- 06/05/26
National Blood Service
at Aintree Racecourse
We need your help to keep providing lifesaving blood to the NHS. Please Give blood.
Give the best gift
Blood is needed to save lives in emergencies, treat cancer and ensure many thousands of people with debilitating long-term conditions can live close to normal lives.
The NHS requires approximately 5,000 units of blood daily to meet the needs of patients. We are calling on one million people in England to become regular blood donors to stabilise the nation’s blood supply.
Live Saving Work
- Last year just under 800,000 people donated. Thank you to those amazing donors. If one million people gave blood regularly – the national blood stocks would be a lot more healthy and we could take the pressure off current donors.
- Just two per cent of the population are keeping blood stocks afloat.
- This year, the NHS needs 140,000 new first-time donors
- To ensure our donor base reflects the diversity of modern Britain, we need 12,000 new Black heritage donors
- Sickle cell is the UK’s fastest-growing genetic disorder, and many patients require regular blood transfusions. For the best treatment, patients benefit from blood donors of the same ethnicity
- O negative is the universal blood type, crucial in emergencies or when a patient’s blood type is unknown. Although only 8% of the population has O negative, it accounts for 15% of hospital orders
- There are 27 permanent blood donation centres across the country along with many mobile sessions
In 1 hour, you could help save up to 3 adult lives or 6 babies.
Further Dates
- 08/06/26
- 26/06/26
- 26/08/26
- 28/09/26
- 16/10/26
- 18/12/26
We need your help to keep providing lifesaving blood to the NHS. Please Give blood.
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Plan Your Visit
Directions and Parking
Aintree Racecourse is located on the A59, just one mile from the M57 and M58, which link the M62 and M6. Follow the A59 to Liverpool and the yellow/tourism signs as you approach the racecourse for routes to the car parks.
Venue Accessibility
We work very hard to make sure our course is accessible to everyone, regardless of their ability and whatever their needs.