WCoFF NEWS Desk
It is with much sadness that the Company has been informed of the passing of Liveryman Paul Fuller aged 60 years after a short illness.Paul passed way in hospital early this morning with his family present having been recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and taken into hospital last week.Paul became a Liveryman in 2018 and a member of Court earlier this year. Born in 1960, Paul wa ...
ORDERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE King George V created these honours during World War I to reward services to the war effort by civilians at home and servicemen in support positions.The ranks are Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE) and Member (MBE).They are now awarded for prominent national or regional roles and to those making distinguished or notable contributions in their own specific areas of activit ...
This Volunteers' Week, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is celebrating the efforts of staff that have supported the national vaccination rollout. Around 150 service volunteers, including senior officers, firefighters, call handlers and support staff have given more than 4,400 hours at sites around the county. This included helping to set up mass vaccination centres, assisting ...
At last, things seem to be returning to normal as the Lord Mayor rolls a barrel of beer into the Old Dr Butler's Head pub when it was allowed to reopen on Monday 17th May. I'm sure many members will look forward to their first drinks back inside our local watering hole! ...
A dozen iPads have been handed over to Addenbrookes Critical Care Unit today, thanks to a fundraising effort by the family of Danny Granger. Danny, an on-call firefighter at Cottenham Fire Station, died in February after catching Covid-19. He had been treated at Addenbrookes Hospital for a number of weeks after he became ill and his family wanted to do something to help other families keep in tou ...
One of Cambridgeshire’s first woman firefighters has attended her last emergency incident as she retires after 30 years of service. Nicola Barlow (50) leaves her current watch at Wisbech Fire Station after beginning her career in April 1991. Originally from Newton in Fenland, Nicola became the first woman to join Cambri ...