Yorkhill Easter Egg Run

[Falcoholic]

Garry Whiting (abley assisted by a few others including myself) is the ringleader of "Y.E.E.R" or "Yorkhill Easter Egg Run" in Glasgow. We formed to rescue one of the largest charity motorcycle events in the UK - the Glasgow "Easter Egg Run", a motorcycle parade through the city in aid of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. The run is held on Easter Sunday (4th April this year) and has been going for more than 10 years raising as much as £33 000 pounds EACH YEAR for the hospital as well as many thousands of chocolate eggs. The eggs which are many times the number needed for children who are stuck in the hospital over Easter are then distributed to all surrounding hospitals, children's homes & to community midwifes for delivery to other children.

In 2009 the original organisers "M.A.G Scotland" (Motorcycle Action Group) announced that the run was being cancelled FOR THAT YEAR ONLY due to construction work causing health & safety concerns at the assembly location. These concerns apparently originated from the Police. We have since heard that this was inaccurate. Now in 2010, we heard only a few weeks ago that once again MAG had again cancelled, so without much hesitation, we formed a new organisation to take over the event. We simply could not allow tens of thousands of pounds to be cut off from the Children's Foundation. As a result we have had to work frantically to meet rapidly closing windows for Council Parade applications and Police duty planning etc. This has been done I'm glad to report. As a result, we now have the backing of Glasgow City Council, Strathclyde Police, Rock Radio and of course, the hospital and their associated Yorkhill Children's Foundation charity.

Very many thanks for taking the time to read this. Kind regards,

Y.E.E.R

Y.E.E.R Facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4 ... 563&ref=nf

Be there or be square. And tell your friends.

[HowardQ]

Sounds like you've done an excellent job Andy.

But I must admit to being a bit it intrigued about the community midwives delivering the easter eggs to children!

Keep up the good work mate.