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Roy Ingles damping down at Childswickham in 1976
Roy Ingles, officer in charge of the Broadway crew, working at Childswickham, damping down the edge of a field following a grass fire during the summer of 1976.

During that baking hot summer the Broadway brigade was kept busy fighting field fires.
Below are two photos taken on 11th August 1977 at Beckford.

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Frank Trowman and Brian Parsons at a field fire at Beckford 1976
Above: Frank Trowman and Brian Parsons

Below: Andy Campbell
 
Andy Campbell using a hose reel to damp down following a field fire at Beckford 1976
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