Police World 2 2016

Professional Development

Study Award of up to £1000 for Section UK members. Section UK of the International Police Association (IPA) is offering a Study Award of up to £1000 for Section UK members. T he money can be used towards an educational course of your choice and does not have to be police related. The award is open to any Section UK IPA member who is a contributor to the IPA Lottery from March 2016 and remains so until after the winners are announced in August 2016 and upon receipt of the award. To apply for a grant of up to £1000 e mail Vice President Sean Hannigan on vphannigan@ipa-uk.org. State in approximately 300 to 500 words why you want to apply for the grant, the course you want to take and the cost of the course. Please provide details of the course by way of a web link or copy of the prospectus. The study award cannot be used for Gimborn or in conjunction with the Arthur Troop Scholarship The closing date for receipt of emails is 15 July 2016. Speaking about the new award, Sean said, “Since the lottery inception an amount of money has built up and at a recent National Executive Meeting it was decided to use the money towards a study award. I would encourage lottery members to apply for this opportunity and avail themselves of the study award. Last year nearly £500 was awarded to 3 Members for courses as diverse as • A Navigation course • A Patisserie Course and • A Masters Degree Course” Anyone interested in entering Section UK’s lottery can find more information by clicking the link below. As a pre-requisite you must be willing to complete at least a 700 word article suitable for Web News and also Police World and be willing to have your photograph in both media. http://www.ipa-uk.org/Lottery Sean Hannigan Vice President Section UK IPA

Notable Performances by the Motorcycle Display Team • About 300 indoor sports shows organized by Police in Hamburg, Hannover, Kiel, Neumuenster, Rostock, Schwerin, Wiesbaden, in Germany. • Celebration of Berlin’s 750th Anniversary, held in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium (held jointly with the Berlin Police Motorcycle Display Team; made Guinness Book of World Records). • International Six Days, World Motorcycle Championships in Siegen Stadium before 25,000 spectators. • BMW Motorcycle Europe-Meeting in Munich • TV appearances on German “Sesame Street,” “Rudi Carell Show,” TV series “Großstadtrevier,” and television commercials. • OMK Cup Motorcycle Races at the Heidbergring in Geesthacht / Elbe (on the show program) • “Congleton Carnival and Tattoo”, Congleton, Cheshire, England • International Military Tattoos at Berlin, Cologne, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Schalke-Arena • Royal Cornwall Show, England • Royal Norfolk Show, England • Traffic Polisens Dag, with Armens Lejon, IAMCDT, Skoevde and Skara, Sweden • Nova Scotia Tattoo 2009 & 2013, Halifax, Canada during the BMW Boxer Engine Jubilee • International Traffic Fair, Hamburg.

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