VILLAGERS were treated to a colourful, festive parade by firefighters. In an effort to spread Christmas cheer, firefighter Brett Sheridan, 34, organised the event with Tiptree fire station. Due to the pandemic, many annual events were cancelled including the fire station’s open day in the summer, school fetes and Tiptree Christmas fayre. Brett, a firefighter for 16 years at Tiptree and Colchester, organised the village’s first brigade parade. Wife and mum-of-two Kirsten Sheridan, 37, of Glebe Road, thought up the idea of having a festive, socially-distanced event. She said: “Children in the village love the firefighters. “At the fetes, they get to sit on the fire engine – they absolutely love seeing them.