SFW was founded in March 2007 and by the end of 2011 the volunteers had responded to 11,400 calls, with 400 in December 2011 alone.  It has a team of 80 active riders and another 40 active volunteers assisting with telephone co-ordination of the riders and with fund-raising.  The operations are divided into three areas: Hereford & Worcester, Gloucestershire, and North Wiltshire, together covering an area 80 miles by 50, from Birmingham to Marlborough and from Hereford to Burford.

This year’s Prescott Bike Festival will include a galaxy of star riders, a raft of classic bikes, a chance for people to ride the famous Prescott hill on their own bikes and a host of events for all the family. The ever-growing list of star riders attending now includes former racer and now MotoGP commentator, Steve Parrish, and motorcycle adventurer, Nick Saunders (who has motorcycled around the world seven times). They join those already confirmed as listed below:

• Scott Redding from Gloucestershire, the youngest rider to win a Grand Prix when he triumphed in the British 125GP at Donington Park in 2008 and now one of the top riders in the ultra-competitive Moto2 class, who will officially open the event.
• Redline Racing with Tarran McKenzie and his three times BSB winning dad, Niall McKenzie.
• John Reynolds, Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes Ambassador and multiple British Superbike champion.
• Taylor McKenzie, a competitor in the MotoGP 125cc World Championship.
• Martin Robbins, British Hill Climb champion.
• Chris Hodgson, twice British Supermoto champion.
• Richard Blakeman, a member of the British Supermoto team.
• The AP Kawasaki BSB Team run by Paul Russo and with riders Freddie Russo, Anthony Haywood and Leon Hunt.

The Prescott Bike Festival will feature a Race Bikes Thru’ the Ages display with visitors able to get up close with rare exotica, early pioneering machinery, modern MotoGP bikes and more as well as see many of them in action, ridden by race riders.  Nearly all of the 200 tickets for visitors to Run the Hill on their own bikes have now been sold so to avoid disappointment visitors should visit  Prescott Bike Festival website. A few lucky visitors can be a passenger in a Formula 2 Honda sidecar outfit fitted with a CBR600FW engine. There will be a limited number of tickets available at the Festival and passengers will need full motorcycle gear and must be over 18. Martin Robbins, 2011 British Hill Climb Champion, is also offering pillion rides on his Yamaha TRX 850 hill climb racer – if you dare! Again only a limited number of tickets will be available at the Festival and restrictions apply.

The 2012 Festival will include a children’s demo area, a new Orchard Food & Bar Village, a Run the Hill Fancy Dress competition, paddock fun with a tribute act dedicated to the famous George Formby motorcycle film, No Limit, and live entertainment from UK hot rocking band, Josie and the Outlaw.

Prescott Bike Festival will take place on Sunday 22nd April 2012 and all proceeds from the day will go to the Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes and Severn Freewheelers. Advance tickets can be purchased via the Prescott Bike Festival website.

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The Prescott Bike Festival was born out of the need to raise awareness and funds for the Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes and one of its member groups, Severn Freewheelers. For Sunday 22nd April 2012, the Prescott Bike Festival will be bigger and even better. It will hopefully generate even more money for the Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes than in 2011. Set at one of the most prestigious hill climb venues in the UK against the beautiful backdrop of the Cotswold countryside, the Prescott Bike Festival aims to provide something for everyone; a relaxed family atmosphere, a huge variety of entertainment and a rare opportunity to ‘Run the Hill’ on your own motorcycle.

In 2012, the Festival will feature the addition of a new Race Bikes Thru’ the Ages display. Never before will such an extensive collection of bikes have been brought together. Here, festival goers will not only be able to get up close with rare exotica, early pioneering machinery, modern MotoGP bikes and more but they will see many of them in action, ridden by race riders. Of particular note is support from competitors in the Lansdowne Classic Series, who will display some of the most prestigious race bikes of the 1950s and 1960s. The 2012 Festival also promises a children’s demo area, a new Orchard Food & Bar Village, a Run the Hill Fancy Dress competition and much more. One of the most amusing new features for the Prescott Bike Festival 2012 was inspired by the unexpected entry of Superman in the 2011 Run the Hill. For 2012, entrants can choose to tackle the hill climb in fancy dress to raise money for the Blood Bike charities and for the chance of winning a fantastic prize for the best costume of the day!

Visit the Prescott Bike Festival website for more details of what will be in store and give riders the opportunity to purchase advance tickets and secure their place to Run the Hill. There are just 200 places available to Run the Hill, so it’s best to book early!

Head to the ticket competition entry page to try your luck for one of the 4 pairs of tickets, or head to the hill climb competition entry page if you want the chance to run the hill.

PLEASE don’t enter the hill climb competition unless you intend to ride your bike up the hill climb course – this is a 1 in 200 opportunity, don’t waste it!

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