Serving and retired firefighters from across Wales gathered in Swansea on Saturday, 3 June, to compete in this year’s Welsh Firefighter Challenge – and they made it the most successful to date.
Taking on a series of physical challenges, all of which are designed to showcase their skills and strength, around 100 competitors put on a show for their spectators with runs, a hose carry, a dummy drag, a container carry and more.
Thanks to the fantastic team of organisers this year, they managed to raise £2000 in entry registrations and £747 on the day, all of which is being donated to us to fund our life-changing services.
Jeff Scrivens, our Community Fundraiser for Wales, says: “I want to say a huge thank you to everyone involved in this year’s incredible Welsh Firefighter Challenge. I loved watching the challenges on the day and we saw some fantastic efforts from all involved.
“This is an amazing amount of money raised and every pound of it will make a lasting difference to the lives of fire service personnel and their families across the whole of Wales and the rest of the UK.”
You can see some of the highlights from the day here:
Fire Cadets supporting the Welsh Firefighter Challenge and community safety village today in Swansea @WelFFChallenge 🚒 💪🔥😎@Mawwfire @UKFireCadets @AbercraveFire @MorristonFire pic.twitter.com/AcyH4uDwbE
— Service Youth Team (@ServiceYouthTe1) June 3, 2023
#Teammaww and #Teamwales well underway here at Castle Square, Swansea #welshfirefighterchallenge pic.twitter.com/e8sr7DudX6
— Welsh Firefighter Challenge (@WelFFChallenge) June 3, 2023
And that's a wrap,From all of us at the Welsh Firefighter Challenge team, we'd like to thank all of our competitors, sponsors, spectators, volunteers and partners for making this year's event so memorable.
We hope you enjoyed❤️
Onto Manchester next for the British FF Challenge. pic.twitter.com/bVlNSOryx1
— Welsh Firefighter Challenge (@WelFFChallenge) June 3, 2023
Tough conditions for the firefighters taking part in the Welsh Firefighter challenge in Swansea today! Boys enjoyed the freebies 👍@firefighters999 @mawwfire pic.twitter.com/m6oE8bacWd
— Phil Morris (@frankfire644) June 3, 2023
Diwrnod arbennig yng nghanol Abertawe heddiw ! Fantastic day at @WelFFChallenge ! Thanks to all our competitors from across the UK FRS ! @NFCC_FireChiefs pic.twitter.com/h3PoiZ5Mpb
— Roger Thomas (@rog_thomas) June 3, 2023
Castle Square Swansea, for the Welsh FF Challenge.
100 entrants from 22 FRS’s
Thanks to MAWWFRS for hosting ❤️ pic.twitter.com/S9sE5LDgCQ— Jeff Ffc Scrivens (@jeff_ffc) June 3, 2023
Trefnwyr Her Diffoddwyr Tân Cymru gyda’r Prif Swyddog Tân Roger Thomas yn Abertawe
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Welsh Firefighter Challenge organisers with Chief Fire Officer Roger Thomas here in Swansea@rog_thomas @SaferSwansea @WelFFChallenge pic.twitter.com/AU7kHfz3BV— Tân CGC / MAWW Fire (@mawwfire) June 3, 2023
Couldn’t thank our @mawwfire volunteers enough for their support during the @WelFFChallenge event. Your all amazing giving up your time to support the service 🚒🏴☀️ what a brilliant day. #Community #Volunteers #VolunteersWeek2023 pic.twitter.com/rjx9MWx3Ln
— Jay Crouch (@Jayjaycrouchy) June 4, 2023
To find out more about the challenge and how to register for next year’s, click here.
