A lifelong lover of bikes (and all things with an engine really).  I got my full licence aged 17 – when Examiners hid in alleyways to jump out on you during the emergency stop.

Following surgery on my spine, I was advised to give up riding, which has been very difficult.  Working alongside the Mental Health Motorbike team, meeting so many riders and being part of the wonderful biking community once again, is an absolute privilege and has eased my sense of loss.

My day job involves improving rider safety (physically), so helping riders with their mental health is a great fit. My plan is to ensure Mental Health Motorbike becomes a familiar name within motorcycling.  Particularly within the motorcycle industry itself. 

A Yorkshireman living in North East Derbyshire with a staffy and a great family

I feel very proud to have been founder of Mental Health Motorbike, sadly it came from the loss of a friend to suicide and the need to be proactive in addressing this issue. The challenge is now to take the Charity to a new level so it can become a recognised household name and the place bikers and their families across the UK come to for meaningful support.

For the last 30 years my day job has been developing international education programmes across the world with young people, teachers and non-formal education professionals, I am a comunity activist who believes in empowerment, education, inclusion and learning through active experiences. I have BIKER running through my DNA since the first motorbike experience at my friends farm aged 13! then I saw Top Gun – that GPZ 900R! did it

Love reading, walking and surrounding myself around interesting people and fight for the marginalised people in society.