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Ivybridge Fire Station Fitness challenge
We are aiming to run the annual Ivybridge 10k this year in full fire kit and carrying BA (Breathing Apparatus is equipment used to allow firefighter's to breathe in smoky conditions whilst firefighting).
When and where?
18:30 11th May 2024 starting at Ivybridge Train Station, ending at Ivybridge Rugby Club. Please come and support us!
Who's taking part?
FF Peter Pugh
FF Bill Durante
Raising money for The Fire Fighters Charity
The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist lifelong support for members of the UK’s fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives.
Through the provision of personalised support, tailored to the specific needs of each of its beneficiaries, its expert teams deliver the right support, in the right way, in the right place and at the right time to ensure the best long-term results for everyone they work with.
Whatever their reason for coming to the Charity – whether they are injured, recovering from an illness, suffering from stress or anxiety – their teams take the time to understand each person’s mental, physical and social needs.
Thereafter, the Charity works with each of its beneficiaries to design a pathway of support that could include community-based support, further advice and information, a stay at one of its residential centres or a combination of options. The aim, however, is always the same; to help people move forward positively in their lives.
To ensure the Charity can do this for over 5,000 people a year and to meet the £9m cost of operating its support services, it is dependent on regular donations from fire and rescue service personnel, past and present, as well as the general public.