This year’s Blackpool Light Parade is free to all Wingers!
Thanks to Sponsorship – mainly from Knutsford Honda but also from Colin Appleyard Motorcycles and with the help of the Hoteliers who are hosting the Event this year, the Organisers are able to waive the Event Registration (Inscription) Charge altogether and will instead be inviting participating Wingers to make a donation to charity.
The nominated charity this year will be North West Air Ambulance.
Blackpool Light Parade has been run on a low-cost and not-for-profit basis throughout its history and surpluses have generally gone to charities of one sort or another. This year the modest expense of the Event are even more modest than usual, so the Federation is waiving the Registration Fee (last year it was £3 per bike) in favour of providing collection buckets for donations – all of which will go to charity.
There will be collection buckets at Event Registration at the Warwick Hotel and Collectors will also be active at the Static Display on the Promenade (to collect from the public) and in the Parade mustering area to allow Day Visitor Wingers to contribute if they wish.
The suggested donation is £3 per bike but no one will object if you round yours up to a fiver!
Hi everyone Papajoe here, Just posting to let you know that I cannot make it down to this years light parades at Blackpool or Scarborough……..
…. this is due to circumstances beyond my control as my daughter is due a baby anytime within the next couple of weeks and things arn’t going as straight forward as they should be…….so I can’t venture to far away untill the baby is born.
I wish everyone the best of luck and I am sure you will all have a great time, remember to post lots of photos and video for me to look at, and tell whoever wins the best lit trike that I will be back next year to do battle for the trophy…….;-)
Papajoe
Sorry to hear you can’t make it, Joe, and I do hope things go well for your daughter. You can be sure I will take lots of photos as usual!