It is with much sadness that I inform you of the passing of Violet (Vi) Goessens, who sadly passed away on Monday 6th April 2015 aged 91 years. Vi was a former cleaner at Avonmouth in the late 80’s/ early…

Norman Ryley. Was the Officer in Charge of Blagdon Fire Station, retiring in April 2014. He passed away on Thursday 26th March 2015 following a long illness, aged 66 years, five days before his 67th Birthday, leaving a wife Teresa. Norman, who only…

William Ernest (Bill) Plenty passed away on 3rd March 2015 aged 85 years. Bill, joined the fire service in 1952 and retired in 1985,having reached the rank of Station officer. Even after retiring Bill continued to teach the recruits to…

It is with much sadness that I inform you of the passing of Ronald (Ron) Norley on Tuesday 3rd March 2015 aged 87 years. Ronald Norley served  as a  Fireman at  Bridewell Fire Station, and at A1 Temple for many…

It is with regret that I wish to inform you of the death of pensioner Edward Roy Spencer, known as Roy, who was 94 when he passed away.  After the serving in the RAF during the war, he joined the…

Obituary of Bob Gee

It is with much sadness that I inform you of the death of Chris Weedon on Wednesday 17 December after a long illness. Chris re-joined AF&RS as a Community Fire Safety Fitter in June 2005. His son Nik is a…

It is with much sadness that we inform you of the death of former Bristol Fire Brigade and Temple Back Fireman Terry Garland who passed away on Tuesday 2nd December 2014. Terry joined Bristol Fire Brigade around 1956, serving at Bridewell before transferring…

Pete McGrath Joined the County of Avon Fire Brigade in the 1970’s and was posted to A2 Southmead serving as a Fireman on Red Watch. He passed away after a long illness.

Aubrey joined the National Fire Service (NFS) as a messenger boy in 1944 and Clevedon Fire Brigade, continued as a retained member under Somerset Fire Brigade. He retired in 1984 from the Avon Fire Brigade as a Station Officer of…