PBI Performance Products proudly announces the appointment of Abby Hannah as International Technical Sales Manager, effective April 3, 2024. This addition to the sales team comes as part of PBI’s planned expansion to meet the surging demand for its products…
Fire stations and communities help raise record-breaking £96,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity through unwanted clothes donations
Fire stations right across the UK have raised more than £89,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity through unwanted clothes donations in January – contributing to a grand total of over £96,000, when added to the Charity’s other community recycling sites.…
Staff from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service raise over £10,000 in one weekend for the DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal and The Fire Fighters Charity
Last weekend (18-19 February 2023), firefighters from Slough, Langley and Maidenhead fire stations, along with staff and volunteers from throughout Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS), organised two car washes and collections to raise money for charity. In total…
Staff from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service raise over £10,000 in one weekend for the DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal and The Fire Fighters Charity
Last weekend (18-19 February 2023), firefighters from Slough, Langley and Maidenhead fire stations, along with staff and volunteers from throughout Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS), organised two car washes and collections to raise money for charity. In total…
Ambassador Theatre Group’s West End theatres make The Fire Fighters Charity their Charity of Choice for 2023
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has confirmed The Fire Fighters Charity will be its Charity of Choice for its 10 historic West End theatres in London throughout 2023. The world-leading theatre company will collect donations for the Charity at its London…
The Fire Fighters Charity proud to be Chosen Charity for prestigious fire awards
The Fire Fighters Charity will be this year’s Chosen Charity for the Excellence in Fire & Emergency Awards. The awards evening, which is hosted by Fire Knowledge – publisher of FIRE magazine – honours individuals across the fire sector who…
Elvis & Kresse’s annual donation to The Fire Fighters Charity tops £63,000 in 2022
Multi-award-winning brand Elvis & Kresse has donated 50% of profits from its Fire-Hose Range to The Fire Fighters Charity. This year, the trust received a staggering £63,727.12 from Elvis & Kresse, which will be put towards digital support, residential services…
The Fire Fighters Charity launches 20th Anniversary Lottery Draw to mark two life changing decades for beneficiaries and winners
The Fire Fighters Charity is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of its Fire Fighters Lottery by adding 20 extra prizes to its November Draw. Anyone who enters will now be in with the chance of winning the Jackpot of £25,000; a…
Firefighters prepare to run London Marathon in full fire kit, in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity
Firefighters from across the UK are set to run this year’s London Marathon in full fire kit and heavy breathing apparatus sets, to raise funds for The Fire Fighters Charity. Luke Pritchard, who works for Kent Fire and Rescue Service,…
Britannia Fire donates £10K to The Fire Fighters Charity
Roger Carr, managing director of British patent-holding manufacturer, Britannia Fire – and the inventor of the world-leading P50 fire extinguisher – presented a £10,000 cheque to Group Manager Emyr Gough of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, on behalf of The…
Firefighters’ epic Brecon Beacons challenge in memory of popular former colleague again a huge success
A team of Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue (HWFRS) firefighters and family supporters have continued the fundraising legacy of former colleague, Stu Crebbin, when they achieved the third Stu’s Phoenix Challenge on 9/10 July 2022. Stu died in March…
Innovative mental health boosting benches unveiled to mark Charity Patron’s Platinum Jubilee
The Fire Fighters Charity has unveiled specially planted trees, plaques and innovative soundscape benches at its three UK centres to mark the Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II, its Patron of 69 years. The Charity unfurled the bunting and…
EG Group donates more than £34K to The Fire Fighters Charity after four-month partnership
EG Group, a leading global petrol forecourt retail convenience operator, has donated £34,409 to The Fire Fighters Charity, after making it its first charity for 2022. Blackburn-based EG Group has been collecting donations on behalf of the Charity since the…
TV presenter Nick Knowles supports firefighters’ families with video of heart-warming children’s story
TV presenter Nick Knowles has leant his support to the families of UK firefighters by recording a video readthrough of The Wolf Was Not Sleeping, a heart-warming children’s story from The Fire Fighters Charity and children’s author Avril McDonald. Gifted…
Kent mum raises more than £7,500 for The Fire Fighters Charity, in memory of firefighter husband
A Kent mum has dedicated the last five years to raising money for The Fire Fighters Charity in her husband’s memory, after he died suddenly while at work. Nikki Haxton-Jones’ firefighter husband, Danny, passed away in July 2017, despite his…
The Fire Fighters Charity teams up with children’s author in launch of free book to support fire and rescue service families
The Fire Fighters Charity will this week launch a free children’s book to help fire and rescue service families to talk with their children, addressing any fears or anxieties young people may have about what firefighting family members may face…
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service donates £56,000 to The Fire Fighters Charity following its biggest-ever fireworks event
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has donated a massive £56,000 to The Fire Fighters Charity following its annual bonfire and firework display – the most raised at any fire and rescue service bonfire night event. Watch Manager Bruce Reid…
Supreme Concrete proud to support The Fire Fighters Charity
Supreme Concrete, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high-performance precast concrete building and structural products, is delighted to announce its support of The Fire Fighters Charity during 2022/23. To kickstart the relationship, Supreme Concrete has made a £5,000 donation,…
Old clothes scheme scoops £5million for The Fire Fighters Charity
The Fire Fighters Charity has raised more than £5million in its clothes recycling scheme since it was first launched 12 years ago, passing this incredible milestone earlier this year. The scheme is run in partnership with fire and rescue services…
North Yorkshire firefighter returns to work a year after being diagnosed with bowel cancer, with support from The Fire Fighters Charity
A North Yorkshire firefighter returned to work for the first time in a year this weekend, after being diagnosed with Stage 3 bowel cancer last March. Calum Balding, 38, a wholetime firefighter with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, was…