The results have been announced for The Evening Chronicle Wish Tokens. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to our total of 36,416 tokens. For our first year of taking part we are over the moon that we made it into the top 10 and we will receive £437.31 share of the total.
Staff at Greggs, Balliol Park Industrial Estate, chose Northumbria Blood Bikes as their charity of the year for 2016. The colleagues have raised enough to fuel the charities full fleet for one month. This will enable Northumbria Blood Bikes to complete around 1,000 jobs they receive every month.
The early results of a new trial using plasma onboard the region’s Great North Air Ambulances has seen yet more “unexpected survivors”
The trial, which builds on the life-saving ‘Blood on Board’ technique, saw the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) carry defrosted fresh frozen plasma on board one of its aircraft for the first time, in May last year.
Yesterday Northumbria Blood Bikes transported human milk for the first time, taking part in a 260 mile relay that involved 5 Blood Bike groups across the country. The whole run was carried out by unpaid volunteers, who give their time freely to help make a difference to the lives of others.
We are pleased to be marking our third anniversary by the announcing the appointment of our newest Charity Patron Ron Hogg, Police and Crime Commissioner for County Durham and Darlington. Thank you and welcome to our team!
Tonight at 7pm marks the third anniversary of Our service becoming operational. Take a look back at a few of the activities and memories over the last three years since Northumbria Blood Bikes first started it's service in the North East.
- many thanks to Alan Ross for creating this for us!
You’re invited to participate in the 360 Motorbike Challenge on 22nd April.2017 in support of Northumbria Blood Bikes. A ride not to be missed!
The route takes you to the furthest points of the Northumbria Blood Bikes operational area, and will showcase some of the best areas Northumberland, Durham, and Upper Teesdale have to offer - wild spectacular Landscapes, Moor and Coast, something for everyone!
We have been entered for the chance to win the Galaxy Hot Chocolate fund but now we need your votes.
Five donations will be awarded each week, four by their panel of judges and one through the People’s Choice award to the organisation with the most weekly votes.
Please get voting and sharing for us to be in with a chance of winning £300!
The postman has been busy delivering your Wish Tokens and they're still arriving daily. If you've still got yours sitting on the side waiting to be posted could you please get them to us by Monday 30th January.
For anyone that's lost the address here it is again:
Kirsty Lawrence
Northumbria Blood Bikes
30 Sheridan Drive
East Stanley
County Durham
DH9 6YU