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We have teamed up with the National Blood Service to launch the Gift of Life appeal and we aim to recruit 1,000 new blood donors over the next month.

The service has told us it desperately needs to build up stocks before the onset of winter – and we think our readers can help.

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Shoppers queue up to join donor list

5:46pm Thursday 24th September 2009

OUR campaign to recruit new blood donors gained more momentum after we took to the streets to sign people up.

Donations date back 63 years

Teacher Pat Horseman, of Cumnor Hill, gives blood in 1959 with the help of ex-pupil Janet Hiatt, from Rose Hill

4:27pm Wednesday 23rd September 2009

A LOT has changed since the first drops of blood were taken from donors more than 60 years ago.

Top cop backs blood drive

Chief Insp Cecilia Agger has donated blood for 20 years

5:31pm Tuesday 22nd September 2009

A SENIOR police officer has backed the Oxford Mail’s campaign to sign up 1,000 new blood donors and potentially save 3,000 lives.

Meet the donor carers

Donor carers, from left, Jenny Pope, Lesley Young and Kelly McBeth at a session held at Headington Community Centre on Friday

7:07pm Sunday 20th September 2009

THESE are the some of the people who make sure blood donated daily around Oxford gets to those who need it.

Donors tell us why they give blood

Jenny Pope takes blood from Geoffrey Giorgio from Cowley, at a donor session at Headington Community Centre

7:00am Saturday 19th September 2009

THIS is just one of the hundreds of Oxfordshire people with a story to tell about why they give blood – and why you should sign up to our Gift of Life appeal.

Meet the blood match-maker

Prof Mike Murphy with a blood bag and a barcode wristband used to ensure patients get the right type of blood

2:29pm Thursday 17th September 2009

THESE are the people who are responsible for getting more than 25,000 units of donated blood to the right patient each year.

Lord Mayor backs blood donor campaign

Oxford city councillors and blood donors, from left, Colin Cook, Mary Clarkson and Mark Lygo

5:18pm Wednesday 16th September 2009

OXFORD’s Lord Mayor has backed the Oxford Mail’s campaign to get 1,000 people to sign up to give the gift of life.

Special backing for our blood donor campaign

Eileen Naughton

4:33pm Tuesday 15th September 2009

A WOMAN who onlydiscovered she had a blood disorder when she tried to become a donor, has backed the Oxford Mail’s campaign to get more people to give blood.

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