WCoFF NEWS Desk
LFB Fire Cadet Awards On October 11 the LFB Community Fire Cadets Awards Ceremony, for the Cadet voted the top student in their group, took place in the Great Hall of the Wax Chandlers’ Hall. Our Master, Frances Blois, introduced the event and Upper Warden Graham Maltby, Chairman of our Charitable Trust, gave a brief overview of the involvement of the Trust in supporting the Cadet moveme ...
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 ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS), has partnered with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Pharmacies, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council Public Health, and Anglia Ruskin University, to launch a joint campaign to raise awareness of the fire risk of emollients. In Cambridgeshire, the use of emollien ...
London Bridge Sheep Drive On Sunday 29th September Firefighter Company Freeman Robert Bryant exercised his right to drive a flock of sheep across London Bridge. A most enjoyable day despite the poor weather conditions. ...
Visit to KFRS Technical Rescue and Kent Firefighting Museum In September a small group of Company members, including our Master, visited the Technical Rescue Centre of Kent Fire & Rescue Service. We were also joined by a guest, John Nadal, author of several books on the London Fire Brigade and the London Salvage Corps. Our visit had been arranged by Liveryman Mark Rist, an Area Manager in K ...
Peterborough firefighters were buzzing to help a local project to enhance the environment for bees. Last week (Monday September 23) firefighters from Green Watch at Dogsthorpe Fire Station attended an environmental initiative called Jimmy’s Bee’s at the newly built Connect Park in Millfield, Peterborough. The crew joined volunteers from the community to dig the grass up, sew and plan ...