11 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 story03 August 2020
Although huge difficulties lie ahead fighting the COVID 19 pandemic some elements of a kind of normality have been returning recently. For NWBB that includes our over 70 riders and drivers being able to return to duty if they feel able. We have missed their involvement and they have certainly missed the opportunity to get out and do something useful for our NHS.
read full story13 February 2019
At 22:00 hrs on Tuesday 12th February 2019, exactly 6 years 10 months and 10 days, since we started operating we have reached 60,000 call-outs from our local NHS Hospitals.
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09 November 2018
Last night a selection of members from the charity took part in an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, live from our Head Quarters at Bamber Bridge. They discussed the work of the charity and how it helps to save the NHS money. A number of members were interviewed and talked about the different roles that they do and how they all come together to fulfil the aims of the charity.
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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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09 June 2018
In 2011 four keen motorcyclists got together and decided to help the NHS Hospitals in the North West of England by providing free urgent and emergency, out of hours transport for Blood, Platelets, Samples for analysis, medication, Doctors notes, donor breast milk for premature babies, in fact anything that they could carry safely on motorbikes.
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12 May 2018
The funeral of our dear lost friend and colleague Russell Curwen will take place on Friday 18th May 2018. The church service will be held at Kendal Parish Church at 12:15pm (Kirkland, Kendal. LA9 5AF) and at Beetham Crematorium at 2pm (Beetham, Milnthorpe LA7 7BQ) If you are attending and wish to travel by car there is a public car park, named Peppercorn, just past the church on the right-hand side, but please be aware there will be a mini-bus with NWBBLL members on board and several Blood Bike Cars needing to park on there. If you can park elsewhere it would be appreciated.
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11 May 2018
On Tuesday evening I was heading to my scheduled Blood Bike talk with a small degree of trepidation after the sudden loss of one of our colleagues Russ Curwen only 3 days before. However as I arrived with Colm Carton our Central Area Manager the welcome we received from Dot and the rest of the ladies of Spendmore Lane Friendship Hour diminished any concerns within seconds. I don’t believe Colm had chance to even get off his bike before getting a great big hug!
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12 April 2018
North West Blood Bikes Lancs & Lakes are recruiting volunteer car owner/drivers to help out with Regular Runs only, to transport urgent items between the hospitals Ormskirk, Southport and Whiston between the hours of 7pm & 2am during the working week and 24 hours a day at weekends and Bank Holidays. Weekend times are split into 2 x 12-hour shifts. At present volunteer motorcyclist do this, but there is a need for cars.
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25 February 2018
This BMW 1200RT is being offered for sale at £4000 which includes a substantial discount for NWBB-LL Members. Low mileage 24,000 miles, 09 plate in silver.
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