fernytickles
Does that figure of 250 000 relate to the total population of that area or the total eligible population? If it is the former, it isn't a bad total really. The Anthony Nolan Trust have 370 000 on their register which equates to round about 0.6% of the UK population. 9000 out of 250 000 is over 3%.
The Anthony Nolan register is the third biggest in the world after the USA and Germany despite the seemingly poor uptake of volunteer donors. Of course not every one of those 60 million Brits is eligible, it is probably quite a small percentage. You have to be between the ages of 18-40 though once on the register you can stay on it until you are 60. There are a whole heap of medical conditions that are not acceptable as well. However, there are still plenty of eligible people out there that could do their bit.