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The 2010 Fire Industry
Charity Ball
Saturday 25th September 2010
£110 per head inclusive of the dinner dance, entertain-
ment, sparkling wine
reception and 1/2 bottle of wine
For a table of 10 persons, and payment made before end of June, the total table cost will be £1000 instead of
£1100.
In support of
The Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Trust
Contact Bryan Spearman on or 01903 783344
Hotel room rates for overnight accommodation inclusive of breakfast have been negotiated at £145 for a standard
double and £175 for an executive double
The booking reference for rooms is 100924FIRE
I hope as many of you will come and support the Company’s biggest fund raising event for our Charitable Trust.
The Ball is co-promoted by the FIA and FIRESA; media partner and sponsor is
Pleased to Meet You
Dear Mr Bonham –
Our Clerk, Colonel Mike Dudding, has circulated your
recent newsletter to the Court of the Worshipful Com-
pany of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
As someone who, until relatively recently, lived near
to Southwark Fire Station and who has been involved
with the Livery for a number of years, may I just say
how impressed I was with the report of the action of
the LFB crews at the fire at the College of Heralds last
year. I hadn’t realised, until I read the report, how
much consideration had to go into the decision to stop
the flames or to minimise the water (and presumably,
smoke) damage.
I’m grateful, (with due modesty, on behalf of all Livery
Companies) for the work the LFB did that evening but
also to the Firefighters’ Company for recognising it
through the presentation to Deputy Assistant Com-
missioner Steve Smith later in the year. It really is
good to see the benefit the Livery Companies do, and
not just in the straight charitable (cash) contributions
they make to the City and the world. Please pass on
my thanks to your Court.
With best wishes,
Ian Richardson, LL.B, FCIS, Junior Warden, The Wor-
shipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Ad-
ministrators
Bryan Spearman - Under Warden in Waiting
Bryan was born in an Essex village
called Pitsea, before it became swal-
lowed up by Basildon New Town,
and was educated at Municipal Col-
lege Southend and Wimbledon Tech-
nical College.
Bryan started a career in electrical
engineering with the Royal Dutch Shell Company and then
into Electronics in the fields of Development, Applications
Research, Product Marketing and Sales Management with
Philips Electronics. The Company being a major supplier to
the Fire, Safety and Communications Industries.
Over the past 20 years he has built and run a Conference Or-
ganiser and Event Management Company, operating both in
the UK and world-wide. He was made a Freeman in 2004 and
Liveryman in 2005. The Events Committee soon enlisted his
expertise and he runs a number of events for the Company in
particular the Annual Charity Ball, now in it 4th year under
his stewardship.
Much of Bryan’s time is now spent doing charity work includ-
ing the Trout and Salmon Fishing Charity in Sussex which
takes mentally and physically disabled children fly-fishing.
Travel, sea and fly fishing, listening to classical music and
cooking almost fill the spare time.
A letter floods in!