A Non-profitable Charity organisation for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in memory of Ben Garland
On the 21st of January 2020, on the Spanish island of Ibiza. 24-year-old Ben Garland ventured out on his Harley Davidson 1200cc Sportster to film the local surf. This was the last time anyone saw Ben as he was swept to sea. Despite ongoing extensive searches by the coastguard, police, land crew, family members and friends, Ben remains missing.
The inaugural Ride to the Tide: The Ben Garland Memorial Run launched in 2021. The 2022 ride out will take place on Saturday 20 August. The route will start in Trowbridge and cover Wiltshire and Dorset before ending at the RNLI's headquarters in the large coastal town of Poole.
Funds raised from the event will go directly to the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), the largest charity saving lives around UK and Irish coasts. The RNLI depends heavily on unpaid volunteers and has saved about 140,000 lives since it was founded in 1824.