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South Yorkshire Fire Brigade Help Film
Production on Car Crashes
Firefighters and Water
And on the Subject of Water….
The local young stars of a dramatic new
production have given the thumbs-up to a car
crash horror show, aimed at cutting deaths and
injuries on South Yorkshire’s roads.
The film ‘Collision’, was commissioned by South
Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (SYFR) in 2011, after six
young people died in two car crashes in the
county in a matter of weeks. It was launched at
Sheffield Hallam University’s Pennine Lecture
theatre, and attended by the stars of the show, as
well as new Police and Crime Commissioner,
Shaun Wright, and Chair of the Fire Authority,
Jim Andrews.
The cast, who are all aged between 16 and 20,
and from South Yorkshire, are backing it to be a
hit in driving home the road safety message in
local schools.
Rotherham’s Tom Hadfield, who plays Sean, the
driver of one of the cars which crashes in the
film, said: “The makers have approached some
really hard subjects, which made it hit home. It
shocked me seeing how dangerous things can be,
and the other factors involved in driving. It’s not
just that you’re on the road – there are stories
that lead to the crash.”
SYFR, which obtained funds from the South
Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership to commission
the project, are now working with local schools
to ensure as many young people in the county as
possible have a chance to see the film, with the
aim of improving road safety in the future.
The ‘Wet 10’ is an association of Livery
Companies who have a connection with
water. The ‘Wet 10’ has invited members of
the Worshipful Company of Firefighters to
attend a debate on the 4th March (conducted
under Chatham House rules). The key
speakers will come from the Department of
the Environment and the Met Office and will
discuss “Droughts and Floods - what is
happening to the weather?” Water is
becoming ever more a key element in the
economies of the world and in the well-being
of its citizens. The Fire Services of the world
are intimately involved in situations of too
little water (e.g. hot blazing fires sweeping
across townships in Australia) or too much
(e.g. rescuing stranded people in floods).
Swift access to water for firefighting and
concerns about contaminated run-off from
water used on fires are also issues. The “Wet
10” debates are worthy of your interest.
Further details can be found at:
The Worshipful Company of Water
Conservators (a modern company, 102nd in
the precedence list and becoming a
worshipful company in 2000), has asked us to
contribute a few pages on the importance of
water in the world of firefighting for a book
project that they are promoting this year
called “Reflections on Water”. Your editor
has attempted to put something together for
this project and a summary of that
contribution will be put on our web-site when
it is released.
MEMORABILIA
In celebration of 21 years since the
formation of The Guild of Firefighters,
a unique crystal glass to keep as a
future family heirloom is available for
purchase. The goblet is priced at
£10.00. Please add £2.50 for postage
and packing. There are only 7 left.
WCoFF ties in blue and
red are available for
purchase at £25 each.
Also available are
crystal glass paperweights
at £10 each, Salamander
lapel pins at £80 each and
cuff links at £22.50 for a set.
All enquiries to Brian Eves at:
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