Will Hogg
Will belongs to: Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Will was invited to join the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade by a neighbour. He is now a Senior Captain. Will is also involved in the North Sea Volunteer Lifeguards.
Will was interviewed by Kylea Little on 18 January 2005. The interview took place at Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade watch house and lasted 23 minutes and 37 seconds.
Clay pipe smoking competition
"I used to smoke the clay pipes"
I used to smoke the clay pipes. We have what is known, the week before the Victorian Smokers Evening, there is a smoking competition, where you’re given, or you buy a clay pipe, you’re given a fill of tobacco, you’re given two matches, you’re allowed to use the two matches, you light you pipe and the one who keeps their pipe going the longest wins the competition. I did a number of years ago win that three times running. However, I have now given up- the last time I was really, well, basically, violently sick. So I gave up smoking the pipe. It still goes on, people still do it.
I think my winning time was about something like fifty four minutes. But again, that has been certainly bettered a few times. There are one or two people still smoking in the brigade, not many, but there’s a few.
Will has 8 memories in the memorynet:
Will's memories with a Danger theme:
Call outs attended by Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade- Number of callouts and working with other rescue services
- Health and safety in the Brigade
The Stanley Bell
Will's other memories:
- Clay pipe smoking competition
- Smell of the tarred rope
- Sounds
- Clay pipes
This memory has these themes:
Community | Traditions | Volunteering
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