Caithness biker community congregate for school fundraiser

Caithness bikers took part in a county-wide road trip at the weekend to raise funds for Wick High School Motorcycle Club (WHSMC) and its upcoming trip to watch the British Superbike Championship at Knockhill.

In a post on its website today (May 23), the school stated that a group of nearly 50 bikers assembled at local fabricator Robbie Anderson’s Wickcraft business premises at Thrumster Garage for a planned ride around the top of the county, with “the fantastic amount of £1100” being raised.

The route took in stops at Lybster, Thurso Harbour and John O’Groats with the weather providing the only challenge. Homemade soup, sandwiches and cakes were provided on the bikers’ return by Audrey Anderson, Jodie Anderson and Adrienne Foster with Tesco Wick providing a generous donation of tea, coffee and bread.

The prize for the ‘best bike on the day’ went to Brandon Carter and his Aprilia RS 125. Group members were filled with nostalgia for their own time spent on small capacity two strokes, and said it was “fantastic to see the next generation of riders coming through”.

The money raised will go directly to WHSMC, founded two years ago by Ewan Mackay, one of the school’s technical teachers. The club has gone from strength-to-strength with up to 20 pupils attending after-school sessions on a Wednesday.

The children get the opportunity to work on a range of motorcycle projects with jobs from full engine rebuilds to basic servicing being carried out. Their most recent success was rebuilding a Suzuki TS 250 owned by the school janitor Sandy Mackay.

If anybody wishes to make further donations to the club, they can drop them off at the school reception or with Robbie Anderson at Thrumster Garage.

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