Blood Bikes Cumbria Celebrate Funding Boost

Blood Bikes Cumbria has netted a £3,000 donation from national housebuilder Persimmon.

Members of the Blood Bikes crew were on hand recently to receive the £3,000 cheque from regional Persimmon Managing Director, Anthony Mansfield.

The donation comes after the organisation applied for funding via the housebuilder’s Community Champions initiative, which supports local charities and community groups looking for funding. Successful applicants win between £1,000 and £6,000.

Blood Bikes Cumbria provide a free out-of-hours, emergency transport service to the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, delivering blood and urgent items to locations in Cumbria and beyond.
This new funding will go towards updating the vehicle mounted camera monitoring system across Blook Bikes Cumbria’s fleet of vehicles.

Jim White, Blood Bikes Cumbria Chairman said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive this very generous donation from Persimmon Homes. We rely entirely on donations to keep our vital lifesaving out of hours medical courier service running throughout Cumbria 365 days a year.

“This year, our 10th Anniversary Year, we would like to consider a refresh of some of our now aging vital safety equipment. An update of our vehicle mounted camera monitoring systems across the fleet will enable us to continue to review and enhance our operating standards, and also assist with vital road safety incident management.”

Anthony Mansfield, regional Managing Director at Persimmon, added: “It was great to meet some of the team at Blood Bikes Cumbria and I am delighted we can support them through our Community Champions initiative.

“The crucial work their team provides for 365 days a year, not only saves lives but also has a hugely positive impact on families and communities across Cumbria. I wish them every success in their future efforts.”