It’s that time of year when the Suffolk Fire and Rescue Male Voice Fog Horns get rolled out to perform to the perplexed people of Lowestoft…
Yes, for two hours we subjected the Christmas shoppers to a selection of carols and Christmassy songs. As usual we had a good turnout – around 20 of us serenading anyone that wasn’t deaf already!
Our thanks must go to Bakers Oven for supplying teas and coffees and to Thorntons for the delicious selection of chocs.
Back on station we set about counting the takings, running a sweepstake at a £1 a go with the winner being the one guessing nearest to the actual total.
Money collected from just two hours of singing came to a staggering £1433.01. This money is to be split between the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund and the Warwickshire Firefighters Family Fund.
Al Soards won the sweepstake and immediately gave it back to be added to our total. So that’s another 30 quid in the kitty – thanks Al.
A prize draw is also being run which should hopefully add a few more hundred to the final tally.
And after the count – dinner. Lil and her staff have done us proud. For just £3 a head she gave us a fantastic three course meal plus cheeseboard, oranges, mince pies, mints and coffee.
Sods Law said it would happen and it did. The bells went down just as the starter was being served and Red Watch made a hasty exit – with all our good wishes ringing in their ears!
And, just as the main course was put in front of me the bells went again – this time for two pumps. So our turn to head for the doors.
We arrived ahead of Ladder 1 to find a slightly smoking microwave, requiring no action from us.
Back to our main course and the rest of the meal plus on the receiving end of some badly aimed food bombs!
Merry Christmas to all the Watches at Normanshurst and all the guys in the Retained section.
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