Martyn Hill passed away on 7th May 2024 at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. When Martyn left school he did a City & Guilds Electrical Engineering apprenticeship. Following his qualification he joined the County of Avon Fire Brigade working in Control…

Trevor Kerridge aged 81 years , passed away on 27th April 2024. Trevor trained at Reigate in the early 1970’s following which he joined the Surrey Fire Brigade , he transferred to Avon Fire Brigade in the late 1970’s first…

It is with a heavy heart we write to inform you that our dear Chairman of the Avon Fire & Rescue Service Pensioners Association, Monty Britton, aged 95 years, passed away in the early hours of this morning. Monty’s Funeral…

We have been informed that retired Firefighter John Chisholm aged 91 years passed away on 9th April 2024 after a long illness. John served at A3 Avonmouth and was Coxswain in the Fireboat Aquanaut, retiring in 1987. Funeral will be…

It is with much sadness we have recently received notification of the death of former AF&RS colleague Andrew Crocker, who sadly passed away last week. Andrew, who only retired last June, worked in the Vulnerable Adults Team as a Community…

Sadly, we have been informed that our colleague John Thompson sadly passed away on 30th March 2024. He was a serving member of the Avon Fire & Rescue Service. John worked for AF&RS for over 40 years he stared his…

We have been informed that former Firefighter J.B. Lough aged 79 years, passed away on Saturday 9th March. He served at Weston Fire station Green Watch. When James left the Fire Brigade he went to live in Cyprus and was…

Patrick (Pat) Jones aged 82 passed away on 17th February 2024 at Southmead Hospital following a long battle with lung disease (IPF). Pat  joined the Fire brigade in 1965 after his short career in the army. Once he joined the…

It is with much sadness we have recently received notification of the death of AF&RS former colleague Tony Bailey, who sadly passed away peacefully on 23 January 2024 following a long battle with Parkinson’s. Tony was diagnosed in 2011 with…

Patricia (Pat) Lawton aged 91 years passed away on Thursday 21st December 2023. Her funeral is Wednesday 10th January 2024, 1.49pm at Haycombe Valley Chapel, 209 Whiteway Road, Bath BA2 2RQ209 Whiteway Road, Bath BA2 2RQ Pat was a long…