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THE WCoFF -
AGAIN PROVING
ITS WORTH IN
FIRE AND CITY
COMMUNITIES
The WCoFF - Exclusive City Dinner 2012
The third in the highly successful “An evening
with Sir Ken Knight” event again proved to be a
not to be missed event. The 2012 City Dinner,
hosted by Past Master Sir Ken Knight CBE QFSM
DL, then Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser, was held
at the City HQ of Catlin Insurance Company Ltd
on Tuesday 13th November. The dinner was
agreed to have been a great success for the
Company and provided a good platform to
promote its excellent work with the Community
Fire Cadet organisation and The Massey Shaw
Fire Boat & Marine Vessels Preservation Society.
Honoured Guests Included:
- The Mayor of London‘s
Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor for Planning
- Chairman of the London
Fire & Emergency Planning Authority
- London Fire Brigade
Commissioner
- Head of DFRMO (Defence Fire
Risk Management Organisation)
- President of CFOA (Chief Fire
Officers Association)
With much knowledge and expertise around the
tables, discussion was keen and relevant to all
those who attended.
Thanks to the generosity of Catlin Group, the
leading global specialty property and casualty
Insurance and Reinsurers, in providing the superb
venue, reception and dinner for over 110 guests;
the money raised goes directly to the Charitable
Trust Fund of the Worshipful Company of
Firefighters. Organisations benefiting from Grants
by the Trust were represented and provided an
insight about their work and how important our
Trustee donations meant to them.
In particular it was very rewarding to hear from
some of the Fire Cadets themselves; as to how
much getting involved in the Fire Cadet activities
had transformed their lives in giving those from
socially deprived areas the opportunity to
develop skills that will be of real use as they enter
employment; including confidence, teamwork,
communications skills and discipline.
Another first at the City dinner was an excellent
dramatisation of “A Night in the Blitz”, from a
young “Fire Runners” view point. This was
movingly portrayed by actress Jane Cartwright
and was very well received from all who were
present.
Functions like these demonstrate the relevance
and active involvement of the WCoFF in both
The City and fire communities.
Sir Edward Lister
James Cleverley
Ron Dobson
Phil Salt
Lee Howell
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