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Neil Wallington
Past Master Colin
Livett
Liveryman Nick Clarkson
Graham Scott
Upper Warden Viv
Jones
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LIVERYMAN
HARRY PAVIOUR
THE MASSEY
SHAW & MARINE
VESSELS
PRESERVATION
SOCIETY
Harry's
current project
is writing
the draft
Guide
for
Fire Risk Assessment
for Equine
Premises
,
for
the Government's
risk
assessment based
fire
safety
legislation which
came
into
effect on
1 0ctober 2006. He
is
also
in
the process of
writing
a book
in
layman's
terms on
the
understanding
and
application of
the
new
fire
It
is with
pleasure
that
all
safety order
for
the
equine
industry.
members of
the Company will
The
next
edition of
Salamader will
feature
a
review of Harry's
new book which
has been
join
in
congratulations
to
extremely well
received
throughout
the British
Liveryman Harry
Paviour on
his
equine
establishment.
recent
election
as
a Councillor
with Cotswold District Council.
However,
apart
from
his
distinguished
fire
service
background, Harry
is
a
pretty
active
person
in
a
range of other
disciplines.
Harry
joined East
Sussex
Fire Brigade
in 1962,
subsequently
serving
through
the
ranks
in
London, Kent,
at
the
Fire
Service College,
in
North Wales
and
as
a
regional
Staff Officer
for
the whole of
the Principality. After
'retiring'
in
The Massey
Shaw & Marine Vessels Preservation
1992, Harry became
involved
in
various
Fire
Society
is
a
charity
that
has
in
its
care
the
historic
Safety, Emergency Planning
and
Safety & Health
former London
Fire Brigade
fireboat
Massey
appointments before
returning
to
the
Fire
Shaw
.
Service College
in 2001
as
a
Fire Risk Assessor
Named
after
the Brigade's
long-serving Victorian
and Uniformed
Instructor.
Chief Officer,
the
Massey
Shaw
was built
in 1935
At
that
time
his
interest
in
the
risk
assessment
and
entered
service
in
the River Thames Division
world
took
him
into
various
commercial
of
the London
Fire Brigade.
She became
famous
organizations, particularly
the
equine world,
as one of
the
'Little
Ships'
that went
to Dunkirk
in
where
he was
appointed
Fire Advisor
to
the
May 1940 when
the London
fireboat made
three
British Horse
Society.
round
trips
to
successfully
evacuate over 160
troops
from
the beaches.
Massey
Shaw
was
finally
Harry
is
the
author of
the
recently published
taken out of
service
in 1971.
British Horse
Society's
technical
reference book,
Guidelines
for
Fire
Safety
Standards
for Equine
and
The
next
edition of
Salamander will
feature
the
Agricultural Establishments
which was published
work of
the Preservation
Society
and
its
and
launched
at
the National Equine
event
held
particular
role with
Massey
Shaw
.
at
the National Agricultural College,
Warwickshire. To demonstrate
the book's
standing
in
the
equine world,
the
Foreword was
written
and
signed by Her Royal Highness,
the
Princess Royal.
London
Fireboat
Massey
Shaw
passes
the Palace of
Westminster on
its way
back
to
its Lambeth base.
8 August 1949.
Picture
courtesy of
London
Fire Brigade.