17 December 2007

Firefighters will be taking to the streets of High Wycombe on Saturday 22 December to raise money for charity.

High Wycombe Fire Station’s White Watch will be out with their collection buckets in Church Square from 11am to 3pm.

They are raising money for the Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance and the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund.

The Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance carries life-saving equipment and transports patients to one of several hospitals in the area with landing facilities, or to a specialist hospital if required. It is crewed by a pilot and two paramedics. The paramedics are provided by the NHS, but all other costs have to be funded by a charitable trust.

The Fire Services National Benevolent Fund is a national charity which provides assistance to serving and retired fire and rescue service staff, their families and dependants.