From a charity cycle, to open days, car washes, collections, quizzes and more, we’ve seen thousands raised over the last four weeks, all of which directly contributes to the support we offer our fire and rescue services community.
Just one of those was Finchley Golf Club and Euston Fire Station, both of which teamed up and raised an incredible £3,000 for us, with organiser Steve Morris sharing the below photo:
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Ride Around Herts 2024
Ed Burns completed the Big Half Marathon in London, raising £1K
Bucket collection at Ford Fair 2024.
Congratulations to our raffle winners, pictured here with prizes generously donated by Crystal Palace FC and The Firefighters Charity 👍@CPFC @firefighters999 pic.twitter.com/VEIc3tqjcD
— LFB Sutton (@LFBSutton) August 1, 2024
In a hot summer’s day in 2022 #Faringdon councillor @bethiatld walked a marathon 26 miles on the #ThamesPath from Oxford to Eaton Hastings 👏👏raising funds for @ActiveOxon @LowlandRescue and @firefighters999 #ThrowbackThursday @NationalTrails pic.twitter.com/Ll8ZDMbJYa
— Thames Path National Trail (@ThamesPathNT) August 1, 2024
Thank you to everybody that came and supported our open day just short of 3 weeks ago. Today we have tallied up all the donations we received and have been able to donate an amazing £1,125 to @firefighters999 and £1,125 to the @HIOWAA pic.twitter.com/n7Q2yK7B0o
— Tadley Fire Station (@Tadley12) August 1, 2024
Raising much needed funds for @firefighters999 and @LDNairamb who saved the life of FF Garvins brother in 2020 as seen here https://t.co/21jTaZI0AK
— Padiham Fire (@Padiham_Fire) August 12, 2024
A bit of water changed my thought process 70kg half marathon @firefighters999 @GWR #TrainingCamp #WORLDRECORD pic.twitter.com/uXcEfA0pbC
— Daniel eggington (@EggingtonDaniel) August 1, 2024
Fank yous Miss @NSearleFfc for my specials @firefighters999 bandana.
It do looks like I has been enlisted to helps the utter uselessness PA in her day job fundraising event for The Fire Fighters Charity. Utter Uselessness that PA do be, utter uselessness!#MrPels #WorldOfBears pic.twitter.com/Zni1oNq0NV— 𝓜𝓻 𝓟𝓮𝓵𝓾𝓬𝓬𝓱𝓲 (@Mr_Pelucchi) August 5, 2024
Four @SuffolkFire firefighters aim to set world records for running in kit and also raise money for @firefighters999 and @CR_UK at this year’s #IpswichHalfMarathon. To find out more and to show your support go to https://t.co/iTE58ngJyX @suffolkcc pic.twitter.com/5TyK66pmMR
— Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service (@SuffolkFire) August 2, 2024
A massive thank you to everyone that came and supported our charity car wash yesterday. We raised an incredible £735 for the firefighters charity.
Big thanks to the crew, volunteers and cadets for all your hard work 👏🏼@firefighters999@HantsIOW_fire@portsmouthnews@Dominos_UK pic.twitter.com/5bpT18YXmo— Southsea Fire Stn (@Southsea24) August 4, 2024
Popped down with White Watch Kirkcaldy to help out at the Charity Cycle for @firefighters999 and @NSPCC at the @LidlGB Kirkcaldy store. A quick 10k each for Ffs Davies and Gardner. #givingback #AlmostBreakingASweat pic.twitter.com/Vm4pptxQOu
— Niall Miller (@NiallMiller13) August 17, 2024
Earlier this year Immingham East Blue Watch rescued Thorne the horse for the second time. To say thank you for the crew’s efforts, Thorne’s owner Sammy organised a fund raiser at The Salutations Inn for @firefighters999.🚒 pic.twitter.com/xJ1PFXUgVV
— Humberside Fire & Rescue (@HumbersideFire) August 20, 2024
A busy weekend for both our community engagement teams included a 3-day Steam Rally in Cirencester. A joy to support @firefighters999 with their fundraising and engaging with community. pic.twitter.com/PIS8iKDUFI
— Mark Smith (@WBroMarkSmith) August 4, 2024
🚒 #Treorchy Station recently held 2 charity events including a ladder carry walk from Pontypridd Fire Station to Treorchy, and a Wodathon.
👏 The Station raised a fantastic £6,098 for Mia Young, a charity chosen by Mia and @Firefighters999. pic.twitter.com/W6PSbKmOgn
— South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (@SWFireandRescue) August 4, 2024
Special thanks to everyone who visited our Reigate Car Wash last weekend 🚗 💦
You helped us raise over £1,300 for @firefighters999 👨🚒
Join us at Painshill Fire Station this Sunday as we do it all over again!
📅 11th August
⏰ 11 am – 4 pm
📍 KT11 1AL#SFRS #CarWash pic.twitter.com/5H27wuztgf— Surrey Fire & Rescue Service (@SurreyFRS) August 7, 2024
We raised over £1,700 for @firefighters999 following our @RoyalNottingham collections👏
Thank you to those who donated, as this money goes towards helping firefighters and their families across the UK.
Thank you to our volunteers too – we couldn’t do it without you! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2lYREaBpWQ
— Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (@nottsfire) August 9, 2024
Brentwood fire station open day fun 🔥🚒
Over £600 raised for the Firefighters Charity.
Well done to everyone involved.
✊🏻🔥🚒@firefighters999 #fun #weekend #Saturday #fire #firefighters #firefighter #family #charity pic.twitter.com/hOqJKFf3Y1
— Ben Whateley-Harris (@bens_adventures) August 10, 2024
Today was the 24.1 mile challenge and we had a great turnout and an amazing amount of money raised for @MNDoddie5 @firefighters999 pic.twitter.com/W2Te1tYQd9
— Kayleigh McInnes (@KayleighMcInne2) August 10, 2024
A fashion designer in Kent is making handbags and accessories from old firehoses.
Elvis & Kresse in Faversham said it had prevented 4,000 hoses from going to landfill since 2005 by using them to create fashion products.
Read more here: https://t.co/OZv4MgW1fw pic.twitter.com/f6DaUJwIpr
— BBC Kent (@BBCRadioKent) August 12, 2024
What a great day our Youth Volunteers had supporting @DumbartonFire1 Community Fire Station Open Day on Saturday 🔥🚒🔥
Drill demos, CPR station, @firefighters999 fundraising ❤️
📸Photo Credit: @lomondradio pic.twitter.com/lmsKRRv4Kw— DumbartonYVS (@DumbartonYvs) August 12, 2024
Please support us in helping to fundraise for this amazing charity. Couple of old boys, trying to convince each other we are not old and have decided to run for this great charity. @firefighters999 https://t.co/4cdfT3tLvf pic.twitter.com/alFzN4uNB5
— Mike Titcombe (@mickyt98) August 12, 2024
On Saturday, Woodside Red Watch held a car wash to raise money for @firefighters999
If you missed this and would like to attend the next one, keep August 19th free and head to Woodside Fire Station between 11am – 2pm… the more the merrier!#woodside #croydon #carwash pic.twitter.com/BCUhqwIDiO
— LFB Croydon (@LFB_Croydon) August 12, 2024
On Sunday we managed to raise £1310 for @firefighters999 in donations and purchases from the stall.
Thank you so much for your generosity 👍. pic.twitter.com/na783x4Kz7— Woodgate Valley Fire Station (@WMFSWoodgate) August 13, 2024
👏 A big well done to our trainee firefighters who raised £1131 for Op Florian and @firefighters999 on Sunday!
Our recruits carried out a series of challenges including hose running, ladder climbs and dummy drags in breathing apparatus.
Thank you to all those who supported! pic.twitter.com/U8eEfT3C1g
— Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (@manchesterfire) August 13, 2024
https://t.co/44whoH7s18 thank you to everyone who took part, donated and to the great planning of Dumbartons open day. We managed to raise £811.11 which means £405.55 to each charity @firefighters999 @MNDoddie5
— Kayleigh McInnes (@KayleighMcInne2) August 14, 2024
⭐️ @SpeedQuizzing in The Queens Hotel, Lytham. Tonight from 8:30pm with @djpaulobrien
🚒 Charity fun quiz for @firefighters999 @LythamFire @LancashireFRS
🎉 WIN £50.00
📱 Phone Quiz & Speed Bingo☀️ Everyone welcome #Lytham #Quiz #DJ #Fun pic.twitter.com/IXo3QGizWE
— Lytham Event Company (@LythamEvent) August 14, 2024
A busy day @BromleyLFB Orpington Fire Station open day today 🚒
Thank you to all our colourful visitors over to the @LFBControlRoom stand 🎨 helping us raise money for @firefighters999 💰 pic.twitter.com/jNDKIk82c6— Helen Rea (@helenamelia77) August 16, 2024
It’s #shoutoutsaturday
This week we are highlighting @firefighters999 and the work they do to look after our fire fighters.
Their crisis line is open 24/7 for mental health crisis care for past and present UK fire services personnel on 0300 373 0896 #shoutout #nonprofit pic.twitter.com/0hCmTLQX8q
— ASB Help (@asbhelp) August 17, 2024
What an open day! Big thanks to everyone who came out, everyone who donated prizes and all the suppliers who made the day a success and helped us over raise over £1000 for @firefighters999 pic.twitter.com/QDg1Of8z8S
— Blackburn Fire (@Blackburn_Fire) August 17, 2024
♻️ Together we have generated £118,567 for @firefighters999 through our clothes recycling banks!
This has also resulted in 582 tonnes of clothing being collected and re-diverted away from landfill.
Thank you to everyone who has used our clothing banks over the past 14 years. 💛 pic.twitter.com/GLrbxevscM
— West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (@WestSussexFire) August 17, 2024
What a great day at @fire_scot Open Day at Clydebank Fire Station raising money for @firefighters999!#lomondradio #localradio #communityradio #openday #clydebank pic.twitter.com/0knWCEp6FC
— Lomond Radio (@lomondradio) August 17, 2024
Another successful Renfrew Fire Station Open Day. A massive thanks to all our attending partners & guests who helped make it a great day, and to WC Austin and CC Crangle for pulling it all together. Over £350 raised for @firefighters999. See you all again next year! 🚒🚔🚑 pic.twitter.com/Li91ZpkpBP
— @scotfire_erri (@ERRIHQ) August 17, 2024
Our very-own firefighter Richard Mortimer is taking part in the World Firefighter Games! 🧑🚒🙌
Richard will take part to raise money for @firefighters999 and to mark 50 years of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Read more: https://t.co/UMW4fsNfLZ#50YearsofUs pic.twitter.com/quuuyykZ0J
— Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service (@StaffsFire) August 20, 2024
🚒👏 Firefighters from #Pontypridd held a charity car wash last weekend, raising a fantastic £835 for @Firefighters999 and Treforest Football Club Mini and Juniors.
🧽 Thank you to everyone who donated. pic.twitter.com/K6RoZiFPd5
— South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (@SWFireandRescue) August 21, 2024
Our @firefighters999 raffle prizes are now out on shop floor ready to tempt you into buying a ticket.
Just £1 a ticket could win you one of these fantastic prizes!
Join us on Saturday 24th August 10am – 5pm with the raffle being drawn at 3.30pm. 20 Lower Middle Street, Taunton. pic.twitter.com/rnkuGw3EtS— headbear (@worldofbears) August 22, 2024
Thank you to everyone who came to the Harrogate District Open Day last Sunday 🚒👩🚒👨🚒
We hope you all enjoyed it, and we are pleased to let you know an incredible £2,593.62 was raised for the @firefighters999 Charity 👏👏👏 Thank you! pic.twitter.com/PGzQsE5p8T
— Harrogate Fire station (@Harrogate_NYFRS) August 23, 2024
We’ve removed all our London’s Burning signed merchandise from @TVFilmPodcastUK eBay store, will be putting them under our LB Podcast eBay store.
40% of each sale goes to @firefighters999 that we support.These will be available on eBay from tomorrow. Thank you.@BStudios100 pic.twitter.com/gFZs9rwAc0
— London’s Burning Podcast (@LBurningPodcast) August 25, 2024
Our On Call fire fighters from Craignure on the Isle of Mull who despite the weather carried on with their Charity car wash, all monies raised will go to @firefighters999 & Craignure Social Improvement group. Well done & thank you to everyone involved #IsleofMull #Oncall 🚒🔥 pic.twitter.com/MMN54eEGFI
— @Scotfire_EWDAB (@abewdhq) August 25, 2024
The support we are receiving from our local community is overwhelming for our Open Day 10:30 until 15:00 🚒 27/08/24 Today @Morrisons have supported us by supplying items for the BBQ 🍔🍔 @firefighters999 @PoppyLegion @CornwallFRS pic.twitter.com/xLCK5Djl38
— Newquay Community Fire Station (@NewquayCFRS) August 26, 2024
Thanks to everyone who came to support our Charity Ride Out on Sunday, raising more than £1,700 for @firefighters999 and £220 for @NorfolkBlood
It’s not too late to donate https://t.co/nO59OGasbE pic.twitter.com/oeBguJuq0G— Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service (@Norfolkfire) August 27, 2024
🧑🚒 Our teams have enjoyed meeting you at various local community events recently.
On-call firefighters from @Cowes72 were out supporting @firefighters999 this weekend, our FireProud Network Group were at @Soton_Pride and last week Ventnor took part in the local town carnival. pic.twitter.com/WnAaZ0aqEX
— Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (@HantsIOW_fire) August 27, 2024
👏🧼 Firefighters from #Risca raised a fantastic £1251.23 for @firefighters999 and LATCH at their charity car wash on Saturday.
😀 Thank you to everyone who donated. pic.twitter.com/YRWFmjtlFj
— South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (@SWFireandRescue) August 27, 2024
Both @khhosp and @firefighters999 will benefit from the £3,343 raised by #Banbury firefighters at their Open Day.https://t.co/y1Nx0gG8bg
— Banbury FM (@banburyfm) August 28, 2024
#Stratford fire station hosted a successful Open Day.
We showcased our latest equipment including our 64 metre ladder🪜 & performed a RTC demo 🚗 We even raised over £260 for the @firefighters999 !
A big thanks goes to our @LFBFireCadets for helping it all run smoothly. 👏 pic.twitter.com/dwgpHoC0wo— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) August 28, 2024
👏🏽 A huge thanks to everyone who supported our charity climb @whiteroseleeds in #Leeds.
Firefighters scaled the height of Kilimanjaro to raise funds and awareness for @firefighters999.
🔗 Read and see photos from the event in our #WYFRS Newsroom: https://t.co/YLDU8vGONT ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/qk4hAHccCP
— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) August 30, 2024
We wanted to say a HUGE thank you to you all for your support in our Raffle on Saturday
£300 has been donated to the @firefighters999
Here are a few of our raffle winners
Thank you again from all of us at World of Bears!#WorldOfBears #Taunton #FirefightersCharity #BirthdayParty pic.twitter.com/kx1a9UoM59— headbear (@worldofbears) August 30, 2024
