WCoFF Company News Desk

    Article Added: 21 May 2020

    Thanks to documents preserved by Past Master Beech, the distinguished author on heraldry, Richard Goddard, Past Master Watermen and Lightermen, has written a short history on our Armorial Bearings and the Grant of Arms to the Firefighters. Click on the link to read the document and, if you wish to read a high-resolution copy of our Grant of Arms, it is available on the Company Flickr page. ...

    our Armorial Bearings and the Grant of Arms to the Firefighters

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    Article Added: 28 Mar 2020

    I had hoped to write this following the Massey Shaw Dinner scheduled for March 20th at Cutlers Hall, it was to have been a splendid evening and there was also a waiting list, I had looked forward to meeting you all. Events have however taken another turn and as we all know Covid-19 has curtailed all events and put us all into lockdown. London is one of the worst affected with the Prince of Wales a ...

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    Article Added: 27 Feb 2020

    Recently, we were privileged to make a private tour of the new Liverpool Street Crossrail station. It is a working building site on a massive infra-structure project, so full PPE was needed before we descended about eight floors to platform level. En route we saw the huge investment in plant rooms for ventilation and power supply, and the interconnections for other railway lines and evacuation r ...

    crossrail

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    Article Added: 13 Nov 2019

    It is with deep regret that I write to inform you all of the death of Honorary Freeman, Field Marshal Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall, KG, GCB, OBE, MC, JP, DL, who passed away on the 12th November 2019, aged 95. The Lord Bramall was one of the long serving Honorary Freemen of the Company, having been made an Honorary member of the Guild of Firefighters in 1990, and due to pressure of wo ...

    The Lord Bramall

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    Article Added: 03 Nov 2019

    Frances Blois Master’s Blog November2019 I hope that you have not felt that you have waited too long for my second blog, rather like the very patient Sherlock pictured at Dowgate recently, before he demonstrated his skills. He is remarkable and has his own book 'Sherlock: The Fire Brigade Dog.'     The last 4 months have flown by. July was busy starting with two visits to t ...

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    Article Added: 11 Oct 2019

    Fire Station Open Day Our Master and Upper Warden were delighted to attend the recent Open Day at Dowgate Fire Station and to support Borough Commander David Bulbrook. The Open Day showcased some firefighting equipment, including the recently introduced smoke hood, and included demonstrations of a drone and ladder drills. The WCoFF is pleased to enhance its links with Dowgate, now the only fire ...

    dowgate open day

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