06 May 2013
On Saturday 4th May 2013, following months of negotiation between us and departments of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, we have finally started running for them. Initially only for their Pharmacy with regular runs at weekends and Bank Holidays, but hopefully that will grow. Our Patron, Bobby Ball, came along for a photo shoot, which is sure to help. He is well known at the Hospital and of course well liked. Rock On Tommy!
read full story24 April 2013
Morecambe Bay Hospitals, (Westmorland/Kendal, Furness/Barrow & Lancaster) went live on Friday evening 19th April 2013 and our riders in the north hit the ground running. In two days there were 15 runs, mainly between Kendal and Lancaster, but with a Barrow to Lancaster thrown in too. Due to the geography of the Lake District, distances between hospitals
read full story23 April 2013
The Cumbria Bike Show runs 11th & 12th May at Kirkbride Airfiled. Wigton, CA7 5LF. North West Blood Bikes Lancs & Lakes will be there, so come along and have a chat. Check out this link http://www.cumbriabikeshow.co.uk
read full story17 April 2013
Great news, East Lancashire Masonic Charity have given North West Blood Bikes Lancs & Lakes a donation of £4,175 to buy another bike. Fantastic and our heartfelt thanks to everyone concerned.
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16 April 2013
Blackpool Evening Gazette are doing a feature on the our Rocking Blood Bike Bash at Coast Riders Cafe, Cropper Road, Blackpool on Saturday 20th April. Come along £5 gets you in and the music will be great.
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12 April 2013
We are holding our second BLOOD BIKE BASH on Saturday 20th at Coast Rider Cafe, Cropper Road, Blackpool. The last one was a huge success. 2 bands and food on. Tickets are £5 food also available and ticket sale proceeds go to North West Blood Bikes Lancs and Lakes. Ticket Hotline is 07585 969641. Check out the poster & please come along. Pass it on to your friends and family.
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06 April 2013
Some time ago Andy Gilroy (Fleet Manager) put Jennings Race Products up for an award to MCN and they got it. BIKE SHOP OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH. They are over the moon. Well done Jennings, and Andy for putting them forward. Jennings have been great for us, they safety check all the bikes, which they are steadily going through at the moment, as well as servicing them at a vastly reduced rate. They also give discounts to all our guys and have a great deal with Michelin tyres.
read full story04 April 2013
Pete Slater, one of our riders, knows all about carrying blood for the cause, but not spilling it. Poor Peter decided to shed some of his own blood, not for the cause, and is now in hospital. A simple nose bleed which turned into a gusher. We all wish you well Peter, get better soon, we need you. Paul Brooks (Chairman)
read full story28 March 2013
Some time ago our Chairman, Paul Brooks spoke with the sales Manager, Paul Gaskell, at Simpsons Skoda in Preston and Paul was so impressed with what we are doing he started the ball rolling to try and offer us a car to use in the bad weather and for helping the hospitals transport larger items than we could carry on a bike. Well all our wishes have come true, thanks to Simpsons and especially Paul Gaskell and his team. They have not given us any old car, they've given us a brand new model, the Skoda Rapid, all liveried up for us and ready to go as a RAPID
read full story23 March 2013
Another group of hospitals, namely Morecambe Bay Hospitals, have asked for our help and we have agreed to go live when we have sufficient volunteer riders to cover the runs. If you are reading this and you are a biker and wish to join us, please fill in the "Contact" page and we will get the ball rolling. Morecambe Bay is a massive area, but to start we have agreed to do the runs between Kendal (WGH) and Lancaster (LRI) as a starter, and we are looking to start this service on either 19th April or 3rd May dependent on the number of riders we have.
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