Cambridgeshire’s fire chief brings up a half-century of blood donations, in service’s 50th year at Wisbech

As the celebrations for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service’s 50th year draw to a close, its chief fire officer recorded his own milestone by making his 50th blood donation.

Chief Fire Officer Matthew Warren, who turned 50 earlier this year, gave his 50th blood donation as NHSBT recently visited Wisbech Fire Station to host a session. Matthew was one of more than 100 donors who visited the station throughout the day to give their donation.

The Service regularly partners with NHSBT to host blood donation sessions at fire stations around the county, offering the facilities at no cost.

Matthew said: “I’ve been giving blood for many years and am proud to have reached my 50th donation. It’s such a worthwhile thing to do. I am also pleased to be able to donate at one of our fire stations, it’s a fantastic collaboration we have that means we can both help save lives.”

Anyone interested in giving blood can find their local session by visiting www.blood.co.uk, especially those with O-negative blood.

The Cambridge Blood Donor Centre on the Addenbrooke’s Hospital site has thousands of empty appointments over the coming weeks and months. It’s open Monday to Saturday so it’s easy to find a convenient appointment.