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Ring of Red M25
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This is an event for bikers on Remembrance Sunday every year - the next ride will be on Sun 13th November 2022
(Details will be posted nearer the date of the ride )
The aim is to form a circle of bikers dressed in red riding CLOCKWISE around the M25, all the bikers
making up the biggest Poppy in the World.
The rides are intended to present a physical show of support for our Armed Forces, both current and previous.
Not every biker goes to a remembrance service on this day, but I do know that they Respect our armed service men and women. This is just another way of showing it.
The Ring of Red event was an idea by Julia Stevenson with the Ring of Red M25 being organised by Ali Scott until 2019 and assisted by a team of admins and Meeting Point Reps. The ride will now be organised by a new team for 2022 to be advised.
PLEASE DONATE TO THE RIDE ONLINE OR AT THE MEETING POINTS.
THANK YOU
KEEP SCROLLING DOWN FOR PREVIOUS DETAILS OF THE RIDE
THESE DETAILS WILL BE UPDATED NEARER THE RIDE AND MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON NUMBERS OF BIKERS AND NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS
MEETING POINT 1 - M25 THURROCK SERVICES
- JUNCTION 31 on M25
Reps & Volunteers will be at the Services for 0900 hrs
Riders be at the services by 1130
Location to meet for Volunteers & Bikers: Main Car Park
RIDER BRIEFING AT 1230 HRS
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX ....1315 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT SOUTH MIMMS
MEETING POINT 2 - M25 CLACKET LANE SERVICES
- BETWEEN JUNCTIONS 5 & 6 ON M25
Reps & Volunteers will be at the Services for 1000 hrs
Riders be at the services by 1130
Location to meet for Volunteers & Bikers: Back of Main Car Park
RIDER BRIEFING AT 1230 HRS
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX ....1315 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT SOUTH MIMMS
MEETING POINT 3 - M25 COBHAM SERVICES
- BETWEEN JUNCTIONS 9 & 10 ON M25
Reps & Volunteers will be at the Services for 1000 hrs
Riders be at the services by 1130
For the bikers at the services by 1100 hrs – there will be a 2 Mins Silence
Location to meet for Volunteers & Bikers: Main Car Park
RIDER BRIEFING AT 1200 HRS
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX ....1315 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT SOUTH MIMMS
MEETING POINT 4 - M3 - FLEET SERVICES –
joining JUNCTION 12 OF M25
Reps & Volunteers will be at the Services for 1030 hrs
Riders be at the services by 1130
For the bikers at the services by 1100 hrs – there will be a 2 Mins Silence
Location to meet for Volunteers & Bikers: Lorry Park
RIDER BRIEFING AT 1230 HRS
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX ....1315 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT SOUTH MIMMS
MEETING POINT 5 – M4 - READING SERVICES
- joining JUNCTION 15 OF M25
Reps & Volunteers to be at the Services for 1030 hours
Riders be at the services by 1130
Location to meet for Volunteers and Bikers: To be advised
RIDER BRIEFING AT 1230 HOURS
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX 1245 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT THURROCK
MEETING POINT 6 - M40 - BEACONSFIELD SERVICES
- joining JUNCTION 16 OF M25
Reps & Volunteers will be at the Services for 1030 hrs
Riders be at the services by 1130
Location to meet for Volunteers & Bikers: Caravan Overflow Park
RIDER BRIEFING AT 1230 HRS
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX ....1315 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT THURROCK
MEETING POINT 7 - M1 - TODDINGTON SERVICES
- joining JUNCTION 21 OF M25
Reps & Volunteers to be at the services by 1030 hrs
Riders be at the services by 1130 hrs
Location to meet for the Volunteers & Bikers: To be advised
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX 1245 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT THURROCK
MEETING POINT 8 - A1(M) – SOUTH MIMMS SERVICES
- joining JUNCTION 23 OF M25
Reps & Volunteers will be at the Services for 1000 hrs
Riders be at the services by 1130
Location to meet for Volunteers & Bikers: Coach Park
RIDER BRIEFING AT 1245 HRS
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX ....1315 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT THURROCK
MEETING POINT 9 - M11 - BIRCHANGER GREEN SERVICES
- joining JUNCTION 27 OF M25
Reps & Volunteers will be at the Services for 1030 hrs
Riders be at the services by 1130
Location to meet for Volunteers & Bikers: Coach Park
RIDER BRIEFING AT 1230 HRS
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX ....1300 hrs to be on the M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT CLACKET
NEXT RIDE - THIS WILL BE UPDATED WHEN DETAILS KNOWN
INFORMATION BELOW IS PREVIOUS RIDE DETAILS
There will be a Rep at each of the Services Meeting Points who will organise the bikers but we do ask ALL participants in this event to read the ‘RIDER INFORMATION’ FOUND BELOW PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE RIDE!!
The aim is to get all the bikers SAFELY from each meeting point onto the M25 so that by 1330 hours - all riders will be riding round the M25 CLOCKWISE FOR APPROX 45 MINS and in the process the front riders from one junction meeting with the last riders of the previous junction. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH FUEL.
START MEETING POINTS AND END SERVICES
THURROCK ride to SOUTH MIMMS
CLACKET ride to SOUTH MIMMS
COBHAM ride to SOUTH MIMMS
FLEET ride to SOUTH MIMMS
READING ride to SOUTH MIMMS
BEACONSFIELD ride to THURROCK
TODDINGTON ride to THURROCK
SOUTH MIMMS ride to THURROCK
BIRCHANGER GREEN ride to CLACKET LANE
PLEASE CAN EVERYONE BE AT THE SERVICES OF THEIR CHOICE BY 1030 HRS IF YOU WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE 2 MINS SILENCE, IF NOT, THEN 1130 HOURS & RIDERS WILL BE ADVISED BY THE MEETING POINT REPS THE TIME EVERYONE WILL BE LEAVING TO BE ON
THE M25 FOR 1330 TIMES MAY VARY DEPENDING ON WEATHER, AMOUNT OF RIDERS ETC!!
Any questions for the Meeting Point Reps, if you are on Facebook go to the links below for the start point you want to go from.
If not on facebook, please send an email to rideofrespect@hotmail.com
M25 RING OF RED
RIDER INFORMATION
PLEASE READ AS VITAL SAFETY INFORMATION
ABOUT THE RIDE!
THE RIDEOUT TO THE M25 WILL BE LEAVING THE VARIOUS SERVICES TO GET ON THE M25 FOR APPROX 1330 HRS ****START TIMES FROM THE DIFFERENT SERVICES MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY IF THE AMOUNT OF BIKERS IS LARGER THAN EXPECTED*****
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE LENGTH OF MOTORWAY YOU WISH TO TRAVEL!
YOUR REP WILL INFORM YOU OF YOUR END DESTINATION, YOU WILL BE ON THE MOTORWAY FOR AT LEAST 30-45 MINS TO ENABLE EVERYONE TO GET ONTO THE MOTORWAY AND ATTEMPT TO MAKE UP THE RING!
THE LEAD RIDER IS A BIKER DRESSED IN BLUE HI VIZ AND WILL MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN
DO NOT OVERTAKE YOUR LEAD RIDERS
THE TAIL END CHARLIE WILL BE IN RED HI VIZ
RIDE IN SINGLE FILE ON THE M25 & DO NOT OVERTAKE THE RIDER IN FRONT
RIDE APPROX 50 MPH
(IT IS SET AT THIS SPEED FOR A REASON - IF YOU RIDE TOO FAST YOU WILL HAVE COMPLETED YOUR RUN BEFORE THE RING HAS BEEN COMPLETED!!)
USE LANE 1 BUT IF SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC, OVERTAKE IN LANE 2, THEN RETURN TO LANE 1
- TRY TO AVOID USING LANES 3 & 4
YOUR GROUP MAY ENCOUNTER ANOTHER GROUP ALREADY PASSING YOUR POINT OF ENTRY ONTO THE M25 – IF SO FALL INBETWEEN THE BIKES AS BEST AS YOU CAN & THE BIKES ALREADY ON THE MOTORWAY, GIVE WAY TO THE ONCOMING BIKES!!
RIDE APPROX 4 BIKE LENGTHS AWAY FROM THE BIKE IN FRONT BUT DO NOT RIDE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BIKE IN FRONT – STAGGER RIDING POSITION
SPREADING OUT WILL HELP US BE ABLE TO LET THE GROUP BEHIND CATCH UP AND HELP US MAKE THE RING
ALLOW OTHER VEHICLES TO JOIN AND LEAVE THE MOTORWAY BY PASSING THROUGH THE LINE OF BIKES
FILTERING - IF YOU COME ACROSS A TRAFFIC JAM OR ROADWORKS - DO NOT FILTER AS OTHER RIDERS MAY NOT BE COMFORTABLE DOING SO, IF YOU DO IT WILL BREAK UP THE RIDE
IF YOU BREAK DOWN - MOVE TO HARD SHOULDER AND SIT AWAY FROM THE CARRIAGEWAY OFF YOUR BIKE AND CALL YOUR BREAKDOWN SERVICES.
DISCLAIMER:
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH RIDER UNDERSTANDS THAT THEIR BIKE MUST BE IN ROADWORTHY CONDITION HAVING INSURANCE FOR THEM (AND THEIR PILLION) AND HAVE MOT & TAX FOR SAID BIKE.
ANY RIDER JOINING THE RING OF RED IS DEEMED TO BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN BIKE AT ALL TIMES, EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS ON THE ROAD, CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH FULL REGARD FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND TRAFFIC LAWS, RIDE WITHIN THEIR OWN CAPABILITIES AT THEIR OWN PACE AND TO RESPECT THE SOLEMNITY OF THE OCCASION.
THIS IS A RIDE OF RESPECT SO PLEASE RIDE
ACCORDINGLY - thank you!
THE RING OF RED 2019 MONIES RAISED WENT TO THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES:
- TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS IN LONDON
THE 2018 RING OF RED M25 CHARITY MONEY WENT TO:
Nominated by: Gary Thompson - thanks to Gary for his nomination.
Voted on by the members of the group. Thank you all those who nominated charities and took time to vote.
All military/veterans charities are very worthwhile, but I really do feel that we need to do a great deal more to get our soldiers and ex forces off the streets and into homes that they really need and so deserve....NO ONE should be living on our streets in this country!
THE FINAL MONEY TOTAL TO BE DONATED TO 'SOLDIERS OFF THE STREET' IS £3,500 in total (£500 has already been donated out of this total direct)
Sadly with numbers down last year, approx only 1,500 riders, maybe due to others attending the centenary events, we didn't manage as much as we would have liked. We did though along with your generosity, also have a couple of generous donations from two companies:
Segro of Slough (arranged by Geoff Devall) for £500 and Syneos Health, Farnborough (arranged by Ross Farr) for £392, this bumped up the figures for us:
Donations on the Day = £1420-71
Online Donations = £1035-69 (half to go to the M60 ride)
Merchandise donation = £651-60
Donation from Syneos = £392-00
Donation from Segro = £500-00 (already donated to the charity direct)
GRAND TOTAL = £3,500-00
The money will be sent to Soldiers off the Street as soon as possible for them to use to help our veterans in finding much needed homes.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for all your donations and purchases to the ride which makes this donation possible.
Thank you
Ali Scott
Ring of Red M25 Team
ALL JUNCTIONS ON THE M25
JUNCTION 1A - Erith A206, Swanscombe (A226)
JUNCTION 1B - Exit via J2 – Dartford (A225)
JUNCTION 2 - London (SE & C), LewishamA2(W), Canterbury A2(E) (M2), Dartford (A225)
JUNCTION 3 - Maidstone, Channel Tunnel M20 - London (SE & C), Lewisham A20
JUNCTION 4 - Bromley, London (SE) A21 Orpington (A224)
JUNCTION 5 - Maidstone, Channel Tunnel, Dover M26
(M20) Sevenoaks, Hastings A21
CLACKET LANE SERVICES
JUNCTION 6 - Eastbourne, Caterham, Godstone A22, Westerham (A25)
JUNCTION 7 - Gatwick, Brighton, M23(S), Croydon M23(N)
JUNCTION 8 - Reigate, Sutton A217 Redhill (A25)
JUNCTION 9 - Leatherhead A243, Dorking (A24), Chessington World of Adventures
COBHAM SERVICES
JUNCTION 10 - London (South West), Guildford, Kingston, Wisley RHS Garden, Sandown Park
JUNCTION 11 - Woking A320, Chertsey A317, Thorpe Park
JUNCTION 12 - Basingstoke, Southampton, Richmond M3
JUNCTION 13 - A30 London (West), Hounslow, Staines
JUNCTION 14 - Heathrow Airport (Terminals 4, 5 and Cargo) A3113 dedicated spur
JUNCTION 15 - The West, Slough, Reading M4(W) - London (W), Heathrow (Terminals 1, 2 & 3) M4(E)
JUNCTION 16 - Birmingham, Oxford M40(W) Uxbridge, London (W & C) M40(E)
JUNCTION 17 - Maple Cross A412
JUNCTION 18 - Chorleywood, Amersham, Rickmansworth A404
JUNCTION 19 - NO EXIT
JUNCTION 20 - Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Watford A41
JUNCTION 21 - The North, Luton & Airport M1
JUNCTION 21A - St Albans A405 London (North West) (M1 (South)
JUNCTION 22 - St Albans A1081
JUNCTION 23 - SOUTH MIMMS SERVICES - Hatfield A1(M), London (NW) A1 Barnet A1081
JUNCTION 24 - Potters Bar A111
JUNCTION 25 - Enfield, Hertford, London (N & C) A10
JUNCTION 26 - Waltham Abbey, Loughton A121
JUNCTION 27 - London (NE & C) M11(N), Stansted, Harlow, Cambridge M11(S)
JUNCTION 28 - Chelmsford, Romford A12 - Brentwood A1023
JUNCTION 29 - Basildon, Southend, Romford A127
JUNCTION 30 - Dagenham, Rainham, Tilbury, Basildon, London (E & C)A13, West Thurrock (A126)
JUNCTION 31 - THURROCK SERVICES - Thurrock (Lakeside), Services A1306, Purfleet (A1090),West Thurrock (A126)
You can contact us via rideofrespect@hotmail.com
Please be patient for an answer as this is not monitored every day. Thank you!