District Chairman 2023-2024

Wendy Barnard
Chairman of Inner Wheel District 21
2023-24

Inner Wheel Club of Brewood & District

About District 21

Welcome to the District 21 webpage.

We have 15 Clubs in District 21, situated across Shropshire, Staffordshire and the West Midlands.  District 21 was formed on the 1st July 1972 when District 6 was divided.  

District Chairman’s Charity

Chairman Wendy has chosen to support Blood Bikes during her term of office.

The National Association of Blood Bikes (NABB) was created in 2008 as a result of a meeting between 4 of the 5 operational blood bikes groups at the time to share ‘best practice’. There was a realisation that a blood bike service, operating to professional standards, would be a great benefit to the NHS if it were to be rolled out across the UK, rather than limited to mainly the south of England, as was the case at the time. NABB then embarked on a 5 year plan to rollout the service across the UK, eventually incorporating the Republic of Ireland too. Between 2008 and 2019, the number of active blood bikes groups rose from 5 to over 40, with in excess of 100,000 responses collectively delivered, free of charge, to the NHS & HSE in 2019, by unpaid volunteers.

With its roots going back over half a century, the concept of a rapid response motorcycle based charity, run by unpaid volunteers has an impressive track record. More than one of the current NABB member groups can proudly demonstrate in excess of three decades of continual service to the NHS and the wider community. The riders, drivers, despatchers and fundraisers come from a variety of backgrounds, including Airline Pilots, Paramedics, Plumbers, Builders, Teachers, Vicars, Police officers, Professors and many more.

If you wish to find out more about this charity, please use the link below.

Blood Bikes