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If reading about the work we do has made you think about #GivingBlood take a look at our website to see how easy it can be to do so! ... See MoreSee Less

4 days ago

If reading about the work we do has made you think about #GivingBlood take a look at our website to see how easy it can be to do so! https://ssbbgroup.org.uk/donate/give-blood/

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This lovely lady, Sue Campion is raising funds for us. Please visit her Just Giving page and help reach £1000. ... See MoreSee Less

5 days ago

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Thank you Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport and to all involved. ... See MoreSee Less

6 days ago

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Well done everyone x

Brilliant.

Civil Air Support

SSCBB Rider William R collected a FMT treatment from Birmingham medical school at 08:50 and handed it to Civil Air Support pilot, Rob D, at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green airport. Tim from SERV Wessex arranged the flight and handover in the IoW. CAS pilot Rob flew to Bembridge airfield, Isle of Wight and handed it to the hospital consultant at 11:45.
Thanks to Civil Air Support, SERV Wessex, Wolverhampton and Bembridge airports for a seamless job. Exceptional Teamwork all round. #itswhatwedo ... See MoreSee Less

6 days ago

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Have a good (and ultimately profitable) day Elaine

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6 days ago

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Wow - well done Chester Golf Club! An amazing amount raised. X

Wonderful

We are delighted to share with you our 10th Anniversary Celebratory video. ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago

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Congratulations SSCBB on your 10th anniversary and best wishes to all the #volunteers past and present

Happy 10th Anniversary to you all👏👏

Happy 10th Anniversary well done to all that are and have been involved in SCBB 👍

Happy Anniversary, I miss the riding and of course the team. Paul

What a wonderful video, honoured to have been involved (nearly) from the start. Here's to the next 10.

Happy 10th anniversary guys 😁👍🏼 Love the video 👌🏼

On April 13th the Boat Inn at Erbistock was the venue for a luncheon held by the Powis Castle Syndicate Shoot.

They had requested that a member of SSCBB be one of their guests as they had raised monies for our charity and wanted to formally present the donation.

Andy W. from the Speaker Team attended together with blood bike Christian and Andy was delighted when Pam confirmed a very generous donation to us of £1825:00.

It was a wonderful afternoon in a beautiful setting and after his short talk on SSCBB Andy answered questions from the other guests about our work whilst others took advantage of Christian for a great photo opportunity. ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

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Earlier in the year Speaker Team Lead, Helen B. gave a presentation about SSCBB to the members of Stafford Boat Club following their decision to make us their nominated charity of the year.

Boat Club member, Allie, recently contacted us regarding a fundraising event they are holding on April 20th.

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2 weeks ago

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If you’d like tickets please head to www.grooveacademy.co.uk/book-online

#Shropshire, #Staffordshire and #Cheshire #BloodBikes need your support so that we can continue working with the #NHS to transport blood and related products.

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In May 2023 Helen B, Speaker Team Lead, was asked to give a presentation to the Brewood and District Inner Wheel Club by the President, Wendy Barnard who kindly made a donation to our charity following her year in office.

Wendy took us to her heart and when she was appointed District Governor of the Inner Wheel District 21 she decided to support us yet again and invited Helen to join them for lunch at the Moat House in Stafford for their District Rally in early April this year.

2024 sees the Inner Wheel celebrating their 100th birthday and Helen gave the ladies an update on SSCBB and on our own celebrations of being 10 years old.

District Governor Wendy then presented Helen with a cheque for £1100. A fabulous and generous donation for which we are extremely grateful. ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

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What an amazing donation. Thank you xx

On Monday SSCBB held a special AGM (our 10th Anniversary). A great turnout of members joined us to hear about the charity's achievements in 2023 and we welcomed new trustees, Brian, Ian and Elaine. All our members received a special pin badge. We saw the first showing of our 10th Anniversary video and enjoyed a display of photos mapping our journey since 2014. A super raffle raised over £700. We thank Oak Farm Hotel for hosting our evening and for the splendid buffet. And who will forget that amazing cake from KandiiKaneLane ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

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You are all such wonderful people, and I admire everything you do and everything you stand for! We can never thank you enough for the support you give us in the Blood Transfusion lab 😊

Happy Anniversary to our wonderful neighbours. Onwards & upwards 🎉🎉

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!! Stay well and stay safe 🙏🏼

The cake was beautiful both to look at and eat. Thank you

Happy anniversary 🎉

What an awesome cake, sorry to have missed the celebrations but we'll done everyone that organise this 😀

Thanks @ Emma Taylor for the cake. www.facebook.com/Kandiikanelane

Lovely cake thank you x

What great photos

Can I ask did members attending the AGM only receive the pin badges or are they being sent out to members

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! ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

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I see lots of publicity about the bikes, but what about potential car driving volunteers?

MA BAKER’S CAFE
35 The Firs, Prees Heath, Whitchurch SY13 3JT

Dave is continuing to support us by extending the preloved biker clothing sale for all of this week and next weekend. There are some real bargains to be had. Lots of nearly new items have been donated.

Don’t miss out!!

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A gentleman called Stephen recently made contact with us. He wanted to say thank you to blood bikers everywhere for the work they do and to say how much their help had made a difference to his family.

His lovely wife was called Sandra and this is the story he shared with us .........

"A question that I've always asked myself is "How and why do people get involved with organisations such as Blood Bikes?"

I'm sure that the reasons are many and varied so I'd like you to take a few minutes to read the story of Sandra, my loving partner of almost twenty years.

Back in the spring of 2021 Sandra was feeling unusually tired and fatigued so she went to see her GP. The usual blood tests were carried out but nothing too unusual showed up.
Sandra continued to feel unwell so more blood tests were carried out which eventually led to admittance to Warrington Hospital and from here on led to our involvement with the Blood Bikes as she required regular blood transfusions.

Sandra was eventually diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome which is a rare form of blood cancer.
She was transferred to Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool for chemotherapy with the intention of moving on to a stem cell transplant.

This is where our involvement with the Blood Bikes really came to the fore as Sandra required several units of blood every day and as her condition sadly deteriorated platelets where then required, once again transported by the Blood Bikers.
Sandra's condition slowly improved and she was due home for a short break prior to a second course of chemotherapy.

I doubt that the riders ever get to meet patients or families at the time of handing over the blood, platelets, breast milk or whatever they're delivering, so putting a face to the name isn't possible unless they meet by chance at another happier time.

I'd like to say that Sandra's story has a happy ending, but sadly, she suffered heart failure whilst in Clatterbridge and was transferred to the Royal Liverpool Hospital where multi organ failure led to the heart breaking decision to withdraw life support nine days later.

I often wonder "what might have been" if she had had the opportunity for a stem cell transplant, but alas, I'll never know.

What I do know for sure, is that without the support of Blood Bike riders, controllers and volunteers Sandra may not have had the blood and platelets that she so desperately needed for which I can not thank you enough.

Every time that I see a Blood Bike on the road I feel a sense of admiration for their commitment to those people who they don't know but for whom they freely give up their time.

To everyone involved with Blood Bikes ' ride safely and with pride".

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3 weeks ago

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I came to blood bikes as I had to receive alot of blood and platelets deliveries a couple of years ago and I feel I’m giving something back to a fabulous service and some lovely volunteers Kim x

This is how I remember Sandra most, pottering in the front garden!! She always had a warm smile and was just such a beautiful sole. Xx

Stephen is an old friend of mine and I can relate to his story. Sleep well Sandra. You are missed every day.

Stories like this remind us of the good job we do xx

Thankyou Stephen, it was a special moment when I spoke with you whilst we were fundraising at Morrisons in Winsford, we very rarely get to meet with people who we have helped. R. I. P. Sandra. ❤️

Thank you for sharing your story with us. It makes all our efforts worth while and makes us proud that we can help in any way.

A wonderful service for all our lovely patients of which Sandra truly was ♥️♥️♥️thanks Stephen for raising the fantastic blood bike service 💖

Yesterday was a truly momentous day for one of our favourite members - Kath B. Not only is she a Trustee, a fundraiser,and DCM but she is our busiest controllers. Since she first took on that role in October 2017, she has completed 1000 shifts for our service. She readily admits that for that first shift she was totally terrified, when the phone rang for the first time and could barely answer it. But her message today is "I absolutely love being a part of the blood bikes team and knowing that we are making a difference for someone. Each shift is different, you never know what kind of call might come in. I'm so proud of what we do and I hope to carry on answering those calls for years to come". Kath, you are a star. Well done and thank you. ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations Kath, keep up the good work 🏅👏👏👏

Amazing work Kath, you’re always great to work with. 🙏

Fantastic work 👏 Legends all of you 24-7 365 Greatest of respect and admiration for all you do! Out in all weathers taking the rough with the smooth! Stay well and stay safe 🙏🏼

What a great achievement, amazing work you do xx

That is amazing Kath. You are an inspiration to us all.🤩

Well done and THANKYOU Kath, and thankyou to all of our fantastic controllers. In my opinion, you are indeed the "life blood" of the charity, without our controllers, we can't go out !

You are an inspiration 👊

Fantastic, well done kath. A true guardian angle in our lugg holes!!

Congratulations Kath an awesome achievement.

A 1000 shifts! That must be why you're so good at picking the wet ones 😬, well done Kath.

What a milestone Kath, fantastic effort. 🥂❤️

Amazing Kath 👏

Fantastic achievement Kath. Well done x

Well done Kath that’s a fabulous achievement

Fantastic Kath, well done!!

Absolutely brilliant well done 👏

Well done Kath , thanks for looking after me yesterday 👏🏻👏🏻

Awesome Kath, wonderful to have you with us.

Well done Kath. That is an amazing total of shifts xx

Congratulations 🥳

Well done Kath 👏🏻

Brilliant Kath. Here's to the next one thousand shifts.

Well done Kath. xxxx

Well done Kath

Well done Kath, keep it up. X

Bicton and Oxon WI were well prepared for their presentation by Speaker Team member Brian S. Mini motorbikes on show and WI member, Kandis, volunteered to get dressed up in Brian's biker gear for an authentic bloodbiker experience!

The talk was very much enjoyed by the ladies with lovely feedback. Thank you all.

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3 weeks ago

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Such an inspirational talk to the ladies of Bicton & Oxon WI on Wednesday evening. Everyone agreed it was a great opportunity to hear the great work the Blood Bikes do in the community 😍

Well done uncle Brian

Well done Brian

It's what we do!

You are all awesome

RESPECT. RESPECT To All, Past, Present and Future!

I'm sure the cake was appreciated.

A great evening, thanks so much for your informative and entertaining talk!

Our good friend Dave at MA Baker's Cafe/Bar is holding another sale this weekend of preloved (and some new) motorbike clothing, boots etc. A great opportunity to get kitted up for the biking season at affordable prices. ... See MoreSee Less

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I have a really nice set of Arlen Ness leathers that I need to get there pretty damn quick then.

He’s a good bloke👍🏍❤️

Do you want to share with your group Michelle?

Great guy!

I'll send the rally lot over dave

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.

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#HappyEaster from all at SSCBB!

We personally think the Easter Bunny would be able
to make many more easter egg deliveries if they
were riding a blood bike...

👉 If you would like to get involved with our charity,
take a look at our website -

❤️ All donations are greatly appreciated -

#BloodBikes #ShropshireBloodbikes
#StaffordshireBloodbikes #CheshireBloodBikes
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Happy Easter

Today the Cheshire team are at Morrisons in Winsford again, and we welcome the popular return of the “Mayor” of Cheshire, Mr Rob R. Come along and meet him 🥴 ... See MoreSee Less

4 weeks ago

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Lovely to catch up with a few of you 😊

Here we are again! The Cheshire team are at Morrisons in Winsford today and tomorrow. Come and say hello to us, and ask us about our lifesaving work with your local NHS. ... See MoreSee Less

4 weeks ago

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Great work! 🩸🏨

We were pleased to accept an invitation recently to give a presentation about SSCBB to the Shropshire Yesteryear Motor Club. Speaker Team member Phil W. did the honours and he was delighted to accept a cheque for £500 for our charity from Nigel Coulter, the Club Secretary.
Thank you to all your members, Nigel. A generous gesture which we very much appreciate. ... See MoreSee Less

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