CLEOBURY Mortimer will soon echo to the sound of classic motorbikes. They will be on their way to the annual Borders Classic Bike Show, at the Lacon Childe School. The event raises funds for the school and local charities and this year, they will be presenting a cheque for £500 to the Kidderminster Prostate Cancer Support Group.

Entries come from as far as Wiltshire and range from a rare 1913 Lancashire-built Bradbury to a 2002 350cc Yamaha TZ350 racer.

Local enthusiast Dave Clark will have the 650cc BSA Golden Flash he showed in a very rough ‘as found’ condition last time, now fully restored and ready to get back on the road, while Steve Todd will have his unique 350cc Royal Enfield ‘Currysader’ that blends an old British-built bike with a more modern Indian-made engine.

Guest of honour is retired racer Bob Heath, who was a champion classic racer until he opted for the more gentle life of driving steam trains as a volunteer on the Severn Valley Railway.

The Show is open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, and there’s a bike jumble on the Sunday, when awards for the concours competition will be presented.

Organiser Jim Reynolds says one of the highlights of the show is the catering: “The school’s Parent Teacher Association run a marvellous kitchen, and last year they got through more than 60lbs of bacon from our local butcher, feeding the hungry bikers.”

Admission to the show is £4 for adults and £3 for concessions. For details, call Mr Reynolds on 01299 270642.