The SFE - Doc 14 Aldeburgh Firefighter
Events 23rd April 1997
SubO Wigglesworth was on duty at Suffolk Fire Service Training Centre in Lowestoft.
Mid morning ADO Tony Fuller instructed SubO Wigglesworth that he was required to immediately go to Brigade Headquarters at Colchester Road Ipswich. The purpose was to meet ACFO Trevor Tinley; re the letter sent to DO Swan the day before.
On arrival ACFO Trevor Tinley met with SubO Wigglesworth and a formal discussion took place about the letter.
ACFO Tinley said ‘the letter was unacceptable and that no DO would dance to a little shit like you.’ ACFO Tinley issued a variety of other derogatory remarks and said that the complaint would go nowhere.
In reply SubO Wigglesworth said that he was unaware that anything had been done to take the complaint seriously and DO Swan was treating the matter as a joke.
ACFO Tinley said that responsibility was the Colleges and not Suffolk Fire service’s.
ACFO Tinley then mentioned the forthcoming Station Officer assessments and informed SubO Wigglesworth that this behaviour would scupper his chances. He would inevitably discuss this matter with the chosen assessors. Therefore, SubO wigglesworth’s attendance at the assessment would be a waste of time.
ACFO Tinley then went on to ask what was happening in Stratchclyde.
SubO Wigglesworth said it was none of his business.
ACFO Tinley said it was as he had received a letter from deputy Firemaster Coke asking for Suffolk’s intervention in the discrimination complaint made by SubO Wigglesworth.
SubO Wigglesworth asked to look at the letter and for a copy. ACFO Tinley refused saying it was addressed to him personally and therefore his property. Despite ACFO Tinley’s attempt to enquire further on the Strathclyde matter SubO Wigglesworth refused to discuss the issue further due to ACFO Tinley’s intransigence on the received letter. As a final point ACFO Tinley said and inferred it would in the interest of SubO Wigglesworth to drop the discrimination complaint.
SubO wigglesworth received that as a threat.
ACFOwent on to
SubO Wigglesworth was on duty at Suffolk Fire Service Training Centre in Lowestoft.
Mid morning ADO Tony Fuller instructed SubO Wigglesworth that he was required to immediately go to Brigade Headquarters at Colchester Road Ipswich. The purpose was to meet ACFO Trevor Tinley; re the letter sent to DO Swan the day before.
On arrival ACFO Trevor Tinley met with SubO Wigglesworth and a formal discussion took place about the letter.
ACFO Tinley said ‘the letter was unacceptable and that no DO would dance to a little shit like you.’ ACFO Tinley issued a variety of other derogatory remarks and said that the complaint would go nowhere.
In reply SubO Wigglesworth said that he was unaware that anything had been done to take the complaint seriously and DO Swan was treating the matter as a joke.
ACFO Tinley said that responsibility was the Colleges and not Suffolk Fire service’s.
ACFO Tinley then mentioned the forthcoming Station Officer assessments and informed SubO Wigglesworth that this behaviour would scupper his chances. He would inevitably discuss this matter with the chosen assessors. Therefore, SubO wigglesworth’s attendance at the assessment would be a waste of time.
ACFO Tinley then went on to ask what was happening in Stratchclyde.
SubO Wigglesworth said it was none of his business.
ACFO Tinley said it was as he had received a letter from deputy Firemaster Coke asking for Suffolk’s intervention in the discrimination complaint made by SubO Wigglesworth.
SubO Wigglesworth asked to look at the letter and for a copy. ACFO Tinley refused saying it was addressed to him personally and therefore his property. Despite ACFO Tinley’s attempt to enquire further on the Strathclyde matter SubO Wigglesworth refused to discuss the issue further due to ACFO Tinley’s intransigence on the received letter. As a final point ACFO Tinley said and inferred it would in the interest of SubO Wigglesworth to drop the discrimination complaint.
SubO wigglesworth received that as a threat.
ACFOwent on to
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