Toy Run proudly back in Benoni on November 24
The Toy Run is a charitable event where the motorcycling community gets to donate toys and stationery to less fortunate children.
The organising committee of the 2019 Gauteng Motorcycle Toy Run is proud to announce Benoni is again the final destination of this massive charity ride, which will see thousands of bikers descend on Benoni Northerns on November 24.
Chairperson and event convenor Pete Beart said they would like to thank all local residents for their patience and support over the past eight years.
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“The fact that we remain in Benoni is a great testament to the local residents being so welcoming and to the excellent facilities at Northerns.
“Never in the 37 years of the Gauteng run have we stayed at a venue for this long,” Beart said.
“To see the locals walking in, arms full of toys, is something we have never experienced at other venues around Gauteng.
“The sponsorships and support from local businesses, like Manny at CMS and FMSA who handle all the recycling for us and the waiving of traffic control costs by the metro, all assist in us utilising any and all surplus funds raised to getting more toys for the children.
“We believe the community has also gained by our presence with the inflow of visitors to local businesses and income to the Northerns club itself.”
The Toy Run is a charitable event where the motorcycling community gets to donate toys and stationery to less fortunate children.
It has received an astounding response from the biking community every year and on the last few occasions at least 12 000 motorcycles participated.
Beart said the event is in its 37th consecutive year and about 22 000 toys are collected annually in Gauteng alone.
He added that the Toy Run creates a lot of traffic congestion, which can range from road closures to manned intersections for traffic flow control.
“The safety of the motorcyclists participating in this great charitable cause is of paramount importance,” said Beart.
“In the interest of motorcyclist road safety, we have no fewer than five local metros and the provincial police involved, as well as over 350 volunteers and CPF on the day.
“These individuals are trained and will be re-directing traffic flow so as to ensure the motorcycles do not mingle with local traffic and cause unwanted frustrations or accidents, as well as to ensure the disruption to normal traffic flow is kept to the minimum.
“If you are impacted we do apologise and ask for your patience on the day.”
All residents are again also invited to bring a toy and join in on the fun and entertainment.
Roads identified as being severely impacted by closures or severe traffic:
Atlas Road near R21 (high motorcycle traffic and pointsmen)
Great North Road (high motorcycle traffic and pointsmen)
Hospital Road (closure to cars plus high motorcycle traffic and pointsmen)
Aerodrome Road (closure onto Hospital Road)
Aster Street (closure onto Hospital Road)
Angelier Street (closure onto Hanekom Street)
Sonneblom Street (closure onto Hospital Road)
Stokroos Street (closure onto Hanekom Street)
Hanekom Street (closure to cars from Hospital Road to Vygie Road)
Farrar Street (closure onto Hospital Road)
Dalrymple Street (traffic past the schools)
Brodigan Street (closed to cars)
Vygie Road (closure onto Hanekom Street)
Deane Crescent (potential closure onto Hanekom Street)
Webb Street (closure at Hospital Road intersection)
Roads identified as potentially having a higher than normal traffic flow:
O’Reilly Merry Street (traffic and pointsmen)
Celia Nestadt Road (motorcycles)
14th Avenue (traffic)
Traffic measures will be in effect from 8am until about 2pm (depending on the flow volume) on November 24.
Contact Pete Beart on 063 689 3700 with any queries or concerns and visit www.toyrun.org.za for more information.
