And so onto our main announcement for National Blood Bike Awareness Day 2021. Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes are delighted to launch into Operational Service our two new additions to the fleet.

Pictured are North Yorkshire Regional Manager, Martin Benson, Volunteer Rider, Trevor Cooper and Whiteknights’ Fleet Manager, Adam Stead with our two BMW X2 cars.Excalibur 1 and Excalibur 2 are on loan from BMW UK courtesy of Stratstone BMW Harrogate and Sandal BMW Huddersfield.

Martin said earlier today: “We’re delighted to receive these vehicles into service with Whiteknights. During the winter months they will ensure we are able to keep responding to calls in all weather conditions.”

Friday 13th August 2021 is National Blood Bike Awareness Day.

Whiteknights’ Volunteer Advanced-Qualified riders will be wearing their Blood Bike jackets with pride as we join other independent Blood Bike Charities across the UK in celebrating the countless hours of volunteering to make urgent deliveries – free to the NHS – by volunteer motorcyclists.

There are now in excess of 3000 volunteer blood bikers in the UK who throughout the Pandemic have worked around the clock to respond to urgent call-outs to move Blood Samples, COVID-19 tests and other vital medical supplies and medications between hospitals and hospices.

For Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes, Blood Bike Awareness Day 2021, is the perfect opportunity to say an enormous thank you to one of the most significant supporting sponsors in our history.

Elland-based firm, Terberg DTS UK have been paying to fuel our fleet. That’s right. We’ve responded to more than 3000 urgent call-outs in the last year and Terberg DTS have paid for all the petrol – that’s covering more than 80,000 miles of travel across our entire fleet. Whiteknights say a heartfelt and sincere, “thank you!”, for making such a major contribution to the care of patients across Yorkshire and enabling us to do what we do.

Pictured, lined up in salute to Terberg DTS UK are 5 motorcycles from the Whiteknights’ fleet. On Blood Bike Day 2021 – this is the day we say thank you for fueling the fleet.

14 June 2021 is World Blood Donor Day and to mark the occasion Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes have been invited to appear on a lunch time broadcast of BBC Radio Sheffield.

Tune in to BBC Radio Sheffield on 88.6, 94.7 and 104.1FM, AM 1035 and DAB digital radio – or click on Radio Sheffield and then on the ‘Listen Live’ link.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_sheffield

Its Volunteers’ Week this week and Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes are announcing the launch into Operational Duties of another new recruit.

Introducing, Advanced-Qualified Volunteer Rider Andrew Warren.

Andrew, a Technical Account Manager from Hebden Bridge, begins his first shift for Whiteknights in West Yorkshire this evening. Well-done and good luck Andrew. #bloodbikes

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes wish to express our condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and to the Royal Family at the death of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.

We acknowledge the Duke’s remarkable Naval career and his life-long commitment to public service in inspiring volunteering in the countless charities he supported.

Whiteknights’ volunteers who participated in and benefitted from the pioneering Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme will remember his wit and enthusiasm with great fondness.

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes welcomes the start of British Summer Time with the news of receiving a major financial contribution to support our operational work.The Chairman of Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes, Andrew Foster said. “We’re extremely grateful to our volunteer Advanced Rider, Laurence for once again achieving a donation of $5000 from The MDRT Foundation in the United States. It is excellent to receive international recognition for the humanitarian voluntary work of Whiteknights in our region.

“More locally we extend our sincere thanks to Sheffield’s Swann-Morton Foundation, for their donation of £500 to support us during the pandemic. Whiteknights hope to reinstate our routine fundraising opportunities later in the year.”Pictured is Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes West Yorkshire Regional Manager, Andy Dickens, alongside Laurence Turner.

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bike have this weekend launched into service a BMW 330e car supplied by Stratstone BMW Harrogate.

The car has been named in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore and will be used for operational duties in the North Yorkshire Regional area.

North Yorkshire Regional Manager for Whiteknights, Martin Benson commented: “We are extremely grateful to Stratstone BMW and BMW UK for supporting the vital work we continue to do during the pandemic.

“The provision of this vehicle will reinforce our commitment to urgently transfer blood specimens and medical supplies, out-of-hours, free of charge for the NHS in all weather conditions. It seemed only fitting that Captain Sir Tom Moore be commemorated by Whiteknights at this time.”  

The essential work of Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes outside of that of our COVID19 response continued this week as Whiteknights Volunteer, Laurence Turner, participated in an urgent national relay to convey a Faecal Matter Transplant in the fight against Clostridium Difficile in seriously ill patients.

Heading out into the blizzard conditions at Scotch Corner, Laurence transferred the consignment to Terry from our neighbouring Blood Bike Group, Blood Run EVS, for its onward journey.

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes gratefully announce the start of receiving the COVID19 vaccination for frontline clinical personnel.

This evening at Calderdale Royal Hospital, Advanced Qualified Volunteer Riders received their first injection of the vaccine.

Pictured is Whiteknight’s West Yorkshire Regional Manager, Andy Dickens being the first Blood Biker in the charity to receive the vaccine.

Since New Year’s Eve, Whiteknights West Yorkshire have already responded to 50 call-outs to urgently transport Blood Specimens for testing between hospitals and hospices in the region.

Official release from Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes Communications.

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes have received a vitally needed gift donation in time for Christmas to support their free-of-charge transportation service to hospitals and hospices in the region.

West Yorkshire Advanced Motorcyclists, a member group of IAM Roadsmart, presented a cheque for £1200 at Overgate Hospice to support the ongoing voluntary work of the Yorkshire Blood Bike Charity.

Neil Clarkson of WYAMs commented: “Not only do we train Advanced Motorcyclists who go on to volunteer for Whiteknights, but we understand the financial pressure the lack of fundraising this year has caused Whiteknights.

It’s a fantastic charity that benefits patients and we are delighted to have spent the entire year fundraising for them.”

Pictured are Becki Marren, Business Partnerships Manager of Overgate Hospice, Whiteknights’ West Yorkshire Regional Manager, Andy Dickens and Neil Clarkson of WYAMs,