On July 1st, the pupils of All Hallows Preparatory School in Somerset presented a new BMW R1200RT blood bike to Freewheelers. The bike was paid for by a number of fundraising activities at the school, including a sponsored cycle ride from John O'Groats to Lands End undertaken by two parents – Mike Burns and Andrew Jolliffe. The total raised by the school was close to £14,000.

A competition was held for the pupils to name the bike. The winning name was "The Flying Crane", reflecting the school's crane logo. It will now be displayed proudly on the bike for all to see. The competition winner removed the covers to unveil the bike and handed over the keys to the grateful Freewheelers volunteers.

The Flying Crane immediately went on duty in the Bath area. During the coming months, Freewheelers will provide the school's pupils with a log of the bike's activities so that they can track how many times it has been used, where it has been, how far it has travelled and what sort of cargoes it has carried. There will also be a "spot the blood bike" competition. Pupils who see The Flying Crane on duty will be able to submit details of when and where they saw it and, subject to verification, will win a prize from Freewheelers.

More photographs of the presentation ceremony can bee seen in our photo gallery.