Huge Support from across the Political Spectrum!
David Cameron springs a surprise visit
David Cameron, leader of the Conservatives, visited Windsor Fire Station on Tuesday 27th October 2009 to show his support for the campaign to keep Windsor Fire Station open 24/7
Mr Cameron, who became the next Prime Minister, referred to Windsor as,
‘’…a very important fire station…’’
David Cameron, Adam Afriyie MP and David Burbage Royal Borough Council Leader
on their visit.
Watch the video of David Cameron's visit
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Tony Benn - Shows his support
Picture courtesy of Windsor Express
Whilst in Windsor, Tony Benn, the world famous socialist campaigner and former Labour cabinet minister, gave his backing to the campaign to keep the fire station open 24 hours.
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The Commons Touch with Adam Afriyie MP
The campaign
to save Windsor fire station was dealt a blow recently when it was
decided that it would close at night.
It seems that the intention
is that our night time needs will be covered from Slough.
Whilst the
fire services anticipate that the new cover will keep response times
within the national best practice target, this is little comfort to
those whose response times may well increase.
We all know that in
an emergency,such as a fire, every second counts. The campaign was
successful in retaining Windsor fire station, but it is disappointing
that 24-hour cover will no longer be available from Windsor.
However,
the fight is not over yet! This week, the local council has formed
an action plan to try to save our station.
As well as taking legal advice,the plan proposes
writing to the Queen and scrutinising the process which resulted in
the decision to provide night cover from Slough.
We all remember the
terrible fire at Windsor Castle in 1992, and last week's tragic fire
at a hotel in Newquay serves as a timely reminder of how much we rely
on our emergency services.
The new response times will be the same
as those in Newquay, where the fire resulted in deaths, so I am deeply
concerned that the new arrangements will not put residents and properties
at risk.
I want to thank the Express newspaper, councillors and residents
for joining with me to defend Windsor residents so vigorously, and
I will continue to work those involved to ensure that the new plan
of action will be a success.
Aug 23 2007
Many thanks to the Windsor Express for permission to reproduce this article.
An Early Day Motion has been submitted to the House Of Commons
Parliamentary Early Day Motion
Mr Adam Afriyie MP submitted an Early Day Motion on behalf of Windsor Fire Station. That this House notes with grave concern that the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority is being forced through lack of resources to close Windsor Fire Station during the critical night period and praises the campaign to resist by the Windsor Observer and Windsor Express newspapers and others; notes that over one million visitors come to Windsor each year to view the home of Her Majesty (1), Windsor Castle, which is the largest inhabited Castle in the world (2), which has also suffered a major conflagration in 1992: recognises that 27,774 (3) people will lose their fire cover at night and will have to rely upon the services of Slough Fire station, which, being the busiest (4) station within Berkshire is already limited and may be unavailable thus creating a risk to public and Firefighter safety within east Berkshire and calls upon the Government to review this matter. (1) Figure for 2006, from Windsor Castle Press Office. Exact figure 1, 025,000 (2) http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page557.asp (3) FOI Request from RBFA (4) FOI Request from RBFA, figure from 2006 statistics.
Petition to Number 10!
This petition is now CLOSED, as its deadline has passed. Many thanks to the 1,231 people who signed this! This petition was commenced by Simon Lawler, who was formerly a Windsor Castle Firefighter. Simons family live in Windsor and he totally appreciates the value of Windsor fire station. Click on the link below to observe the petition:- http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/windsor-fire-stn/