A Bedford man who first donated blood in 1983 has now made his 100th donation and is asking others to “do the same if you can”.

Terry Anstee donated his first pint of blood on his 17th birthday. 30 years later he has reached the incredible milestone of donating 100 pints which the NHS says will have helped 300 people.

“I became a donor to help others, as you never know when a family member, friend or colleague will need to receive blood,” said Terry.

His son, Luke says his dad “wouldn’t ordinarily like the attention” but he wanted to see him recognised for the achievement.

The NHS say they need 4,300 blood donations every day on average to meet the needs of their hospitals and they particularly need black heritage donors.

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