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THE SALAMANDER | DECEMBER 2017
The Worshipful Company
of Firefighters
The Insurance Hall, 20 Aldermanbury, EC2V 7GF
FOUNDER
Gerry Clerkson CBE, OStJ, QFSM
COURT OF THE COMPANY
Wardens and Court from 7th June 2017
MASTER - John Mansfield
UPPER WARDEN - Andrew Mayes
RENTER WARDEN - Frances Blois
UNDER WARDEN - Graham Maltby
COURT OF ASSISTANTS
Paul Basson, Richard Bratton
John Goodrum, Jonathan Hall
Nicole Hoffmann, Peter Holland
David Holt, Bernard Lalvein
Michael Leaver, Alan Mabbutt
Stephen Neville, Ian Parlane
Andrew Phillips, Andrew Rhodes
Stephen Sanders, David Skilleter
Anthony Skinner, Richard Squire
Graham Woodhouse, Alan Woods
Including Past Masters:
Ken Barnes, Jeremy Beech
Peter Cowland, J.Michael Harper
CLERK - Steven Tamcken
BEADLE - John Norris
HONARY TREASURER - Ian Parlane
HONARY CHAPLAIN - Rev George Bush
HONARY ALMONER - Peter Cowland
HONARY ARCHIVIST- David Holt
STANDARD BEARER - John Kempton
CONTENTS
FROM THE MASTER 3
COMPANY NEWS 4
CHARITABLE TRUST EDITORIAL 6
MEMBERS & EVENTS 8
CADET SCHEMES 14
BRIGADE NEWS 16
MEET THE CHIEF 18
BOOKS & MEMORABILIA 20
FROM THE CLERK 22
COMPANY DIARY 23
EDITOR:
Robert Farquhar -
DESIGN:
Colin Simpson -
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Cover Image
There are several reasons why it’s believed Saint
Florian earned the title of patron saint of fire and
firefighters: legend says that during his life, St.
Florian put out a massive fire with only one bucket
of water, saving a village from ruin.
Image -MartinSiepmann / imageBROKER/REX/Shutterstock
Committee Chairmen
FINANCE - Michael Leaver
MEMBERSHIP - Nicole Hoffman
EVENTS - Anthony Skinner
EDUCATION & TRAINING - Richard Squire
PR & MARKETING - Colin Simpson
NOMINATIONS - Jeremy Beech
CHARITABLE TRUST - Frances Blois