Skilled Ayrshire riders raise £2015 for armed forces charity

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Nearly 60 skilled riders gathered on farmland in New Cumnock at the Ayrshire Trials Club’s annual Remembrance Sunday trials.The event, which featured homemade food and drink and a raffle, raised £2,015 for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.With trial riders and event spectators arriving from 9.30am on Remembrance Sunday, the trials began after the crowd observed The Two-Minute Silence at 11am.Fifty-seven competitors worked to complete three laps of 12 sections, and a ‘fast race’ took place over a short course.

The rider who completed the fast race in the quickest time without stopping won a new back tyre.To keep people warm and put hunger at bay, home baking, homemade soup and drinks were available for purchase, and a series of donated prizes could be won through the Ayrshire Trials Club raffle.

With all proceeds going to SSAFA, the event raised a total of £2,015.Sara Watson, Secretary at the Ayrshire Trials Club, said: “Our Remembrance Sunday fundraiser has become one of our favourite events of the year.

Many of us have close military links, so we feel it important to use a club event to raise funds for a cause that helps veterans who have served our country.