TIME LINE
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Time Line leading to Centenary Updated PC=parish council Extracts from parish council meetings
03-06-1901 PC first talked about the purchase of fire appliances. 01-07-1901 PC moved that a committee be formed to consider obtaining appliances, and to ascertain if a volunteer Brigade could be formed. 07-10-1901 PC read a letter from Mess Shand, Mason & co. re: purchase of fire appliances. 06-03-1905 The following report was submitted to Council, regarding Hydrants being placed at evdine place Kent road – Kent house Kent road – Formby terrace – Almu terrace Essex road – the Vicarage gate – Mr AJ. Brown’s shop upper Halling – near black boy inn – top of monarch hall cottages all at estimated cost of £44.0.0 – also an appliance at a cost of £36.0.0. 17-04-1905 Unanimously resolved on the motion of Mr. Martin seconded by Mr. Wooden that a fire appliance committee be formed. 01-05-1905 Water Company to supply & fix eight additional Hydrants at the specified places for the sum of £48 [6-3-5]. PC accepted offer of Shand Mason & co. to supply hose cart, fire hose & other appliances as per specification for the sum of £36. 05-06-1905 Fire appliance committee submitted report to recommend the council to make a partition in the west end of the Pavillion for storing the hose cart & fire appliances etc. est. cost of £10. 05-07-1905 PC received tenders for cost of Pavillion alteration. Mr. EG. Brown £17.7.6 – Mr. E. Norman £16.5.0. MR. Brown’s Tender was to be accepted. 08-08-1905 The Clerk was instructed to post notices inviting applications of candidates for the volunteer Fire Brigade. 04-09-1905 Fire Appliance Committee inspected the Fire Station and the work was done satisfactory, The PC recommended to have words FIRE STATION written on the doors, also names of 2 places at which the keys will be kept. 02-10-1905 Letter read to Mid Kent Water Co. dated September 27th that they were prepared to supply water for practising from the meter stand pipe on the £2 minimum that entitled the council a supply of 20,000 gallons per annum plus £1 meter. 06-11-1905 The following persons were officially appointed members of the Volunteer Fire Brigade. F C. Beadle [Lieutenant]– WH. Brigden – JW Jessop – J Knell – TJ Knight – G Mills – EA. Mitchell – G Pearson – W Percival – WW. Smith [Captain] – JW. Wallis – W. Wooden. 14-11-1905 Purchased from Shand Mason & Co 12 Fireman’s leather belts/axes/cases & pocket lines, 6 hand lamps, 10 hoses with nozzle wrenches. Also obtained another lock with 12 keys. Also obtained 15 copies of the National Fire Brigades drill & instruction book. The appointment of John Knell & JW. Wallis as Engineers and Mr. John Baker as a member of the Fire Brigade.
05-02-1906 Fire Brigade Committee submitted for enlargement of Pavillion by enclosing another bay. Also council to obtain 65ft pole for drying hoses. Mr. A Smith appointed as a Fire Brigade member. The fire brigade members erected pole without payment. Members also joined National Fire Brigade union. With an annual fee for the station of £1.1.0. 26-03-1906 TJ. Knight resigned leaving country. 07-05-1906 Received undress Caps – Tunics – trousers – boots – 8 member badges. Uniforms were tended by Shand Mason & Co. for a cost of £43.17.3. The fire appliance in the fire station was to be insured for £100. R. Homewood appointed, as did O. Mitchell [probationary] 07-08-1906 Appointed Thomas Wraight and Henry Hyde [probationers]
03-09-1906 Captain Smith’s Fire Report Called out 9.45 am Sunday august 12th. Fire at Townsend hooks Snodland. Arrived within 25 minutes of the call. Nine men arriving with cart and appliance. PC. Also obtained. 1 Lieutenant tunic – 1 lieutenant cap pattern N5 – 1 pair of brass double epaulettes for captain – 1 pair of brass single epaulettes for Lieutenant – 1 only single epaulettes for each engineer – 1 badge for lieutenant 2 badges for engineer – 1 badge for honorary sectary H.F.B – I officers whistle and chain. 05-11-1906 PCM proposed to reduce firefighters down to 10 men Sundries for station £2.11.11 – spanners & hose bandages £1.6.0 Pole for drying hoses £3.10.0.
04-05-1907 Firefighters asked PC for permission to attend Tournament at Snodland on Easter Monday 06-05-1907 Firefighters asked PC for permission to attend Tournament at Gillingham on May 20th 09-09-1907 New uniforms and hoses etc £36.15.0 – uniform badges £5.17.6 07-10-1907 Thomas Wraight appointed [fireman] after resignation of A. Smith ¹ 06-01-1908 J. Goodwin appointed as probationer 03-02-1908 PCM accepted proposal to supply firefighters with Helmets 02-03-1908 Henry Hyde appointed fireman after W. Percival¹ resigned PC gave permission for the Firefighters to attend the Tournament in Snodland. Maroons also purchased. For supply of 11 fireman’s brass helmets & 1 chief officers white metal helmet from Shand Mason & Co £7.17.0 04-08-1908 Captain WW. Smith resigned due to leaving district. Lieutenant Beadle to Captain 1st Engineer JW. Wallis¹ to Lieutenant 2nd Engineer John Knell¹ to 1st Engineer Fireman Brigden¹ to 2nd Engineer Probationer J. Goodwin to Fireman 05-10-1908 Purchased 750ft of canvas hose £22.9.0 05-11-1908 Ordered new tunic for Captain Beadle [£2.8.0] arrived 1st March 1909. PC also granted Firemen permission to attend Church Parade at Snodland. 04-01-1909 J Goodwin resigned & left country. Ebenezer Brown appointed [probationer] 03-04-1909 Replaced fire boots for WW. Thomas¹£0.7.10 03-05-1909 George Pearson & George Dyke are appointed as probationers Permission is granted from PC for the fire service to attend a Tournament of the South Eastern section of the National Fire Brigade union at Tonbridge 17-06-1909 Henry Hyde resigned, George Pearson became Fireman 03-04-1910 New boots for WW Thomas £1.8.0 14-05-1910 WH. Brigden resigned H. Wooden¹ became 2nd Engineer. George Dyke became Fireman, Louis Taylor & Henry Gorman is appointed 1st & 2nd probationers. Permission is granted by the PC for the Fire Brigade to attend a Tournament at Margate on Sunday. 03-05-1910 PC Congratulates Fire Brigade on success of the Tournament at Snodland. 02-11-1910 *********** W Roots left Halling. *************** 00-03-1911 Repaired boots for WW. Thomas £0.4.0 11-06-1911 Fire at great Buckland, an Elizabethan half-timbered farm house was attended by Halling fire brigade. But because of poor water supply were unable to put the fire out. 02-07-1911 Discussed purchase of fire escape with 40ft ladder for £60. Actually received appliance 14-3-13 07-07-1911 Ernest Board appointed new probationer 14-07-1911 John Knell is dismissed from brigade 08-09-1911 New boots for WC. Butt £19.6.0 14-09-1911 Dulan* new trousers and cap £14.8.0 surname to be checked also first name required 07-11-1911 After John Knell was dismissed 2nd engineer H Wooden became 1st engineer – fireman John Baker became 2nd engineer and Louis Taylor became fireman. 07-05-1912 PC had discussion on purchase of a Fire Escape. 02-07-1912 Purchased of Fire Escape from Messrs Bailey’s Ltd. For £50 cleanview type 06-08-1912 Purchase of two lamps £2.2.0 for fire escape 17-03-1913 Fire Escape finally arrived. 15-04-1913 Enlargement of fire station for the purpose of storing fire escape & suggestion of another shelter, this matter was referred to the recreation ground committee. 06-05-1913 Tenders for extension of existing fire station was accepted from E & NG. Brown £14.8.0 about using whole of Pavillion. 02-02-1915 R. Homewood & O. Mitchell dismissed from brigade for lack of drills from June last. 07-07-1915 Frederick Blackman, Charles Mayett, William Speres, Ernest Velpuma are appointed new probationers. 03-05-1916 W.G Brown became a probationer and a cap was ordered for E. J. Velpuma. 01-11-1916 Council received a letter from the National Fire Service dated 28th October stating exemptions from military service of part-time firemen, and that the case of each man must be judged on its merit’s. 15-07-1919 Fire committee recommends to the parish council that 6 long service medals be purchased, and 3 x 50 ft of fire hose from F. Reddway & co Ltd. 19-04-1920 Council are considering taking the necessary steps to obtaining new uniforms for certain members of the Fire Brigade. 7 tunics – 8 trouser plus 1 cap for each member. Station officers tunic cloth pattern @ £3.18.9 each Station officers trouser cloth pattern @ £2.3.9 pair Fireman’s tunic cloth pattern @ £3.18.9 each Fireman’s trousers cloth pattern @ £3.18.9 pair 1 Chief officer’s cap @ 15|- 18-04-1921 Council ordered six maroons 08-10-1921 At the fire Brigade committee meeting decided that W Wooden and Cecil Butten be appointed as Firemen. 13-03-1922 Six Bronze bars have been purchased by the council at a cost of Nine shillings. 12-06-1922 The Fire Brigade recommended to the council that the Fire Station be repainted two coats of purple and brown paint and all doors in vermillion, letters of fire station repainted and gutters etc. Philip Jennings of no 3 Nephalist villas Halling offered his service as a Volunteer fireman, the Council approved this. 10-07-1922 Mr E Norman was accepted to do all re-decorating to be completed from a month of this date at a cost of £14.11.00. 08-05-1923 The council received a sum of 6|- for a week Hire of the Fire escape from E & W G Brown. 10-07-1923 A letter was received from Mr J W Wallis dated 8th stating he wished to resign from the brigade and the council accepted this. 10-08-1923 J Baker was appointed Lieutenant as J W Wallis resigned E Mitchell up to 2nd Engineer H Wooden became a member of the committee. E. G Burgess, J Campana & A Startup were appointed Firemen. Richard Wooden & F Wraight became probationers.12 collar stars & 8 pairs of epaulettes were purchased & Mr J W Wallis handed in his uniform. 10-11-1924 Richard Wooden would be appointed fireman in the place of J Campana. 14-07-1925 John Chitterden appointed Fireman Fred Lambert appointed probationer 10 peak caps also purchased. 10-10-1925 E Board resigned so F Lambert was appointed Fireman 09-02-1926 Purchased 4 20 year and 1 10 year service medals. W Shephard from Hilton terrace appointed probationer 09-08-1926 W Shephard appointed fireman W Wooden appointed probationer 09-04-1929 M W Mailin became a fireman member 14-05-1929 E J Velpuma & Mr W Shephard resigned from the fire brigade 09-10-1929 Trial run of a second hand Austin 20Hp Laudaulette Reg KE 3315 and purchased for £45. 12-08-1930 Mr Lingham purchased old escape for the price of £5 Mr Arthur Morrison as new probationer. Purchased Ladder 32ft two sections for £6.4.9 10-02-1931 25 year service F C Beadle chief officer – J Baker Lieutenant – W Wooden, E Mitchell engineers. More maroons ordered 12-05-1931 H Wooden resigned after nearly 26 years service 13-10-1931 Appointments E Mitchell to 1st engineer F Wraight to 2nd engineer Bert Mills of vicarage road and Sidney Mitchell of Formby terrace as probationer. The council also congratulates the fire brigade on winning 4 out of 5 trophies in the competitions held at Aylesford on the 29th august. 08-03-1932 Thomas Wraight completed 25 years service 03-08-1932 Philip Jennings completed 10 years service 11-10-1932 A Startup & Fred Lambert resigned. Sidney Mitchell appointed as fireman & F Hayes & G Forwood as probationers. 2nd engineer T Wraight completed 26 years service 11-04-1933 Council granted permission to allow the fire brigade to take part in the competitions at boxley on whit Monday. 10-10-1933 Proposed to add a new fire station on the recreation ground. 10-07-1934 Alteration to the station entrance at a cost of £11.17.4 13-10-1936 Halling Fire Brigade attended Townsend hooks paper mill fire. 03-08-1937 H Heighes as a probationer as Mr G Forwood resigned leaving parish. 1938 With war looming the government made provisions for the recruitment of volunteers to form an Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS). 26-04-1938 F C Beadle retired as chief officer after 33 years service. H A Wooden to be appointed as new Chief Officer 08-05-1938 H A Wooden accepted as Chief officer. C Chandler new probationer. The following firemen were to be place on a reserve list Messrs Baker, Wraight & Mitchell.J Chitterden appointed second officer. 05-07-1938 Fireman Davis of Cuxton’s brigade to be transferred to Halling Fire Brigade. Probationer C Chandler appointed Fireman. P Jennings has resigned. Quote for a telephone to be installed at the fire station. 05-11-1938 PC considering an erection of Fire Station 13-03-1939 New Fire Appliance 16-02-1939 Proposed site for Fire Station [Vicarage Road] Land acquired from Mr S. Alexander clerk for the sum of £200.0.0. he resided at Manor House lower Halling [16-12-38] 15-03-1939 £230.0.0. Paid for the purchase of land for the Fire Station. £2,477.0.0. For erection of Halling & Hoo Fire Stations. The tender went to a Mr Norman West of Commercial Road Strood (builder). The cost of erection Halling was £1,197.0.0. The contractor was given 12 weeks to complete the building. The tenders ranged from £1,197 min to £3,164 max an average of £1,300. Just some of the costs Hose racks provided and fitted £14.15.0. Boot racks £8.8.0 Drill £ hose drying tower £28.0.0 Fascia sign 12” letters £2.10.0 00-00-1939 Frank Albert Mitchell joined but this needs to be confirmed 18-06-1939 Long service medals presented to Messrs Richard Wooden, Harry Martin, F C Beadle, J Baker, T Wraight, P Jennings & H Martin. -09-1939 When hostilities had commenced there was almost 1000,000 people that had been recruited into the AFS nationwide. 1939 Bedford Leyland Heavy Unit FLE276 KFB Fleet 143 this was used at full time station but not sure where. 07-05-1940 The Chief Officer submitted application for a demonstration in firefighting and invited members of the council to attend 07-1019-41 H A Wooden has been offered an appointment as a Div Fire Officer in the newly formed National Fire Service. 18-08-1941 The National Fire Service was formed, this incorporated all the regular brigades and the AFS. 10-11-1942 New NFS meeting took place. 1942 Halling became region 12 and fire force 30 {30B3X} 02-06-1943 Letter to PC of proposed alterations to Fire Station (plans included) these included section leaders room & sleeping quarters for female personnel. 1944 30A3U 30-10-1944 There were plans brought to the parish attention to close Halling Fire Station and to remove the 3 full time firefighters. 1946 Roy Groves no other records 194? Leonard Heighes joined but no other records 1946 Ted Wells joined halling for 5 years left in 1951 31-07-1947 The Fire Services Act 1947 received Royal Assent. 1947 30B2 and according to NFS files a MP 01-04-1948 This is the date that became the Kent Fire Brigade. 1949 In 1949 NFS went back to the AFS until it was disbanded in 1968 23-05-1949 PC gave a fence that was laying on the allotments to the fire brigade as a gift 24-04-1950 Fire officer Hearn explained to the PC details of a planned visit by a fire service mobile unit giving residents some info on fire service activities & asking PC for permission to be allowed on the recreation grounds. -06-1950 Fire service uses the marshes for practice purposes & using water from the ditches. 1952 Trevor Mitchell was in for 2 years he left in 1954 he has been our only mascot 1954 Commer 21A Whitson NKK340 Fleet 219 Wrt acquired from Strood 28-02-1954 Frank Albert Mitchell retired after 15 years service -03-1955 S Knott stayed for a year and left in November 1956 -03-1955 Arthur Stevens was here for 4 years and left in May 1959 -03-1957 Colin Whibley stayed for just 2 months -05-1957 Tony Thistlewaite joined but left November 1958 -05-1957 Ron Rookes joined as a firefighter and left in April 1977 he did 20years service and was made a sub/o -04-1958 Brian Plummer was appointed as a firefighter and stayed for 4 years and left in march 1962 -05-1958 Barry Bachelor joined but left within 3 years but made the rank of LFf -05-1958 Percy Morris joined in May retired in November 1979 he made the rank of sub/o -12-1958 Tommy Vinton joined us but left in March 1960 00-07-1959 The 1947 Fire Service Act was amended -07-1959 D Banfield was with us for only 2 months he left the same year in September -11-1959 Peter Stevens joined and stayed for 9 years leaving in September 1968 25-04-1960 On the parish notice boards are posters inviting persons, individually or collectively to undertake the demolition of the old fire station building in return for the timber thereof. The tender went to Mr. EJ Whibley of 20 Essex road for the sum of £10 and to be done by 31st July 1960 00-00-1960 sub/o Harry Hearn and other firefighters competed in pump drills and gained second prize the other members were Barry Chandler, Ron Rooks, David Bachelor, Percy Morris and Peter Stevens. -05-1960 Kenny Underdown left in June 1963 he did 3 years for us -11-1960 John Hanchett came to us for 2 years and left July 1962 24-07-1961 Mr. Hearn attended the PC meeting as part of a team to discuss a road & safety quiz competition for the village (Mr. Tomlin represented the new town social club) -02-1962 Fred Temple joined and was a sub/o when he left in October 1986 26-03-1962 Mr. H L Hearn retired from the fire Service. -04-1962 Barry Chandler joined and was with us for 6 years he left in March 1968 28-01-1963 Reported to the PC meeting that the warning bells in fire station personnel’s homes was causing TV interference. And not by the sirens as previously thought. The post office telephone department to attend to this matter. -04-1963 Barry Kingslow joined for 4 years and left in April 1967 -06-1964 Ray Startup came to us for 12 years service he left June 1976 1948-1966 Chief Fire Officer LT CDR J H Fordham -10-1966 F D Butt joined for 2 years and left in September 1968 -02-1968 Ron Luther joined he was a LFf when he retired from the station in December 1986 after 18 years 1968 Commer CAKS K2 HCB Angus MKR466F Fleet 285 Wrt -02-1969 Barry Wadhams joined for 9 years then left in February 1978 -06-1969 David Hitchcock only stayed a few months he left September the same year -10-1969 Trevor Martin became a fire fighter and left in June 1977 01-12-1969 Chris Harris joined he is now our sub/o and the longest serving retained firefighter at this moment 1966-1977 Chief Fire Officer W Babbington -06-1970 Jackie Norman stayed for ten years he left in August 1980 -05-1971 Gerald Miller was with us until august 1995 -05-1971 Ian Mclaughlan joined and left in august 1974 -06-1971 John Hooker joined but for 4 months he left in October of the same year 1973 Halling attended a large barn blaze in Snodland 01-04-1974 The Government re-organisation greatly reduced 147 brigades of the country down to under 70. 01-07-1974 Phil Tomlins became a firefighter was also made up to LFf 08-10-1975 Halling attended a large barn blaze at court farm Upper Halling. -12-1976 Martin Goodwright joined but left in October-1984 -07-1977 Mick Wray was a firefighter for 3 years and left in September-1980 29-04-1978 Mick Palmer joined he became a LFf and in April 2002 retired after 24 years 19-04-1978 Ray Parson joined and all his time hear he never did Breathing Apparatus wearing lucky blighter he retired from us in july-1991 00-00-1978 Charity home made fire engine pull from Canterbury to Halling 35 miles & raised more than £500 for the FSNBF 25-06-1978 Dave Luther joined he stayed for 27 years and left in January-2005 00-09-1979 Another charity pull & push but this time with a 1880 horse drawn fire engine & without the horse from Rainham to Halling 18 miles and raised £470 towards the FSNBF. -10-1980 Brian Dallas joined and left in august 8 years later -12-1980 Colin Fox joined for only 2 years and left april-1982 1981 Dennis D Jaguar WKJ883J Fleet 172 Wrt acquired from Maidstone -08-1982 David Davis was with us for only 2 years and left in October-1984 23-09-1983 A charity pull using the horse drawn carriage this time from Faversham and raised £500 for the FSNBF 31-08-1983 Gerry Robinson joined and was with us for 17 years and retired in February 2000 1977-1984 Chief Fire Officer R Doyle 1984-1988 Chief Fire Officer G Whitworth 03-04-1984 Local wood yard MCL major fire attended by Halling -07-1984 Kevin Parris joined but left after 10 months but came back again and was made up to LFf on 28-february-2005 26-09-1984 Daryl Palmer joined us as a junior to start with 01-12-1985 Kevin Yates was a member of the station but left after 11 years service 01-december-1996 1986 Dennis RS133 TKM493X fleet 292 Wrt acquired from Faversham 1986 One of the first community fire safety campaigns halling was given 10 smoke detectors from Kent fire brigade to distribute throughout the village; one of those families that received the detector was a 2 year old who contacted a rare strain of meningitis. 18-06-1986 Dave Skinner joined the station and on the 24-june-2003 was made up to the rank of LFf and on the 01-may-2004 he left the station and emigrated to New Zealand 25-05-1987 Five members of the station including the Lff’s son took part in the Kent fire run. The run was a relay to every station in Kent and Halling members ran from their station to Strood, the members were Martin Goodwright, Dave Luther, Phil Tomlins, Kevin Yates, Kevin Parris, and Phil’s son Paul 12-12-1987 Dave Hawkes joined the station 1988 Tragedy strikes Halling when a little girl dies in her blazing home along the high street. Fire fighters unable to rescue. -07-1990 Colin Hill became a firefighter but moved out of the area and left on the 04-july-1996 08-08-1990 Sarah Forman joined as a junior and left the fire station in February 1992 06-09-1990 Halling open day a great success with the air ambulance attending 1990 Halling attend Strood’s open day but was called out to a road traffic accident 19-06-1993 Barry Scholfield joined as a junior and left in 01-october-1994 17-04-1993 Nigel Trowel joined and left in 01-september-1993 09-10-1993 Simon Farrell joined and left the station on 01-september-2000 in that time he passed the Lff’s exam but wasn’t made up 04-12-1993 Gary Ware became a fire fighter left on the 01-October 2004 moved out of the area -02-1994 M McMillan joined as a junior but left in October 1994 -03-1994 Steve Vanner joined left in June 1995 moved out of area 26-11-1994 Danny Sneddon became a firefighter and left in 2000 04-02-1995 Mark Tickner joined and was made up to an LFf about 2003 31-03-1995 Phil Tomlins long service award 1996 Dennis SS 133 B789VKM Fleet 216Wrt acquired from Teynham 12-04-1997 Steve Brooks joined 1998 Mick Palmer celebrated his long service award (20years) 1998 Dave Luther celebrated his twenty year service and medal presentation 1999 Dennis SS239 HCB Angus K823SKE Fleet 223 Wrt acquired from Sheppey 1999 Ff Kevin Parris started a portfolio on the history of halling fire station 15-09-1999 Paul Sycamore joined and left in July 2002 1988-2000 Chief Fire Officer J Beech 09-03-2000 Kerry Mitchell joined but left in April 2002 and became a full time firefighter 2000present Chief Fire Officer P Coombs 2000 Damien Phillips became our latest junior firefighter 2000 Panto Cinderella 2001 visit halling primary school fire safety 2001 web site of halling firefighters made its debut on the World Wide Web 06-05-2001 Helen Shephard new firefighter 2001 Phil Tomlins retired after 27 years service 2002 Mick Palmer’s retirement do. 2002 website hallingfirefighters.co.uk was born 2002 Volvo FL6.12 Saxon reg. GK02GNX Fleet 283 Wrt 13-11-2002 Kent fire brigade went on strike along with all other county brigades these were 48hrs 8day 24hr and 2 more 48 hr strikes. 2002 Panto Aladdin 2003 In October Kent Fire Brigade became the Kent Fire and Rescue Service 00-05-2004 Started to organise our Centenary for the following year, Kevin was elected as Centenary co-ordinator. 16-10-2004 Mark Burren new firefighter -11-2004 Robert Harris joined but left within a month Dec 2004 01-11-2004 Michael Daveney new firefighter 2004 Panto Dick Whittington 28-02-2005 Ff Kevin Parris was made up to LFf 18-08-2005 Leading firefighter Kevin Parris and Firefighter Daryl Palmer attended the Halling historical society and gave a presentation on 100 years of Halling fire station. Received from Mrs Hesketh at the presentation 3 old photo’s of firefighters from Halling including 1 of her father Owen Mitchell all 3 of these photo’s was on postcard. 27-08-2005 Halling Fire station celebrated 100 years of fire fighting. It was opened by the DCFO Charlie Hendry. And on this day they had a large selection of old appliance’s, a wide selection of stalls, chip pan demo, dance and boxing displays, tug ‘o’ war, music and a beer tent all day and into the evening ending with a firework display around 2200 hrs, during the day there was raised in excess of £1200. For the FSNBF and other local charities which will be decided later. 02-09-2005 The Chief Fire Officer P Coombs came to the station along with other officers and guest for the celebration of firefighter Daryl Palmer’s 20yr long service award. lots of info missing. but here's the latest. November 2011 Ff Hermish has left to join London firefighters 28-12-11 Ff's Reeve and Burren have left us, they have taken redundancy Mid January 2012, after public consultation, Halling Fire brigade will be 1 of 8 to face closure. mid February will be the final decision for the fate of Halling Fire brigade. for those that stay on will have to have a 15 minute turn out to Larkfield fire station, maybe 1 or 2 will move out of the area, same amount will proberly take redundancy.
NOTES: - Annual report of Brigade to PC. Fire Force Commander at time was GH. Robinson NFS January 1942. Mr Ashby offered land at £3 per foot, this land was situated at Halling Bottom opposite railway station, land immediately adjoins newsagent.
Information from City Ark. Medway.
Search results p165-pc-halling parish council Minute’s books etc.
WW I 14-18 WW II 39-45 AFS 1938 until disbanded in 1968 BUT see NFS below NFS 1941 until 1948 KFB 1948 Jan KFRS 2003 Oct
During the war apparently the NFS listed Halling with a ToV and trailer pump which may have been our first pump {at the coronation}
¹ When did these join
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