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Every time a biker buys a “brew” they
together we have raised £33,000 which
has gone to support veterans’ charities,
respite homes, outreach programmes
feeding the homeless, community hubs
and mental health charities to name but
a few.
Our popularity has meant that we were
able to treble the size of the 2026 event
(starting on 1st April - 30 September)
which now includes 296 venues spanning
from Newquay to Norwich and up to
Carlisle. It has resonated with so many
bikers and café owners that it is fast
becoming the most talked about event in
both the motorbike and café worlds. We
hope to have more than 7,500 bikers
involved this year with a target of £75,000
and next year it will be even bigger.
Every penny of the £10 a biker pays for a
passport goes into our Grant Fund. We
are all volunteers and no one is paid.
earn a stamp in their passport and for
every 10 stamps at 10 different cafes they
get a ticket in a raffle. This year we have
some amazing prizes – the choice of 3
brand new Triumph motorbikes or a
1961 fully reconditioned Lambretta
scooter with 2,000 hours of hand
engraving plus Litelok locks and Moto
Beeline navigation devices! There is no
other event like this! Oh and did I
mention that we have already financed
and installed 7 defibrillators with another
two in the pipeline?
“Release the clutch,
quiet the noise”
Our online community is growing at over
1,500 a month right now and we are
already up to 8,600 Followers on just one
of our groups.
Our mantra is “Release the Clutch Quiet
the Noise” because every good biker
knows that when you get on the bike you
have to be totally focussed and in the
present. It provides a respite from the
daily turmoil and some of life’s issues.
This noise disappears! This saying helps
to shine a light on the positive mental
health benefits of riding.
The NHS talks about 5 steps to wellbeing
– mindfulness, learning, connecting with
people and community engagement,
giving to others, and exercise. All of
these are obtainable from the simplicity
of the Bike and Brew passport event. It
really is the best mental health tonic
available in the motorbike community.
The power of a bike and a brew
combined to make a real positive
difference!
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