Supporter News
People raise money for Riders for Health in many ways, but Ian Dobson recently suffered a close shave in his bid to support health workers in Africa....
05 September 2008
Mark Galliers recently completed a solo trans-Africa motorcycle ride to raise some money for Riders. It was during his ride that Mark ran in to one of the very people he was raising mo...
29 August 2008
Xerox, the document management company, have donated £3,857 to support Riders for Health’s work in Africa....
21 July 2008
Riders supporter, Paul Fransen, donated €1,475 (£1,166) to support our work in Africa when he took part in the Eastern Europe Rally....
21 July 2008
Fundraisers from the firm, CB Richard Ellis, have raised an incredible £10,690 to support Riders work in Africa by completing a ‘virtual’ cycle challenge....
18 July 2008
Riders supporters Peter and Guy have completed the mammoth 1,039 journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End in under 24 hours. ...
16 July 2008
Riders’ volunteers in the Netherlands will be nice and warm when out at events from now on after a donation REV’IT....
02 July 2008
MV Agusta UK are auctioning a very limited framed signed shirt by none other than the legendary Giacomo Agostini....
11 June 2008
Last month, Jennie and Astrid from Riders for Health were invited to attend a cake sale organised by Riders supporters Lynne Hale and Camilla Young at the office where they work. ...
10 June 2008
On August 17th, four Riders supporters will start out on a drive of 3,000 kilometres in a vehicle that most would consider unfit for a trip to the supermarket....
10 June 2008
The youngsters from Linktown Young Church Group have been busy once again as they attended a local market to raise money for our work. ...
02 June 2008
Four of Riders’ supporters recently raised over £4,000 for our work by cycling from Lands end to John O’Groats. ...
06 May 2008
Motorcycle-mad Mick Hall has set himself the challenge of riding 5,000 miles in five days this June – and will be raising money for Riders along the way....
06 May 2008
Riders supporter, Asa Fatchett, raised £171 for Riders last month when he took part in the Lincoln 10k run....
18 April 2008
Riders’ supporter and bike enthusiast Paul Hocking was one of the first people in the world to get the brand new Ducati Desmosedici RR. ...
18 April 2008
Supporters from Bristol took to the roads of southern England at the end of March to raise money to support our work, and have fun at the same time. ...
31 March 2008
This year's Day of Champions will take place on Thursday, 19th June at Donington Park....
13 March 2008
John Green, from Bolton in Lancashire, has been awarded the Rotary International Service Award....
28 February 2008
This year’s Dakar rally may well have been cancelled, but that hasn’t stopped Team Biketruck from entering the ‘Heroes Legend Paris to Dakar Rally’. ...
21 February 2008
Linktown Young Church to hold book sale for Riders. ...
29 January 2008
TV chefs Si King and Dave Myers, better known as The Hairy Bikers, were on hand to cook dinner for Riders supporter Paul Caunce and his guests last week....
14 December 2007
Linktown Young Church has named Riders for Health as their chosen charity for the coming year. ...
10 December 2007
Ron and Leon Haslam took part in a two hour endurance event recently to raise €900 for Riders....
06 December 2007
Riders’ supporter Andrew Wells recently returned from his mammoth journey from Chelmsford to Cape Town....
30 November 2007
Riders supporter, Harry Rogers, is auctioning two signed photos on the internet auction website, Ebay....
27 November 2007
Riders' supporters in the Pacific north-west United States have been working to raise over $1000 for our work....
05 November 2007
The leaders of the 2nd Burton Latimer Guide Unit enjoyed a rare evening of peace and quiet recently, as the Guides challenged themselves to hold a meeting in complete silence to raise ...
31 October 2007
A group of Warwickshire Rotarians has given a great boost to the work of Riders for Health, after an incredible 1000 bikers rode from Leamington Spa to Meriden as part of the annual Me...
31 October 2007
When you think of motorcycling ‘Down Under’, the famous Phillip Island circuit is probably the first thing that springs to mind. But earlier this year Riders supporter Danny Rebel took...
31 October 2007
Cumins Community Action Group. Raising funds for the group but also wanted to benefit another charity. Chose Riders for Health because of the biking connection....
31 October 2007
Riders work is reliant on the support of its army of volunteers who form the backbone of our fundraising activities. Here www.riders.org feature the LifeRiders from Doncaster....
01 October 2007
Nearly £2000 has been raised in the memory of Peter James Banks, who was tragically killed in a motorcycling accident in June....
29 September 2007
Riders' CEO Andrea Coleman and Executive Director, Barry Coleman, were in New York this week as they attended the annual Clinton Global Initiative conference....
28 September 2007
American supporter Greg O'Loughlin is heading out on his bike this September to help raise money for Riders. Greg, who is from Nashville, Tennessee, first heard about Riders after read...
06 September 2007
Riders supporter, Sean Wimhurst, is inviting people to take part in a spot of glamour to help raise money for Riders as he holds a Masquerade Ball. ...
05 September 2007
The official Alex Hofmann fanclub donated €500 to Riders at this year's British MotoGP at Donington Park....
27 July 2007
Riders would like to thank the 24h-racing.nl Team, who will be taking part in the 24 hour scooter and moped race at Harz-Ring in Germany, for the first time this year....
18 June 2007
Riders supporters from Eurosport in Germany are giving race fans the chance to enjoy the sounds of MotoGP, while supporting Riders work in Africa....
14 June 2007
Riders would like to thank the Rotary club of Cupar and Cupar Motor Cycles, in Fife, for raising over £150 for Riders for Health....
14 June 2007
A team led by SSgt Dilip Wagh are heading out on manoeuvres across Europe on their bikes to raise money for Riders for Health. ...
01 June 2007
Australian supporters of Riders for Health have been out on their bikes again touring the mountains of Australia and raising money for Riders for Health....
10 May 2007
Riders would like to thank the staff and customers of Infinity Motorcycles, in York who raised almost £900 for Riders for Health....
10 May 2007
Jill Bruce, from Dromore in Northern Ireland, has just completed her trek to Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, on the Kenya-Tanzania border and in doing so raised £xxx for ...
26 April 2007
Riders would like to thank all those who took part in the Horizons Unlimited Motorcycles Travellers meeting in Australia in February....
19 March 2007
Long time Riders for Health supporters, the LifeRiders, have come up with a great way of raising money for Riders for Health....
13 March 2007
30 Riders completed an amazing journey across Morocco taking in the route of the world famous Dakar rally, while at the same time raising £xxxx for Riders for Health....
23 February 2007
Racedays are holding a new fundraising event at Ascari, Spain, with all the profits going to Riders for Health....
19 February 2007
Riders for Health would like to thank all those who took part in and supported the Highway to Health ride around Australia. The event was a huge success and after all the donations wer...
05 February 2007
Riders for Health would like to thank everyone that took the time to visit the stand at last week’s London Motorcycle Show at the ExCeL Arena....
05 February 2007
Staff from Cummin’s Daventry Engine Plant completed a mammoth ride across the UK to raise money for Riders for Health and recently presented Riders with a cheque for £500. As well as r...
29 January 2007
Airline pilot and Riders supporter Fraser Woolley chose a less direct way of getting to The Gambia this winter by completing the 9,000 mile journey from Kent to Banjul on motorbike....
29 January 2007
The Riders Gambia team were thrilled to receive a visit from the police this month, as they welcomed a 35-strong group from the Dutch national police force to the Kanifing HQ....
24 September 2006
CMC Motorcycles are helping to get Africa on track by donating proceeds from every bike sold at their branches in Cannock, Chesterfield and Nottingham to Riders for Health....
18 September 2006
Intrepid athlete Jill Bruce, from Dromore in Northern Ireland, will set out to scale Africa’s highest mountain next year, in a bid to raise money for Riders for Health....
17 July 2006
Stylish Steadman posters to help save lives in the Gambia Tim Fransen has devised a stylish and innovative way to help save lives in Africa, courtesy of artist Ralph Steadman....
02 June 2006
Dedicated Riders for Health volunteers Pete and Sue Crowther took inspiration from the summer sunshine last year to raise £373 for Riders with a Bikers Brunch and BBQ....
11 May 2006