MOTORBIKE riders from the Royal British Legion will be passing through Derbyshire as part of a 100-mile sponsored ride to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
The 100-mile journey will take place on Sunday and begins at Alfreton by the war memorial, where a poppy cross will be placed, before the troop begins its journey at 8.30 am.
It will then head towards Matlock Bath before passing through Belper, Ripley and Heanor and arriving in Derby at 11.15am. An hour lunch break will be taken at noon when they get to Ashbourne.
The riders will then travel through Buxton, Castleton, Hope, Grindleford, Chesterfield and Clay Cross before finishing in Shirland at around 6pm.
Derbyshire is also being encouraged to take part in a nationwide event that will see people turn off all of their lights and replace them with candles for one hour.
Counties all over the UK will participate in "Lights Out" from 10pm to 11pm on August 4 to mark 100 years since war was declared.
The slogan refers to the words spoken by then Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey who, on the eve of the war, said: "The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime."
Commemorative candles can be purchased at Marks and Spencer for £4.
