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BBC News
3 days ago
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Coventry councillor raises concern over city's archive clear out
A number of items on a disposal list drawn up by Culture Coventry Trust (CCT) should be retained because of their links to the city, a councillor has said. Photographic plates, crockery, bottles and a matchstick model were among things highlighted as important to the heritage of the city by Roger Bailey. Nearly 600 pieces have been earmarked for disposal including vintage camera equipment and old tools from various shops around the Nugent from CCT, which manages the city's art collections and archives, said the body had never had a review into its archive and needed to reduce its collection. Speaking at a Coventry City Council housing and communities meeting Ms Nugent said this type of clear-out was normal. She explained that a review of their collection "had not really been done before". However, Mr Bailey said he wanted to protect "anything with the word Coventry on it."There are reasons why you don't think they are relevant and I get that, but there are a number of plates with the coat of arms on and I think those sorts of things are important," he said. Mr Bailey said it was a "shame" the items would not be used to create a scene of historical Coventry. "If it has the word Coventry on, even if it's not in good condition, I have a problem with it going," he said. "They are hard enough pieces to find, especially bottles and plates."This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
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- Yahoo
First Responder Friday: Southside Fire Department
UNION, S.C. (WSPA) – According to Roger Bailey's calculations, he has spent seven years of his life on duty, in meetings and doing training for fire departments in Union. Bailey was a member of the City of Union Fire Department for decades, but he was spent more years on the job as one of the founding members of the Southside Fire Department on Lovers Lane in 1969. 'The first truck we bought – complete with broom, mops and everything – it was $25,000,' Bailey said. 'Our last truck, which is a service truck that we just purchased two years ago, it was a half a million dollars.' Bailey made one undeniable contribution to that newest fire truck: a refrigerator and a coffee pot in one of the equipment drawers. 'I had an old sergeant in the Army National Guard,' Bailey told 7NEWS. 'He always said that if you could give a man something cool to drink in the summertime and something warm to drink in the winter, that he would outperform anything else you've ever seen.' Bailey was a member of the South Carolina National Guard for decades. He said he always wanted to be part of the military. 'I figured I'd try it, and if I liked it, I'd stay. If I didn't, I could put up with anything. And I ended up being there 27 years.' He ended his time in the military in 1993 having moved from the rank of private to sergeant first class. Bailey served as Southside Fire Department Chief twice from 1978-81 and between 1992 and 1997. He impressed enough leaders in Union with his fire department bookkeeping that it led to a 37-year-long career with Arthur State Bank. Bailey has been involved with almost any activity of importance in Union. He helped organize the city's annual Christmas Parade for 17 years, been a member of Sardis Methodist Church for 60 years and has been treasurer for 35 of his 37 years with the Union County High School Booster Club. He's spent 55 years serving Union, but the time to retire is finally here. 'It's just like my banking career. It's just like a National Guard career. You just reach that point. I really can't tell you exactly why,' according to Bailey, 'it just happens.' Bailey may be stepping away from life as a first responder, but he has a request on behalf of the men and women who serve in their communities. 'Just give a pat on the back. I went to Hurricane Hugo (1989). I'd been in the military probably 20 years. Nobody had ever thanked us for anything,' Bailey recalled. 'You don't realize how much it means to a person is doing their job and people thank them.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
