Windsor Liberal Democrats

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Windsor Fire Station: Not For Sale

Our Aims

The Liberal Democrats in Windsor believe we need:

• A Fully Equipped Fire Station in Windsor
• A Full size Fire Appliance based in Windsor
• A Full size Fire Crew 24 hours a day based in Windsor

We have been fighting for this continuously for six years.

Background

Liberal Democrats in the Royal Borough have launched a Petition to keep Windsor's St Mark's Road Fire Station open after the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Authority came up with a plan to close Windsor's Fire Station. (3)

Meanwhile the Windsor Express has revealed that in the 3 months following the transfer of Windsor's night crews to the new Wokingham Fire Station and the conversion of Windsor to a "daytime only" fire station, Windsor Fire Station has infact been manned by scratch crews drawn from across the county on all but 3 nights. (2)

Following a strong response to the Fire Authority Risk Management Plan Consultation regarding Windsor Fire Station, the Fire Authority has said it will try to come forward with new plans to keep a Full Size Fire Engine for Windsor, according to the Windsor Express.

The Express story published on their website today, Friday 13th January 2012 quotes Fire Authority chief Mr Southern as saying:

YOUR CONSULTATION MUST BE RETURNED BY THE 4TH OF DECEMBER

• Click Here to Download the Consultation

Make sure you have your say on the introduction of residents parking charges in the Springfield Road area of Windsor. Following the approval of the massive new offices on Alma Road the Borough is now consulting introducing residents parking in Springfield Road and surrounding areas.

Responding to a Freedom of Information request by Windsor Liberal Democrats , the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has stated that it is unable to advise what capability the proposed "Local Fire Engine" for Windsor will have.

Under the consultation plan the current daytime only services operated from the Windsor Fire Station by a Full Size Fire Engine would be replaced by a 24 hour mini Fire Engine - described by the Fire Authority as a "Local Fire Engine" based in Slough, but usually forward deployed to Windsor. (2)

Last Saturday, 5th November the Liberal Democrats' Regional Conference passed Windsor Lib Dems' "Homes for Heroes" policy, which calls on the Government adopt the social housing, "Decent Homes Standard" as a minimum guarantee for the quality of armed forces married quarters.

"We're really glad that Lib Dems across the south of England have agreed with us that our forces' families deserve decent housing, " says local Lib Dem Med Boxwell, the proposer of the policy motion, forces veteran and himself a former families quarters resident.