Originally planned as a one-off event for the 100th anniversary of the Poppy Appeal in 2021, the Marple Ride of Remembrance was such a huge success that it has continued ever since. The idea was that each rider carried one of the large street poppies with the name of one of the fallen men from the Marple area. The ride starts St Paul’s Church in Compstall, into Marple Bridge, up Station Road to Stockport Road, turning left up to Hibbert Lane, then right up Hibbert Lane to Hawk Green, Left past The Crown, left at Ridge Road, down Church Lane to Hibbert Lane roundabout, turning right to Stockport Road and then up to Marple Memorial Park, where the poppies carried by the riders are transferred onto the Wall of Remembrance.

Like last year, our Marple Athletic JFC Coaches led by Kevin Murray whose father, also called Kevin, is part of the Poppy Appeal Team that organise the event, all willingly volunteered to support the Team. Many thanks to Ant, Ged, Chris, Kev, Stew, Bruce and Kieran for providing their marshalling services to ensure everything went smoothly.