The Cawston Auxiliary firemen with their Green Goddess appliance supported other services all over the Country which required water supplies, the service started during the 2nd World War in Reepham, moved to Haveringland and came to Cawston in 1953, the Green Goddess was housed in a building supplied by M. D. Howard and Son on the old brick work site on the Aylsham Road, Cawston.

There were 17 men in the service the firemen's job was to lay temporary water pipes over a distance of miles and they would be away for about 2 days, sleeping outside or in other fire service premises , their instructions would come
from Hethersett, the auxiliary fire service was taken out of service in1968 this service was voluntary.
  Green Goddess Building 
             as at 2006.

                               
                                               The Green Goddess with a Cawston Crew 1968
                          Don Oakes--David Oakes--Ronnie Ogden--Micky Holmes--Derek Marsham

                               
                                                   The Cawston crew meets other crews 1968
              No 4/Don Oakes--6/David Oakes--7/Derek Marsham--8/Ronnie Ogden--9/Mick Holmes

                                
                                                           The above awarded to Mr David Oakes
                     
                      
                                                  Letter received from Norfolk County Council 1968

                                            

                                     
                                         The Cawston Auxiliary Fire Service received the above 1968