A taste of firefighting – for women

Two visitors and one firefighter pose in front of a fire appliance, the visitors are dressed in full protective kit

Firefighter Louise Fletcher (right) with Lindsay Jones and Laura Davies (front) at the firefighter taster session for women organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Women from across the county came to Oswestry Fire Station to see what life is like as a Shropshire firefighter.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Wed, 30/10/2013 - 18:21

Shropshire Equalities Forum presents the 2013 Diversity and Equality Grants

Are you a group or small organisation that supports minority, diversity or ethnic groups? If so you may be eligible to apply for a grant of up to £300 to support projects and events that benefit target groups such as:

Black, Minority and Ethnic groups including Gypsies and Travellers
Gender
Lesbian Gay Bisexual
Age
Disability
Religion and Belief
Transgender

Please see the attached flyer for further information.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Mon, 11/02/2013 - 10:34

It is Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January

The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2013 is “Communities together: Build a Bridge” asking you to remember and stand by those who were forced to live through these experiences. We want you to honour those communities which were destroyed in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Fri, 18/01/2013 - 12:17

Age Action Alliance - Coming together to improve the lives of older people

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is now a partner in the Age Action Alliance along with dozens of organisations from across the voluntary, private and public sectors who are coming together to celebrate the lives of older people and address the challenges of our ageing society.

The Age Action Alliance was launched on the 30 September to coincide with Older People’s Day celebrations and will work together to improve the lives of older people and help transform communities into better places to grow older.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Tue, 06/12/2011 - 16:01

White Ribbon Day

Firefighters and staff from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are supporting the County Council's White Ribbon Day today (Wednesday) to raise awareness about violence against women.

Area Manager Mike Ablitt said that West Mercia Police respond to more than 2,500 reported incidents of violence against women each year with more cases going unreported.

"The Fire Service wants to show its solidarity with this campaign and help raise the public's awareness about what is a very real problem in society."

Submitted by web-services-officer on Thu, 04/02/2010 - 11:33

Equality and Diversity