Geddington Volunteer Fire Brigade » photos http://gvfb.org Geddington, Northamptonshire Wed, 16 May 2012 14:42:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Archive – Unidentified Photos http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-unidentified-photos/ http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-unidentified-photos/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:59:28 +0000 Harker, JME http://gvfb.org/?p=348 Six presently unidentified photos.  Please me know where these were taken and I’ll update this page.

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]]> http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-unidentified-photos/feed/ 0 GVFB archives to be opened up http://gvfb.org/2009/11/gvfb-archives-to-be-opened-up/ http://gvfb.org/2009/11/gvfb-archives-to-be-opened-up/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:50:42 +0000 Harker, JME http://gvfb.org/?p=298 a0911-017Following pressure from various Freedom of Information activist groups, the Fire Marshalls have agreed to release a number of previously classified documents into the publlic domain.

Under what they are calling “The Fifteen Year Rule”, previously unseen archives will be upened up over a number of months starting today.

The archive contains hundreds of photos as well as documents and the website support team may need your help in identifying faces.

A spokesman for the Fire Marshalls  said, “The Brigade has nothing to hide and we welcome the opportunity to share our history with the village.”

Realeased this month:

More files are promised of the coming months, so keep an eye out on the website for future updates!

GTB

]]> http://gvfb.org/2009/11/gvfb-archives-to-be-opened-up/feed/ 0 Archive – The Brigade and Eleanor http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-the-brigade-and-eleanor/ http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-the-brigade-and-eleanor/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:49:30 +0000 Harker, JME http://gvfb.org/?p=337 Photo of the Brigade in front of the engine.  Must be early 1980s.  If anyone has information about where this image was taken, please use the comments system below.

Early 1908s?

Early 1908s?

]]> http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-the-brigade-and-eleanor/feed/ 0 1987 – Swynnerton http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-1987-swynnerton/ http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-1987-swynnerton/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:31:35 +0000 Harker, JME http://gvfb.org/?p=324 a0911-009In 1987, Fireman Major John Hughes invited members of the Brigade, on behalf of Lt. Colonel Chris Eager, to visit his TA training camp and On 7th November the Commanding Officer, Fireman Spence, together with about fifteen firemen left Geddington for a weekend at Swynnerton.

After being assigned to quarters we went straight out on to the tank course learning to “drive” Chieftan tanks and Land Rovers. Dinner in the Officers’ mess ended the first day.

Morning arrived with the sound of a bugle at 06.00 hours. Exercises and a three mile run soon followed.

Then on to the ranges for target practise and, the finale, the assault course.

On the horizontal logs a major disaster occurred when the CO fell and suffered a serious cut to his head. Swathed in blood soaked bandages he was taken to hospital for treatment.

Eventually all returned home safe, if not entirely sound.

Update: Under the Fifteen Year Rule, new higer resolution images have been released…

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Fireman Major John Hughes invited members of the Brigade, on behalf of Lt. Colonel Chris Eager, to visit his TA training camp and On 7th November the Commanding Officer, Fireman Spence, together with about fifteen firemen left Geddington for a weekend at Swynnerton.

After being assigned to quarters we went straight out on to the tank course learning to “drive” Chieftan tanks and Land Rovers. Dinner in the Officers’ mess ended the first day.

Morning arrived with the sound of a bugle at 06.00 hours. Exercises and a three mile run soon followed.

Then on to the ranges for target practise and, the finale, the assault course.

On the horizontal logs a major disaster occurred when the CO fell and suffered a serious cut to his head. Swathed in blood soaked bandages he was taken to hospital for treatment.

Eventually all returned home safe, if not entirely sound.

]]> http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-1987-swynnerton/feed/ 0 Archive – Christening of Eleanor http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-christening-of-eleanor/ http://gvfb.org/2009/11/archive-christening-of-eleanor/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:25:03 +0000 Harker, JME http://gvfb.org/?p=315 Fives photos believed to be from the Christening of the engine Eleanor at Boughton House in September 1981.

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