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Long-serving firefighters from Kilchoan call it a day

Rosie Curtis, front right, Chris Findlay, back row second from left, and Pat McElhinney, back row second from right, join David Ferguson, back row far right; Martin Ellis, back row far left and Nan Maclachlan, front left, at the retiral event.

WITH more than six decades of combined service between them, Kilchoan Fire Station and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said goodbye and good luck on Friday to three of its long-serving stalwarts.

Nan Maclachlan, who served for 27 years; David Ferguson who served for 20 years and Martin Ellis who put in 15 years service were the trio departing.

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