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Funding for Norfolk Blood Bikes

With zero impact on the public purse, our charitable service exists to help the NHS keep their resources focused on frontline care and acute emergencies. We’ll go, so they don’t have to.

Efficiency at the heart of our service

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Norfolk Blood Bikes relies solely on donations from the general public and support from local businesses.

We are proud to say that the Trustees, Committee and Members are all volunteers and draw no income from the Charity.  Because of this our administration costs are kept as low as possible.  

However, It costs around £5000 per month for Norfolk Blood Bikes to continue to support our local Hospitals and with the ever increasing need for the NHS to save money without compromising patient care, the demands upon the charity grow each year.

Costs

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All funds raised go towards the running costs of the charity. Maintaining our fleet, protecting our volunteers and helping us raise awareness and future donations.

  • Specially selected and liveried motorcycles

  • High Visibility Safety Clothing

  • Carefully chosen liveried large capacity cars

  • Fund Raising promotional merchandise

  • Liability and vehicle insurance

  • First Aid Kits for the vehicles

  • High specification long life tyres

  • Fuel, washer fluids, oil, etc.

  • Collection materials

  • Display Gazebos

  • Car reader/contactless donation equipment

  • Awareness Banners

  • Presentation equipment Laptops, projectors and screens

  • Cargo trolleys for safe carrying of multiple blood boxes

  • Vehicle servicing and maintenance

Fundraising

We have a dedicated Team who organise our attendance at numerous events throughout the year.

The event admin team is supported by our membership where all of our team are enabled and encouraged to take part in promotional and fundraising activities near them. For some of our team this is their primary role, making sure we can cover the whole of the county accompanied by our motorcycles and cars. 

You will see us about in the local community :

  • Christmas Street Collecting

  • The Royal Norfolk Show

  • Snetterton Race Track for the British Superbike Races

  • Guest Speakers at Group Meetings

  • Supermarket Awareness Days

  • Local Galas and Fetes

  • Sponsored runs/walks/rides etc

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Sponsorship

Norfolk Blood Bikes welcomes sponsorship from companies or other charitable organisations.

As you can imagine there are numerous ways that an organisation can sponsor us.  From single donations to ongoing support.  Therefore our sponsorship packages are tailored to suit.   Sponsorship can include:

An acknowledgement for your contribution on our website and social media sites.

Photo opportunities with a motorbike/car, handing over the cheque for your corporate publicity and the press.

If a vehicle is funded, your name/logo will be displayed on the bike as minimum.  It is a traditional that organisation or individuals that fully fund, or provide, a vehicle have the honour of naming it.

Other publicity measures as agreed.

A man in a yellow reflective emergency responder jacket and a woman in a black fleece jacket holding a large check for 4,500 pounds made out to Norfolk Blood Bikes. They are standing next to a yellow blood bike with emergency markings, on a residential street in front of brick houses.

How you can help

Please visit our Donate page to see how you can help us financially, or our Volunteer page to see if you can offer support in person.