Dear Sir,
On Thursday 31st, at 3.25pm, I gave my 125th blood donation, at the Glow Venue on Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park. This is 60 years after my first one on 8th October 1963.
I am not sure how many more I will be able to give so I would like to mark the occasion by appealing to eligible folk of Newton Aycliffe to consider becoming a blood donor.
Major hospital surgery cannot take place without blood being available and 25% of us will require blood sometime in our lifetime. Details can be found on the website: www.blood.co.uk or by telephoning 0300 123 23 23.
David Lewis
Aycliffe Village