firebrat wrote:I was brought up in FireStations.Central (Ingram st.),then South (Centre st.) then North West until 1988. Us firebrats didn't think it was anything special to live in a station because we didn't know anything different...our pals however had a different outlookI'll have to dig out photos of the open days at the North West,and photos of the Xmas parties at the West- Santa (some poor fireman pressganged into the job) would be standing at the top of the hose tower whilst us weans were going nuts shouting for him, then he would be brought down on the T.L into the howling mob
our local firestation used to have a xmas party for the firemens kids and the fire engine used to leave the station pretending it was going to a fire with lights and siren on but was in actual fact collecting the station officer at that time who being rather portly always dressed up as santa and would arrive on the fire engine and jump down with a large sack full of presents
they dont have a party now mainly due to the fact the kids are grown up and there are very few little ones to justify holding a party for them also i think fife council stopped the parties as well poss due to h&s as it was held in the canteen of the fire station mind you fife council have gotten right scrooges no decorations or tree in council offices or libraries in case it offends ethnic minorities i mean come on since when did xmas decorations offend ethnic minorties?
