Story behind the ride

Very rarely do we get to hear anything about what we are carrying, why or for who, it’s enough for us to know that someone needs our help but occasionally we do get a little more of the story. The story starts at 2:30am on a cold winter’s day. Our controller takes a call from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital ‘Good morning, we need a bike…

Events coming up

Social and fundraising in one. In 2019 a group from SSCBB took on the Three Peaks, the bikers way and called themselves Blood Bikers in Walking Boots. First was a ride to Ben Nevis, camp over night then climb the next day. Dinner and a well earned rest before repeating the process at Scafell Pike and then Snowdon where many family members joined the riders…

FMT Service

For some time now SSCBB have been involved in delivering material used in faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) but what is it? FMT is the transfer of processed faecal material from a healthy individual to one with disease. The purpose of the treatment is that the disease being treated, Clostridium difficile (CDI) is primarily related to an imbalance in the gut microbiome which can be corrected…

A Riders Story

A frequently asked question when talking to members of the public is ‘why do you do it’? A fairly standard answer is to ‘give something back’ but dig deeper and there is often something more than that throwaway line. Such is the case with one of our Cheshire riders, Chris Livett. In March 2017 Chris was diagnosed with stage four, bowel, bladder and prostate cancer.…

Fundraising Review of 2019

Another very successful year, thanks to the efforts of all our volunteers and to the individuals and organisations who have supported us. Fundraising is fundamental to our very existence. In 2019, with 15 liveried bikes covering our 3 counties, we spent nearly £105,000 for servicing, tyres, fuel, insurance, and depreciation Our fundraising efforts mean we have funds in the bank to cover some of the…

Statistics

The need for our services never diminishes. Since we began our philosophy has always been, if its urgently needed for the benefit of a patient and we can transport it safely on the back of a motorbike we’ll carry it. Whilst more often than not we have no idea what we are carrying we do know it’s important to a patient and their families. Just…

Chairman’s thoughts on the past year

2019 has been yet another exceptional year for Shropshire Staffordshire Cheshire Blood Bikes. Membership numbers are up, partly due to the positive coverage Blood Bikes got on BBC’s One Show and partly due to the increased public awareness through our talk and event attendance. Our current membership stands at 380. The bikes of course remain at the heart of our operation and we currently have…