Cranbrook Scrubbers was set up in April so that local sewing hobbyists could come together and help provide scrubs, scrub bags, headbands and masks for the NHS and other care providers locally. Lots of lovely ladies have volunteered their time during lockdown producing hundreds of items for key workers. Now with the governments recommendation of the use of face coverings on public transport and enclosed areas (at last!) we knew that we now needed to help the wider community. So we are making and donating as many face coverings as we can for free with the option for people to donate to a good local cause which is why we have chosen Devon Freewheelers.

 Devon Freewheelers EVS, also known as the Blood Bikes provides a free out of hours courier service to the NHS across Devon. The service is provided mainly on motorbikes, ridden by volunteers. The Blood Bikes carry whole blood, blood and other medical samples, medication, emergency medical equipment, tissue samples for cross matching before transplant operations and donor breast milk for premature babies.The charity receives no funding from the NHS for this service and relies on public donations to be able to continue to operate.