coppersaucepipe wrote:
I'm in two minds about this, on one hand it's raising money for the families of the fallen troops which is great, but on the other hand, the title of in Support of Wootton Bassett. I'm not sure Bassett needs supporting, and I was talking to a Wootton Bassett local at work earlier. She said the locals just want respect and to be left alone.
The money is for a very worthy cause so I'll give it some more thought.
One of the C17 pilots out of Brize (who is a member of the ZXR forum I mod on) is looking to join if he isn't rostered and is looking to get the Brize riders club along as well (he like many of his fellow airmen fly a lot of these repatriation flights back in to the UK)
I think you will find a lot of biking servicemen supporting this and wanting to join in.
Provided it is marshaled properly, will be a dignified event through the town, and the volume of how many will likely go will not fail to leave an impact on the locals as they pass through.
Every time we open a paper or turn on the telly, we see that another young man or woman serving their country has been seriously injured or lost their lives over there.
Wootton Bassett has become the focus for the fallen returning and whilst the townsfolk want to pay their respects, might consider that there are other communities who want to do this as well. Wootton Bassett and RAF Lyneham are the obvious choices and the fact they have secured access to the base means that the forces are 100% behind this gesture.