SUNLIGHT glistened on thousands of mirrors and polished chrome as a spectacular convoy of up to 500 scooters roared into Clacton on Sunday – drawing in the crowds who spent the day admiring some truly exceptional examples.
The annual scooter run set off from Chelmsford’s Boreham interchange before meeting up at Weeley for the last leg into Clacton and the convoy of magnificent machines drew plenty of admiring glances from fellow road users.
The event is staged on an annual basis by Chelmsford Scooter Club, the Clacton Scooter Collective and the Mod and Casuals club.
Spokesman Derek Ansell said: “It was an absolutely brilliant day and we are so pleased it went to well.
“There was a good 400-500 scooters there and we hope the event’s popularity will continue to grow. The signs are definitely good.
“We have all had a great day out and also brought some pennies to the local business establishments.”
Scooter fans travelled from as far afield as Norwich, Aldershot, Sudbury and Great Yarmouth to take part in the event, which was raising money for the Bobby Moore Fund for pioneering bowel cancer research, a disease which claimed the life of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning captain in February 1993.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the West Ham legend’s Jules Rimet trophy win at Wembley after they beat West Germany 4-2 in front of a capacity crowd.
Bobby was just 51 when he died of the disease and organisers are hoping to have raised an impressive sum for the fund.
- Mod cons - one of the impressive scooters
Hundreds of people lined the streets as the impressive scooter convoy snaked its way through the town.
Derek added: “There were people videoing us from the bridges on the bypass and as we came into Clacton there were lots more taking pictures and videos on their phones.
“If we had done it on the Easter weekend I doubt we would have had 50 scooters because of the rain but luckily the weather was lovely and everything went well. We couldn’t have asked for it to be better, really. Everyone was clearly having a good time.
“The public really enjoyed it – they absolutely love seeing the scooters back in Clacton and are always very supportive.
“A lot of the older people come up and say they used to go to work on a scooter back in the Sixties and it clearly strikes a chord with them.
“It gets them talking about their era and gives them a chance to relive their youth.”
- Two of the riders at Sunday's scooter run
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