27 May 2020
Every year at North West Blood Bikes Lancs and Lakes we revalidate all our members to ensure that they understand and agree to comply with the risk assessments, rules and procedures necessary for us to provide the level of volunteer service that has been agreed with our NHS customers. After that revalidation declaration we normally issue members with a new photo-identity card valid for 12 months. This year the Covid19 situation has disrupted the process of producing and distributing new photo-identity cards. So this year our Membership Team have carried out the revalidation process and our Committee have confirmed those who have completed the declaration have had their authorisation extended to 31 May 2021.
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26 May 2020
The unpaid volunteer motorcycle riders and car drivers of North West Blood Bikes Lancs and Lakes have continued to operate through the COVID19 pandemic. This is despite having to shield some members from the virus for personal or age-related risk of exposure. The charity has been able to meet the request of the NHS to continue providing the level of safe, free, professional volunteer transport our healthcare customers have come to expect and rely upon outside normal work hours.
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16 May 2019
After 7 years as the Chairman of NWBB Lancs & Lakes, Paul Brooks, who was a joint founder of the charity along with Graham Jones, has stood down as the Chairman, although remains a Trustee and Rider. Paul said: “NWBB Lancs & Lakes has turned out to be a great
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read full story25 April 2019
On 2nd May this year we will have been operational for 7 years and will have responded to 64,000 call outs.
All our 423 Members have done an amazing job, either controlling the riders, or being a rider, or fundraiser and spreading the word about who we are.
Each call out we respond to not only helps the NHS Hospitals, but also the patients waiting for Blood, analysis of their samples,
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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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08 April 2019
A special thanks to Mr & Mrs Hunter of Penwortham for thinking of us when they celebrated their Ruby Wedding and donating £120 to help us keep our fleet on the road. A lovely gesture and a big thanks to them.
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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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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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read full story11 February 2019
2019 Chairman’s Bit
Well, 2019 has come along and in May we reach our seventh anniversary, which will also herald the time when our Chairman Elect, Simon Hanson, steps in to take over what I have had the privilege of doing since we started,
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