Gordon Prime Memorial Ride
Sunday April 16th
The ride will start from Carew Cheriton Control Tower where there will be ample room for parking of vehicles, camper vans, caravans and trailers. Overnight camping on the site is permitted but be aware this is not a campsite and there are no showers or other facilities. Toilets will be available.
There will be a snack van on site from 9.30am selling drinks, burgers etc.
Programme
10.00am Assemble at Carew Chilton Control Tower
Riders are required to sign on before the ride commences.
11.00am Bikes start to leave, oldest bikes first, Military Bikes to form a group at the rear. There will be route sheets but riders are asked NOT to overtake and to follow in convoy.
The route will follow mainly minor roads and will head for Angle.
12.00 – 1.00 pm Lunch break at Chapel Bay Fort & Museum, Angle. There is a museum and Café here for refreshment and toilets.
1.00 pm Depart for Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre
2.00 pm Assemble at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre for a minutes silence and playing of the last post as a memorial to Gordon Prime.
2.15 pm Return to Carew Control Tower for final refreshments and to view the bikes and vehicles on display.
4.0 pm Closure of event.
Details
Carew Cheriton Control Tower
Carew Airfield
Carew, Pembrokeshire
SA70 8SX
https://www.carewcheritoncontroltower.co.uk/
Chapel Bay Fort
Angle, Pembrokeshire.
SA71 5BE
https://chapelbayfort.com/
Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre
Royal Dockyard Chapel
Meyrick Owen Way
Pembroke Dock
Pembrokeshire
SA72 6WS
https://pdht.org/
Hi all, just a reminder that the memorial run for Gordon will take place this coming Sunday16th April starting at Carew Cheriton Control Tower at 11am. Those of you who are able to, please take part in honouring his and his best mate Bert Stinchcombe who died just three weeks before the end of the war in Europe on this date in 1945 whom Gordon never forgot.
