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#OurMission The stated aims of our charity are:  1. To support the #NHS 
2. To save the NHS money, which is currently diverted away from direct patient care. 
3. To promote a positive image of the#Motorcycling community within wider society. 
4. To promote safer riding standards.  To find out more about our charity please visit our website: https://bit.ly/3g09I3d
It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the very sudden and unexpected passing of Pete Jackson, one of our Blood Bike family. 
Pete was an experienced controller and a stalwart member of the Cheshire fund raising team. He leaves behind a huge void for us to fill and will be very sadly missed. Our prayers and condolences go to all of his family and friends.  RIP Pete, your shift is done.

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Our heartfelt condolences to all in your Blood Bike family, your family and your friends. Thank you for your service Pete from everyone at Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes

Our deepest condolences from all the team at Northumbria Blood Bikes

Please pass on our deepest condolences to Pete’s family, friends and loved ones from all at SERV Suffolk & Cambridgeshire

Condolences from all at Bloodbikes Wales are thoughts are with you all

Please accept our sincere condolences, our thoughts are with all Pete's family, friends and fellow Blood Bikers.

Total shock by the sad news. Will certainly be missed by all, especially his humour at fund raising events

Very sad news. Our sincere condolences to Pete’s family and friends and all at Shropshire • Staffordshire • Cheshire Blood Bikes ❤️

A really nice guy, enjoyed our chats when we were on shift together. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

Condolences from everyone at Bloodbikes Wales Wrexham group are thoughts are with his family and friends

RIP Pete ride high. My Condolences to all the family and friends.

Very sad news, Pete was one of life’s real characters and will be missed by all his friends and colleagues. Stand easy my friend

There are no words. Condolences to Pete’s family. Ride with the angels. Stand down brother, your duty’s done.

Very sad news. RIP & Condolences to the family

Sad news indeed. My thoughts go to his family.

Such a shock RIP Pete you will be missed by us all

My condolences to Peter's family and to the members of the SSCBB who knew Peter both as a member of their Blood Bike family and as a friend.

Very sad news. RIP Pete.

I'm so sorry to hear this news. Sending love to Pete's family. RIP Pete

RIP Pete your shift is done!

Sad times RIP

Very sad, thoughts go out to his family

RIP my blood brother - my thoughts are with your family at this sad time:(

Sad news. Condolences to family and friends.

So sorry to hear. Thoughts and prayers for all x

Sad News May you rest in peace

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Early in 2024 our Speaker Team Lead, Helen B. was invited to give a presentation to the members of Stafford Boat Club. One year on she accepted an invitation to return to collect a cheque for SSCBB, money raised by the members during the year. From book sales to Christmas greeting cards, from raffles to Sunday baps, the funds started mounting up!
We see Helen in the pictures being presented with a cheque by Boat Club Secretary, Jenny,  You can see from Helens expression that she was stunned to see that the cheque was for £6500. It was a wow moment!
Our Vice-Chair Lynne S. who accompanied Helen also got the opportunity of meeting members from the chosen beneficiary charities for 2025 which are the Midland Air Ambulance and Katharine House Hospice. Both local charities and close to our hearts.Image attachment

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Stafford Boat Club always raise a fantastic amount of money each year towards their favourite charity, their resident group, Rock Bottom, now sadly retired raised over £35, 000 in the years they played gigs!

Wow that’s fabulous. Thank you Stafford Boat club

Fantastic 👏

Amazing xx

Fantastic contribution.

Great work and that's a fantastic amount

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#Shropshire, #Staffordshire and #Cheshire #BloodBikes need your support so that we can continue working with the #NHS to transport blood and related products.  You can donate via our ‘Just Giving’ page, please click here: https://bit.ly/3HwmMJO
The bikes are back on the road!! The temperature much improved.  Jeff R. took the opportunity of booking out the new RT, Ma Bakers, for a run to Birmingham to collect FMT which was headed for a Cornwall hospital courtesy of a relay with Rob S. from SW Blood Bikes.  Well done and thank you both.

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Doing an excellent job.weell done😄

Another busy year for our charity, our thanks to all our members past and present for their contribution in 2024.

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Amazing work

Proud to be part of this team of amazing volunteers

Proud to have been part of the team that makes all this possible since 2014.

Brilliant

With the ever-increasing need to support the NHS in caring for their patients, the demands upon the #Charity grow each year. #SSCBB needs to grow to meet this increasing demand.  To do so, we need more #Volunteers, whether that be in the form of riders, fundraisers or controllers.  If you are interested in joining us, take a look at our website to learn more! https://bit.ly/3hGaGTf
Many thanks to Tom and Jane at TT Motorcycles in Sandford for getting BloodBike Cheshire Freemason back on the run again so quickly. New headstock bearings, horn and rear light all fixed !! Thank you guys.Image attachment

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Our pleasure as always, The picture of the sign is our old sign with all the incorrect info 🤣 TT motorcycles correct info is on our FB page

With the ever-increasing need for the #NHS to save money but without compromising #PatientCare, the demands upon the #Charity grow each year.  SSCBB needs to grow to meet this increasing demand.  Find out how you can help here: https://bit.ly/3ABZm1w

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Filled out your form at the Bike Show, still waiting to hear back from you guys, Shrewsbury based.

Today was another example of how valuable our new blood cars are as an addition to our bike fleet.
In freezing temperatures this morning all four cars were in action over the three counties meaning we were still able to operate our service.  Russell B. driving Osprey just happened to meet up with Nick L. and Kestrel at the Microbiome Treatment Centre in Birmingham. After collecting FMT needed for patients they went their separate ways to the University Hospital of Coventry and Manchester Royal Infirmary.  Later in the morning Jeff R. driving Merlin  came across  Geoff G. and a blood car from the Midland Freewheelers blood bike group when they were both delivering to the Birmingham Womens Hospital.  Our fourth car, Falcon, driven by Les W. was out early too collecting donated breast milk from the Milk Bank at Chester and delivering it safely to the Neonatal Ward at the Royal Stoke Hospital.  And that was just this morning  .......Image attachment

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This afternoon saw Merlin back into Birmingham Women’s Hospital, National Blood Transfusion, Birmingham University Medical School and Sandwell General with urgent medical samples from Royal Stoke and Stafford General. #itswhatwedo

Take care stay safe keep up your excellent work that you all do xx

thank you, stay safe

& still they can’t have Blue light status!

Thanks everyone 😍

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Operating 24/7 and occupying a central location, at #SSCBB we undertake a number of long distance deliveries!  These deliveries are made on behalf of the The Milk Bank at Chester, University of Birmingham (Faecal Matter transplants) and other #BloodBike groups along with their local hospitals!  To find out more about our charity and what we do, please visit our website here: https://bit.ly/3g09I3d
Cheshire Bloodcar “Falcon” arriving at Ellesmere Port hospital this morning to transport urgent samples to Countess of Chester hospital. Driver/rider Charlie R reporting that the roads are “a little sketchy “ this morning !Image attachment

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Legends all of you 24-7 365 Greatest of respect and admiration for all you do! Out in all weathers putting up with ignorance on the roads! Taking the rough with the smooth! Stay well and stay safe 🙏🏻

Well done but take care out there. 😍

Take care and keep safe as you travel.

Well done team, keep up the excellent work

Stay safe,

Brilliant

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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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