Firefighters at Princes Risborough Fire Station are pictured at work during Saturday's fundraising event.

15 September 2008

Saturday’s car washes at fire stations in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes raised more than £4,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity.

The annual event - the charity’s largest national fundraising event of the year - involves stations throughout the UK washing the nation’s cars, in exchange for a donation. 

Car washes took place at eight of our 20 stations, with crews from Amersham joining in at Great Missenden. The event also gave firefighters an opportunity to promote important community safety initiatives.

Terry Ridgley, Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service's representative on The Fire Fighters Charity, said: "I would like to thank everyone for supporting this event so generously, and of course our firefighters and helpers for putting such a huge effort into the day.”

Saturday’s provisional totals are:

• Aylesbury, £643
  
• Beaconsfield, £1,073
  
• Bletchley, £243
  
• Brill, £203
  
• Great Holm, £355
  
• Great Missenden, £1,184
  
• Princes Risborough, £300
  
• Stokenchurch, £220 

Firefighters from Waddesdon were taking part in a community and emergency services day at Waddesdon Manor on Saturday and will hold their car wash on Saturday 27 September.