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All set to hit the road is the Derbyshire Blood Bike scheme - and Dronfield now has its own bike. Kat Withers reports
Blood Bikes boost D
RONFIELD now has its very own Blood Bike thanks to the fund-raising efforts of a local supporter of good causes and a national supermarket.
Joyce Emmens, of Hallowes Lane, raised more than £1,000 for Derbyshire Blood Bikes through organising several events, including a Burns Supper, a Jubilee Party and several Civic Centre coffee mornings. Launched last year after member
Tony Grimshaw saw the nationwide charity advertised at a bike show , Gosforth Lane’s Richard Akitt has been involved since the group’s inception and has helped to spread the word in Dronfield.
Explaining why she decided to raise money for Derbyshire Blood Bikes, Joyce said: “We had heard about the
Pictured are, from left: Coun Mike Emmens, Coun Doug Oxspring,
Richard Akitt, Jo Brougham from Sainsbury in Dronfield,Tony Grimshaw, Joyce Emmens and Shaun Bounds
group through word of mouth and then Richard explained what it was all about. “Sainsbury’s have also given the group a grant and they’ve been able to buy a bike with it. So now Dronfield has its very own blood bike.” A cheque for £500 was donated by Sainsbury’s Community Grant, which is raised through the sale of reusable bags. As well as the plans to carry blood, platelets and lab specimens to where they’re needed in Derbyshire free of charge, group members Tony and Shaun Bounds have recently qualified to carry baby milk from nursing mothers to the premature baby unit in Birmingham.
For more information, contact Dronfield member Richard on
richardakitt@tiscali.co.uk or go to
www.derbyshirebloodbikes.org
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