Keeping the Blood Flowing ; Each Year the Blood Bikers of Freewheelers Attend More Than 2,000 Calls, Offering a Service to Hospitals Around the Region by Delivering Emergency Blood Supplies and Medicines. David Clensy Meets the Volunteers As They Prepare for the Bristol Bike Show

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › August 16, 2009

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W ITH their fluorescent livery, flashing blue lights and sirens, at first glance it's easy to mistake the Freewheelers blood bikers as police officers.

But the single word "blood" emblazoned on the side of their motorcycle panniers reveals them as a team of admirable volunteers - modern knights of the road who are willing to go that extra mile in a good cause.

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Keeping the Blood Flowing ; Each Year the Blood Bikers of Freewheelers Attend More Than 2,000 Calls, Offering a Service to Hospitals Around the Region by Delivering Emergency Blood Supplies and Medicines. David Clensy Meets the Volunteers As They Prepare for the Bristol Bike Show

The charity, which has been running for 19 years, provides a vital service to hospitals around our region. The group of 45 volunteer riders give up their free time to transport essential su...

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