WCoFF NEWS Desk
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from Monday 13 – Sunday 19 May 2024. The theme is “Movement: moving for our mental health.” In support of this Dunstable Green Watch have planned a week of activities to raise awareness, educate and signpost to support services, as well as raise money for mental health charities. They will be kicking off the week on Mon ...
Recently, Liveryman Tom Brookes kindly represented the Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Trust at the Annual Celebration of the Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment. The evening was the Prize Giving event for outstanding students of the year. The WCoFF Charitable Trust was one of the Professional Body Award Sponsors; our category ...
Monday 29 April, 2024 Firefighting equipment, donated by Bedford Fire and Rescue (BFRS), is winging its way to Ukraine as part of a massive convoy of equipment donated from across the UK. BFRS donated 20 SCBA sets, and 25 cylinders previously used by the service across Bedfordshire. The equipment from Bedfordshire joins fire engines, hoses, ladders and thermal imaging cameras don ...
Students from Barnfield College, Luton, became the first young people in Bedfordshire to experience Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue’s newest tool for road safety education, the Vision Van, yesterday (24 April). Over 100 students came along to an afternoon of presentations from BFRS and Bedfordshire Road Safety Partnership about the key behaviours which can contribute to serious or fatal collis ...
At the Annual General Meeting of the Tower Ward Club on April 12th, Liveryman Michael Rollings was installed as Master. We send him our best wishes for a productive and successful year. Michael is shown in the West Crypt of Guildhall with our Renter Warden Andrew Phillips JP, who was elected to be Senior Warden of the Club, and our Liveryman Robert Bryant, who was elected as Junior Warden. Fo ...
New virtual reality ‘Vision’ van on the road in Bedfordshire Wednesday 20 March 2024 Road safety education for young people is to be transformed with the launch of the new Vision Van virtual reality immersive experience. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's (BFRS) new Vision Van is now on the road and will be used as part of Bedfordshire's Road Safety Partners ...