On Monday 20th June 2016 Northumbria Blood Bikes volunteers were proud to be presented with two defibrillators from North East Hearts with Goals. Christine Stephenson and Kelly Best, (from North East Hearts with Goals), handed over two AED devices to Northumbria Blood Bike volunteers (Sean Storey, Peter Robertson and Alan Johnson). One of the defibrillators has been donated through North East Hearts with Goal's fundraising efforts and the other from donations made at Mr. David Richardson’s funeral. David was a proud and passionate volunteer blood biker who sadly passed away in April of this year. 
Graham Moor, from Northumbria Blood Bikes, said “We spend many hours each weekend attending events to raise funds and awareness. Our friends at North East Hearts with Goals have been providing AED devices for a few years, and we felt that it would be very useful if our cars and exhibition trailer stored an AED, so members of the public can use it if the need arises. In the event of a cardiac arrest, it is vital that rapid treatment is available to patients, and having an AED supports this. Our volunteers who wish to use the AED are being trained to use the devices.”
Thank you to everybody involved who have enabled the placement of these lifesaving devices.

Photographs taken by Ross McKenzie