Tutor Cadre - Meet The Team

Advanced Bike Tutor & Training Lead
Adam Abel
Adam is the sort of person who you would describe as being born on a bike - his birth must have caused discomfort for his mum!
Bike mad, particularly KTM's he seems to have one for every occasion.
Adam is ex forces, and is now in his second career as a Paramedic.
Having lived all over the country, Adam has been involved in several Advanced training groups, both RoSPA and IAM, and has been a tutor previously. He is a great asset to the E-YARD tutor hub, with a dynamic and enthuseastic approach to riding and training

Advanced Bike Tutor & Deputy Training Lead
Nando Langton
Nando is ex Military and Police and a Class 1 Advanced Police Driver. He joined E-YARD and he passed his Advanced Motorcycle test with a Gold grade. Nando is qualified as a group tutor (and is also qualified as a National Observer with IAM RoadSmart, and was a Cheif Observer)
A former ADI and O.R.D.I.T(Organisation Registered Driving Instructor Traininers).
He is accredtied as an observer for Humberside Police Bike Safe, representing E-YARD, something he really enjoys.
Contrary to common belief he is not a Multi Millionaire and is not heir to Nando's Chicken empire! He goes to great lengths to explain he is of Italian heritage and NOT Portuguese!

Bike and Car Examiner
Chris Hood
Chris is one of the founding members of the group, a retired police traffic supervisor who ran BikeSafe for several years.
Chris holds a RoSPA Diploma in addition to police class 1 motorcycle and car qualifications.
Actively involved in training the tutor team he occasionally tutors group members too.
Chris is also a motorcycle and car examiner for RoSPA.

Bike Advanced Tutor
Denise Rose
"Rosie" as she is known by most people is a true biker chick, preferring two wheels to four every time!
Holder of a Gold grade, she has been a member of numerous bike forums and groups, and this group from it's inception.
Currently riding an adventure bike, her previous machine was heavily customised and she used to quarter-mile drag strip it!
As soon as she qualified as a group tutor she was chomping at the bit and now also delivers BikeSafe as an E-YARD observer with the local team

Bike & Car
Julian Taylor
Julian is actively involved in the group - both Bikes and Cars.
Passing car test in '75 and bike in 1980, He holds a Class 1 Advanced police qualification, in addition to RoSPA Gold for both car and bike.
Julian is a keen caravaner (and a biker?). When you meet him, ask him about handbrakes when you stop at services...All we can say is don't leave a car and caravan in neutral on even a slight incline...
Julian is Involved with organising training and delivering tutoring in both disciplines.
He is an avid motorsport fan, particularly MotoGP, but takes an interest in most wheeled and engined sports.

Car & Bike
Ian Wood
After achieving RoSPA gold passes, both in the car and on the bike, Ian qualified as a group car tutor in 2022 and joined the bike tutor team in 2024. As a school teacher and sports coach, Ian puts his 15+ years of experience in the classroom to good use in helping his associates to achieve their potential. Having lived in the French Alps for a time, he is no stranger to challenging driving conditions.
He loves to be out mountain biking, hiking and camping with his family in his free time.

Advanced Bike Tutor
Guy Gregory
A chance meeting at a motorcycle shop whilst picking up his BMW GSA led to a conversation with E-YARD members.
Guy made the mistake of saying he was interested in advanced riding and would like some details, A year later, RoSPA test in pocket, Guy is on the tutor team!
Guy has gone on to be one of the E-YARD's Advanced Tutors.
Whether it's touring Scotland with mates, sand racing classic bikes, E-YARD social rides or solo bimbles around the Wolds, Guy takes every opportunity he can to ride his dream bike!

Bike Tutor
Lee Evans
Lee is best described as a train driving petrol head with a lifelong passion for cars and bikes, although didn’t come to biking formally until 2012. After many years in cars he struggled initially to adapt to bikes so he sought guidance through advanced training, track training and various skills days. Having joined E-YARD he quickly took his advanced test and commenced his tutor training shortly afterwards.
In his own words, he is now proudly giving something back to the community as a group tutor.
Lee has a stable of bikes, from sports to commuters and takes every opportunity to get out riding.

Bike Tutor
Darran Stringer
After passing his DAS in 2019, month later he signed up for a BikeSafe experience, at which Darren met some of the EYARD Family - he just didn't know it at the time!
Beginning his training at another local RoSPA group he moved over and joined EYARD in 2021 to complete the remainder of his training.
Having successfully taken the RoSPA test in May 2022, he joined the tutor team to pass on knowledge gained and keep riders safer on the road.
Darren can often be seen at Social nights, Social Rides and TNTs, occasionally taking lead of the rides on his R1250GS, which he then encourages everyone else to invest in buying one!

Car Tutor
David Pattenden
Dave retired from the police service after 30 years and became a driving instructor teaching learners initially. Wanting another challenge he joined RoSPA and took his Advanced Tutor qualification. Having been re-qualified in this role twice, it is safe to say Dave is one of the best in the business and E- YARD has a great resource with him on the team

Bike Tutor
Jade Abel
Jade works as a paramedic and, along with her husband is a bike nut! Owning a couple of KTM's she spends as much of her free off duty time on two wheels, rain, sun, snow - you name it!
Jade throws herself into everything she does and has taken as much training in motorcycling as she can, from road to off road, she'll do it all.
Quaifying as a group tutor, added to her resumé along side Doc Bike Ambassedor, active engagement in Fire Bike promotion, supporting Yorkshire Air Ambulance, promotion and recruitment for Lady Biker as well as the driving force behind many E-YARD strategies. Jade somehow manages to promote herself through #ladyandtheduke and 'relaxes' painting (mainly bikes!) and tending to a family of Guinea Pigs!

Bike Tutor
Mike Allen
Mike has been a motorcyclist for all his adult life.
Currently riding a 1200GS Adventure, he also has a 25 year old CBR600 in his garage which he has owned most of those years!
A family man, with twin teenage sons, he also enjoys cycling and fitness and adventure holidays in his camper van with the family.
A retired police motorcyclist, Mike brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the group

Bike Tutor
Dave Scott
Dave has been an advanced motorcyclist with IAM for many years, and was a National Observer for them.
Dave decided to take his RoSPA qualification in 2020 and immediately took to the group.
With his qualifications he was enrolled into the tutor training programme once he achieved his Gold qualification.
Dave is a straight talker and expects his associates to engage in the process and enjoy their riding.
An avid rider, regularly touring Europe with his wife, Dave owns both a Kawasaki 1400GTR and a trusty old Blackbird!
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