Wirral Egg Run Photos 2008

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Wirral Egg Run

The Wirral Egg Run is a charity event that is held every year the week before Easter. Bikers gather at New Brighton with their easter eggs or donations and then ride through the Wirral ending up a Clatterbridge Hospital, to drop their eggs off for children in hospital over the easter period. Donations are collected for the Jellybean children’s appeal raising money for children in hospital.

There’s always a good turnout, whether it’s bikers or spectators, and it’s said that it’s the largest event of it’s kind in Britain, if not Europe. It’s hard to keep track but it’s estimated to have around 5,000 bikes involved and raises 1,000’s of pounds for the jellybean appeal each year.

I first went on the Egg Run in 1998 and I haven’t missed too many since then (only when I had the kids), my husband rides a motorbike so I ride pillion on that. I really enjoy going on the Egg Run and it’s great to help out a charity and the children in this way. The rain held off this year as well which is always good. Ooh I’ve just noticed while writing this that it’s 10 years since I first went on the egg run, it doesn’t seem that long ago!

Photos

Below are some photos that I took on this years egg run. This is where it’s handy to have a point and shoot as there isn’t a lot of space on the back of the bike to carry anything else! It’s hard though to capture the huge amount of bikes that take part, you only get a glimpse from the photo’s of part of the long line of bikes that snakes it’s way around the sea front at New Brighton. And it can take over 2 hours to complete the route because of the volume of bikes.

Mandy

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