

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mass Demonstration in support of the striking Phlebotomists
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 09:30 am – Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: Hi,
I have worked in the NHS for 42 years. 
It is not normal for NHS workers to be forced to strike for a year simply to be recognised for the skilled work they do.
For 365 days, alongside 36 colleagues, I have been on strike to win the re-banding that my fellow Phlebotomists and I rightfully deserve.
Our role is specialist and essential. We play a critical part in patient care, supporting doctors, clinicians and the wider NHS every single day. This has already been recognised elsewhere — at Homerton Hospital in London, Phlebotomists were recently re-banded in acknowledgement of the vital and skilled nature of their work.
We are simply asking for the same fair treatment.
Throughout this struggle, we have not stood alone. The support from the public and the wider trade union movement has been incredible, and it has strengthened our resolve.
On 17 March, we mark 365 days of strike action with a march and rally in Cheltenham — and we are calling on everyone to stand with us.
� 9:30am – Gather at the Weathered Man statue, Sandford Park, GL50 1DZ
� 10:00–10:30am – March around the hospital, returning to Sandford Park
� 10:30–11:00am – Rally in the park
This important action is supported by: BFAWU, Fire Brigades Union, General Federation of Trade Unions, HCSA, National Education Union, NHBC Staff Association, PCS, Strike Map, Royal College of Podiatry, Unite the Union, and UNISON.
After a year on strike, we are still standing.
Join us on 17 March and show that this fight for fair recognition matters.
In solidarity
Caroline Hayhurst
Gloucestershire Phlebotomist
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cheltenham/mass-demonstration-in-support-of-the-striking-phlebotomists/200029799033505
- **Event Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029799033505?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=cheltenham-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cheltenham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Weathered Man statue, Sandford Park, Cheltenham
- **lat**: 51.89608
- **long**: -2.06979
- **full address**: Weathered Man statue, Sandford Park, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: REACH - Restore Emergency at Cheltenham General Hospital (https://allevents.in/org/reach-restore-emergency-at-cheltenham-general-hospital/25187688)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Weathered Man statue, Sandford Park, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** REACH - Restore Emergency at Cheltenham General Hospital
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Mass Demonstration in support of the striking Phlebotomists ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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