Whiteknights give 3-cheers to Advanced-Qualified Volunteer Rider, David Budd, for successfully completing The Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon.

David raised in excess of £1200 in aid of Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes. Well done David! He is pictured enjoying a well-deserved beer on completion of the Marathon.

If you’ve been inspired to fundraise for this worthwhile charity, please get in touch for further details. We really need your support. Thank you.

This week Whiteknights have been out meeting with the public.

We had guest speakers at Saltaire Methodist Wives’ group and even venturing out into Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.

Pictured alongside Matthew from Whiteknights, are the members of Gunnerside Ladies Group, who intend to support our charity in the future. Thank you for the generous hospitality and a warm welcome we receive wherever we go.

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes would like to thank the Rotary Club of Leeds for their recent donation and support.

Pictured alongside Whiteknights’ Media & Communications Manager, Matthew, is the current President of the Rotary Club of Leeds, David Waddington.

Our sincere thanks to the AA’s Blood Bike Recovery Service for coming to our assistance this morning.

Here, Blood Bike Victoria with a punctured tyre, is being relayed on a trailer which fits inside the Patrol van when dismantled. We very much appreciate the support we receive from outside organisations.

A female volunteer motorcyclist has today participated in a potentially life-saving national transplant treatment relay.

Ann Pullin, a supply teacher from the Worksop area is currently the only registered Advanced-Qualified female Blood Biker in the region.

She rode across Yorkshire to convey a Faecal Mircobiota Transplant treatment which originated at the Microbiome Treatment centre at the University of Birmingham. 

Ann then handed the precious consignment over for its final leg of the journey north, to Neil Courtney Russell from neighbouring Cleveland Blood Bike group, Blood Run EVS.

Halifax – based Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes have 50 volunteer riders in North, South and West Yorkshire who transport urgent Blood Samples and medical supplies free-of-charge to the NHS overnight and at weekends.

Pictured are Whiteknight, Ann Pullin and Neil Courtney Russell from Blood Run EVS.

For further information contact Whiteknights through their website, www.whiteknights.org.uk or through their Facebook page at Facebook.com/yorkshirebloodbikes.

Volunteer Blood Bikers from Yorkshire have presented Traffic Officers at The Yorkshire and North East Regional Operations Centre with an award.

During a recent visit to ROC Wakefield, Managers from the Yorkshire Blood Bike charity presented Jason Hall and Darren Smith with their highest accolade to recognise their colleagues’ contribution to road safety.

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes transport urgent Blood Samples, medications and medical supplies overnight and at weekends. The volunteer-run, Out-of-hours service is free of charge to hospitals and hospices in the region.

Whiteknights Regional Manager, Andy Richardson joined Whiteknights’ Dispatch Manager, Steve Annakin, to present the Whiteknights Champions award.

Andy said: “We have a fleet of nine motorcycles and we cover in excess of 60,000 miles a year. Like your Traffic Officers, we can cover many hundreds of miles each shift we’re on duty and so we value the contribution towards road safety of all the Staff at ROC Wakefield.

“We’re on duty from 7pm to 7am and often the majority of riding we do is on the motorway network as we make urgent deliveries between the major hospitals across Yorkshire.”

“We have very much enjoyed visiting National Highways Wakefield and hope that we have further raised awareness about who we are and what we do as we ride through the night.”

We now have 5 official places left for Whiteknights Runners to commit to the challenge and run in the Leeds Marathon on 14 May 2023.

Message us through Facebook or email info@whitekights.org.uk for more information.

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Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes would like to thank the members of The Morris Minor Owners Club, West Yorkshire Branch for fundraising for our charity since lockdown.

This week they have presented Whiteknights with a donation of £400.

Well done to everyone in the West Yorkshire branch. Thanks for supporting our voluntary service – every penny is appreciated.