15 February 2017
North West Blood Bikes is one of the largest volunteer-run Emergency transportation groups with over 350 volunteers and up to 21 liveried bikes available for out-of-hours calls. They distribute items between 16 hospitals across five trusts including whole blood, donor breast milk and patient notes relieving pressure on NHS funds.
read full story18 January 2017
North West Blood Bikes, a voluntary, out-of-hours transport service for lifesaving medical supplies in Lancashire, has won £25,000 following their Aviva Community Fund entry bid. North West Blood Bikes is just one of the 450 plus organisations and charities that have won funding to support their inspiring work.
read full story01 January 2017
2016 has been a record breaking year for North West Blood Bikes – Lancs & Lakes. There have been some good times and some sad times.
read full story28 December 2016
2016 just doesn’t stop being amazing for volunteers of North West Blood Bikes - Lancs & Lakes. Not only have awards been received, but we can also boast that we have had a record breaking year.
read full story28 December 2016
As many of you were just finishing work for the Christmas Holidays, our volunteers were just starting the 104 hour Christmas cover.
The holiday weekend kicked off early with a….
read full story24 December 2016
On Friday 23rd December, members from North west Blood Bikes attended the BBC North West Tonight studios in Manchester. They thought they were were taking part in a news story about volunteers working over Christmas and to sing a few carols.
read full story21 October 2016
North West Blood Bikes – Lancs & Lakes need your help. A few minutes of your time could make the difference. The charity has been nominated for an Aviva Community Fund award in the Health, Disability and Well-being category, and this is where you come in.
read full story20 October 2016
North West Blood Bikes Lancs and Lakes together with Endmoor First Responders recently benefited from the Barclays Bank Charity Match Funding scheme.
read full story17 October 2016
2016 just gets better and better for North West Blood Bikes – Lancs and Lakes. Following our achievements in being awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Services and the National Lottery Good Causes Award which gained us national TV coverage, the charity has now had its busiest year to date.
read full story28 September 2016
At 19:40 on Tuesday 27th September, East rider Mick Covill delivered the 27,000th run for North West Blood Bikes with Mike Hockney as his controller.
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