New route added to Fochabers firefighters' festive street collection
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IT will soon be time for Fochabers retained firefighters to get their collection buckets out for their annual street collection.
The team will once again be taking to streets in the village and the surrounding area – complete with their festively decorated fire engine – in aid of local good causes and the Firefighters' Charity.
There will also be a new addition to their schedule, as Crew Commander Dave Crawford revealed.
He said: "We had a lot of requests last year to bring Santa to Lhanbryde so we asked him and he’s delighted to come and meet you all.
"On all dates Santa along with a few of his helpers will be leaving the station at 6pm and we will be posting updates on the fire station Facebook page as we go.
Keep a lookout for the firefighters on the following evenings: Thursday, December 15 – Garmouth and Kingston; Friday, December 16 – Urquhart and Lhanbryde; Saturday, December 17 – Spey Bay and Fochabers; Sunday, December 18 – Mosstodloch.
Last year saw local communities dig deep to support the team, with the firefighters collecting an impressive £2462 thanks to the generosity of local people. It smashed the previous total of around £800.
It was a welcome return to the festive street collection for the team, who had to give Santa a rest in 2020 due to the restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic.
