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Region: Scotland

Robert: “I’ve always donated but you don’t realise how much you may depend on it one day”

Robert: “I’ve always donated but you don’t realise how much you may depend on it one day”

Firefighter Robert Cowie has received digital and face-to-face support from us following a Crohn’s disease diagnosis. Thanks to your donations, he’s now been able to return to work.

23 Jun 2022

Tommy: “This support got me back to work and doing things with my daughter again”

Tommy: “This support got me back to work and doing things with my daughter again”

Tommy Keay, a Group Commander with Scottish FRS, has been fundraising for us for years alongside his daughter – never expecting to need our support. However, when the time came, he said it proved vital.

26 May 2022

Gordon & John: “We’re walking 96 miles in memory of our friend who took his own life”

Gordon & John: “We’re walking 96 miles in memory of our friend who took his own life”

Five firefighters from Scottish FRS are preparing to walk the West Highland Way in full BA sets in memory of their colleague, Colin Speight, who sadly took his own life last year - all while raising money for us.

24 May 2022

Bobby: “It’s about removing that stigma and going from being reactive to proactive”

Bobby: “It’s about removing that stigma and going from being reactive to proactive”

Scottish Station Commander, Bobby Lennox, joined one of our Hope Programmes with the intention of learning some new coping strategies to pass on to colleagues – but he says it helped his own mental wellbeing too.

16 May 2022

Nicola: “I’m finally operational again after 18 months – and the Charity helped me get there”

Nicola: “I’m finally operational again after 18 months – and the Charity helped me get there”

Nicola Fletcher, a Ministry of Defence firefighter who’s also on call with Scottish FRS, injured her ankle almost two years ago and says we helped her get back to full fitness, to ultimately be on the run again.

16 Feb 2022

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