BFoM helping to save lives

Brackley Festival of Motorcycling is all about the bikes right?
 
Well, that’s not really the whole story. There’s a huge amount of good work that gets done because of the bikes.
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The Brackley Festival of Motorcycling is run by volunteers. We don’t get paid, we just do it because we love motorcycles and we care about the local community. 
 
Since it started, Brackley Festival of Motorcycling has been a non-profit making event with all of the money raised going to local charities (net of costs). With your help, we have raised a huge amount of money over the years for a wide range of causes which has in turn, had a great positive impact on the local and wider community.
 
Below are some of the charities we have helped over the years. Click on the links or images to find out more about them and the work they do.

Thanks for you support, together we are helping to save lives.

Together we are saving lives

blood bikers

The blood Bikers SERV OBN (Oxon, Bucks, Berks & Northants) provides a vital rapid response medical transport service, carrying Transporting urgently needed medical items including Blood, Vaccines, Medical Notes, X-Rays, Scans & other urgently required medical items out of hours & free of Charge to local NHS Trusts.

Air ambulance

Every day, Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance are helping save more lives. Our critical careparamedics, trauma doctors and pilots fly an average of three rescue missions a day, giving people the very best chance of survival and recovery.

true heroes racing

True Heroes Racing aims to use the world of motorsport to firstly, prove to these individuals and the wider community that they can compete on a level playing field with their able bodied counterparts but most importantly, to give all injured members of the project a new sense of purpose and a focus for them to set and achieve new goals.

Katharine House

Katharine House provide specialist palliative care for adults with life limiting conditions. Care is offered throughout the local community. Whilst many of our patients come in to the hospice, we care for many more in their own homes, care homes or in the hospital.

the bike experience

The Bike Experience is a charity that teaches and advises motorcyclists who have been disabled how they can ride again, through the provision of an adapted and modified motorcycle which will allow them to ride in a safe environment using a logical step by step process.

Go for the Warmth

The Round Table are proud to help the lives of others, going above and beyond. From Santa sleighs to summer beer festivals, Round Table is about working as a team and bringing the whole community together and ensuring that profit goes to brilliant local causes

Brackley bowls club

Bowls helps improve self-esteem and gets you out and about and meeting people and being part of a team also gives you a sense of belonging. It is a low-impact, therapeutic exercise that can improve fitness, coordination and confidence which contributes to all round happiness and well-being of its members.

Brackley Food Bank

Brackley Foodbank provides three days supply of food to individuals or families who have to face a sudden crisis in their lives. All it takes is low income and an unexpected event - bereavement, relationship breakdown, illness, redundancy - to throw people into a genuine crisis.

air cadets

The 1460 (Banbury) Squadron Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British youth organisation sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force. The ACT Encourages the spirit of adventure and develops qualities of leadership and good citizenship.

Scouts

Scouting offers fun, challenge and everyday adventure to 400,000 boys and girls across the UK. Offering over 200 different activities including camping, cooking, outdoor games and crafts, Scouting helps young people grow in confidence, achieve their full potential and become active members of their communities.

brackley Cricket club

A Friendly, family club playing in the Cherwell Cricket League. Cricket is the one sport that reaches across boundaries of gender, race and class and enables children to mix with other children from every different community.

Brackley carnival

From the vibrancy of the costumes, the noise of the bands and children singing and playing musical instruments the atmosphere is wonderful. The members of the public who take part in the procession go to such a huge effort and they are rewarded with the smiling faces of the children and spectators and the cheers from the crowd.

Mind

Recovery; To deliver high quality and appropriate services for people who experience mental ill health, promoting recovery, independence and integration.
Inclusion; To facilitate and support community integration and participation for people with mental health problems.
Awareness; To raise awareness of mental health; challenge stigma associated with mental illness; & promote & support positive mental health.

dogs for good

We train assistance dogs to help adults and children lead more independent lives, at home and in the community. We provide advice and support to people who want a pet dog to help them overcome specific challenges within their family. We train and support activity and therapy dogs and their specialist handlers to work in communities and schools. We continually explore new ways that dogs can help people.

brackley rotaract

The purpose of Rotaract is to provide an opportunity for young men and women to enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development, to address the physical and social needs of their communities, and to promote better relations between all people worldwide through a framework of friendship and service.