Chris's Barbersride 2025 fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation UK
Chris Taylor is raising money for Make-A-Wish Foundation UK
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I am raising money for Barbersride 2025 - another 1500miles slog!
BarbersRide 2025 will be heading back to the UK. 2-7 AUGUST 2025 Our mission continues: To raise over £20,000 for Make-A-Wish whilst enjoying the unbeatable sense of camaraderie that only a motorcycling road trip could offer!
BarbersRide was started by a bunch of biking barbers and industry guys that wanted to combine their love of biking and barbering with a fundraising charity event. In August 2017 the first event kicked off, from Dundee to London over 5 days and was a roaring success, raising over £10,000. Since then, every year has got bigger and better!
We’ve raised over £184,000 for charity so far!
We are very proud of the fact that 100% of all funds received are donated to the charity and that the BarbersRide crew give all their time willingly and completely free of charge.
2024 (our 8th year) saw close to 30 bikers enjoy the ride of their lives, making great new friendships along the journey and raising much needed funds for children with life debilitating illnesses. We took the ride overseas and raised over £32,000 for Make-A-Wish UK, Germany & Netherlands.
Make-A-Wish UK CEO, Jason Suckley says:
“In the UK, one child every hour is diagnosed with a critical illness that makes them eligible for a wish. They have already endured so much – from endless hospital visits, gruelling treatments and uncertainty from week to week. We are working tirelessly granting their wishes, but demand is continuing to outpace our best efforts to keep up. This means it’s taking longer than ever to grant once-in-a-lifetime wishes. But the heartbreaking reality is that many families simply can’t wait this long"