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Hampshire graduation day goes live

As Hampshire’s first new firefighter recruits in almost a decade approached graduation day, it felt an event worth celebrating.

So the Media and Communications team swung into action to provide the profile and pzazz the historic moment deserved.

First, a video – No Greater Gift - was produced chronicling the recruits’ journey from application to graduation, featuring interviews with the graduates and footage of their experiences during their intensive 16-week training course. This was shown to the attending friends, families and dignitaries to open the graduation ceremony.

Next, the team secured BBC Radio Solent to broadcast live from headquarters on the morning of the graduation. Reporter Hannah Bewley interviewed the Head of Training and Development, Ty Whitlock, as well as two of the graduates, Tom Hall and Natalie Bee. Tom’s story was particularly pertinent, having previously been part of the Media and Comms team but now finding himself on the other side of the microphone!

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The team also then provided full live streaming coverage of the graduation event on YouTube, allowing friends and family of the graduates from around the world to tune in and join in the proud day themselves. To date, the stream has received more than 1,000 views.

Ty said: “This was a really proud day for the Service and for our newest recruits. The coverage and support the comms team provided gave the event the profile it deserved and really added an extra sense of pride for all the recruits and their friends and families.”

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