From near and far, from far and wide
Escorting Sir M on his final ride
Their numbers they just grew and grew
Vans, cars, veterans and learners too
Everyone said "Oh what a guy!"
With a tear in every single eye
Bacon sandwiches, cups of tea
Don't forget his work for charity
For the love of a man with a heart so true
Sir Michael, they all came for YOU!
Gone but not forgotten, you took the final bend
It was an honour to have known you and to call you friend
Brothers, Sisters come what may
As Sir M would always say
A biker family there is nothing greater
So its not goodbye....Its see you later - Donna Laundon
Escorting Sir M on his final ride
Their numbers they just grew and grew
Vans, cars, veterans and learners too
Everyone said "Oh what a guy!"
With a tear in every single eye
Bacon sandwiches, cups of tea
Don't forget his work for charity
For the love of a man with a heart so true
Sir Michael, they all came for YOU!
Gone but not forgotten, you took the final bend
It was an honour to have known you and to call you friend
Brothers, Sisters come what may
As Sir M would always say
A biker family there is nothing greater
So its not goodbye....Its see you later - Donna Laundon
Easy to donate & support Midland Freewheelers Blood Bikers
Short version:
Text 1066SIRM 5 to 70470 to donate £5. This costs £5 plus a std rate msg. Long version: To make a donation, text 1066SIRM 5 to 70470 to donate £5. This costs £5 plus a std rate msg. Alternatively, you can opt to give any whole amount up to £20. Thank for your donation: to The Sir M blood bike fund, your donation will help buy a bike for midland freewheelers (bloodbikes)in memory of Sir M (Michael John Flett) who passed away on 10/01/2019. Chris, Gary & Steven Flett Donate online: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sir-m |
Sir Michael John Flett
Michael passed away 5am Thursday 10th January 2019. He requested the biggest biker funeral ever seen in Birmingham. It was so big it was all in the newspapers
The Funeral
Events
Onesie & Elf 2019
1st December 2019
Good morning Dad
Yesterday was the Elf and Santa onesie run, I know you was watching over us, It was not the same without you there but we all did you proud. Me and Steven Flett rode together. We had a miracle happen, Bev Ramsey was a hour early, normally we have to wait for her lol. We tried the idea of Reindeer and Santa and it was good and we will keep doing it. As normal the kids and adults loved seeing us all dressed up and I'm sure we made a few folks day and brought a smile to there heart's. We toured around Birmingham. We stopped at Greggs for a cuppa and sausage roll. Then we finished ride at Hagley road village to visit Kriss Flett and all the residents, they loved seeing us turn up. Plus we raised more funds for blood bikes. Love and missing you everyday Dad. |
Onesie & Elf 2018
Michael John Flett leads the ride in the car due to poor health
Facebook Groups
Links: Tribute Group - Bread Pudding (L-Plates)
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New bike fund explainedIn addition to the day to day running costs for running the Emergency Rider Service (Fuel, Maintenance, Insurance etc…), we also need to plan for large expenditure items such as replacing our bikes. As you would expect, the bikes are well maintained and cared for but they also cover a lot of miles and inevitably need to be replaced. Our ‘New Bike Fund’ looks to address this and aims to build up sufficient funds to replace our current bikes when necessary and also, as demand for our service grows, to hopefully add to the fleet.
The Gauge below shows, in the centre, the target amount for a new bike fleet (currently around £52,000). The digital display shows how much we have currently raised towards this and the needle indicates our progress towards the target. Help us now to ‘Get into the green’!! |
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