Message from the Chair

OCTOBER 2024

It has been one of the most exciting years in the history and growth of Mental Health Motorbike.

As you may be aware we set ourselves four core objectives this year

• To train 1000 people in mental health first aid
• To attend 200 events nationwide
• To bring some financial security to the charity
• To grow the team at all levels of the charity

I can say on all counts here we are hitting these targets. This year was all about consolidating the learning of the last four years and building a vision for the future. This summer the board of trustees met and created the vision document. This will now help us apply for funding to put the charity on a much stronger footing. That’s no doubt we are now in a stronger position to move forward.

So what does it take to achieve this? In truth a lot of blood sweat and tears. We have a team of volunteers that give huge amount, I feel very humbled and privileged at times to be surrounded awesome bunch of individuals.

As we head for 2025 the charity will grow. We need our mental health first aiders to get involved and use this qualification to make a difference to what is an incredible family – the motorbike community.

In returned we will try very hard to engage the industry in allowing your contributions to not only flourish and make a difference but also be there supporting you on a very meaningful level.

If you thought about getting involved please do. We’re working hard harder than ever to make sure that volunteers are looked after and have an opportunity for their voice to be heard. Again we’ve learned a lot of lessons over the last four years.

There is no better time to volunteer with the charity so watch out for all the different opportunities and getting involved – see you soon!

Paul ‘Oxo’