When 66-year-old Dave Myers lost his battle with cancer in February, fans, family and friends thought of ways they could pay tribute to him. What was to come was an outpouring of love for the Hairy Biker that was off the scale. READ MORE: Dave Day: Meet the couple who moved to Cumbria because of Dave Saturday (June 8) saw people as far as Malaysia travel to the South Cumbrian town to celebrate Dave's life.
Dave's best friend Si King led an emotional ride out from 7am from the Ace Cafe in London to take them on the 300-mile journey to Dave's hometown. Meanwhile town centre businesses prepared early for the momentous day. (Image: Newsquest) Just before 9am, Joanne Grainger, owner of Coco Hair and Beauty, was spotted fixing her Dave Day bunting to the front of her shop on Dalton Road amid some strong gusts of wind.
She said: "The bunting was provided by Barrow BID to put up on the front of the shop and we've laminated it just to protect it from the rain. "We got in early this morning to put it up. We're really excited for Dave Day and we're hoping plenty of businesses will join in.
" The D Day 80th Anniversary procession, the stage at the front of the town hall was modified for the upcoming act set to perform. Acts such as Paris Corkhill, Sam Charnley and Bods provided the soundtrack to the thousands of people trickling in to try and catch a glimpse of the riders that were on the way. The excitement began to build as reports came in that the contingent had just left Burton-in-Ken.
