New Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes hit the road

The new bikes are named Heather and Natalie after the charity received a grant from the health board's endowment fund

Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes have two new vehicles on the region’s roads thanks to a grant from the NHS D&G Endowment Fund.

The motorcyles are both CF Moto MT800 bikes, supplied by DG Moto in Dumfries and have been named “Heather” and “Natalie” – chosen by the Endowment Fund Trustees.

They were handed over by NHS Dumfries and Galloway chief executive Jeff Ace at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.

A spokesperson for the Blood Bikes said: “Thank you to the Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Endowment Fund for their amazing support.”

The volunteer riders and drivers from across Dumfries and Galloway deliver vital items for the region’s NHS.

Since going fully operational in June 2015, the team has grown into a major charity for the region which
is much appreciated and
supported.

In the first month of operation they completed 12 runs, supporting the patients from Stranraer and Dumfries on an out of hours basis.

They have evolved into one of the only free 24-hour Blood Bike groups in the UK and now respond to more than 150 runs monthly, each helping countless patients and covering about 25,000 miles.

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