26 November 2007

Events organised by firefighters on Saturday raised more than £1,000 for the families of the four firefighters who tragically lost their lives in Warwickshire earlier this month.

Buckingham Fire Station staged a car wash, which raised £500, and Newport Pagnell Fire Station held a car boot sale, which brought in £575.64.

The Warwickshire Firefighters Families Fund was set up after a warehouse fire which claimed the lives of Ian Reid, 44, Darren Yates-Badley, 24, John Averis, 27, and Ashley Stephens, 20.

If you would like to support the fund but were unable to attend either event, online donations can be made by visiting the Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service website and following the links from http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireandrescue

Donations may also be made at any bank using the following details:

Account name: Warwickshire Firefighters Families Fund

Sort code: 30-00-02

Account number: 00581408.

If you have an internet bank account, funds can be transferred electronically using the same details above.

If you wish to post a cheque, it should be made payable to Warwickshire Firefighters Families Fund and sent to the following address:

Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service
Service Headquarters
Warwick Street
Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5LH