BikeSafe-London Receives A Donation

Sometimes a terrible tragedy can be turned into a positive thing and this is the case when Sergeant Paul Mostyn was contacted by Stuart Kielty a former attendee at a BikeSafe-London Rider Skills Day.

Stuart told Paul that his father, John Kielty, had been fatally injured in a non-fault collision on the M4 back on New Years Eve in 2006. John was an avid motorcyclist for 40+ years and at the time had a BMW K1200 RS. He had attended the BikeSafe-London course on two occasions, firstly with his son Stuart, his daughter-in-law and his son-in-law after buying them the course as a Christmas present. He told Stuart that he had enjoyed the course immensely and learnt so much that he later attended again with friends.

At the time of John’s funeral the family decided not to request flowers and that any donations would be evenly split between two relevant benefactors. The family chose BRAKE the road safety charity and, due to John’s belief in the benefits of assessment and further training, BikeSafe-London was also selected.

On Sunday 22nd June members of the John’s family and close friends of John’s came to The Ace Café to donate 20 courses to be used for other riders to benefit from a day on BikeSafe-London. The cheque was handed over to Paul Mostyn on behalf of the team.

The donation has been made to pay for any rider aged 21 years or under to attend a BikeSafe-London Rider Skills Course either at The Ace Café or The Warren.

If you are eligible for one of the courses sponsored by the Kielty family and friends please contact Motorcycle UK Ltd on 08452 307407

On behalf of the BikeSafe-London Team and those riders who will undoubtedly benefit from this kind donation, I would like to whole heartedly thank John’s family and friends for their kind donation.

Paul