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Bikes and trikes boost Friends’ funds

22nd April 2019 by Richard Batson

An Easter motorbike event at North Walsham revved up some fundraising for the town’s hospital Friends group.

Trike and Bike Show - Friends secretary Angie Batson rides sidecar with mayor Barry Hester with bike owner Jake Silk in the background.
Trike and Bike Show – Friends secretary Angie Batson rides sidecar with mayor Barry Hester with bike owner Jake Silk in the background.


The two day Trike and Bike Show Easter Eggstravanza attracted more than 60 bikes, including restored vintage machines and sidecars, to the Market Place on Sunday.


Trike and Bike show - Mayor Barry Hester (right) with Tony Allen and his 1960 Norton Dominator
Trike and Bike show – Mayor Barry Hester (right) with Tony Allen and his 1960 Norton Dominator

It was organised by White Swan publican Peter Edge and biker regulars Mike and Christine Bullimore and also included live music at the pub on Sunday from the Hillbilly Goats Gruff and The Bluejacks and Grease Monkeys the town football club on the Saturday night.


Friends secretary Angie Batson with a Chevvy at the Trike and Bike Show
Friends secretary Angie Batson with a Chevvy at the Trike and Bike Show

It raised around £250 to be split between the North Walsham War Memorial Hospital League of Friends, which is the mayor Barry Hester’s civic charity of the year, and the National Association for Bikers with a Disability.

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