BP - a true friend in time of need

Surely the best kind of friend is one that comes to your assistance before you have even had a chance to call for help. That is exactly the approach taken by BP at the start of the COVID19 Emergency. As the country locked down North West blood Bikes,Lancs & Lakes like other charities saw its income from events, promotions and sponsors would be cut off. But the needs and the road miles supporting the NHS with essential out of hours transport would continue and probably increase. So the Charity was amazed and delighted to see a Press Release from BP announcing “BP will supply free fuel to the UK’s emergency services vehicles during the current crisis” That generous sponsorship included supporting blood-bike charities such as NWBB. All though the worst days of the pandemic as our fleet of specialist motorcycles continued to operate they were able to fill up at BP stations with the company footing the bill. We have not yet counted up the total saving but with some of the machines doing around 2000 miles in a month this valuable help runs into thousands of pounds. At the time Bernard Looney, BP chief executive said: “This crisis is affecting every part of society and all of us are trying to do what we can to help. It is vital that we support those on whom we all depend, as well as the most vulnerable in our communities. We have identified two ways where we can use our resources and presence around the country to make a small contribution. We will continue to look for other opportunities, taking advice from the authorities, as the country’s response continues to evolve.”
Well said Bernard! NWBB Lancs & Lakes and all who depend on us thank BP for their initiative and we are delighted to celebrate the company as our current “Sponsor of the Month”

Want to help and join us?

You can always read our Newsletters here to see what we are doing and who is supporting us. If you think you can help, come and join us. You don’t have to be able to ride a bike, although we constantly need riders, you can join us as a Controller, which basically means you stay at home and receive re-directed calls from any of our Hospitals. Then it’s a case of looking on the Duty sheets and sending a rider to do the run, or you can join us as a Fundraiser.

Whichever way you can help we will welcome you on board what we think is the best Blood Bike group in the Country. Just click the “Volunteer” button below."