Thousands of bikers have helped raise a record-breaking £132,700 at the Bike4Life event held on 1 September 2024, funding more than 87 future lifesaving missions for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

For the 12th year, 3,500 motorbikes rode in the Bike4Life Ride Out for 26 miles from Meole Brace in Shrewsbury to join thousands more fellow bikers, pillions and families at the new Bike4Life Festival venue at Weston Park, Shifnal.

This year’s event was the most successful yet, helping to raise the six-figure sum for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. This means that 41 air ambulance and an additional 46 critical care car missions have been made possible thanks to the support from event attendees.

Bike4Life Ride Out & Festival, sponsored by The Bike Insurer, was supported by several famous VIPs including:

- Carl Fogarty MBE - one of the most successful world superbike racers who holds the second highest number of race wins at 59
- Allen Millyard - an engineer and custom motorcycle builder having created specials like one of the world's largest, his Flying Millyard. Well known for appearing on television alongside Henry Cole
- James Whitham - former professional motorcycle racer in the British Superbike and World Superbike Championships
- Eddie Hall (The Beast) – retired strong man and keen motorcyclist now best known as a TV personality and actor
- Elspeth Beard – A motorcyclist and award-winning architect. In the early 1980s she became the first British woman to ride a motorcycle around the world
- TV’s Emergency Bikers Mark Hayes and Steve Harris

To follow updates on the next Bike4Life event visit bike4lifefest.com. To find out more about Midlands Air Ambulance Charity visit midlandsairambulance.com