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Misterton FIRE STATION SUPPORTS LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS TEAM

Fan's of the late 70's band "The Jam" were treated to a live show by local Retford tribute act "Setting Sons" last month, as part of a fund raising evening held by Misterton Fire Station.

The organisers, Firefighter Sammy Beevers and local businessman Wayne Howe, both self confessed Jam fans, were extremely happy when tickets for the event sold out within days of them going on sale.

The charity evening, which was very well supported, was held at Newells Sports Social Club in Misterton and raised £550. With £400 of this being donated to the local Five Villages First Responder team towards a portable GPS navigation system, which will enable them to find addresses much more quickly when they are called to medical emergencies within the local area.

The remaining funds raised were donated to the Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance fund.

The organisers would like to thank everyone who helped with the event, especially Setting Sons, Smoking Joes Mobile Disco and Pendulum Records of Retford.

Sammy and Wayne are already busy organising another event to take place possibly in May.

Martyn Johnson the First Responders group co-ordinator said: "We'd like to say a big thank you to Sammy, Wayne and everyone else who made the event possible and to all those who attended. The added aid of a GPS system to assist us with finding locations at the touch of a button will undoubtedly mean we can get to the scene of the calls which we are despatched to by the Ambulance Service more promptly, which will benefit the patients we are called to help."

05/04/05