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Category: Retirement

Twiggy: “There must be so many on-call firefighters, like me, who never had help and are suffering now”

Twiggy: “There must be so many on-call firefighters, like me, who never had help and are suffering now”

Twiggy Lake says it was only once he retired as an on-call officer that the mental impact of some particularly traumatic shouts caught up with him – and he reached out for our help.

27 Oct 2023

Gill: “I knew about the Charity but never thought it applied to me – I couldn’t believe the support”

Gill: “I knew about the Charity but never thought it applied to me – I couldn’t believe the support”

Gill Crow’s dad was an on-call firefighter and she went on to work in Control herself for 24 years, so always knew about our Charity. However, she says she never expected the support on offer to both of them in retirement.

28 Sep 2023

Chris: “Without the care I received, I’m convinced my physical life story would have concluded”

Chris: “Without the care I received, I’m convinced my physical life story would have concluded”

Retired firefighter Chris Lock says the support he’s received from us has helped him come to terms with life-changing injuries which sadly brought his firefighting career to an end.

17 May 2023

Gary: “When you retire, you feel like you lose your tribe – but you don’t need to lose that connection”

Gary: “When you retire, you feel like you lose your tribe – but you don’t need to lose that connection”

Gary Chamberlain, a retired Crew Manager from Leicestershire FRS, is promoting the importance of looking after your wellbeing in retirement – and says staying connected to us has helped him hugely.

21 Mar 2023

Anne: “Your Tai Chi sessions have really helped me in retirement – physically and mentally”

Anne: “Your Tai Chi sessions have really helped me in retirement – physically and mentally”

Anne Daultrey has always been very proactive when it comes to health and fitness after retirement, but she says she needed a helping hand after some surgery – and thanks to your donations, we were able to support her.

22 Feb 2023

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