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IPA News

Police charity founder honoured by Prime Minister Prime Minister Theresa May has named a retired police inspector and IPA Member from Nottinghamshire a Point of Light for organising aid convoys to those in need. David Scott, co-founded the National Police Aid Convoys charity 24 years ago to coordinate humanitarian aid deliveries around the world. David and his team send out 30 containers a year to countries across Asia, Africa and Europe with a range of emergency and developmental aid donated by large organisations and smaller charities unable to afford transportation costs. David is the latest recipient of a Point of Light award, which recognises outstanding individual volunteers, people who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. Each day, someone, somewhere in the country is selected to receive the award to celebrate their remarkable achievements. Recent donations organised by the National Police Aid Convoys include the New Scotland Yard’s library which is now training future policemen in Zambia, sets of airline blankets for refugees and unused hospital beds now increasing the capacity in one of Pakistan’s busy hospitals. The charity has a core team of 200 volunteers which increases to 2000 throughout the year. In a personal letter to David, Prime Minister Theresa May said: “The ‘National Police Aid Convoys’ charity you co-founded is supporting emergency aid to reach vulnerable international communities when they need it most. Under your chairmanship, your network of volunteers - now from all walks of life - are inspired to give so much to these important “This award is for the whole team. Each one of them plays to their strengths to help people they’re never likely to meet. The dedication, commitment, and simple giving of time is in all of us, and this team never stops giving. They have helped so many people in desperate situations in Syria, Africa, Pakistan and the Caribbean. It’s an honour, and it’s humbling, to be with such good people”. missions.“ David said:

Trip to Langton’s Brewery Lawrence Wright, Chairman No. 8 Region East Anglia

In January 2017 we ran a successful branch trip to Langton’s Brewery near Market Harborough. Before the brewery tour began we took the opportunity to sample a pint of ‘Inclined Plane’ (from Langton’s Brewery, of course) at the Bakers Arms in Thorpe Langton. The informal tour of the micro-brewery was hosted by Dave, one of the co-founders, along with two members of his staff. As well as describing the brewing process Dave also explained how the business was established and how it’s grown over the years. Of course we got to sample some of the beers produced at the brewery and enjoyed a sandwich buffet before heading back with a few bottles of Dave’s best to sample at home.

POLICE WORLD Vol 62 No. 2, 2017

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