Pictured: Blood Bike at Cirencester Parish Church
Severn Freewheelers is YOUR blood bike charity, made up entirely from unpaid volunteers, providing a professional, efficient service to our community, at no cost to our local NHS Trusts. We transport, by motorcycle or car, urgently needed items such as blood, medicines and samples across Gloucestershire, as well as North Wiltshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We also partner with other blood bike groups across the country to relay samples across regions.
Nine emergency service bikes and four cars are available 365 days a year, with members working weekdays, evenings and at weekends and Bank Holidays, we provide a 24-hour service to the NHS, completely Free of charge.
In 2025, we completed 7139 tasks for the NHS, supporting 29 different hospitals, with more than 1600 of those tasks in Gloucestershire, and covered more than 209,000 miles.
It cost the NHS … well … nothing.
But we do need funds to make it happen, which is where we hope you come in.
We are funded entirely by a generous public and local grants. We hope you can help us make a difference today.
Or why not volunteer for us? We do need Riders and Despatchers.
A motorcycle typically covers 35,000 miles per year and will, through conscientious servicing last around 3 ½ years. We have a constant need for funds to operate our services: a bike is £19,200 to purchase, tyres cost us £5,500 annually and with ever-rising fuel prices, that bill exceeds £21,000.
We are invariably working at night – you won’t see us often – but you may need us one day.
If you can find it in your heart to help us, please consider donating at https://www.justgiving.com/severnfreewheelers:
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THANK YOU
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