This is an event for bikers on Remembrance Sunday every year
The next ride in 2019 ride will be on Sunday 10th November
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 and assisted by a team of admins and Meeting Point Reps.
PLEASE DONATE TO THE RIDE ONLINE OR AT THE MEETING POINTS
THANK YOU
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YOU CAN DONATE TO THIS YEARS RIDE HERE >>>>>
PLEASE CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S CHOSEN CHARITIES
VETERANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION
THIS YEAR'S FACEBOOK EVENT - CLICK ON BLUE LINK
2019 MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE LINK BELOW
from the Veterans In Action Merchandise Website 'Made by Veterans'
FOR ALL THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE FACEBOOK.....you can contact us via RingofRedM25@therideofrespect.co.uk
Please be patient for an answer as this is not monitored every day. Thank you!
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
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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
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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
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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
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MEETING POINT 5 – M4 - READING SERVICES
- joining JUNCTION 15 OF M25
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE NOT RUNNING THIS MEETING POINT AS AN OFFICIAL START POINT THIS
YEAR AS THERE WAS NO VOLUNTEER TO ACT AS REP. BUT THERE WILL BE A FEW THERE ORGANISING LEAD RIDER SO IF YOU WISH TO STILL RIDE FROM HERE THEN PLEASE TURN UP AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN
ALL ORGANISE YOURSELVES, FOLLOWING EACH OTHER AS PER THE RIDER INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX 1245 hrs - YOU NEED TO BE ON THE M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT SOUTH MIMMS
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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
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MEETING POINT 7 - M1 - TODDINGTON SERVICES
- joining JUNCTION 21 OF M25
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE NOT RUNNING THIS MEETING POINT AS AN OFFICIAL START POINT THIS YEAR
DUE TO NO VOLUNTEERS TO HELP. IF YOU STILL WISH TO RIDE FROM HERE THEN PLEASE ARRANGE
BETWEEN YOURSELVES FOR SOMEONE TO LEAD THE RIDE AND DECIDE WHERE YOU WILL FINISH, EITHER SOUTH MIMMS OR RIDE ROUND TO THURROCK, ALL FOLLOWING EACH OTHER AS PER
RIDER INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
RIDE STARTS AT APPROX 1245 hrs - YOU NEED TO BE ON THE M25 for 1330 hrs
RIDE ENDS AT THURROCK
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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
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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
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2019 OFFICIAL MEETING POINTS AROUND THE M25
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!!
PLEASE NOTE - THERE WILL BE NO OFFICIAL MEETING POINTS AT READING OR TODDINGTON THIS YEAR
DUE TO NO VOLUNTEERS TO HELP! THERE WILL BE SOMEONE TO HELP AT READING BUT HOPEFULLY
SOMEONE CAN TAKE ON THE LEAD RIDER AND LEAD THE RIDERS OUT OF THE SERVICES.
APOLOGIES BUT WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS WE CANNOT PUT THIS RIDE ON.
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
PLEASE CAN EVERYONE BE AT THE SERVICES OF THEIR CHOICE BY 1030 HRS IF YOU WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE 2 MINS SILENCE
& 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 email the link below.
ringofredM25@therideofrespect.co.uk
MEETING POINTS AROUND THE M25
MEETING POINT 1 - M25 THURROCK SERVICES - JUNCTION 31 on M25 -
Rep - DANIEL STILL
MEETING POINT 2 - M25 CLACKET LANE SERVICES - BETWEEN JUNCTIONS 5 & 6 ON M25
Rep - DERREN KARL HARPER
MEETING POINT 3 - M25 COBHAM SERVICES - BETWEEN JUNCTIONS 9 & 10 ON M25
Rep - CLAIRE WEBB
MEETING POINT 4 - M3 - FLEET SERVICES - joining JUNCTION 12 OF M25
Rep - ALI SCOTT
https://www.facebook.com/FleetServicesRingofRedM25
MEETING POINT 5 – M4 - READING SERVICES - joining JUNCTION 15 OF M25
Rep - DUE TO NO REP TO COVER THIS MEETING POINT IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL MEETING POINT THIS YEAR
IF YOU WISH TO RIDE FROM HERE THEN WE WILL ADVISE WHAT TIME YOU WILL NEED TO RIDE OUT FROM THE SERVICES
FOLLOWING ONE ANOTHER ON YOUR WAY TO SOUTH MIMMS
MEETING POINT 6 - M40 - BEACONSFIELD SERVICES - joining JUNCTION 16 OF M25
Rep - TOBY RUTLAND
MEETING POINT 7 - M1 - TODDINGTON SERVICES - joining JUNCTION 21 OF M25
Rep - DUE TO NO REP TO COVER THIS MEETING POINT IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL MEETING POINT THIS YEAR
IF YOU WISH TO RIDE FROM HERE THEN WE WILL ADVISE WHAT TIME YOU WILL NEED TO RIDE OUT FROM THE SERVICES
FOLLOWING ONE ANOTHER ON YOUR WAY TO SOUTH MIMMS
MEETING POINT 8 - A1(M) – SOUTH MIMMS SERVICES - joining JUNCTION 23 OF M25
Reps - LEE BETTS
WHO TO LOOK FOR AT YOUR SERVICES FOR GUIDANCE AND HELP!
GREEN = MEETING POINT REP (Organiser of that meeting point and will be the main contact point)
PINK = Foot Marshals at the meeting point there to guide you to the right part of the services.
(Please bear in mind some services may have more than others due to lack of volunteers at some services - they will do the best they can with the amount of Marshals they have)
Blue = Lead Rider - the biker who will start the ride (this may also be the Meeting Point Rep) - DO NOT OVERTAKE THIS RIDER!!!!
Red = Tail End Charlie (DO NOT OVERTAKE THIS RIDER!)
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 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
