1. Freewheeling Humour
(Fun Stuff/Jokes)

If you have found this page using Google or some other search engine then please take a look at the rest of the site to see the work done by Freewheelers EVS, or how we save the NHS money, or even how ...

2. Run John, Run!
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

... Another of its employees, Simon Whitelock, is a Freewheelers volunteer rider. John will be running to raise money for Freewheelers. We wish him well and encourage you all to support him on the day. ...

3. You are invited to our 20th Anniversary Party
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

On Saturday April 3rd Freewheelers will celebrate its 20th Anniversary in spectacular fashion with a party at the Oaktree Arena near Highbridge and Burnham-on-Sea, home of the Somerset Rebels speedway ...

4. Interview with Jason Phillips
(About Us/Interviews)

... IAM in 2009, and continue to develop my riding skills on the Triumph. What do you do for Freewheelers? I am a volunteer rider on the East (Bath) Bike and join in the fundraising fun wherever possible.  ...

5. Freewheelers EVS History
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

Freewheelers EVS was formed in April 1990. By December we were registered with the Charity Commission and went live with our service for Weston General Hospital in January 1991, doing around 12 calls in ...

6. Total Triumph donation
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

Each year, Neil Mossman, managing director of Total Triumph near Taunton, arranges a charity rideout in memory of his late father. This year 50% of the proceeds were donated to Freewheelers EVS. We would ...

7. Freewheelers join Attend
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

Freewheelers EVS is now a member of Attend, a charity currently celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, which is the UK's leading support organisation for volunteers in health care. Among the wide range of support ...

8. MAG are worthy of support from all motorcyclists
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is a group that campaigns on behalf of motorcyclists. The Weston & North Somerset branch and the Bristol branch of MAG have been supporters of Freewheelers for much of ...

9. Interview with Simon Jarvis
(About Us/Interviews)

... Observer in 2005 & my biking interest has kept developing as time has passed. What do you do for Freewheelers? I'm a rider on the North, aka Bristol rota. I also help out with fundraising when I ...

10. Interview with Andy Smith
(About Us/Interviews)

... my first new machine, an Aprilia SL1000 Falco.  In 2007 I rode the Falco very little, but rode the Honda Pan European for Freewheelers more frequently and this made the Falco comparatively less comfortable ...

11. Interviews with Freewheelers volunteers
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

Freewheelers biggest asset is its 60 volunteers. These great women and men are the reason that we won The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2008. Their dedication to riding the bikes, manning the ...

12. Interview with Melanie Rowbottom
(About Us/Interviews)

Who are you? I live in North Bristol with my husband Martyn who is a co-ordinator for Freewheelers. By day I'm a management accountant for a comms company in Bristol city centre, by night I’m usually doing ...

13. Notaro Care Homes and The Mangled Wurzels raise money for Freewheelers
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

Freewheelers loves The Mangled Wurzels. For those who don't know, they are a premier Scrumpy & Western band who perform a mixture of original material together with cover versions of songs by the late, ...

14. Call Statistics
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

The graph on the right shows that Freewheelers EVS calls have grown significantly in recent years. The charity now handles nearly 2,200 calls per year covering around 100,000 miles. Each urgent and non-urgent ...

15. Interview with Mike Belch
(About Us/Interviews)

... me. What do you do for Freewheelers? I am a volunteer rider on the Somerset bike, I run the website and since July 2009 I am also the vice-chairman and a trustee of the charity. I tried being a coordinator ...

16. Freewheelers and H1N1 Swine Flu specimen transport
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

After seeking confirmation from the Health Protection Agency, Freewheelers EVS is happy to confirm that we are able to transport diagnostic samples which may be infected with, or are to be tested for infection ...

17. Avon Tyres help Freewheelers
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

Melksham-based Avon Tyres has agreed to supply motorcycle tyres to the Freewheelers EVS. With both safety and performance so important for such a service, Avon will supply Storm-ST tyres, while JHS Racing ...

18. John O'Groats to Lands End for Freewheelers
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

Freewheelers EVS volunteer rider Alan Paice has just completed a sponsored ride from John O'Groats to Lands End on his BMW R1200GS motorcycle. Alan left his home in Wiltshire on Monday and was at John ...

19. Public Perception of Motorcyclists
(Fun Stuff/Images/Cartoons)

You may think that Freewheelers' main aim is to act as an emergency courier for hospitals. But read our constitution and you will see that objectives 2 and 3 read as follows: To encourage safe riding practices ...

20. We Love BMWs Really...
(Fun Stuff/Jokes)

... get new mirrors for my BMW." The salesman thinks a second, then replies "OK, I think that's a fair trade". Webmaster's comment: If the BMW Owners Club wants to make a donation to Freewheelers ...

21. Italian Police Motorcycle Police Display
(Fun Stuff/Videos)

We are all advanced riders at Freewheelers, but can only dream of being able to ride to this standard! UrLvYrKYVD8|425|344  ...

22. Test Your Reaction
(Fun Stuff/Jokes)

... accident. Freewheelers new reaction testing tool, specially designed for us West Country types as a sheep chasing game, allows you to check your reaction time and improve it with regular training. So ...

23. Our Coverage Area
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

NHS Locations Served by Freewheelers EVS The map below shows some of the more frequent locations served by Freewheelers EVS. Each red cross is a hospital, residential unit or hospice that we work with. ...

24. Moose International donation
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

Moose International Weston-super-Mare Lodge 55 and Ladies Circle have just made a donation of £546 to Freewheelers EVS. Lodge Governor Khalid Kattana is pictured presenting the cheque to volunteer riders ...

25. Volunteering to Join Freewheelers
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

Volunteers are our lifeblood. If you want to volunteer for Freewheelers EVS, whether as a rider, fundraiser, or telephone co-ordinator, this page contains information about what you can expect. If you ...

26. Fund Raising Activities
(Finance/Financial Information)

Freewheelers EVS needs around £25,000 each year to provide its service to the NHS. We are a registered charity and depend entirely on collections at events such as bike shows and donations from companies, ...

27. Donating to Freewheelers EVS
(Finance/Financial Information)

Freewheelers EVS is a registered charity (No.1001067) entirely supported by donations and sponsorship. We do not charge the NHS for our services. None of our riders or co-ordinators are paid for the of ...

28. Starting A New Blood Bike Group
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

... during the day. Existing Freewheelers (and similar) organisations operate during the unsocial hours when transport is expensive or virtually non-existent; that is normally 1900 to 0700 weekdays and 24 ...

29. Transport of Infectious Substances
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

Freewheelers EVS offers a free of charge emergency courier service to the NHS. We will happily carry any items that a hospital may request as long as they can physically fit on our motorcycles and they ...

30. Our Financial Savings to the NHS
(Finance/Financial Information)

The free of charge courier service provide by our registered charity's volunteer staff saves the NHS about £100,000 per year. There are two different ways to estimate the savings that we offer. The first ...

31. Our Service to the NHS
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

Freewheelers EVS is a registered charity, which offers an out of hours and free of charge courier service to the NHS. Our slogan "Riding for Life" describes our operation perfectly. We ride to play our ...

32. Freewheelers website brought to you courtesy of Memset
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

As a charity staffed entirely by volunteers, Freewheelers is keen to ensure that the absolute minimum is spent on administrative overheads, so that all the donations we receive can be directed to providing ...

33. Thanks from Musgrove Park
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

A press release from Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton has praised the work of Freewheelers. Our volunteer rider Dave Watson, who works as operations manager for Illchester Cheese, was recently asked to ...

34. Weston-super-Mare Homemakers
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

This month Weston-super-Mare Homemakers made a donation of £1595 to Freewheelers EVS. Homemakers is an independent club run by a friendly group of ladies, young and not so young, from all walks of life. ...

35. It'll be Grand!
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

On August 23rd & 24th Freewheelers will hold its Annual Charity Bike Show on The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare. Like everyone else we were devasted to see the fire on July 28th and we feared that ...

36. Royal award for Freewheelers unsung heroes
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

Freewheelers has been given the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. The award, which is the highest accolade that can be given to a voluntary group, is equivalent to an MBE. It is awarded every year ...

37. Freewheelers Introduces New Rider Test
(Fun Stuff/Videos)

All Freewheelers EVS riders are qualified to an advanced standard. In addition, regardless of qualification, our riders are regularly tested to ensure that they meet our exacting standards.  ...

38. BCfm interview
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

Bristol-based community radio station BCfm has just broadcast an article about Freewheelers. It features BCfm reporter John Barker interviewing Freewheelers chairman John Graves, treasurer Ian Pruce ...

39. Mike Cummin
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

Mike Cummin, one of the founding members of Freewheelers' service in Bath, died suddenly on January 8th. We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Viv and their two daughters. Mike's funeral ...

40. Freewheelers get a big grin from SmugMug
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

We Freewheelers EVS members have a big grin on our faces thanks to SmugMug. Our photo galleries have always been one of the most popular sections on our website, but the previous freeware software that ...

41. Record breaking collection at Weston Beach Race
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

Freewheelers EVS would like to thank visitors to Weston Beach Race for their generosity following a record breaking collection of £2,143 — an increase of 35% over 2006. A combination of good weather ...

42. Magazine praises Blood Brothers "Extreme Volunteering"
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

Freewheelers EVS is featured in the August issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine, one of the UK's leading bike magazines. The five page article (1.4Mb), part of the magazine's regular "A Day ...

43. Fund Raising success
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

In April and June, Freewheelers exhibited at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway. On both occasions we had one of our bikes on show in the shopping centre. For safety reasons the bike had its fuel tank drained ...

44. RUH saves Freewheelers rider
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

An article published in The Bath Chronicle on May 14th tells how staff at the Royal United Hospital saved the life of Freewheelers volunteer rider Mike Cummin. In February Mike collapsed outside Bath ...

45. Need help starting your own group?
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

We continue to receive a number of contacts from individuals interested in starting up a Freewheelers blood bike group in their own area. In addition to this charity, there are now groups using the Freewheelers ...

46. Fund Raising Success
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

The past few weeks have seen Freewheelers raise a significant amount of money at two different events. The first event was Weston Beach Race, a motocross race that is held every October on the beach ...

47. Reacting to Emergency Vehicles
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

... that may put you or other road users at risk? The Institute of Advanced Motoring (IAM) regularly publishes driving tips. The latest tip is highly relevant to the work done by Freewheelers. IAM Driving ...

48. Totally Triumphant
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

Neil Mossman is pictured left presenting a cheque for £262 to Freewheelers EVS volunteer rider Alan Blythe. The presentation took place outside the Total Triumph motorcycle dealership in Taunton. Mr ...

49. Freewheelers gain visibility thanks to ICU-UCMe
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

Pictured right are two Freewheelers EVS riders modelling high visibility jackets supplied by ICU-UCMe. Tom Craig, managing director of ICU-UCMe, recently presented Freewheelers with 15 blouson style jackets ...

50. So long and thanks for all the fuel
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

John Graves, chairman of Freewheelers EVS, is pictured left presenting a certificate of thanks to BWOC managing director Mark Wayne and his executive assistant Nikki Corrick. On June 30th Freewheelers' ...