Dave Myers: 'Astonishing' final Dave Day fundraising total

On June 8, thousands of people made their way to the south Cumbrian town, many of whom travelled from London, to honour the life of Dave Myers.

The bikers making their way into Cumbria (Image: Alex Gibson)

Jason Woodcock, one of the key minds behind making the event a possibility, took to social media on Saturday, July 27 to reveal that, after months of hard work and campaigning, £127,318.62 will be going to charity.

He said: "Considering we expected 5,000 bikes and hoped to raise £5,000, the amount we've raised is an astonishing total - it's amazing.

"Thank you so, so much for everybody who got involved - the bikers, the people of Barrow, the people who contributed to the GoFundMe page."

Si King meeting fans on Dave Day (Image: Jess Holmes)

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The final figure will be split equally between the two chosen charities, which were The Institute of Cancer Research and NSPCC Childline.

Jason confirmed that he was due to speak to the two organisations on Monday, July 29 to arrange the transfer of what will be vital funds for both groups.

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Crowds greeting the bikes in Barrow (Image: Darren Hutchinson)

"This is all down to you, every single person who helped every single person to get involved," Jason added.

"It's an astonishing amount of money that we've raised - we never dreamed that we'd raise that much, we never dreamed that we'd have that many bikes."

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An estimated 200,000 people waved on the motorbike enthusiasts along their journey from the capital to Barrow, with the procession consisting of tens of thousands of bikes

Jason also shared that, in the near future, he would be discussing plans over what could be done next year with Lili Myers, wife of Dave, and Si King, the other half of the Hairy Bikers.

Whilst nothing is 'definite' according to Jason, both Lili and Si have both stated that they would love to see Dave Day return in one form or another.