Pictures of Boundary 500 Motorcycle Group’s Santa Ride 2025

Members of the Boundary 500 Motorcycle Group have made the event a hardy annual in its calendar of regular runs, with up to 160 riders tackling the 22-mile route.

Under police escort, the riders brought some seasonal colour to roads through Thornaby, Stockton, Middlesbrough and Redcar, before ending against the backdrop of Kirkleatham Hall.

Festive convoy passes through Redcar on Boundary 500 Santa Ride, on Saturday (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & County Images (The Northern Echo Camera Club))

Convoy of riders on the Boundary 500 Santa Ride 2025 (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

The brainchild of the Boundary 500, retired police officer Brian Laverick, launched its first festive ride in December 2006, just months after the group’s inception.

It raises funds for Zoe’s Place, the babies hospice at Normanby, Middlesbrough, and prior to this year’s event the total donated from the event topped £442,000.

Is it the Grinch on Boundary 500 Santa Ride, on Saturday? (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

Boundary 500 Santa Ride on Saturday (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

After the successful completion of Saturday’s ride, Mr Laverick posted his thanks to those for “making this event so special.”

Boundary 500 Santa Ride (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

Santa Ride 500 on Saturday (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

He said: “I have tried to thank certain individuals for going above and beyond and if I have missed anyone out, I am very sorry.

“We have created something that has been taken to the hearts of people living in our area.”

Three-wheeler featured on the Boundary 500 Santa Ride on Saturday (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

Boundary 500 Santa Ride (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

He wishing all participants and supporters “a great Christmas”.

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Elves off the shelf at Saturday’s Santa Ride (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

Scene from Saturday’s Santa Ride on Teesside (Image: Tony Raine Sporting & Country Images)

Mr Laverick added: “The smiles the event brings is priceless, plus the icing on the cake is raising money for such a good cause.”

Police in Redcar assisted as the ride passed through their patch.

They posted on Facebook: “Members of your local neighbourhood police team attended the ‘Boundary 500 Santa Ride’, as it came through Redcar today, passing Majuba, where there was a good turnout from the public, cheering all the riders on.”