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Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival

The ninth Festival, co-programmed with SpringOut, is a wall to wall journey, a weekend of drama, humour, fascinating documentaries, great Q & A’s and two short film screenings at which you can meet and talk with some of the film directors. For more information please see www.rainbowfilmfestival.org.uk

Come along to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s “Celebrating Diversity event” in Shrewsbury!

Black History Month, Older People’s Day World Mental Health Day, and Shropshire Rainbow Festival are all happening in October. To help us celebrate these events we are inviting you to visit us at Shrewsbury Fire Station.

• Look around the Fire Station

• Find out just how scary a chip pan fire can be

• Take part in a smoke tent demonstration

• Find out why the Fire Service believes diversity is so important

• Share some light refreshments

• Get a good look at our high-tech vehicles

• Find out about community fire safety and why it’s so important

DON’T MISS IT!

To book or for more information, contact: Laura Kavanagh-Jones on 01743 260189

Sally’s Firefighting Fit

Sally Barnett at the foot of The Wrekin

A firefighter who feared she would never walk again after breaking her back in an accident has raised £2,200 for the charity which got her back on her feet. Sally Barnett (42) also did it in style with a sponsored weekly walk up The Wrekin for a whole year including Christmas Day and New Year’s […]

A Firefighting Life for Shropshire Women

Shropshire women at a firefighting taster session in Shrewsbury

More Shropshire women interested in becoming county firefighters attended an introductory session at Shrewsbury fire HQ. A total of 19 turned out for the third “taster” session over the weekend following on from similar events in Craven Arms and Oswestry earlier this year. They learned how they could join the county’s 300 plus “on call” […]

Women Firefighters – A “Taster” Day on July 19 in Shrewsbury

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More women are being encouraged to become firefighters by enrolling with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. A third “taster” day just for women will be held at Shrewsbury fire HQ on July 19 after two successful previous events in Craven Arms and Oswestry. The brigade wants to attract more women to join the county’s 300 plus “on […]

Women’s Firefighting Taster Day

We are holding a taster event to encourage women to look at becoming part-time professional firefighters. To be a retained firefighter you need to live within 5 minutes of your local fire station, be fit and reliable, and be able to attend for duty at any time within your agreed hours. We provide training, support, […]

Safe Ageing No Discrimination Launch (SAND)

SAND started when a bunch of people went to see a film. ‘GEN Silent’ revealed the issues faced by older LGBT people accessing health and social care services in the USA. It inspired some of us to take a look at what is happening closer to home. We have been meeting for over a year, have […]

Dyslexia Information Day – Telford

FREE information and advice for all at the 11th Dyslexia Information Day. There will still be advice and guidance on offer from Elizabeth and collegues but this time we are celebrating local dyslexics and locally linked dsylexics and their achievements, creations. Exhibitors also include Dragon Naturally Speaking and TextHelp’s Read Write Gold 10. So come […]