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2010 Events Diary
February 17th March 2nd March 12th
City of London Briefings Innholders Hall
Massey Shaw Dinner Apothecaries Hall
Meet the Firefighters
May 4th July 2nd
Sept. 2nd Sept 25th
City of London Briefings Innholders Hall
Common Hall
Insurance Hall
Service of Re-Dedication St Mary-le-Bow
Combined Golf Day
Fire Industry Charity Ball
Winchester House
(An opportunity to introduce new members to the Company)
Firefighters win Golf day and “whitewash” Painters
This year the annual fixture against the Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers was held at the prestigious Wildernesse Club, near Sevenoaks in Kent. It was a beautiful sunny day and the course was in perfect condi-
tion with very fast greens.
I am delighted to report that once again the Firefighters were victorious, winning the match by one point, making three wins in the last three years. The champion Firefighter was our Mas- ter, Geoff Morgan, who recorded his second win in our annual competition. After the match, we all enjoyed a fine carvery lunch, at which we were joined by Terry Baldwin who was un- able to play this year but was waiting for us in the club house and characteristically enlivened proceedings.
I can confirm that we were able to secure the Wildernesse again as our venue for next year’s match, which will be held on Thursday 2nd September 2010.
Did You Know - The old Rickmansworth Fire Station?
Michael Leaver, one of our members noted this plaque in High Street Rickmansworth and wondered about its history. The Editor replies:
Rickmansworth voluntary Fire Brigade was formed in 1870 with Thomas Fellowes as its captain. He was also a brewery manager at Salter's (it ceased production in 1924). The Fire Station in the High Street was built at the expense of Dr Roderick William Henderson, a local JP of Basing House. Dr Henderson was instrumental in setting up this local fire brigade and establishing the town's first fire station at the west end of the High Street. In 1925, Rickmansworth Fire Brigade was taken over by Rickmansworth District Council and the rest, as they say, is history.
Ron Murray - Constable to the Worshipful Company of Firefighters
One of the first Liveryman that many of our guests and new members meet is our Constable, Ron Murray. Ron’s duties are to assist the Master & Beadle at all our official functions and to meet and greet all our guests and new members and families. He also supervises our Sentinels as Ushers at our Church services.
Ron began his service life with the LFB at Southwark training school in 1964 and was posted to Kingsland Road fire station in Hackney. He soon encountered his first major fire at Bishopsgate Goods Depot and in 1966 was in- strumental in rescuing three people trapped in a blaze.
He later became a Ministry of Defence fireman hoping for a post in either Hong Kong, Belize or Singapore . Unfor- tunately he was posted to Middle Wallop Army Air Corp! He was promoted to Leading Fireman in 1968. Ron went on to join the Essex Brigade as a retained Fireman for 15 years before running his own successful building company. He joined our Company in April 1999 and in that year became a Freeman of the City of London. In 2002 he became a Liveryman and joined our membership committee before becoming a Court Assistant in 2006.