Roll your egg…

On Sunday 06 April WTTR supporters turned up at Rouken Glen Garden Centre near Linlithgow to join the Forth Gear / WTTR / Bikers Cove Easter Egg Run. 

The sun shone as a variety of bikes arrived and parked-up in our designated area of the car park. The was a real party atmosphere helped by our surprise "special guest" - BaxterBear - who is the most positive bear in the world! It was also brilliant to see how many bikers made an effort to wear bunny-ears and other Easter paraphernalia too. 

As always, Kaz Holmes provided the assembled riders, pillions and passengers with a thorough safety-briefing. There was a final group photo, and then BaxterBear climbed aboard Jockie Reid’s trike in readiness for the off.

Although the run wasn’t long, there’s no denying that a procession of 52 motorbikes is impressive. En-route people stopped to wave, take photos and cheer as we rode by. The combined noise of our engines also shook a sleepy South Queensferry as we passed through it on our way to our final destination, the Bikers Cove.

All the donated Easter Eggs - so far 489 of them!!! - will be given to the Venchie Children and Young People’s Project and Kinsfolk Carers Edinburgh - two local charities that are significant to members of Forth Gear, WTTR and the Bikers Cove. In return everyone was treated a selection of yummy cakes to accompany our much needed teas and coffees.

WTTR would like to thank the management of Rouken Glen Garden Centre Linlithgow for allowing us to use their car park for the start of the Easter Egg Bike Run. We’d also like to say a big thanks to Forth Gear and the Bikers Cove for looking after us so well at the end of our ride too. In addition many thanks to our route planners and route marshals - who helped us to get this event up and running and ensure the roads were clear for our procession to take place safely and without incident.

Finally we’d like to that everyone who turned up to support this event - bikers, pillions, passengers, supporters. All the eggs will be going to great causes and you’ve helped to make someone’s Easter extra special. Your all stars!

For more photos of this event see the WTTR Flickr feed and then why not join the other 576 WTTR supporters and become one of our Facebook friends too.

- Derek Green, WTTR Media & Communications