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TREAT CANDLES WITH CARE THIS WINTER!
With darker nights and winter celebrations approaching, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has issued timely advice to anyone who is about to buy, sell or use candles.
“Statistics show that there have been a number of fire calls, found to have been caused by the incorrect use of candles” said Station Manager Richard Jordan of Worcester Fire Station. “These range from candles being placed near to flammable items such as curtains, through to poor choice / lack of holders. [It’s worth noting that commercial premises have a specific duty of care to ensure the safety of their employees and customers – and failure to do so, could result in prosecution and/or damage to reputation of the business and its managers!]”
Highlighting important safepoints to be remembered Richard Jordan said, “Candles are a naked flame and as such need to be treated with care.”
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650 Free and Subsidised Motorcycle Training Courses Available
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is a member of the West Mercia Safer Roads Partnership and, we are helping to promote the ‘Take Control’ motorcycle and scooter rider training scheme in our area.
Six hundred and fifty FREE and subsidised motorcycle training courses are available in 2009, to anyone who lives in or travels through Herefordshire or Worcestershire (as well as Shropshire and Warwickshire). A series of five different courses are available to suit the level of experience of the rider on any type of moped or motorcycle. They range from a free half-day of defensive moped riding techniques, through to an in-depth skills enhancement course for just £30.00. For more info click here.
Take Control courses can be booked at any time to suit the rider, by calling 90-ONE Rider Education on: (0845) 370 91 91 or emailing: info@90-ONE.com