On Thursday 4 March 2010, Firefighters from Prees fire station held a presentation evening to hand over cheques to three charities after a successful fund raising event.
The station personnel held a charity bingo evening at Prees social club in December and raised the grand total of £1000.
Station personnel decided to divide the money three ways, with £400 going to the Midlands Air Ambulance, £300 to Hope House and £300 to the Fire Fighters charity.
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On Friday 11 June, 7 Members of the Service started the first of 3 epic Challenges. To run / walk 20 miles, to canoe 24 miles, to cycle 18 miles.
The team included, Shaun Baker (SY), Rob Rondel (CFS), Tim Morris (GWTC), Phil Clarke (Training), Andy Davies( BS), Stuart Humphries (LU), John Hammond (CS)
The first event took place around and over the Stiperstones and involved 6 teams, 3 from the Army, 2 from the police and our team from Shropshire fire service. It was a hard walk more
Public sector workers and volunteers from across Shropshire have been praised for their help in reducing house fires in the county through a unique scheme developed with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond praised a successful partnership in which home visitors and other community workers are trained to fill out home fire safety check lists which "flag up" vulnerable residents who are later visited by firefighters who fit smoke alarms where necessary more
A scheme to turn novice young drivers into advanced motorists in Shropshire in a bid to cut road deaths has proved a success, said the Chief Fire Officer, who is responsible for road safety for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Paul Raymond, who is President of the county branch of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, praised the innovative scheme which has seen 30 young drivers aged between 17 and 25 take up the offer for advanced driver tuition at county fire stations.
Oswestry firefighters would like to invite all in the community to our open day to support The Fire Fighters Charity.
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