Over 300 bikers gathered at the Luxol Grounds in St Andrews early on a Sunday morning before heading off for the 11th charity ride organised every year by the Rebel Riders Brotherhood.

Hailed as the largest motorbike ride event on the Maltese Islands, this charity ride is open to all motorbike enthusiasts and has now established itself as one of the yearly highlights in their calendar of events. This year it was the turn of the Dar tal-Providenza to benefit from the money collected during the charity ride.

The event itself started at St Andrews, from where the large gathering of motorbikes of all makes and sizes left in an orderly motorcade and proceeded to three pre-planned venues at Hagar Qim, Mosta and Buskett. At each locality the group stopped for refreshments and appetisers, and raffles and collections were organised with the proceeds going towards the Dar tal-Providenza.

Over Lm600 collected from the participants and a number of sponsors was presented to Dar tal-Providenza administrator Anton Vella in a short ceremony held in a bar in Bugibba. Mr Vella thanked the Rebel Riders Brotherhood for organising this fund-raising event, as well as all the many participants and sponsors who made this year’s event such a huge success.