Firefighting family unites to honour father-of-two Iain Hughes who went missing during charity swim
The memory of a firefighter and a family member was honoured by colleagues through a day of washing, scrubbing, soaping and rinsing.
Fire stations across the region put on a day of fundraising through holding car washes at their bases, with all involved giving their time for free in honour of Iain Hughes and his fundraising efforts.
Fire fighters, Watch and Station Commanders and members of the public alike united to wash cars, with members of the public queuing to get their cars cleaned with high pressure hoses, soaped and scrubbed and thoroughly rinsed.
There was no set fee for getting a car washed, with people asked to give whatever they could and all donations going towards the British Heart Foundation, The Fire Fighters Charity and Midlands Air Ambulance, which has seen £46,338 raised so far on Iain Hughes's Just Giving page.
The day was a way for those taking part to honour and remember Iain, who went missing while on a charity swim across the English Channel on Tuesday and the search for the 42-year-old called off on Thursday.
