BMAD Mission Statement
The objectives of BMAD (Bikers Make a Difference) are to raise money for public benefit in providing funding to sick, disabled and disadvantaged young people up to the age of 19 in the TQ area; and other charities that also provide services to the local TQ communities which directly or indirectly benefit young people.
Examples of charities we have supported because of the services they provide locally are: Devon Freewheelers (Blood Bikes), St. John Ambulance, Torbay Young Carers and Devon Air Ambulance.
It started in 2002 with an idea by the founders of Bikers Make A Difference – BMAD, Kelvin and Jayne Halloran. That idea was to have a social gathering of bikers on Paignton Seafront in Devon and to raise valuable money for local charity. BMAD is now, probably, the biggest biker, music and beer festival in the South West of England. We also have regular Bike Nights running from the beginning of June until the end of September on Wednesday evenings from 6pm. Please see the Bike Night page for dates.
Paignton Bike Night finally saw its birth in 2003 and has gone on to become the longest running largest regular social gathering of bikers in the South West of England. Each year on Paignton Seafront we regularly have a mile of bikes parked side by side every Wednesday evening from the begining of June to the end of Sept.
Due to the success of Paignton Bike Nights we now organise a Bike, Band & Beer Festival weekend called Paignton Bike Festival which is held on Paignton Seafront. Our first Festival was in May 2005 and proved to be a total success not just for our charities but also for all concerned including the many sponsors and traders that attended.
The objectives of BMAD (Bikers Make a Difference) are to raise money for public benefit in providing funding to sick, disabled and disadvantaged young people up to the age of 19 in the TQ area; and other charities that also provide services to the local TQ communities which directly or indirectly benefit young people.
A big thank you to:
- All our volunteers and supporters
- All our sponsors
- Devon and Cornwall Police
- Torbay Council
We have used quite a few images (including two on the Home Page) photographed by Stuart Chapman and kindly supplied for display on our website. Please don’t copy any images without our permission.
And another big THANK YOU to all those that continue to support BMAD in whatever way you can . . . because bikers really do make a difference! Remember – You don’t have to be a biker to volunteer or support us.
Your donations over the years have made and will continue to make a huge difference to our community.
Please go to Charities to see where some of your donations are donated and the difference it is making.
The price you see advertised on all our events are for donation only and is not compulsory.
We welcome you all and lets make a difference to our community.
Without your support by donation there is no event.
A great big thanks to all of our supporters who give even more to come to BMAD events.
Thanks again for your support.Kelv
