Mayor highlights urgent need for blood donors

And he is leading by example, having given blood on the first of two days of donor sessions in Ballymena.

Cllr Ashe commented: “The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service needs to attract many new donors to ensure a safe supply of blood to our hospitals.

“Blood is used in numerous ways, such as going to a child with leukaemia, a mother during childbirth, a person undergoing routine surgery, a person with cancer, or someone involved in an accident.

“In Northern Ireland upwards of 1,300 units of blood are used by 500 patients each week, yet 94% of the eligible population still do not give blood.

“I am urging the people of the Borough to get involved and attend these sessions,” he said.