07/09/2026
Here's a message from local riding superstar and all-round amazing lady Carla Mckenzie creating lifetime memories in support of our veterans 👇
Hello everyone. Thank you for taking time to read this post. I have been supporting our wounded, injured and sick veterans for over fifteen years. We do this by providing life changing motorcycle journeys in the USA. Your support would be very much appreciated Cx
WE NEED YOUR HELP — WE ARE £25,000 SHORT OF OUR FUNDRAISING TARGET
In late September, I will once again be part of a team taking British wounded, injured and sick (WIS) military veterans to the USA with Bike Tours for the Wounded (BT4TW).
This year, 25 beneficiaries will have the opportunity to experience the Best of the Wild West Challenge — but to make it happen, we still need to raise £25,000.
These are men and women from our Armed Forces who are part of the wounded, injured and sick community. Many have served in recent conflicts, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia, and have paid a very high price for the freedom and security the rest of us enjoy.
So my biggest ask is a simple one: please help us close that £25,000 gap.
If you can donate — £10, £20, £50, £100 or whatever you feel able to give — it will help us support another veteran on what can be a genuinely life-changing journey.
I have attached Chelley’s fundraising page. Chelley will be riding with me for the second time this year and has experienced first-hand what these trips mean.
She puts it rather well:
“I have funded my place, but many veterans can’t afford it. So I’m looking for your help to support others to join the trip.
If you’re able, please consider making a donation and help me fund another person to go.
Every contribution makes a real difference.”
Many friends will know that I have taken part in several BT4TW trips over the years. What I have learnt is that this is about far more than motorcycles or an extraordinary road trip across America.
BT4TW describes its purpose in three words:
RIDE. REFOCUS. DECIDE.
The ride gives veterans the opportunity to leave everyday pressures behind, experience some extraordinary places and, importantly, spend time with other people who understand some of the challenges they face.
Friendships are formed. Riders can become friends and mentors. A community develops. And that support continues long after everyone has returned home. BT4TW says it has now supported more than 700 wounded, injured and sick beneficiaries since its first challenge in 2012.
I have seen the difference these journeys can make. On a personal level, being part of them has been incredibly humbling.
We also need people.
🏍️ Experienced, confident motorcycle riders who would be prepared to give up their time and carry a beneficiary as their pillion. Riders fund their own participation. If this might be you, please contact me and I will happily explain what is involved.
🚐 Support vehicle drivers. Our support vehicles carry spare bikes and the tour luggage and, critically, provide respite and support for veterans when required. It is an essential part of making the tour work.
But right now, our greatest challenge is raising that final £25,000.
So, as I prepare for the journey ahead, I have one favour to ask:
Please donate if you can. If you can’t donate, please share this post.
Between us, perhaps we can get that £25,000 down to zero and give more of our wounded veterans the opportunity to experience something that can make a very real and lasting difference.
Every contribution matters. Thank you.
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