The suffolk Hyde Affair - Doc 187 Adrian Mayhew Suffolk FBU

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The Fire Brigades Union
No. 10 Region

Reply to:
Lowestoft Fire station
PO Box 54
Lowestoft
NR32 2QA

23rd May 1999

Dear Sheila,
I am writing to you on behalf of FF M Hyde in the capacity of his representative to the defence of a discipline charge of Conduct Prejudicial to Discipline.

I am already fully aware of your concern not to be drawn into this matter which you expressed last Friday 21st May 1999. As such I apologise that I find it absolutely necessary to approach you in this manner.

Indeed, this is all the more so in consideration of your current sick leave.

However, I am of the opinion that the events to which you were witness on Friday 29th January 1999 are extremely relevant to Ff Hyde’s defence. In particular, the fact that two letters were composed on that afternoon for delivery to Ff Hyde is important. More so is the fact that the first of those letters was erased on the instruction of T/ADO Saward.

As such, I am sure you will appreciate it is vitally important to establish and confirm the above facts. For this purpose alone I kindly ask you to confirm in the form of a written reply that two letters relevant to the above were composed for delivery to Ff Hyde, of which only one was sent. Bearing in mind a period of four months has now elapsed I fully appreciate the detail of each letter ids difficult to recall and it would be unfair to expect you to make wider comment. Whatever the case may be, the confirmation of the fact that two letters existed would be most helpful to our case and your positive response most welcome. To allay your comments further, may I also reassure you we have absolutely no intention of calling you as a witness, and a written reply will be more than sufficient to the point we wish to make.

I must stress that this is a personal request and also inform you that as far as I am aware your non-uniformed position means that you are at total liberty not to assist with this request if you so choose. However, once more I believe your clarification to the point above is important and were this not the case I would not be seeking your assistance.

If you are agreeable to this request, I would ask you to return your reply to me at Normanshurst as soon as possible. In anticipation I thank you for your assistance.


Yours faithfully


A Wigglesworth BSc, MBA, G.I.Fire.E.