Bullied Schoolgirl Arrives At Her Prom With A Motorcade Escort Of More Than 120 Bikers In Heart-Warming Show Of Support Organized By Her Uncle<br /><br /><br />• Chloe Robson, 16, of County Durham has been tormented since the age of seven<br />• Her uncle Grant Robson, 42, runs support group Bikers Against Bullies<br />• He stepped forward with 126 fellow motorcyclists to give her some support <br /><br />This is the moment a bullied teenage girl arrived at her school prom - in a cortege of more than 120 bikers who turned up to show their support.<br />Chloe Robson, 16, has been tormented since the age of seven and was dreading the reaction she would get at the end-of-term shindig.<br />So her uncle Grant Robson, 42, who runs support group Bikers Against Bullies, stepped forward with 126 fellow motorcyclists to give her some support on the day.<br />here shows Chloe stepping from a car at Lumley Castle in Chester le Street, County Durham, to a chorus of motorcycles revving their engines.<br />She said: 'I was really nervous about going to the prom and the reaction I'd get.<br />'It was a big shock when we heard the engines and all the bikers turned up - I wasn't expecting that many but it made me feel supported and confident.<br />'They were surrounding the car all the way there and then escorted me to the school then there was applause from teachers and the families of other students.<br /> <br />'It was an indescribable moment - my friends all ran up and said ‘wow that was an entrance'.'<br />Chloe's problems started at primary school with name-calling directed at the way she looked and talked.<br />This continued when she attended Hermitage Academy in Chester le Street and progressed to physical pushing, shoving and having objects thrown at her, she claims.<br />Chloe - who says she still has no idea why she was targeted - has been left with low self-esteem and confidence.<br />'The bullying had a bad effect - it made me feel left out and alone,' she said.<br />'I had no-one to talk to about it and worried if I said anything it would get around - it will have a long-term effect on me.'<br /><br />Chloe, who will join the sixth form next year to study media and photography, has now gone on to help with Bikers against Bullies' social media and photography.<br />Uncle Grant Robson formed Bikers against Bullying after accompanying fellow bikers in the area on similar supportive ride-along.<br />Grant, a marketing photographer, said: 'Many of the members of the group have experienced bullying either at school or at work.<br />'I was bullied at school but when I was at school you just got a bit beat up but these days you have social media - the biggest bully in the world is Facebook.<br />'I've seen some of the messages bullies send, things like 'I hope you stop breathing in your sleep'.<br />'Chloe works with us now to raise awareness with parents because she's been through it.' <br /><br /><br /><br />
