On Saturday 12 July, three visually impaired people will be taking part in a motorbike ride from Manchester to Yorkshire to raise awareness and funds for Henshaws Society for Blind People.
The Sausage Run is a Henshaws fundraising event where motorbike and scooter riders travel together from Henshaws Manchester Resource Centre in Old Trafford, to Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre in Knaresborough. The service users will be riding pillion on the back of motorbikes with guides driving, as they travel the 80 miles to Yorkshire along with sighted motorbike riders.
The service users are Kimberley Burrows, 25, from Irlam, Gareth Hughes, 25, from Little Hulton and Malcolm Elthrope, 38, from Old Trafford. They are all severely sight impaired and currently attend Henshaws Resource Centre in Manchester on the Skillstep course. Skillstep, which is supported by the Big Lottery Fund, is a 12-week course for people with a visual impairment who want to work, volunteer or continue studying.
The riders will take a completely non motorway route to head across Yorkshire on this scenic route, which is the perfect opportunity for all riders, including learners to get together for a social and fun day out.
There are still places for the event which costs £10 to register and all participants are expected to fundraise to raise valuable funds for Henshaws vital services to support blind and visually impaired people.
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