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Festival goers help emergency services
Thanks to the generosity of the 30,000 people at the Wiltshire Festival in August, over £ 3,500 was raised for the Fire Services Benevolent Fund
and the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
Firefighters from both watches ers put on their own blue light have lost their life in the course of Unfortunately, due to lack of
at Westlea fire station attended the show before STEPS made their their duties. collectors, only £500 was raised by
shows on both days, and collected appearance. "It's excellent that the festival Wiltshire Air Ambulance at the
for the benevolent fund at the Clas- Fireman Tim Elliott was very organisers continue to give us sup- Party in the Park on Sunday 27
sical Extravaganza on Friday 25 pleased with the support from the port."
August. Over £3,000 was raised organisers and the crowds. "It was Andy Cotton of TAO Produc-
from the collecting tins and the fantastic to raise so much money tions said, "without the fire serv-
sale of yellow firemen's hats, over and to meet so many people in fun ices and the Air Ambulance, the
twice the amount compared with surroundings. We'd like to thank crowds attending the festival
last year. all those who contributed to the would not be as safe as they are.
The fire fighters had a bouncy fund. The money will go towards Their work throughout the year is
castle for children at their display, helping fire fighters who have been essential; we're glad to give them
whilst adults saw the brigade's new injured and families of those who the chance to raise money."
chip pan demonstration unit in use
Wiltshire Festival promoter Eddie Sharpe dressed for the part with Westlea fire
for the first time. In the open air
fighters, from left, Fireman Shaun Dunham, Tim Elliott, Norman Butler.
the result of adding water to hot
Front, Burt Reynold, Phil Cameron
fat was a spectacular column of
flame. It was emphasised that in And next year
the home, the results could be a The success of this year's festival
disaster. At the Party the fire fight- II has set the scene for 2001.
The organisers are talking to
Group 2 go blond some very big names, but will not
From the darkest mane to the thin reveal who. Andy Cotton said,
on top types, the nine firefighters "there are some very well known
in Group 2 watch at Westlea fire performers in our sights for the
station will be raising money for Classical and the Party. The Wilt-
Children In Need by bleaching shire Festival was the seventh big-
their hair on Saturday 18 Novem- gest event in Britain this year; we're
ber. now getting agents ringing us up.
As the rough tough chaps usu- "We were very pleased at how
ally hide their barnets under hel- things went in August and we
mets when on duty, we will have think the majority of people en-
the blond bombshells modelling joyed the shows. Next year will be
their hair dos in next month's Link. 11 even better."

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