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THE SALAMANDER | JANUARY 2020
The Worshipful Company
of Firefighters
The Wax Chandlers’ Hall, 6 Gresham Street, EC2V 7AD
FOUNDER
Gerry Clarkson CBE, OStJ, QFSM
COURT OF THE COMPANY
Wardens and Court from 7th July 2019
MASTER - Frances Blois
UPPER WARDEN - Graham Maltby QFSM RENTER WARDEN - Stephen Sanders UNDER WARDEN - Dr Nicole Hoffman
COURT OF ASSISTANTS
Richard Bratton, John Goodrum
Maurice Heaster, Dr Nicole Hoffmann
Prof. David Holt, Peter Holland CBE, OStJ, QFSM, Bernard Laluvein, Michael Leaver,
Stephen Neville OBE, Ian Parlane,
Andrew Phillips, Mark Rist
Lt Cdr Andrew Rhodes, David Skilleter
Anthony Skinner, Colin Simpson,
Graham Woodhouse, Alan Woods.
Including Past Masters:
John Mansfield, Bruce Hoad BEM, Ronald Murray Bryan Spearman
CLERK: Steven Tamcken
BEADLE: John Norris SBStJ
HONORARY TREASURER: Ian Parlane HONORARY CHAPLAIN: Rev George Bush HONORARY ALMONER: Peter Cowland HONORARY ARCHIVIST: Prof. David Holt STANDARD BEARER: John Kempton MBE
Committee Chairmen
FINANCE: Michael Leaver
MEMBERSHIP: Dr Nicole Hoffman
EVENTS: Andrew Mayes J.P.
EDUCATION & TRAINING: Vacant
PR & MARKETING: Colin Simpson NOMINATIONS: Jeremy Beech CBE, SBStJ, QFSM CHARITABLE TRUST - Graham Maltby QFSM
The Salamander
EDITOR: Dr Robert Farquhar - Robert@wcoff.org DESIGN: Colin Simpson - Colin@wcoff.org WEB: http://www.wcoff.org
CONTENTS
FROM THE MASTER 3 COMPANY NEWS 4 MEMBERS & EVENTS 6 CHARITABLE TRUST 12 BRIGADE NEWS 14 MEMORABILIA 16 FROM THE CLERK 18 CLERKS DESK 19
Cover Image:
Preparation for the Lord Mayor’s Show.
The horse-drawn pump from The Massey Shaw Historic Firefighting Demonstration Team about to set off from nearby Wax Chandlers’
Hall. Read the full article on page 11.
Photo courtesy of Liveryman Bob Bryant
Published by The Worshipful Company of Firefighters, The Wax Chandlers’ Hall, 6 Gresham Street, EC2V 7AD Tel: 0207 600 1666 | Email: clerk@wcoff.org
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