A dad-of-two who was one of the founding members of a charity that helps transport blood across Merseyside and Cheshire has died.
Gwyn Roberts, who was from Widnes but lived in Warrington, helped found the Merseyside and Cheshire Blood Bikes charity that helps the NHS deliver blood across the North West via motorbikes. The dad-of-two wanted to repay the NHS after they saved his son's life when he had measles when he was just a baby.
The former Navy leading steward left the forces when he had his first child, Francesca, in 1976 and then went on to have a son, Christopher, in 1978 who unfortunately became seriously ill with measles. Thanks to the work of Alder Hey, Christopher survived and Gwyn felt the need to give back following the close call. After working for Eddie Stobart he became one of the founding members of the Merseyside and Cheshire Blood Bikes charity.
