30/05/2024
Tommys final es**rt
Good Evening Everyone,
This has got to be the most important and hard hitting es**rt we have had to arrange as Rolling Rides. The final es**rt of Tommy ‘Donkey’ Finch to his celebration of life.
You are ALL invited and encouraged to join us in his final es**rt and this is one we want you all to be there for, so call in sick, book a day off and make sure that you are there.
Those travelling from Eastbourne way, please feel free to meet Adam and Martin at Fort Fun at 1000hrs, ready to leave at 10:30hrs and head to Hastings. We will be meeting at Tesco Extra, CHURCH WOOD DRIVE, HASTINGS for 11300hrs in the upper car park. Please consider that this is a public car park with members of the public around so please no messing about, Marshall’s will be present to direct you to where you need to be. (Also fuel up here before we leave as we have a longish ride)
From the meet point we will be going to Tommys home address which is only a few minuets away and here we will park up again and wait for Tommy to arrive at approximately 12:40. Once he has arrived we will then es**rt him to the WEALDEN CREMATORIUM where we are invited to join the service.
Route from Tesco, get to exit and turn left on to Church Wood Drive. Follow the road, we shall then make a right onto Wishing Tree Road which takes us to the top of Tommys Road. Please park here on both sides of road as lots of bikes expected. Marshall’s will assist and direct.
The route leaves his home address, and travels down Harley Sh*te Road to the A259 where we follow this west till we get the the Cop Hall Roundabout, we then take a right on to the A22 and then the A267 to the crematorium. Once there the hearse will park up to the side. At this point please find a parking spot, keep it tight as lots of bikes expected. Once parked, the hearse and bearers will make way down to the path at lower end of car park. Please line the path as Tommy will be carried past everyone as we go into the chapel.
Following on from the service, we have the 1066 Cafe holding a bike night for us as a celebration with food available. This is closed off to those that attend the funeral or have ridden and known Tommy through his years of riding the South East coast.
The ride from the meeting points to the cremation will be marshalled. However, please make your own way to the Route 1066 cafe and we look forward to celebrate Tommys life there.
I really hope that you are able to make this, this is set to be one of our biggest rides to date with the amount of people that knew Tommy.
Lastly, whilst this ride is marshalled you are responsible for your safety and those around you. So please keep it sensible and anyone deemed unsafe may be asked to leave.
TIMINGS:
1000hrs - Eastbourne meet point at Fort Fun
1030hrs - Eastbourne meet depart to Hastings Meet point
1130hrs - Hastings Meet point at Tesco Extra
1200hrs - Hastings meet point to depart to home address
1215hrs - Arrive at the home address and park up
1240hrs - Tommy arrives at home address
1300hrs - Depart from home address
1345hrs - Arrive at Wealden Crematorium
1400hrs - Service to start
1515hrs - End of service, head to Route 1066 cafe for celebration life / Tommys bike night.
