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Nickbat Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7167 London NW7 Gender: Drives: 2002 2.6CD Auto	Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett 14. Mar 2010 at 11:19 One word: Excellent. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8566626.stm
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #1 - 14. Mar 2010 at 11:25 Beautiful day for it too
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Tony H Omega Baron Offline Posts: 4164 liverpool Gender: Drives: 2.5 ELITE	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #2 - 14. Mar 2010 at 11:28 What a fantastic gesture Just heard on the news that the fund raising estimate of 75K has been increased to 100k
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splott Omega Knight Offline Dads car with attitude Posts: 1050 Bebington, The Wirral Gender: Drives: 2.5 CDX face lift	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #3 - 14. Mar 2010 at 11:39 What a fantastic gesture Bikers now do an awful lot for good causes Good on them This is bikers for you in my area http://www.wirraleggrun.co.uk/ Even the plod turns a blind eye when the bikers are speeding on the M53.
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Seth Omega Baron Offline If there's a 'system' - play it ... ! Posts: 4236 South Wales Valleys Gender: Drives: 1999 2.5TD GLS Estate - Manual jobbie Woohoo !!!!!	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #4 - 14. Mar 2010 at 11:45
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Taxi Driver Omega Lord Offline OOF Holly Dog Posts: 8413 Swindon Gender: Drives: Fiat Scudo 90 Multijet (whatever that means!)	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #5 - 14. Mar 2010 at 11:52 Just got back from walking Holly dog, we went thro local woods as far as the M4 and back. The M4 was very noisey, with the roar of motorbikes. Also noisey with the police helicopter buzzing around.
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Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett
Reply #6 - 14. Mar 2010 at 12:07

what a nightmare living in Wootton Bassett it must be - every other day some bunch of do-gooders on a march

"just nipping out for the papers dear, back in a tic!"

"oh ffs! - roads shut.....again - we'd move if anyone actually wanted to live here - but no every feckin week some mob or other is marching up the high street! close the door, pull the curtains and turn the telly up honey"

i truly feel sorry for the good residents of WB - lets have a parade up the high street in their honour Thumbs Up!

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Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett
Reply #7 - 14. Mar 2010 at 12:34

Banjax wrote on 14. Mar 2010 at 12:07:

what a nightmare living in Wootton Bassett it must be - every other day some bunch of do-gooders on a march

"just nipping out for the papers dear, back in a tic!"

"oh ffs! - roads shut.....again - we'd move if anyone actually wanted to live here - but no every feckin week some mob or other is marching up the high street! close the door, pull the curtains and turn the telly up honey"

i truly feel sorry for the good residents of WB - lets have a parade up the high street in their honour Thumbs Up!

If they want to, I'm sure they are capable of feeling sorry for themselves. As it happens, it appears that most are supportive:

Local MP James Gray said people in the town appreciated the gesture and were "very supportive of it indeed".

He added: "Initially when I heard about this I was worried about it because I thought, 'well, it's going to be an enormous amount of noise'.

"But what people said to me was, 'well, look, this is going to raise something like £75,000 altogether for this brilliant charity, Afghan Heroes.'"

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Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett
Reply #8 - 14. Mar 2010 at 12:39

Nickbat wrote on 14. Mar 2010 at 12:34:

Banjax wrote on 14. Mar 2010 at 12:07:

what a nightmare living in Wootton Bassett it must be - every other day some bunch of do-gooders on a march

"just nipping out for the papers dear, back in a tic!"

"oh ffs! - roads shut.....again - we'd move if anyone actually wanted to live here - but no every feckin week some mob or other is marching up the high street! close the door, pull the curtains and turn the telly up honey"

i truly feel sorry for the good residents of WB - lets have a parade up the high street in their honour Thumbs Up!

If they want to, I'm sure they are capable of feeling sorry for themselves. As it happens, it appears that most are supportive:

Local MP James Gray said people in the town appreciated the gesture and were "very supportive of it indeed".

He added: "Initially when I heard about this I was worried about it because I thought, 'well, it's going to be an enormous amount of noise'.

"But what people said to me was, 'well, look, this is going to raise something like £75,000 altogether for this brilliant charity, Afghan Heroes.'"

want to organise a marching band up WB high street next Sunday morning then? how about it - you're right, nick - they must feckin love it Wink

"who's marching this week, dear?"

"jeezuz, it's a bunch of accountants, doctors and IT managers on Harleys honey - must make them feel good"

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Banjax Omega Lord Offline We're just a virus with shoes Posts: 5591 Perth Gender: Drives: '04 Subaru Legacy Sport, '03 406 diesel	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #9 - 14. Mar 2010 at 12:49 "the event is due to last all day honey - you may as well come in" poor sods
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Turk Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3364 Llanelli, Wales Gender: Drives: Two tractors...a chipped manual 2.5td CD (F/Lift '00) & a Hardly-Movinson XL1200	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #10 - 14. Mar 2010 at 13:41 Banjax wrote on 14. Mar 2010 at 12:49: poor sods Has Oscar the Grouch been using Banjax's PC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a5vaIsaxB8&feature=PlayList&p=E68B81A7F7DC2BE1&p...
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Banjax Omega Lord Offline We're just a virus with shoes Posts: 5591 Perth Gender: Drives: '04 Subaru Legacy Sport, '03 406 diesel	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #11 - 14. Mar 2010 at 14:45 Turk wrote on 14. Mar 2010 at 13:41: Banjax wrote on 14. Mar 2010 at 12:49: poor sods Has Oscar the Grouch been using Banjax's PC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a5vaIsaxB8&feature=PlayList&p=E68B81A7F7DC2BE1&p...
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Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett
Reply #12 - 14. Mar 2010 at 18:43

Been up to the main road today for several hours .. fantastic sight, and the pavements are lined with folks applauding the bikers.

The atmosphere is excellent with lots of banter, especially for the 2 "Mods" in full kit who were stood near us ... really impressive and a tad emotional at times.

The majority of Bassett folks have no problems at all with the repatriation parades, or the tributes like this one .. when they are GENUINE .. it is the idiots that try and make things political, and/or a "press call" that piss us off.

This is easily seen by the huge number of "bassetteers" who line the streets on every occassion .. and I DON'T just mean those in the town centre, the whole route through the town, right the way to J16 of the M4 has people paying their own tribute ... miles away from the bloody cameras ( which I think should be banned .. or limited to a single one doing a "feed" for all stations)

So Banjax .. sorry mate .. you are totally wrong on this one.

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Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett
Reply #13 - 14. Mar 2010 at 18:59

Entwood wrote on 14. Mar 2010 at 18:43:

Been up to the main road today for several hours .. fantastic sight, and the pavements are lined with folks applauding the bikers.

The atmosphere is excellent with lots of banter, especially for the 2 "Mods" in full kit who were stood near us ... really impressive and a tad emotional at times.

The majority of Bassett folks have no problems at all with the repatriation parades, or the tributes like this one .. when they are GENUINE .. it is the idiots that try and make things political, and/or a "press call" that piss us off.

This is easily seen by the huge number of "bassetteers" who line the streets on every occassion .. and I DON'T just mean those in the town centre, the whole route through the town, right the way to J16 of the M4 has people paying their own tribute ... miles away from the bloody cameras ( which I think should be banned .. or limited to a single one doing a "feed" for all stations)

So Banjax .. sorry mate .. you are totally wrong on this one.

i take your point but it's gotta be a minority of residents who line the route - not saying all who don't are pee'd off but they can't all find it convenient surely? i know i'd get sick of it - and you're right about the politicization and the press calls - i'd hate to see wb recent honourable tradition taken over by every idiot with a point to make about something - but hey its a democracy last time i looked so each to their own. Thumbs Up!

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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: Bikers' tribute to our troops & Wootton Bassett Reply #14 - 20. Mar 2010 at 22:44 Sorry these pictures are so late ... but my camera ended up going off with a mate !! Thank you to all the bikers ............... and the supporters ..
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