It Is with Sadness and Deep Regret We Advise the Final Call Of
Newsletter – May 2016
WPFBA ContactsPresident
Lyle Haste (Ormondville)
027 5901453
Senior Vice President
Nick Burt (Featherston)
0274655136
Vice President
Aaron Eastall (Wainuiomata)
Vice President
Gordon Foster (Heretaunga Rural
06 8715000
Vice President
Jackie Breen (Wairarapa OP Support)
04 4941420
Immediate PP
David Ackroyd
04 5288828
Secretary/Treasurer
Tony Dench (Havelock Nth)
Ph: 027 2499710
Executive Patron
Max Robinson QFSM (Carterton)
Gold Star Association
John May
/ From the President’s Pen
February, March, and April have been very quiet with visits to the UFBA Nationals Combat Challenge in Wellington which gave me the opportunity to watch Tony Dench break his personal time in his event coming second. Well done Tony.
While working in the Wairarapa, I had the opportunity to visit the Greytown Fire Brigade on their training night and I appreciate the time and hospitality they gave me, to show me around, and talk about the redesign of their new Station.
I would also like to thank Mangaweka and Palmerston North Brigades for their kind invitations to attend their award nights and congratulations to all of those who received awards.
Ormondville Fire Brigade (on behalf of the WPFBA ) are looking at running a 10 pin bowling event in Palmerston North on either Sunday 21st or Sunday 28th August. To run this event we will need good numbers with teams of 4 to enter.
To register your interest, email our secretary Tony Dench, at
Lyle Haste
President
Gold Star Celebrations
Congratulations are extended to the following fire fighters from Brigades within this Association’s area who have received or are about to receive their Gold Star for 25 year’s service:
Noel Birchall Ashhurst
Stephen Meyrick Greytown
150th Jubilee
Congratulations are extended to the Wanganui Fire Brigade who will be celebrating 150 years on 3rd June 2016.
Obituaries
It is with sadness and deep regret we advise the final call of:
Retired CFO Alan Jones (Spike) QFSM Pahiatua VFB
Spike, as he was more commonly known, was a double gold star holder and held many positions both at Sub- Association and Provincial level.
Retired FF Fred Stringer QFSM Silverstream VFB
Fred served with the Silverstream Fire Brigade for 44 years and was also pPresident of the Wellington Provincial in 1979.
Other Up and Coming Events
North Island Road Rescue Crash Challenge19 May 2016, Inglewood
Hawke’s Bay Sub Association AGMJune 2016, Norsewood,
Hawke’s Bay Sub Assn Operation Maxwell 8 & 9 October 2016, Taradale
Tony Dench
Secretary/Manager W.P.F.B.A.