70th Anniversary of Nottingham Blitz

2013

• 10/05 - The Princess Royal unveils the Memorial to Nottinghamshire Firefighters

  The memorial is to all firemen, ARP wardens, Civil Defence, Fire Watchers and more recent Firefighters from Nottinghamshire who died in the line of duty. Obviously most died during WW2, but there were a few since. I had been invited … Continue reading →
• 11/04 - The Princess Royal to unveil the new Notts Firefighters Memorial

  Rather excited about meeting the Princess Royal in a few weeks time. I have been invited to represent the wartime National Fire Service on the guard of honour, and to provide a wartime Turntable Ladder as one of the three … Continue reading →

2011

• 03/07 - NFS display at Nottingham mentioned in NFRS magazine

  Our display at Nottingham Central Fire Station in May got a good mention in the summer edition of ‘Response’, the quarterly magazine of the Notts Fire and Rescue service. See page 10 of www.notts-fire.gov.uk/Documents/Response_Summer_2011.pdf
• 14/06 - Firefighters Memorial Appeal committee meeting

  I have just got back from the Notts Firefighters Memorial Appeal committee meeting, and a number of interesting things arose: Feedback from the Nottingham Open Day was extremely good. The Lord Mayor apparently said that of all the events he … Continue reading →
• 20/05 - More photos of Nottingham – Designcat

  These lovely photos were taken by Julie Green, of Designcat Photography, and are reproduced here with permission. Copyright rests with Designcat.  
• 16/05 - Article for FSPG magazine

  1940s Open Day in Nottingham An air raid siren sounded in the centre of a busy city centre on a Saturday morning, in the Old Market Square with shoppers passing by. It was Nottingham on Saturday 7th May, exactly 70 years … Continue reading →
• 09/05 - Article in Nottingham Evening Post, 9th May

  http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Nottingham-remembers-Blitz-70-years/article-3534091-detail/article.html
• 08/05 - Photos of NFS at Nottingham Fire Station Open Day

  The photos on this page are from David and Frances Moore, Dan Walker, Rob Leese. Many thanks. The video was taken by firefighter John Adams from the top of the Aerial Platform.  
• 07/05 - Article in Newark Advertiser

  http://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/view.asp?id=71cf7eed-c7aa-102e-a160-5245621c65a9
• 06/05 - Saturday Timings for Old Market Square display

  09:00 Re-enactors arrive at Central Fire Station 09:15 Briefing 09:30 Ensure everything is ready 09:45 Doors open to public 09:50 Air raid siren sounds in Fire Station – crews on alert 09:55 Bells go down – all vehicles turn out. … Continue reading →
• 27/04 - Nottingham Open Day update

  Two wartime ambulances, based at Papplewick, are coming for the weekend, and will be based in the Fire Station appliance room over the weekend. They will form part of the convoy to the Market Square, and will render first aid … Continue reading →
• 21/04 - Press Release

  Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a firefighter in the Blitz? Or wished you could try out the wartime equipment yourself? Or would you be interested to see wartime firefighting pumps and vehicles in action? The … Continue reading →
• 01/03 - Nottingham Event update

  Latest News – we have been invited to do a road run into the centre of Nottingham, and a display attended by the Mayor of Nottingham in the Old Market Square over the weekend of 7th and 8th May as … Continue reading →
• 22/02 - NFS at Nottingham Central Fire Station, 7th and 8th May

  The National Fire Service Display Group have been invited to display at the Open Day at the Central Fire Station in Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FB over the weekend of 7th and 8th May 2011. The National Fire Service will … Continue reading →