On Monday, 19 January 2009 a presentation evening was held at Shrewsbury Fire Station for firefighters who have completed their recruit training.
The evening was a way of acknowledging the efforts of the recruits in reaching this stage of their development programme and officially welcoming them in to the organisation. The Chief Fire Officer and Chair of the Fire Authority Councillor Stuart West presented the recruits with certificates, course photos and a DVD containing photos, taken during their training course. There were also instructors and top student awards for a number of recruits from each course, which were presented by staff from the Training and Development Centre.
During the evening the commitment of the recruits' families and employers was also acknowledged, with employers receiving plaques.
Below is a list of firefighters who attended and those who received top student and instructor awards. Also listed are the employers who attended and received plaques as our way of acknowledging their commitment to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Congratulations go to all those who attended and we wish them luck with their development programme and future careers within Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Firefighters attending were: Gareth Bennett (Amber Watch WL), James Davies (SY Ret), Lewis Newhill (Amber Watch TW), Matthew Parker (SY Ret), Dan Thomas ( NP & MD), Nick Evans (BC), Russell Goodwin (MY), Adam Hirons (BN), Mark Barnett (GW/TW) Kent Hallihan (RW/SY), Wayne Shuker (GW/SY), Adam Statham (WW/SY), Don Tennant (GW/WL), Colin Bartl (CA), Tony James (BN), Justin Leitch (MW), Andrew Nixon (CM), Chris Powney (CA), Andy Pritchard (PR) and Justin Terry (MY).
Top student award recipients: RDS 01/08 Gareth Bennett, RDS 02/08 James Goodwin, RDS 03/08 Justin Leitch and WT 01/08 Mark Barnett.
Instructor award recipients: RDS 01/02 Lewis Newhill, RDS 02/08 (joint recipients) Nick Evans and Adam Hirons and RDS 03/08 Colin Bartl.
Employers who received plaques: Grainger and Worrall Bridgnorth who employ Adam Hirons and Cullina Logistics Market Drayton who employ Andy Pritchard.
