Douglas biker, Errol Savage is undertaking an arduous 7,000 km circuit of Scandinavia, the Lowlands, Germany and Holland on his BMW GS1200 Adventure motorcycle, to boost the Island’s profile amongst European motor cycle enthusiasts, and raise money for terminally ill children’s hospice.

Scheduled to start the 13 day trip which will take him far North as the Arctic Circle, in mid August, the 40 year old ex South African policeman will be camping overnight and living exclusively on British army ration packs. He will be contacting local clubs and associations in each centre and promoting the Isle of Man as the definite destination for tourists and those on two wheels.

 “The Island has been very good to me,” explains Errol, who arrived here in 1999 and runs his own property maintenance service. “I wanted to give something back, and there couldn’t be a better cause than this. What Hospice does is utterly selfless and is worthy of a far wider appreciation.”

A close friend of Errol, James Cockram 37, originally from Liverpool, has decided to accompany Errol on his mission, not only for safety and company, but also to help raise the money for this worthy cause.

Errol and James will personally meet expenses en route, estimated at about £4,000, and they have already received sponsorship and support from local businesses, including Wesminster Properties, SkunkWorks Marketing, Sleepwell Hotels, Range Left Jagged Right Marketing Services, Steam Packet Co, Whittaker Trading, Wessex Group, Jason Griffiths Motorcycles, Ron Smith Barber Shops, Paul Wheeler Plumbing, Waddicar Properties, Green Powers Electricals, Pro Search Properties, E & I Offshore and Lexicon Bookshop. Their target is to raise in excess of £7,000 in contributions from the Manx community, for the Manx community, direct to the Rebecca House Children’s Hospice.

For further information, sponsorship or enquires about their journey should be made to Errol at errol@errolsmissionforkids.co.uk and contributions should be made to www.hospice.org.im as well as donations in the charity boxes at several places throughout the Island.