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Coming to an event near you this year are our new range of Northumbria Blood Bikes caps and beanie hats.

Priced at £15 each.

Today we received news that we’ve made the final shortlist for the Pride of Britain Fund £100,000 Giveaway. 

Now we need you to vote for our charity to receive the fund. This money will truly help us to be there for others when the calls comes through to our team of volunteers.

Just follow the link below > select North East > scroll down and find our charity ‘Northumbria Blood Bikes’ > read the Ts&Cs > submit your vote

https://data.reachplc.com/250124925273049
 

 

Tonight at 7pm our charity will reach its 11th anniversary since our service first went ‘live’.  During that time we have helped to improve people’s healthcare journeys by providing a service to the NHS and Great North Air Ambulance Service.

This is only achievable thanks to the support we receive from our amazing team of volunteers, our service users, our donors and YOU the public. Thank you to each of our supporters! 

 

Thank you to all the staff and customers at Millie’s American Diner for their generous donation of £400 to our charity!

 

Please welcome our new Blood Car to Northumbria Blood Bikes!

Today our second hybrid vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, went into operational service​. This vehicle replaces one of our other cars, that we recently retired from the fleet, and we chose to continue our journey into the realms of hybrid vehicles.

Thank you to Whickham Ladies Thursday Group who chose Northumbria Blood Bikes as their charity for 2024. This was following a talk delivered to their group. Yesterday they handed over a cheque for £1000. Thank you so much ladies, your support is very much appreciated.
 

Yesterday five Blood Bikes groups took part in a national relay of samples. This run is usually completed by Civil Air Support however due to the unpredictable weather they were unable to complete it on this occasion.

Yesterday three Blood Bike groups have taken part in a national relay of Fecal Microbial Transplantation (FMT) samples.

Starting with Russell from Shropshire • Staffordshire • Cheshire Blood Bikes who collected the samples from University of Birmingham Microbiome Treatment Centre.  They were relayed with John from Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes, at Barlborough, who then transported them up to Scotch Corner where our volunteer driver Paul. He then delivered to The Freeman Hospital, in Newcastle.

Our thanks go out to St Columbas United Reformed Church in North Shields, who run a group called Here And Now Doing Something or HANDS for short, after they raised £500 at a coffee morning for our charity. 

Photograph of Margaret Hooper presenting a cheque to our volunteer rider Chad.

 

Beat the ballot by joining #TeamBloodBikes in this year’s Great North Run. 

Take on the challenge and raise vital funds for our charity.

Secure your place today via:
https://www.northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk/GNR