On-line registration popular with riders
Launched in June 2007, the Great Milk (stout) Ride website continues to generate increased activity with over 3690 visitors since its inauguration. The real benefit has been felt this year, when to date a total of 239 riders have registered to take part in the 2008 ride on Sunday 7th September.
Within the total are 67 individual riders, but there has been a significant increase in teams entered this year, some 28 in all. The top ten (numerically) are: Team VIRR 23, Carly's Angels 17, Team Simon 16, Practice makes Perfect 14, Crown Middlesmoor 11, Erudine 8, Millstones, QPS, Birchfield Ice Cream and Old Oakers all on 7.
The organisers know of several more teams that have still to declare, but there is still time to enter either on-line at http://www.gmsr.co.uk/ and follow the “Register” route, or ring 01423-711699 and leave your name and address for a FREE rider pack. Unlike many other charity bike rides GMsR has never charged an entry fee, relying on riders to do their best to raise over £331,000 for Macmillan, since the first event in 1993, when 29 riders set off from the Birchtree Inn, Wilsill to raise money in memory of a dear friend, John Woodhouse, of Glasshouses.
All Over the country.
Riders are coming from far and wide to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. So far this year 94 towns and villages are represented including: -Accrington -Acomb -Adel -Apperley Bridge -Armley -Baildon -Barnsley -Batley -Bedale -Bilton -Bingley -Blazefield -Boston Spa -Bramley -Burley in Wharfedale -Burn Bridge -Calcutt -Cookridge -Darley -Darton -Dacre -Dacre Banks -Darlington -Derby -Dronfield -Eamont Bridge -Eccleshill -Fellbeck -Fulford -Gilstead -Glasshouses -Golcar -Greenhow Village -Higham -Harrogate -Hessay -Horsforth -Huntington -Ilkley -Ireland Wood -Knaresborough -Leeds -Littlethorpe -Lofthouse -Long Marston -Matlock -Melmerby -Oakworth -Otley -Pateley Bridge -Pontefract -Radcliffe -Ripon -Silkstone -Shaw Mills -Sherburn In Elmet -Shipley -Silsden -South Elmsall -South Hiendley -South Milford -Summerbridge -Thackley -Tingley -Watford -Weeton -Wilsden -Wilsill -Wyke -Yeadon -York -Barnby Dun -Birstwith -Brockhall village -Eccles -Glasshouses -Huby -Kirby Malzeard -Knaresborough -Low Laithe -Netherton -Pateley Bridge -Pontefract -Shelley -Summerbridge -Taylor Hill.
Celebrity starters
Mike Tomlinson and his son Steven (pictured) will send the riders off to a resounding start again this year, before themselves leaping onto their bikes and enjoying the delights of Nidderdale. This is not the first time that the family has been associated with the Great Milk (stout) Ride; in 2004 Jane Tomlinson performed the starting duties. That year the Ride donated all of the £30,000 raised to the Macmillan segment of Jane’s Fund. They returned in 2005 to take part simply as a family. Once again the organising committee has decided to donate the proceeds of this year's Ride to the Macmillan segment of Jane's Appeal to help them reach their target of £2,000,000 by the end of the year.
All day entertainment for all.
From 8.00am the barbecue will be cooking, followed by face painting, bouncy castle, bucking bronco, the beer tent, grand raffle and various trade stands. Top prize in the raffle is a TREK 3700 mountain bike (pictured), kindly donated by one of the Ride's long time sponsors STIF Mountain Bikes of Headingley.
At 11.00 am, with the riders off, what is now a mini music festival will begin, with six local bands entertaining the riders, spectators and visitors, including Barry Sellars, Charles Sellars, Timewarp, Ade Payne, The Hall Brothers and Sounds Like Us, will be playing in sets starting from 11.00am on the stage in the marquee with the open sides, which proved so popular with musicians and audience alike last year.
Most of these bands have supported the Ride and Macmillan over a number of year's, dedicating their considerable talents free of charge, seemingly for the sheer pleasure of entertaining at this annual event; their efforts are greatly appreciated by the committee and audiences alike and have contributed to the continued success of the Great Milk (stout) Ride.
James Wilson from Fresh Radio, http://www.freshradio.co.uk/ will again provide continuity announcements and interviews during the day.
The family fun continues until late afternoon.
Launched in June 2007, the Great Milk (stout) Ride website continues to generate increased activity with over 3690 visitors since its inauguration. The real benefit has been felt this year, when to date a total of 239 riders have registered to take part in the 2008 ride on Sunday 7th September.
Within the total are 67 individual riders, but there has been a significant increase in teams entered this year, some 28 in all. The top ten (numerically) are: Team VIRR 23, Carly's Angels 17, Team Simon 16, Practice makes Perfect 14, Crown Middlesmoor 11, Erudine 8, Millstones, QPS, Birchfield Ice Cream and Old Oakers all on 7.
The organisers know of several more teams that have still to declare, but there is still time to enter either on-line at http://www.gmsr.co.uk/ and follow the “Register” route, or ring 01423-711699 and leave your name and address for a FREE rider pack. Unlike many other charity bike rides GMsR has never charged an entry fee, relying on riders to do their best to raise over £331,000 for Macmillan, since the first event in 1993, when 29 riders set off from the Birchtree Inn, Wilsill to raise money in memory of a dear friend, John Woodhouse, of Glasshouses.
All Over the country.
Riders are coming from far and wide to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. So far this year 94 towns and villages are represented including: -Accrington -Acomb -Adel -Apperley Bridge -Armley -Baildon -Barnsley -Batley -Bedale -Bilton -Bingley -Blazefield -Boston Spa -Bramley -Burley in Wharfedale -Burn Bridge -Calcutt -Cookridge -Darley -Darton -Dacre -Dacre Banks -Darlington -Derby -Dronfield -Eamont Bridge -Eccleshill -Fellbeck -Fulford -Gilstead -Glasshouses -Golcar -Greenhow Village -Higham -Harrogate -Hessay -Horsforth -Huntington -Ilkley -Ireland Wood -Knaresborough -Leeds -Littlethorpe -Lofthouse -Long Marston -Matlock -Melmerby -Oakworth -Otley -Pateley Bridge -Pontefract -Radcliffe -Ripon -Silkstone -Shaw Mills -Sherburn In Elmet -Shipley -Silsden -South Elmsall -South Hiendley -South Milford -Summerbridge -Thackley -Tingley -Watford -Weeton -Wilsden -Wilsill -Wyke -Yeadon -York -Barnby Dun -Birstwith -Brockhall village -Eccles -Glasshouses -Huby -Kirby Malzeard -Knaresborough -Low Laithe -Netherton -Pateley Bridge -Pontefract -Shelley -Summerbridge -Taylor Hill.
Celebrity starters
Mike Tomlinson and his son Steven (pictured) will send the riders off to a resounding start again this year, before themselves leaping onto their bikes and enjoying the delights of Nidderdale. This is not the first time that the family has been associated with the Great Milk (stout) Ride; in 2004 Jane Tomlinson performed the starting duties. That year the Ride donated all of the £30,000 raised to the Macmillan segment of Jane’s Fund. They returned in 2005 to take part simply as a family. Once again the organising committee has decided to donate the proceeds of this year's Ride to the Macmillan segment of Jane's Appeal to help them reach their target of £2,000,000 by the end of the year.
All day entertainment for all.
From 8.00am the barbecue will be cooking, followed by face painting, bouncy castle, bucking bronco, the beer tent, grand raffle and various trade stands. Top prize in the raffle is a TREK 3700 mountain bike (pictured), kindly donated by one of the Ride's long time sponsors STIF Mountain Bikes of Headingley.
At 11.00 am, with the riders off, what is now a mini music festival will begin, with six local bands entertaining the riders, spectators and visitors, including Barry Sellars, Charles Sellars, Timewarp, Ade Payne, The Hall Brothers and Sounds Like Us, will be playing in sets starting from 11.00am on the stage in the marquee with the open sides, which proved so popular with musicians and audience alike last year.
Most of these bands have supported the Ride and Macmillan over a number of year's, dedicating their considerable talents free of charge, seemingly for the sheer pleasure of entertaining at this annual event; their efforts are greatly appreciated by the committee and audiences alike and have contributed to the continued success of the Great Milk (stout) Ride.
James Wilson from Fresh Radio, http://www.freshradio.co.uk/ will again provide continuity announcements and interviews during the day.
The family fun continues until late afternoon.
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