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Working on your behalf

policing, it is important to learn from your errors so that they do not happen again. Mistakes will happen as we are human but the fact you have made a decision should not be overly criticised as in the majority of cases the decision is made with the best intentions. To conclude, I briefly want to mention the new website. Cathy Key and I have had a number of lengthy meetings with our website designers to try and start the process of eradicating the issues found. I do not like the phrase on-going but that does sum up where we are and this will be the scenario for some months as we gradually improve the content and make the website more compatible to our needs. Please continue to send any issues into HQ for actioning but as you will appreciate whilst they will be logged they will be addressed in a priority order. As agreed with the NEC, I have an action to put together a delivery plan to deal with the outstanding tasks that need to be completed on the website which will be a minimum six month project. Lastly, regard to the NEC, our workstream action list continues to be lengthy which can be read one of two ways; either we are not getting the work done or there is plenty of work still to do. I like to think it’s the latter but you will have to be the judge of that! Continue to have fun and keep safe enjoying your IPA activity wishing all the prospective NEC candidates good luck in the forthcoming elections. Yours in Friendship, Mick, Proud to be President of Section UK

Are YOU an ACTIVE MEMBER or do you just BELONG?

Are you an active member, the kind that would be missed.... Or are you just content that your name is on the list? Do you attend the meetings and mingle with the crowd? Or would you rather stay at home and complain both long and loud? Do you give a little time to help and make things tick? Or leave the work to just a few and talk about the “clique”? There’s quite a programme scheduled that means success if done And it can be accomplished with the help of everyone. So come to all the meetings and help with hand and heart. Don’t be just another member but take an active part. Think it over Member – are you right or wrong? Are YOU an Active Member or do you just BELONG?

Lawrence Wright Chairman no 8 Region.

WOYB President Mick Luke and Sara at the top of the Cairngorm Mountain

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POLICE WORLD Vol 62 No. 2, 2017