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THE SALAMANDER | DECEMBER 2017
CONTENTS
FROM THE MASTER 3 COMPANY NEWS 4 CHARITABLE TRUST EDITORIAL 6 MEMBERS & EVENTS 8 CADET SCHEMES 14 BRIGADE NEWS 16 MEET THE CHIEF 18 BOOKS & MEMORABILIA 20 FROM THE CLERK 22 COMPANY DIARY 23
EDITOR:
The Worshipful Company of Firefighters
The Insurance Hall, 20 Aldermanbury, EC2V 7GF
FOUNDER
Gerry Clerkson CBE, OStJ, QFSM
COURT OF THE COMPANY
Wardens and Court from 7th June 2017
MASTER - John Mansfield
UPPER WARDEN - Andrew Mayes RENTER WARDEN - Frances Blois UNDER WARDEN - Graham Maltby
COURT OF ASSISTANTS
Paul Basson, Richard Bratton John Goodrum, Jonathan Hall Nicole Hoffmann, Peter Holland David Holt, Bernard Lalvein Michael Leaver, Alan Mabbutt Stephen Neville, Ian Parlane Andrew Phillips, Andrew Rhodes Stephen Sanders, David Skilleter Anthony Skinner, Richard Squire Graham Woodhouse, Alan Woods Including Past Masters:
Ken Barnes, Jeremy Beech Peter Cowland, J.Michael Harper
CLERK - Steven Tamcken
BEADLE - John Norris
HONARY TREASURER - Ian Parlane HONARY CHAPLAIN - Rev George Bush HONARY ALMONER - Peter Cowland HONARY ARCHIVIST- David Holt STANDARD BEARER - John Kempton
Committee Chairmen
FINANCE - Michael Leaver
MEMBERSHIP - Nicole Hoffman
EVENTS - Anthony Skinner
EDUCATION & TRAINING - Richard Squire PR & MARKETING - Colin Simpson NOMINATIONS - Jeremy Beech CHARITABLE TRUST - Frances Blois
Cover Image
There are several reasons why it’s believed Saint Florian earned the title of patron saint of fire and firefighters: legend says that during his life, St. Florian put out a massive fire with only one bucket of water, saving a village from ruin.
Image - Martin Siepmann / imageBROKER/REX/Shutterstock
Robert Farquhar - Robert@wcoff.org
DESIGN:
Colin Simpson - Colin@wcoff.org
WEB: http://www.wcoff.org
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The Insurance Hall, 20 Aldermanbury, London, EC2V 7GF Tel: 0207 600 1666 | Email: clerk@wcoff.org
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