30 October 2023
No this is not an indication of musical taste within the charity but excitement that Bolton couple, Matthew and Becky Nolan, will be running the 2024 Greater Manchester Half-marathon for NWBB. Our Central Area events and fundraising champion Becky Pow will be keeping us up to date with the progress on both fitness and fundraising. Recently they dropped in to be photographed with one of our liveried bikes.
read full story11 May 2022
North West Blood bikes Lancs and Lakes - registered charity 1147282 - have been providing volunteer motorcyle transport support to the NHS across Lancashire and South Lakes for ten years. The Charity was officially registered on 12th May 2012. So on Thursday evening 12th May 2022 Blackpool Tower will be lit red as many of the NWBB volunteers, supporters and stakeholders gather to celebrate the occasion.
read full story21 November 2021
Here at Website Towers we aren’t that well up on ecclesiastical geography but what is probably the Parish Church for our HQ, (St Aidan’s Bamber Bridge) are having a week long Christmas Tree Festival this year starting on 4th December.
read full story25 April 2019
Both the stores of Sainsbury’s at Bamber Bridge and Morecambe have been collecting for us over the past 12 months and it is coming to a close. The staff at both stores have been great, but we mustn’t forget the customers who have helped us by donating. All the money collected helps us keep our fleet of emergency bikes on the road and our volunteers in fuel.
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16 February 2019
For the past 12 months the June Baker Singers have been fundraising for us. This week members Paul Cull and Dave Lakeland attended a presentation of cheques totalling a massive £1354. They also very kindly serenaded Paul as it was his birthday! Thank you so much!
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25 June 2018
After weeks of glorious sunshine we should have known better than to bring out the central area gazebo. Our third major event of the year and our third wet one! Despite the weather we had a fabulous time and had an excellent attendance of members from all areas. Along with some new faces, we had the pleasure of the lovely Gary Warn who is once again an active member in North West Blood Bikes proving that once you join this amazing group there is just no escape!
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25 June 2018
Within Central Lancs area lies the beautiful rural village of Goosnargh, a village that our riders pass through on most days. It is also the home of the Goosnargh and Whittingham Women’s Institute who meet in the village hall, which is where Mike Hockney and I caught up with them and delivered a talk on what we do at North West Blood Bikes and how this benefits their community.
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13 April 2018
In response to an appeal by local charity ‘North West Blood Bikes’(NWBB) for help in replacing their ageing fleet of motorbikes, Freemasons from West Lancashire were swift to respond. Their own, local West Lancashire Freemasons’ Charity (WLFC) were delighted to be able to present two, brand new BMW R1200RT-P motorbikes, complete with all the necessary additional equipment, to enable this voluntary emergency organisation to continue supporting our local hospitals and NHS.
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16 March 2018
Becky Newton, Events and Talks Coordinator for our Central area writes:
What a start to Central area’s events for 2018! We were contacted only a week before the grand opening of Ghost Bikes’ new premises in Preston and at short notice it was a big ask to pull it all together, but we did it with a brilliant turn out of members from all areas including those from another Blood Bike Group! Not seen so many people in Hi Viz or so many liveried bikes in a long while
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15 March 2018
Rotarians from 5 clubs in Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley joined forces to organise a Charity Fundraising Dinner for NW Blood Bikes Lancs & Lakes. The event was held at the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington on Saturday 24th February. A total of £4000 was raised for the charity which will be presented at an event soon. Read more…..
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