Change to route for Martin Jennings Run 2022: times and where to watch

The charity event is scheduled to take place this Sunday, September, 25, after being put on hold for two weeks until after the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as a mark of respect.

Now, with the weather forecast looking good for Sunday, organiser David Saunby has confirmed the run will go ahead as planned.

However, there will be a slight change to the end of this year's route, due to another event also taking place in Falmouth that day.

The run will start assembling as usual from 8.30am at Tregurra Park and Ride Car Park Truro, leaving at 11am.

Best viewing spots will include the bridges on the A30, between Chiverton and Camborne West at 2.30pm, as the run comes down the A30, arriving at Beacon Square at 2.45pm for a brief stop, and the customary minute's silence in memory of Martin Jennings and other bikers who have lost their lives in Cornwall.

The run will then continue on through Troon, arriving at Turnpike, Helston at around 3.30pm, then on to Falmouth, passing through Rame, Longdowns, Treliever, Penryn Bypass and Ponsharden.

From North Parade it will go via Greenbank, High Street, Market Street, Arwenack Street, Bar Road and Castle Drive before a slight change to the previously scheduled route.

This year, because of the road closure on Cliff Road due to the triathlon in Falmouth, after Castle Drive the riders will go back down Castle Hill to Melville Road, bypassing the seafront, then turn left up Melville Road and Western Terrace to the finish at 4.15pm at the Falmouth Recreation Ground. 

To mark this year being the 35th anniversary of the run, Mr Saunby will riding the motorbike he used on the very first run in 1988.

David Saunby with his original Triton motorbike he will ride in the 35th Martin Jenning's Run

The machine is a Triton, which Mr Saunby built from parts in 1978/79, using a 1960 Triumph engine and a 1955 Norton Featherbed frame.

The run attracts well over 1,000 motorcyclists from across Cornwall each year, who for 2022 will be raising money for Cornwall Hospice Care.

Over the past 35 years it is estimated that £150,000 has been raised for local and national charities, and past recipients of the run will be in attendance at the start to mark the 35 years.

The memorial run was set up following the death of Martin Jennings while competing in the 1987 Isle of Man Manx GP.

The ride was started in memory of Martin, from Beacon, Camborne, and has continue him along with other bikers that have lost their lives on the roads of Cornwall, and further afield.