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The Link Magazine • Aprill 2003
A warm welcome at Salt Way Wearing a chain is lighter than fire
A multi-cultural mosaic made by children at Salt Way School, fighting equipment says Mayor
Middleleaze was created during a two day workshop with the Jam Tart
Company during March. The design by Hannah Webb, 10, was chosen Swindon's Mayor coun Stan Pajak is usually chauffered around the
for the project funded by the Education Business Partnership. town in a top of the range Honda but on 3 March he visited Westlea
Hannah holds up her design, with from left, Gemma Graierson, Taj Smith, jade fire station and cut one up.
Dodson, Sam Berwick, Natalie Muller, Thomas Nash-Jones, Kavish Khattib On a tour of Swindon's three ``"
stations conducted by Chief Fire
Officer Neil Wright, the Mayor
took the opportunity to meet fire i'^
fighters and also take part in train-
ing exercises. As a Swindon repre-
sentative on the Combined Fire r
,C
Authority covering Wiltshire and
Swindon, it was a useful opportu-
nity to discover what happens at
the cutting edge of the fire service.
At Westlea he donned full fire
fighting kit and joined Group 1
watch to use heavy metal cutting
equipment which is used to ex- authority."
tract victims of road traffic acci- Group 1 leader sub-officer Perry
dents. Payne said he and his team wel-
Commenting on his visit, the comed the visit by the Mayor. "He
Mayor said, "it was hard work and learnt a little of the range of work
HK'197 very interesting to find out more we carry out and was quite star-
tled when the car's air bag went off
about the techniques used by fire
Perry added that he took the
The quality Chinese takeaway in Swindon fighters to get people out of unexpectedly with a loud bang."
wrecked cars. The equipment they
use is very powerful and makes opportunity to ask questions relat-
short work of a vehicle. ing to the fire fighters' pay dispute.
Telephone '• "The teamwork was impressive. • The Hondas donated by the com-
I'll be able to speak with a lot more pany to the fire service are vehicles
orders knowledge at meetings of the fire built by apprentices.
The Mayor with Perry Payne and standing from left, fire fighters Simon
welcome - r Owen, Mark Truckle, Steve Bussell, Leading Fire Fighter Paul Jarmey, Simon
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