ABOUT THE ALTON OLDTIMERS
THE ALTON OLDTIMERS WERE FORMED ON NEW YEARS EVE 2004 WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR FIRST FIRE APPLIANCE FROM EBAY AS AN IMPULSE BUY .
WE BOUGHT A DENNIS D SERIES REG NO SJY 845T EX DEVON FIRE BRIGADE STATIONED AT SEATON . WITH A PRICE TAG OF £950 POUNDS AND NO MONEY TO BUY IT WE HAD A MONTH TO RAISE THE CASH WHICH WE DID BY SELLING ALL OUR MODEL FIRE ENGINES AND AN OLD BMW RESTORATION PROJECT .
ONCE ALL THE FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE WE ARRANGED COLLECTION OF THE DENNIS D SERIES FROM A COMPANY CALLED PCC MOTORBODIES IN NEWTON ABBOTT ,DEVON AT THE END OF JANUARY AND DROVE IT THE 130 MILES BACK TO HAMPSHIRE
WHO ARE THE ALTON OLDTIMERS
THE ALTON OLDTIMERS ARE A FATHER AND SON WHO ARE BOTH EX HAMPSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE RETAINED FIREFIGHTERS ROY (DAD) SERVED OVER 30 YEARS STATIONED AT ALTON 10 OF THESE BEING SUB/O OFFICER IN CHARGE, JASON (SON) SERVED 10 YEARS AT THE SAME STATION 6 OF THESE HAVING DAD AS MY SUB/O WHICH MADE HOME LIFE VERY INTERESTING FOR ME AND MUM WITH TWO OF US FLYING OUT THE FRONT DOOR AS SOON AS OUR ALERTER SOUNDED
ALSO IN THE GROUP WE HAVE VARIOUS PEOPLE WHO HELP US OUT WITH CLEANING DUTIES AND ANOTHER EX ALTON FIRE FIGHTER WHO DOES ALL OUR SIGN WRITING WETHER IT BE ACRYLIC LETTERS OR OLD FASHIONED PAINTING . WE SEND OUT TO THESE HELPERS OUR DEEPEST THANKS FOR HELPING US OUT AND WITHOUT THERE HELP OUR TASK WOULD BE MAMMOTH AND THERE HELP MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO PRESERVE OUR COLLECTION
OTHER PEOPLE THAT PLAY A MASSIVE PART IN OUR HOBBY IS OUR FAMILY BOTH MY MUM AND MY WIFE HAVE TO HAVE LOTS OF UNDERSTANDING THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN THERE WHEN WE WERE RETAINED AND NOW ARE THERE FOR US WITH OUR BIG BOYS TOYS WHICH I BELIEVE TAKES UP MORE TIME THAN THE RETAINED DUTIES EVER DID AND I HAVE THREE BOYS WHO ARE 9,5 AND 18 MONTHS WHO WILL HOPEFULLY GROW UP WITH A BIG INTEREST IN THE VINTAGE ERA AND HELP US ALONG ASWELL
