Sutch team swaps yellow and blue for red on Remembrance ride

Five members of the John Sutch Cranes team joined thousands of bikers on the M60 on Remembrance Sunday to pay their respects to the fallen.

The group rode in the Ring of Red, the annual motorbike ride in which riders wear red and circle Manchester’s orbital motorway to form a giant poppy around the city.

An estimated 5,000 bikers took part in this year’s ride on Sunday 8 November, with crowds lining the route to wave them on.

Service manager Mike Morgan rode alongside heavy crane operators Lewis Sullivan and Stuart Occleston, and HGV driver and Hiab operator Craig Drummand. Chris Fisher, manager of the Manchester depot, completed the group and took the photograph.

Mike said: “The turnout and the people waving from every motorway bridge was fantastic. Our yellow and blue turned red for the day.”

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Chris Fisher said: “Remembrance Sunday means a lot to the lads and they wanted to mark it properly. Thousands of bikes in red on the M60, with families out on every bridge, is a sight none of us will forget.”

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Hayley Sutch, managing director designate at John Sutch Cranes, said: “The team did this off their own bat and in their own time, which says a lot about the people we have here. We are a family business and we are proud of all five of them.”

The Ring of Red takes place every Remembrance Sunday as a mark of respect for the armed forces, past and present.

Picture caption: From left, Mike Morgan, Lewis Sullivan, Craig Drummand and Stuart Occleston at the Ring of Red ride on Remembrance Sunday. Picture: Chris Fisher