This weekend has seen not one but two of our newest fleet additions taking to the roads for their first operational shifts. As well as our new bike our new Octavia Scout joined our other one serving those who needed our help this weekend.

When we first found out that the Revenants MCC were holding a fundraising night to the Great North Air Ambulance and our charity we had no idea how successful it was going to be. Their hard work paid off with a great night had by all those who attended. We certainly appreciate the efforts that went into supporting not only us by a charity we work closely with.

Dave Makepeace, Secretary for Revenants MCC, said:

Last night marked a momentous personal achievement, for one of our incredible volunteers, and all of us in the Northumbria Blood Bike family are so proud his accomplishment. 

Today we selected our newest addition to the fleet in replacement of our kangoo which unfortunately suffered a serious mechanical problem. We have purchased a Skoda Octavia Scout, this is a used ambulance responder vehicle, which will be our second automatic car in the fleet. This will put us back to a full compliment of cars in preparation for the winter months ahead. After some small graphic changes, such as green to orange, we expect her to slot straight into our operational fleet.