Shropshire Star

Pictures From The Archive – March 27

Welcome to this week's collection of nostalgia photos from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

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Members of the Green Goddess Army team at Parsons Barracks, Donnington, Telford, relaxing after their stand-down from firefighting service in January 1978. From the left are: Private Alan Harrison, Private Terry Viney, Private "Parsley" Parsons, Private "Oscar" Singh, Private John Simpson, Sergeant Trevor Bozie, and Private John Overall. The Army, with its Green Goddess fire engines, had been called in because there had been a nationwide strike by firefighters. The strike ended on January 16.
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