Benbecula
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Benbecula Retained Station & Sub District Office BALIVANICH Island of Benbecula HS7 5LA Current complement: 12 |
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Benbecula Fire Station 30th anniversary
The evening of Saturday 4th of February 2006 saw a gathering of fire fighters both past and present coming together to celebrate over 30 years of service to the communities of Benbecula and throughout the Uists, congregating in the Dark Island Hotel, Liniclate. A selection of fire fighters from throughout the Islands along with their guests enjoyed an evening of great music, good food and dancing.
Opening the nights festivities Sub Officer Alasdair MacVicar thanked everyone for coming along and asked only one thing “that everyone had a good time” - and so they did.
During the night music provided by Nolly and John Alec kept everyone on their toes with the Chief Fire Officer Mr. Murray being tempted up for a quick spin.
A competition to guess how many fire calls Benbecula crews had attended over the years from the very first one to the latest one was won by Mrs. Isobel Graham (Orasay Inn). Isobel guessed to within 13 (lucky for her) of the 2986 fire calls with an answer of 2999. Strange to think of the coincidence, that in over the 30 years of service to the community nearly 3000 calls had been attended.
As the evening progressed a second competition was actively participated in to attempt the winning of a bottle of fine spirit ‘won of course by the chief fire officer’ shouted from the floor came the words “fix” but all was fair in the fire service and the chief ensured everyone was sorted out with a wee dram.
Good food, good company and the thoughts of ‘what will they do for the 40th?’
Benbecula Fire Fighters to meet the Queen
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Sub Officer Alasdair MacVicar and Leading Fire Fighter Donald MacIsaac are to be presented to Her Majesty the Queen during a ceremony to be held in Buckingham Palace during February, they will be accompanied by Assistant Divisional Officer Alan Rayner who found himself dealing with the storms of January 2005, alongside the crew from Benbecula Fire Station as well as crews from across the Uist's. They will be joining other emergency service personnel and rescue workers from across both the UK and other areas of the world in order to be recognized for their efforts and commitment. The ceremony to be held during the evening of the 15th of February 2006 will recognise not only the work carried out by the 500 representatives present but the continuing work carried out throughout the emergency services by all emergency service personnel UK wide. |
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This is Fern Breanna Scott (8 lbs 9 ounces) Born 12 July 2006 at 21.36hrs at the Uist and Barra Hospital , Balivanich, Isle of Benbecula to Station Officer William Scott, Assistant District Officer Western Isles (Benbecula) (aka Chippie) and his wife Caroline. |