Issued: 11.09.07
At: 4pm
For immediate release

Local Firefighters Get In A Lather For Charity

This Saturday is the ideal chance for drivers to get a perfectly polished car and to
learn how to keep their families safe from fire when the National Car Wash Day,
sponsored by Angus Fire, rolls into Leicestershire with local firefighters washing cars
and dispensing fire safety advice.

Firefighters from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service will be joining thousands of
others from all over the country in the annual all-day event on Saturday 15th
September. The event will take place at various locations across the county with all
proceeds going to charity to support injured firefighters.

Of course, whilst the entire nation will be waxing lyrical about their spotless cars,
there is a very serious reason as to why this event is taking place across the UK – to
save lives and to raise much needed funds for the Fire Service National Benevolent
Fund.

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Oakham	Oakham Fire & Rescue Station, South Street, Oakham	10am to 2pm
Western	Western Fire & Rescue Station, Aikman Avenue, Leicester	10am to 4pm
Melton	Melton Fire & Rescue Station, Nottingham Rd, Melton Mowbray	10am to 5pm
Southern	Sainsbury’s car park at Fosse Park	10:30am to 2pm
Central	Homebase & Halfords off Welford Road	11am onwards
Loughborough	B&Q car park, Loughborough	10am to 4pm
Market Bosworth	Market Bosworth Fire & Rescue Station, Station Rd, Market Bosworth	10am to 4pm
Hinckley	Hinckley Fire & Rescue Station, Leicester Rd, Hinckley	12 noon to 4pm
Uppingham	Uppingham Fire & Rescue Station	9am to 3pm
Ashby	Tesco in Ashby De La Zouch	9:30am to 5pm
Wigston	Wigston Fire & Rescue Station, Bull Head Street, Wigston Magna	10am to 4pm
Shepshed	At Hall Croft, Co-op store	9am to 1pm
Moira	Moira Fire & Rescue Station, Shortheath Road, Moira	10am to 2pm
Billesdon	Billesdon Fire & Rescue Station, Rolleston Road, Billesdon	9am to 2pm
COALVILLE CAR WASH WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 2007
Coalville	Coalville Fire & Rescue Station, Broad Street, Coalville	9am to 4pm

 

Photo/Interview Opportunities
Please call on the number below to arrange.
Background
The Fire Services National Benevolent Fund – supports injured firefighters through
physical and emotional trauma.
Despite the best training, accidents and tragedies are sadly inevitable and the
FSNBF is here to support these brave men and women when things don’t go
according to plan.

The FSNBF have two therapy and two recuperation centres in the UK to provide
physical and emotional rehabilitation to the firefighters.
Today over 10,000 beneficiaries are supported annually by the charity, which puts it
in the most Top 10 Most Effective Charities in the UK.
Contact Information

For more information please contact:
Marketing and Publicity Department
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Tel 0116 287 2241

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