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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20 April 2018
ASDA have yet again done us proud with their support of North West Blood Bikes. We have been very fortunate over the last few months in many stores across the region being chosen by customers to win the green token scheme. Chorley ASDA store is no exception to this and on Saturday 14th April we were privileged to be presented with a cheque for £500.
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20 April 2018
For the second year in a row this event has been an incredibly wet one but we didn’t let the rain dampen our spirits.
We had the lovely Marion to attract people over and have a chance to sit on a liveried blood bike. (thanks Simon for entrusting her to us), a large selection of merchandise and of course as has become a tradition a selection of cakes to raise money through donations. We had lots of enquiries and hopefully these will result in new members of the charity plus a few future events.
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16 April 2018
Amanda Mason writes: We were recently contacted by Kath Deakin from Euxton Village Library asking if we would be available at 10.30 last Thursday morning. Now that I am back at work during the week I usually cannot commit to daytime weekday events however I had in fact booked some Annual Leave so was actually available. Ironically I now work in Euxton so it did feel like I was heading to work that morning although a little later than normal.
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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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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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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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