Oxo's Blog

It has been a long week - back from Poland on the Sunday night straight into a very busy week catching up with loads of messages and team members. I probably do need to have a week off in the sun to recharge - Poland was eactly a rest despite it being great fun! it...

There is always a sense of irrational anxiety when  I'm about to leave for another big international project. A few years ago I was doing quite a lot of these so I was jumping on  aeroplanes like getting a taxi. Normally I get a hotel the night before a flight to make...

I remember the sense of anticipation five years ago on the 1st of March 2020 when we decided this was going to be the day we launched Mental Health Motorbike. I'd spent the previous few months intensively working with Jay Lucas my friend (and the charity’s other...

As many of you know a big part of my day job over the years has been international youth education, but since setting up the charity this has been much reduced. I've really missed the work but not the travelling and hotels.   On the 6th of March I will be flying to...

It is a real privilidge to be invited into the world of people we have supported. Si and Janine are a couple who have needed some of our support and have then gone on to be good friends of the charity promoting our work. When we had the opportunity to attend this...

A big part of our Charity's work involves working alongside different organisations, club, road safety partnerships and statutory services like the emergency services. If we can help reduce accidents there will less demand on bikers with life changing injuries drawing...

One of my highlights as a Charity Trustee is going out and meeting our wonderful teams of volunteers. A chance to catch up, hear their plans and help resource them to do the life saving work they do. Paul joined the team last year and after a difficult illness we are...