Monday 20 February 2007 - 15.55 hrs
Firefighters from Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS)
found a novel use for their ladders at the weekend when they played
their part in a community conservation project in Knowle West.
On Saturday a crew from Bedminster put their head for heights
and specialist equipment to work fitting more than 10 nesting boxes
during the Bird Bonanza Day at Northern Slopes.
Around 40 members of the public attended the event, each
building a bird box either to take home or to give to the
firefighters who climbed their ladders in order to create a ‘des
res’ for local bird life.
The day was organised by Bristol City Council’s Nature in the
City Project, Forest of Avon’s Wood School Project and the Northern
Slopes Initiative. It was also supported by the RSPB as well as
Avon Fire & Rescue Service and funded by money from the Lottery
and Neighbourhood Renewal.
Kevin Pearson, Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive of AF&RS
said:
"Avon Fire & Rescue Service is always looking for new ways
to put our skills and equipment to use to benefit the local
community, so we were delighted to be able to help out when the
Northern Slopes Initiative invited us along to the Bird
Bonanza.
"I'm pleased that the day was such a great success and I know
the firefighters from our Bedminster station were only too happy to
lend a hand."