201508 Newsletter August 2015

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NORTHUMBRIA
BLOOD BIKES
August 2015
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The Force is strong with this one!
A day out at Chilton Gala we had…. Interesting visitors we saw.…
This one proving that our Triumph Trophy bikes can be ridden by the smallest of volunteers!
We managed to snap several unusual photos before we returned the bike to the dark side.
(Or Netherby Ambulance Station, as call it you may…)
“Just a few Bikes riding around at night time?”
On the pages this month (and listed below) you’ll get an idea of just how much work
our volunteers undertake each and every month to make sure there’s petrol in the fuel
tanks, insurance, uniforms etc.
Please consider joining us at one of our events to keep this fantastic momentum going…
We really do rely on these fundraisers for the very survival of our charity.
This Months Newsletter:
Events:
Biddick School Summer fair
Oxclose school summer fair
St Josephs School Industry Day
Delves Lane School fair
The 30,000th Last Post tribute
Sunderland Airshow
Cramlington Rockets RLFC finals day
Mission Implausible Ride for Cancer
Bikewise 2015
Crawcrook Summer Fair
Durham Miners Gala
Chilton Family Fun Day
Rotary Club of Washington Forge
Rotary Club of Durham Bede
Rotary Club of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Chilton Gala
British Transplant Games
Meeting up with the Neighbours
Newcastle Car Show
News:
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ASDA Gosforth: Green Token win
Big Lottery Fund Award
A Heart-Warming story from colleagues
Some feedback for us
John Lewis Community Matters Appeal
CarStyling Signs
Going The Extra Mile – Steve Rawlings
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Donations:
Durham Lions (UK Lions)
Greggs Foundation
Houghton Round Table
Washington Slimming World
Durham Rose Croix
Tesco Charity Trust
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If you’re involved in any events, or instrumental in arranging any donations, presentations,
sponsorship, talks or publicity, please remember to make us aware to ensure that it is included in
the Newsletter, and shared with the companies or organisations involved. You can do this by
contacting Alan Ross ([email protected]). If including any photos, please
identify the people photographed so that we can include the image in a news feature!
Providing effective and timely transportation of essential blood and medical products
Registered Charity Number 1152745
End of the school year: a busy time for blood bikes!
As the summer holidays were about to begin, Northumbria Blood Bikes were in demand at many
schools in the region. Some were holding end-of year fetes or family days, others were looking for
something lively to finish off the years classes with lessons that the children would not easily forget.
First in line was Biddick Summer Fair, Biddick Primary School in
Washington. Saturday 11th July was their event day, And Owain &
Sue Harris attended with an impressive outdoor display (left).
This was quickly followed by another end of term fair day at
Oxclose Community School in Washington, on Wednesday 15th July.
Sadly no pictures from this one, but a big “Thank You” to Alan
Johnson and John Kerr who stayed at the event until it closed at
3pm.
The very next morning (Thursday 16th July) we were at St Joseph's
Catholic Academy in Hebburn for their "Industry Day". We spent
the day talking to different classes about the variety of roles and
skills needed to keep Northumbria Blood Bikes working.
We
received
some
very
positive feedback from the
school staff and were also
asked if we could engage with
their classes again after the
summer holidays. Many thanks
to our volunteer John Kerr
(pictured
right),
whose
enthusiasm kept the pupils
focused and attentive all day.
..and thanks also to St.Josephs
for buying us our lunch!
The next day was the last day of term for most, and we attended the Delves Lane School as they
held their summer fair. It’s worth reminding our readers that a lot of our funding can originate from
the parents of schoolchildren whose classes we have attended, and the schools themselves often get
involved in non-uniform days or sponsorship events to raise money for us. We’re always happy to
attend a school, either as an enhancement to an open day or fair, or in a more traditional class
environment where we teach about our group in line with a current curriculum or themed subject.
So, the next time you attend a parents
evening or a school play, please mention us
to the teachers…they are usually keen to
introduce some diversity into the
classroom!
We will gladly chat with them to explain
what we can provide, or refer them to
some of the schools we’ve already visited.
It all helps to give us that vital publicity!
Over 150 fire stations join the 30,000th Last Post tribute:
More than 150 fire stations and other
organisations worldwide took part in events
on July 9th marking the 30,000th sounding of
the Last Post in Ypres.
The anniversary tribute was streamed live
from the Menin Gate where the buglers,
traditionally drawn from Ypres' volunteer fire
brigade, salute the fallen of the First World
War every night at 7pm (BST).
‘The Tribute' at Spennymoor fire station.
Photos: Owain Harris.
Fire services across the world were invited to take part in the 'Tribute to the Tribute' by holding their
own commemorations at the same time. Events in our region took place in fire stations at Bishop
Auckland, Conssssss
Auckland,
Consett,
Darlington,
Durham, Peterlee and Spennymoor,
where one of our blood bikes is
stationed.
A week earlier, the new chief at
Spennymoor fire station said that
he'd never heard of Northumbria
Blood Bikes until he started his new
post, and asked if we would be able
to attend the event…all he wanted
was a bike or two with uniformed
riders and maybe a car if we could.
It was short notice, but as always,
the blood bike volunteers pulled
together and worked a little magic…
We arrived with no less than five marked bikes (one of them missing from the picture on the left) and
the Skoda Yeti, one of those rare occasions where such a large part of the fleet are together in the
same place. The fleet lined up inside
the courtyard, while the main
Garage area was cleared of vehicles
to allow visitors to watch the live
event indoors…. As it happens the
weather
was
pleasant,
but
considering the thunder storms we’d
all seen a few days earlier, it was a
wise move.
Thank you as always to the many
volunteers who attended the service
on our behalf and represented NBB.
SUNDERLAND AIRSHOW
Northumbria Blood Bikes’ first
appearance at this annual event!
Thanks to some mammoth organisation we were
able to have a stand in the busiest part of the
ground display on all three days of this years’
show….and relied on many, many volunteers to help
us to keep the stand staffed all the way through!
Thanks to Kirsty Downham, Peter Robertson,
Alan Johnson, Barry Bullas, Torben Stockmar
(and his missus!), and the many others whose
names I may have missed that helped to make
our first airshow attendance such a success.
There were plenty of people interested in
hearing about our service, and for a pleasant
change there were many who knew all about us!
–Perhaps because the event was held in such a
central part of our territory. This also meant
that many of our off-duty members and their
families were able to pop in and say hello over
effective
and timely transportation of essential blood and medical products
the 3 daysProviding
that we were
there.
On Saturday 18th July, Northumbria Blood Bikes volunteers Nigel
Barlow and Steve Rawlings attended the North East Rugby League
Grand Finals , where our friends from Cramlington Rockets RLFC were
playing.
A friendship between Cramlington Rockets and the Blood Bikes is due
to both organisations having being awarded £25,000 from the Aviva
Community Fund.
Initially, both groups were in the running for the same prize, with the Blood Bikes the eventual
Initially, both groups were in the running for the same prize, with the
winners. However, so impressed were the judges with the Rockets’ entry that they awarded the club a
Blood Bikes the eventual winners. However, so impressed were the
Judges Choice Award, meaning neither group missed out. We felt terrible when we realised that we
judges with the Rockets’ entry that they awarded the club a Judges
were up against Northumbria Blood Bikes when the Aviva competition went down to the last four”
Choice Award, meaning neither group missed out.
commented Rockets Chairman, Jeff Ball.
We naturally felt the same when
we felt terrible when we realised that we were up against
“We
saw it was a group from Cramlington
Northumbria Blood Bikes when the Aviva competition went down to
we were up against, so the collective
the last four” commented Rockets Chairman, Jeff Ball.
response to hearing both had won
was
definitely
a
relief.
“They are based up in Morpeth and it was pure chance that someone
You may recall from our onlast
our doorstep would be going for the same funding. Therefore we
newsletter
that
our
Chairman
were thrilled that both groups were able to secure funding.
contacted the Rockets shortly after
the funding award had been
The Blood Bikes felt the same when they saw it was a group from
announced, and was invited to
Cramlington they were up against so the collective response to hearing
attend their finals day.
both had won was definitely relief. The work the Blood Bikes do is so
essential and saves so many lives every year.
Nigel took one of our Yamaha FJR 1300 liveried bikes to the club for the morning (pictured above),
and the Rockets also ran a lovely feature in their club newsletter. Thanks, guys, it was a great day!
Therefore we are thrilled that they are bringing a bike down and I
hope everyone takes the time to hear what this fantastic charity does
for so many in the North East.”
“Mission Implausible”…
25th July: NBB Chairman Peter Robertson and volunteer John
Vasey met up with three mad guys from Norfolk riding machines
to Inverness which were all powered with sub 100cc engines!
They were travelling to raise money for cancer charities and
were passing through our region. The meeting was initiated by
volunteer John Vasey, who joined them at the A68 on his
ZZR1100, closely followed up by Peter on a blood bike. At
Corbridge John and Peter waved them on their way and they
headed for the border. After riding 1096 miles in 42.5hrs, a 20
something strong crowd turned out in the rain to see them
return home. They had raised over £2000.00 for Cancer
charities, and the money is still coming in. Well done, guys!
For the third year running we had a presence at this popular motorcycling event,
each year with a bigger and better display. This time we were positioned right
alongside the Great North Air Ambulance stand….. an ideal position to promote
and publicise the Blood on Board service!
The event is a must for anyone interested in motorcycles, and as a result it’s
probably one of the best locations from which we can recruit new riders and
volunteers. This years’ event was no exception, with at least fourteen new
membership enquiries on the day……
Thanks as always to the many
volunteers who helped to support
our excellent publicity stand
(pictured right). These included
Tony Martin, Andy Watson, Alan
Johnston, Debbie Todd, Anthony
Simm, Grace Hodges, Ian Hunter,
and countless more…. Apologies if
your name has been missed!
Below left: A rare sight; both Madathlon Trophy bikes (“Claire” and “Bella”) side by side at Bikewise.
Below Right: Northumbria Blood Bikes volunteer Kirsty Downham bumped into the legendary John
McGuinness (Isle of Man TT racing) at the Triumph stand, and took the opportunity to get this photo!
More news in brief:
On 8th July, just a few hours after the last newsletter was published, we
were told that we won the £200 “Chosen By You” vote for May and June at
Asda Gosforth. Thanks to all of the customers who put their little green
coin in our box. That's another few weeks of fuel for a bike covered!
We delivered a talk to Durham UK Lions last year, and they have been extremely
gracious to make a donation again this month. They donated £300.00 to Northumbria
Blood Bikes , in recognition of the invaluable work that we do with the Great North Air
Ambulance Service, and the on-going “Blood on Board” project that we deliver to them.
On 10th August, Fundraising Guru Graham Moor collected a
cheque from Houghton Round Table for £3000.00! A huge
“Thank you” to all at Houghton Round Table; we’ll make sure
the donation is used wisely to continue our life-saving service.
Thanks to an application by Northumbria Blood Bikes volunteer RIchard
Penna, we have been granted £200 for running costs from the Greggs
foundation. Many thanks to Richard, whose efforts resulted in this
donation, and of course to all at Greggs for their kind contribution!
There must be a John Parish hiding in the wings somewhere? – Another lovely
donation from our regular contributors at Washington Slimming World….
Another full collecting tin with £35.78 from these delightful ladies (and the
legendary Mr.P. too, no doubt!). We love your support for us… Thank you!
Crawcrook Summer Fair
Saturday 1st August: Thanks to NBB volunteers
Nigel Barlow Gary Annan, and (I suspect!) one or
two others whose names weren’t on the register;
for representing us at Crawcrook Fair on a perfect
sunny Saturday afternoon. We raised over £100.00!
Durham Miners Gala
Saturday 11th July: We attended the popular
event with a perfect pitch right next to the
Great North Air Ambulance gazebo! It was a
great opportunity to talk to the fundraisers
from GNAAS and share ideas. Thanks to all
who helped to staff our awareness stand and
made the event such a great success!
BIG LOTTERY FUND AWARD:
£10,000.00!
“Awards For All” grant given to Northumbria Blood Bikes
...Believe it or not, this is something we’ve known about for some considerable time, but could not
make public because of reporting restrictions imposed by the Big Lottery Fund. However, these were
lifted on 11th August, the day that this newsletter was released and also the day that the National
Lottery made an announcement to the press about our grant. So, we can proudly report that we have
been given £10,000.00 to buy a motorbike for our work with the Great North Air Ambulance Service.
The windfall comes thanks to the efforts of our Fundraising Co-ordinator, Graham Moor, who made
an application many months ago; one of many funding applications he submits throughout the year in
the hope that one or two might be successful.
Once we have bought a bike and entered it into service, we
will also need to complete a report, telling us what
difference the project has made and how the funding has
benefitted both ourselves and the community we serve. This
is an important term and condition of our grant and it may
affect future applications to us if we don't complete it.
This is an outstanding example of one of the many tasks
Graham performs that rarely gets the attention it deserves;
we only notice he’s done it on those rare occasions that
they’re successful! Thanks again, Graham, for your ongoing
efforts to gain funding awards from the many groups and
organisations that you apply to. With this award, and the
Aviva award last month, we’ve become £35000.00 richer in
the space of just a few weeks!
Durham Rose Croix
26th July: Our fundraising manager
Graham Moor (left, in black) was
presented with a cheque for a wonderful
£1,000 from the Durham Rose Croix.
NBB volunteer Paul Paterson (left, in
uniform) who is also part of the Durham
Rose Croix, was on hand to present the
cheque. Thanks so much for this kind
contribution - it means so much and will
keep the fleet moving for weeks to
come. They were also kind enough to
feature this photo on their website!
Saturday 25th July
Northumbria Blood Bikes attended the Chilton Family Fun Day at the beautifully newly restored Miners
Welfare Recreation Ground in Chilton. The Mayor, Cllr Elizabeth Bruce (pictured below with Graham
Moor), had elected Northumbria Blood Bikes as her Mayoral Charity of Choice for the last year. At the
unveiling of the building, Cllr Bruce presented us with a cheque for a wonderful £1,400, which will be
used to fuel the fleet for weeks. Thanks so much to Cllr Bruce for her hard work in raising this money,
and for the work of everybody in restoring the Miners Welfare. Thank you also to our NBB volunteers
Len Potts and Gavin Russell were there to lend a hand in a photo for the Northern Echo (above), and to
welcome visitors to our publicity & awareness stand.
A heart-warming story from our
blood bike colleagues in the South:
Blood Bikers not only help others in need, but more
recently two Blood Bikers previously unknown to one
another and from different Blood Bike groups came
together through unique circumstances.
Howard Jones is a Blood Bike Rider for Shropshire and
Staffordshire Blood Bikes with his day to day job being as
a Guide Dog Instructor. His job of teaching and training
Guide Dogs and visually impaired clients is something
Howard has done for 25 years, changing the lives of
many hundreds of visually impaired people. However,
Howard's most recently trained Guide dog, Uska, suited a
particular client from Burton Upon Trent. Butch
Freeman, the only Controller for Derbyshire Blood Bikes
who is registered blind, has been waiting for a Guide Dog
for almost a year.
Uska was an ideal match for Butch and they've now
successfully qualified and are getting around
Staffordshire independently. Butch commented, "Uska
has given me back my independence and a brand new
lease for life”. Howard commented, “It’s a great job,
being able to see the difference a dog can make to
someone’s life - and I’m sure it won’t be long before
Uska becomes the newest member of the Derbyshire
Blood Bike Group”
Story & photo: Howard Jones,
Shropshire & Staffordshire Blood Bikes
…And some lovely feedback for us!
“
6th August, 2015
To: Blood Bike Volunteers: Northumbria and Teeside
I would be most grateful if you could pass on our thanks and gratitude to all the
volunteers supporting the newly established transfer of clinical files between Newcastle upon
Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust and James Cook University Hospital.
The Northern Genetics Service, part of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS, provides genetics
services from two main bases; the international Centre for Life and James Cook University
Hospital. The increase in demand for Genetic services has increased the number of patients
attending our clinics and we have seen a steady increase in the number of clinical files that
need to be transported between the two main bases. Transport had become a major logistic
problem for the Northern Genetics service. Your corporation is establishing a mechanism to
transfer files between our two main bases each evening Monday to Thursday. This is making a
considerable difference to our staff and patients.
Thank you again for supporting our service in this way and ultimately the people in the
North East and Cumbria who access Genetics Services via the Northern Genetics Service.
Dr. Paul Brennan, Consultant Clinical Geneticist
Clinical Director, Northern Genetics Service.
”
Philippa Bromley and Graham Moor
were guests of the Rotary Club of
Washington Forge meeting at the Dun
Cow, Bournmoor (13th July) to tell
them about the important work of
our organisation. Pictured here are
Philippa and Graham with President
Dave Neville and Past President Bob
Twist. They brought our Honda
ST1300 “Auckland” into the pub to
let the club members try it for size…
Perhaps some new riders for us ???
Tue 14th July: Northumbria Blood
Bikes were invited to a meeting of
the Rotary Club and talk about the
group, and the highs & lows of
providing such an essential service.
Our Vice Chairman Alan Ross talked
for over an hour at Finbarrs
Restaurant, Durham, and took
along our FJR1300 “Lindisfarne” for
them to see. Alan is pictured right
with Rotarian John Wilkinson.
Friday 31st July: Graham Moor and
Phillipa
Bromley
attended
a
meeting of the Rotary Club of
Newcastle upon Tyne at the
Copthorne Hotel on Newcastle’s
Quayside.
It was a warm, sunny evening on
the Quayside, and the river made a
perfect backdrop for a photo with
Lindisfarne, one of our two Yamaha
FJR1300 motorbikes.
Two Rotarians tried the bikes for size, Samantha Morgie (above left) and Rosemary Hayward (above
right), and all of the members all enjoyed hearing about the work we do. The fact that we did talks
at three different rotary club meetings in one month resulted in us dedicating a full page to them!
We’re always happy to take advantage of opportunities like these… to spread the word about our
work and hopefully inspire some of the attendees to look at fundraising initiatives for us. If you are a
member of a club and would like us to talk, please email [email protected]
We’re asking for your help again!
For the remainder of August, right the way through ‘till
the end of October, we’re asking you to help us out if
you’re in Eldon Square. For these three months we are
competing with two other charities in the John Lewis
Community Matters “green token scheme”, from which
we should get a share of £3,000. The more tokens we
have, the larger a percentage of the fund will be
awarded to us. We’re therefore asking that you choose
the John Lewis store for your meeting place / coffeebreak, hoping you'll go to the cafe there and put your
token in our 'bin'. Community Matters is the John Lewis
charitable giving scheme that runs throughout their
shops… You'll also come across a similar scheme at your
local Waitrose.
Every 3 months, each shop selects 3 community groups to help. Customers will
then be directly involved in deciding how much each nominated group receives, by
using a token to vote for the organisation they'd like to support. Each shop will
have £3000 to donate which will be split between the charities according to the
proportion of the vote they've received from customers. This means that if a
charity receives 31% of the votes, it'll receive a £910 donation.
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Customers will be given one token per transaction, and will be able to follow how much of the vote
apparatus, as well as sitting in the
each organisation receives over the 3 months. Please show your support for us when you’re in
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include a trip to John Lewis, too!
Right: Only for the bravest…. Families had
the opportunity to send their kids up on one
of the stations aerial ladder platforms to see
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Tesco Charity Trust very kindly offers a
20% top-up for colleagues who engage in
fundraising for charities. Back in
February, our NBB volunteers Clair Gray
& Kirsty Lawrence organised a charity
night at the Derwent Manor to raise
money for Bright Red & Northumbria
Blood Bikes. Next year Clair will be
climbing the 3 peaks of Morocco for
Bright Red & this year Kirsty roped Clair
into joining her to do the Great North
Run for Northumbria Blood Bikes.
Left to Right: Clair Gray (Tesco), Ashley Elliott (Bright Red),
Andy Watson (Northumbria Blood Bikes), and Kirsty Lawrence (Tesco)
On 29thJuly, representatives from the
two charities attended the Tesco Extra
Store in Consett for the presentation of
the top-up cheques. Tesco colleague
Haley Redshaw was kind enough to take
the above photograph.
Don’t forget that they have decided to
do it all over again in October, raising
funds for the same two charities,
“Bright Red” and ourselves. A £20 ticket
gets you a fabulous 3-course meal, and
six hours of entertainment, from Ellie
Rae (Below) and a resident DJ.
There are still some tickets remaining
for this event. We will have a blood bike
on display in the function room as we
did last time, and hopefully plenty of
our members attending!
Vice-Chairman Alan Ross was on his way to Car
Styling Signs to get some livery for his car in
preparation for the “Ride To The Wall” event
this October… and found this car (left) parked
outside! It was an unexpected surprise, but
great to see our charity being supported with
such a public display of our logos!
Car Styling Signs are based in Swan Industrial
Estate, Washington, and have provided signage
for us in the past… For our BBC Children In
Need events last year, Alan’s car was
decorated by these guys; and they’re also
working on a nice little surprise for two of our
Great
North
Runners
this
year!
Thank you, Brian, and all the staff at Car
Styling Signs, for your magnificent support!
Chilton Gala:
Saturday 1st August
Fairground rides, Classic car display, a petting zoo, miniature railway, candy floss and sweet stalls,
Hog Roast, and of course Northumbria Blood Bikes!
A big “Thank You” to Len Potts and Keith Corrigan who staffed our stand at the Chilton Gala on 1 st
August… our second event within ten days at Chilton (We also did the Family Fun Day one week
earlier! During the day, Alan Ross also attended to fit a noisy siren onto the mini-moto so that
the youngest kids had some buttons to play with. After all, blues on the big bike, but no buttons
on the mini-moto for the kids to press? It just wasn’t fair! - Noisy day for our volunteers, then!
The event was organised by Northern Bygones; a
Classic and Vintage Car club that organizes
regular club meetings and shows. They had an
impressive display of cars which included the
“Starsky & Hutch” Gran Torino (Right, for those
of you old enough to remember Starsky & Hutch!)
Various characters from “Star Wars” were also
attending the event and trying our bike for size,
including Yoda, who made it onto the front cover
of this months’ newsletter.
It was a great day; we had quite a few
donations into our buckets, and the
weather stayed sunny and dry for the
duration. Hopefully there will be plenty of
opportunities to re-visit this event and
some of the others organised by Northern
Bygones: We regularly see some of their
members at events like the MG show
(Corbridge) and the Morpeth fair, where
we’ve joined them in the past in a parade
of their vehicles through the town centre!
Newcastle and Gateshead were fortunate
enough to be the host cities for the British
Transplant Games this year. The Games are
an annual event held by the charity,
Transplant Sport, with the aim of
demonstrating
the
benefits
of
transplantation and increasing public
awareness of the need for joining the NHS
Organ Donation Register. Pictured with the
Blood Bike are the “Yellow Perils”, the
voluntary physio team for the Games.
Meeting up with
the neighbours:
Sunday 2nd August: Northumbria
Blood Bikes spent most of the
day at the Hartside Top Café,
near Alston, as an opportunity
for our riders to meet colleagues
from Cumbria Blood Bikes, with
whom we work so closely on the
Air Ambulance “BOB” runs. The
weather improved (thankfully)
after this photo was taken…
Going the extra mile…
If anyone ever needed evidence of a Blood Bike volunteers’
willingness to help out, here it is! This week, whilst on duty
and on his way home, Steve Rawlings (pictured) noticed a
lost elderly gentleman with a zimmer-frame walking down a
main road near where he lives. The man was confused, but
Steve managed to get the man to tell him his address and
informed the police. Whilst waiting for the police to arrive,
Steve parked up the Blood Bike and walked the man home,
saw him safely into his living room and made sure he was
okay. Steve just arrived back at the bike as the police
pulled up, thanked him for his assistance and said they
would call and check up on the man at home. Well done,
Steve. All in a day’s work for a Blood Biker!
More than 7,000 visitors travelled from all over the
North of England on Sat/Sun 8th & 9th August at
Gosforth Park Racecourse as the family fun weekend
got underway.
The two days catered for different tastes. On
Modified Saturday, there were hundreds of slick
Japanese racers, German hatch backs, super cars,
sports cars, hot rods and heavily modified street cars
on display. Visitors got the chance to see
Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Audis, BMWs, ‘superslammed’ VWs and American hot rods.
On Sunday, there was a classic theme when the best
vintage vehicles will turn out in force. These
included priceless cars that have been restored to
factory condition and the owners will be all too
happy to talk about how they did it.
Families and enthusiasts had the chance to watch cars being driven up onto the car stage for a
‘Show-N-Shine’, where awards will be handed out for the ‘Best in Show’, ‘Best Wheels’, ‘Most
Gorgeous Engine Bay’, ‘Best Vintage Vehicle’ and more. Kenneth Reader, director of corporate
Funfairs events company, said “Customers are
funfairs
really responding well to the different approach
of a traditional car show, it’s proving really
popular”. Visitors also took to social media to
comment on the event. Adam Henderons wrote
on Twitter: “Great day so far today at the
Newcastle car show.” Liam Connor, one of the
organisers, said: “It’s been fantastic so far and
the weather had really helped.
Blood Bikes volunteers enjoyed the sunshine
too… As always we extend our thanks to those
who gave up their free time on such a sunny
weekend to staff the display stand, including
Grace
Hodges,
Jayne
Lofthouse,
Dave
Routledge, Tom Ivison, Mark Richardson, Steven
Hughes, Debbie Todd, and Graham Moor
(pictured top right). Thank you all for making
sure that the event was staffed throughout the
weekend... your loyalty really is appreciated!
FUTURE EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY:
Lots of things happening, and we need your help to support them! If you can help, even if only for
a couple of hours, please contact us….information is at the bottom of this page. NBB members can
register their attendance for most of these events on our website (login required).
August
Friday
14
August
Saturday
15
August
Sunday
16
August
Sunday
16
August
Saturday
29
National Blood Bikes Awareness Day
A National event organised by our very own Mr. Graham Moor! Check our
Facebook & website pages for information about our participation in this
region… Hopefully we’ll also be on TV, Radio and in the newspapers, too!
Hospital Familiarisation Ride-out 10:30 – 16:00
A chance for our newer riders to get a tour around the various hospitals we
serve and familiarise themselves with the collection points & entrances.
For info email [email protected] or call/text Sean Storey on 07581087247.
Annfield Plain Cricket Club Family Fun Day 10:00 – 17:00
Enterprise Park, Greencroft, Stanley, Co.Durham DH9 8PP.
We’ll be there with a Blood Bike and a Mini-Moto…
We’ll be there with a Blood Bike and a Mini-Moto…
Darlington MAG
Custom
BikeShields
Show Fish
10:00Quay!
– 15:00
Surprisingly
enough
at North
Celebrating their 10th
The Darlington
Motorcycle
Action
Grouptoo,
willcan
be staging
event
its
Annual
show. Blood
Bikes will
be there
you helpthis
staff
our for
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sixth year in the Town Centre, Darlington (Skinnergate), with judging for
the best bikes in various categories. We’ll be there with at least one bike!
ASDA Bishop Auckland 09:00 – 17:00
Our first of two ASDA stores in one weekend; with an awareness/publicity
stand and a few collecting buckets… please come and support us if you can.
August
August
Saturday
Sunday
29
August
Saturday
29
September
Thursday
3
30
ASDA Ryhope, Sunderland 09:00 – 17:00
…and our second ASDA store, this time for both Saturday and
Sunday…. Lose yourself in Motorcycles while your partner shops!
SkyLive Air Show 09:00 – 17:00
The return of an Airshow at Durham Tees Valley Airport for the first time
in 25 years. Also the last chance to see the last airborne Vulcan bomber
in flight before it is retired at the end of the summer season!
Northumbria Blood Bikes Annual General Meeting 19:00 – 21:00
Check our website for confirmation of the venue (most likely the University).
- Our formal annual meeting where we deal with all the legal charity admin,
including constitution changes, election of Committee positions etc.
www.northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk
FUNDRAISING HOTLINE:
facebook.com/northumbriabloodbikes
07766 479 770
twitter.com/northumbriabb
linkedin.com/company/2866951
- for any opportunities to
increase our funding through
sponsorship, locations for
collecting tins, supermarket
events etc…

201508 Newsletter August 2015

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