A very unique occasion happened in March as two fellow blood bike groups, Shropshire Staffordshire Cheshire Blood Bikes (SSCBB) and Derbyshire Blood Bikes were given a blood bike each as a result of the efforts of Branston Golf Club Captains Bev and Paul. They made the two blood bikes groups their charity last season.
Elaine and Helen joined Derbyshire Blood Bike members Mark and Mike for the festivities. Elaine and Mark have worked closely with the Captains all year supporting the fundraising activities which included golf gear sales, raffles and a big personal challenge to do a marathon 24-mile walk followed by 24 holes of golf. They smashed it!
Bev and Paul chose the two groups as they wanted a charity that served the local community and received no funding from other sources. Lynne Stone, the Vice Chair of SSCBB (and a golfer) said, “the efforts of these two captains has been amazing, they put their hearts and souls in to raising not only funds, but awareness of what blood bikes do. Well done and thank you to the captains, owners, members and friends of Branston Golf Club.”
There are over 30 blood bike groups in the UK, all of whom are 100% volunteers and they carry urgent medical samples (blood, platelets, donated breast milk, faecal matter transplants and much more). The groups serve their local hospitals – these two groups serve Queens Hospital Burton and the Royal Derby Hospital. All this is done on motorcycles and in blood cars. The riders are all advanced qualified riders.
