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Region: Yorkshire and Humberside

Joan: “The befriending calls I’ve had from you are wonderful, I couldn’t do without them”

Joan: “The befriending calls I’ve had from you are wonderful, I couldn’t do without them”

This summer we are launching Fire Friends, a telephone befriending provision, offering social support and connection to our retired beneficiaries - and one of the first to try it is Joan O'Connor.

07 Jun 2022

Paul: “The Living Well Groups offer that bit of escapism when you’re feeling lonely”

Paul Astle, who was a firefighter with South Yorkshire FRS for 18 years, was his wife’s full-time carer for several years. He says spending time on our online Living Well Groups became a break he really needed in the pandemic.

14 Apr 2022

Calum: “It’s thanks to your donations that I’ve been helped amid my recovery from cancer”

Calum: “It’s thanks to your donations that I’ve been helped amid my recovery from cancer”

Calum Balding, a wholetime firefighter with North Yorkshire FRS, was unable to do any exercise or work for more than a year as he battled bowel cancer. Here he reveals how he was helped on his journey back to fitness…

31 Mar 2022

Alan: “Your donations and support ensured I wasn’t alone throughout the pandemic”

Alan Swales has joined our online Living Well Groups after supporting us for decades. He says they have helped him with increasing loneliness during the pandemic, as he cared single-handedly for his wife.

01 Mar 2022

John: “After hitting rock bottom, knowing the Charity is there is a huge reassurance”

John: “After hitting rock bottom, knowing the Charity is there is a huge reassurance”

Firefighter John Casey says, having been supported by the Charity throughout a difficult few years in which he received a life-altering health diagnosis, he feels comforted knowing it’s there for him in the years to come.

23 Dec 2021

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