Events Calendar
Throughout the year, we attend a variety of events across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire to raise awareness of our charity and the vital service we provide to the NHS and local communities.
Our volunteers are always happy to chat about what we do, how the service operates, and the many ways you can support us. If you’re attending any of the events listed below, please come along and say hello – we’d love to meet you!
Events in September:
Barton Teddy Bear Festival
- 5th - 6th September
- 11:30am - 4:30pm
- Barton under Needwood (free parking at John Taylor High School)
Statfold Country Park Road Rail & Ale Steam Rally
- 12th - 13th September
- 10am - 4pm
- B79 0BU
Ma Bakers Pre-Loved Clothing Sale
- 19th - 20th September
- 9am - 4pm
- Prees Heath, SY13 3JT
Events in October:
Shrewsbury Square
- 3rd October
- 9:30am - 4pm
- Shrewsbury Square
Asda Burton
- 24th October
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Burton
Asda Donnington Wood
- 31st October
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Donnington Wood
Events in November:
Asda Donnington Wood
- 21st November
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Donnington Wood
Asda Cannock
- 28th November
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Cannock
Events in December:
Morrisons Winsford
- 4th - 5th December
- 9am - 4pm
- Morrisons Winsford
Asda Telford
- 5th December
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Telford
Asda Donnington Wood
- 5th December
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Donnington Wood
Asda Tamworth
- 12th December
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Tamworth
Asda Shrewsbury
- 12th December
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Shrewsbury
Morrisons Ellesmere Port
- 18th - 19th December
- 9am - 4pm
- Morrisons Ellesmere Port
Asda Stafford
- 19th December
- 9am - 4pm
- Asda Stafford
What people say about us
“The blood bikes are vital to getting our life saving faecal transplants to critically ill patients with C. dificile infection”
Professor Peter Hawkey, FMT Service Lead, PHE Public Health Laboratory Birmingham
“On a regular basis we need to transport samples urgently, between Shrewsbury and Telford, and also from here in Shropshire to Birmingham and beyond. In the past it has been quite difficult, out of hours, to get those samples moving quickly, so it has made a huge difference to us to be able to rely on blood bikes to get those samples moving for us.”
Debbie Jones, Support Services Care Group Director Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
“The voluntary service the blood bikes offer us has been instrumental in widening the scope of our FMT service across the country and ensuring costs are a low as possible for the NHS”
Dr Vicki McCune, FMT Service Manager PHE Public Health Laboratory Birmingham
“There is certainly times when the quicker we can get results back, the better the outcome for the patient, so blood bikes are helping to save lives and, at the same time, they are saving the NHS lots of money”
Debbie Jones, Support Services Care Group Director Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
“We are so grateful to the volunteer riders who give up their time to courier blood products and urgent samples for testing between our hospitals and the regional NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) centre in Birmingham. Every minute counts when it comes to helping seriously-ill and injured patients and being able to call on the blood bikes round the clock helps us to provide safe, effective treatment and transfusions.”
Paula Gardener, Chief Nurse Burton Hospital Trust (covering Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth)
“We very much appreciate all of their efforts and the support they give both SaTH and the wider NHS.”
Debbie Jones, Support Services Care Group Director Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
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