Freewheelers EVS

Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service (EVS) is a blood bike charity based in South West England.

[7] It is used by NHS in the area, including major hospitals such as Bristol Royal Infirmary, Southmead, Weston General, the RUH in Bath, and Musgrove Park in Taunton.

This partly due to insurance purposes but also tied into the aim of the charity to encourage safe riding and promote a positive image of motorcycling.

[11][12][13][14] If jobs require transport beyond the Freewheelers EVS area of operation, there is coordination with neighbouring blood bike charities to relay items and pass them on at pre-arranged handover locations.

[20][better source needed] These events range from bucket collections at supermarkets to giving talks to local groups.

In 2010, the pupils of All Hallows Preparatory School near Shepton Mallet staged a number of fundraising events, including a sponsored bicycle ride from John o' Groats to Land's End by two parents,[21] to buy a new BMW R1200RT motorcycle, which was presented to Freewheelers on 1 July 2010.

[26] In March 2016, Freewheelers EVS won the "Voluntary and Community Sector Team of the Year" category in the Bristol Post Health and Care Awards.

Freewheelers EVS members in uniform high visibility jackets
Freewheelers Yamaha FJR1300
Honda ST1300 Pan European previously operated by Freewheelers EVS