly at the Square, before heading on to Hilltown, Rostrevor, Kilkeel, Newcastle, Castlewellan before heading back to the Civic Buildings in Banbridge at around 4.30pm.

The club is grateful for the continued support from Banbridge District Council, particularly chairman, Councillor Jim McElroy and Councillor Elizabeth Ingram who will both be attending the start of the run. The event is in memory of the late Mr John Ingram, a past council chairman and honorary president of Rathfriland Motorcycle Club.

This year’s chosen charity is Newry and Mourne Multiple Sclerosis Community Therapy Centre which has brought comfort and treatment to MS suffers for two decades, with the use of High Dose Oxygen Therapy. The treatment is believed to limit damage and accelerate the healing process and has become an accepted therapy for over 100 medical conditions, including sports injuries.

Last year the charity event raised 1,300 which was handed over to the chosen charity at the Club’s AGM in November.

For further details or club information, contact the chairman, Howard Anderson, on 028 4062 7896.m