Huge motorcycle event raises thousands for Children’s Hospice South West
Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) was delighted to receive over £9200 from the annual Martin Jennings Memorial Motorcycle Run.
2025 was the 38th year of the event and despite 2 postponements due to weather the event still saw more than 1,500 bikers take part.
A cheque for £9,243.31 was presented to Amanda Masters from CHSW in Beacon, where Martin was born, by members of the Martin Jennings Marshals Association.
The 2025 total is the 2nd highest amount raised since the event began in 1988, bringing the overall total raised for local and national charities to around £200,000.
Amanda Masters, Area Fundraiser for CHSW, said:
Thank you so much to all the amazing bikers who participated in this wonderful event which really does bring the Cornish community together.
"Thank you also to the organisers for choosing to support CHSW this year. The funds raised will help support babes, children, young people and their families when they need it most, through the vital services of Children’s Hospice South West.”
The route saw riders assemble at Truro’s Tregurra Park and Ride before setting off on a countywide 100-mile tour across Cornwall, encompassing a stop off at Cornwall Services before making their way down the A30 towards Camborne.
The bikers then rode into Beacon village, where they gathered for a minute’s silence in memory of Martin Jennings, the Camborne racer who died while competing in the 1987 Manx Grand Prix, and for Roger “Ginger” Andrew, a long-time friend of the event who passed away the previous month.
The final leg took riders through Troon and Helston before arriving at Falmouth Recreation Ground, where they were welcomed by Mayor Cllr Alan Jewell.
The annual ride, organised by David Saunby—recently nominated for a Westcountry Pride of Britain award—remains one of the largest charity motorcycle gatherings in the South West, with up to 1,500 riders taking part each year.