A service for bikers followed by a ride out took place at St Asaph Cathedral on Saturday.

The first ever Rev Run was led by biker and trainee priest, Stuart Dean, who was accompanied by the Cathedral Precentor Canon Rex Matthais.

The service was open to everyone interested in bikes, and it was an opportunity to meet up with other bikers who were interested in faith and wanted to combine their faith with their passion for motorbikes.

Stuart, the service organiser and keen biker, said: “I wanted to create a service which reflects my passion as a biker and offer others the opportunity join with me in the service and then head off together for a ride out through the North Wales countryside.

“Riding is about sharing the experience and sharing the experience sometimes can lead to other questions about wellbeing, mental health and the crossroad moments in life, which can include faith.

“I’ve been a biker all my life since the age of 16 and my sermon will include what my faith means to me and sharing some experiences of what bikers sometimes call being in the zone and what it means to be in the zone in faith and on your bike.”

The service started at 11 am, with the ride out beginning from the Cathedral at noon.

Stuart had invited people to arrive early to enjoy a coffee and bacon roll at the Cathedral's tearooms.

The two-hour ride took the riders to Blaenau Ffestiniog, over to Betws y Coed, then Bala, and across to the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen. There the riders were able to re-group at the popular Ponderosa Café.

Stuart is training to be a priest at St Padarn's Institute in Cardiff and is based in the Offa Mission Area, a group of eight churches around Johnson, Ruabon, and Chirk on the outskirts of Wrexham.

Before training, Stuart had been a psychotherapist with his own practice.

He had organised charity rides previously, raising awareness of men's mental health and prostate cancer.