Police World 2 2016

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David Moore an IPA Secretary on a Mission It was with great pleasure that Vice president Sean Hannigan attended the North Wales AGM which was held in St David’s Park Chester. Sean told Police World

I was delighted to be invited to stay with one of our stalwarts of the IPA David Moore who at a sprightly 90 was as enthusiastic as the day he became a member. I was joined by the Chair of 4 Region Ken Davies and on the eve of the meeting we all adjourned to a local restaurant for a bite to eat where we discussed the forthcoming meeting. The meeting took place on a rather blustery and drizzly morning which did not dampen the atmosphere or mood of the meeting. After the business of the meeting was concluded a fabulous meal was had by most of those who attended. We were able to speak at length during the meeting and indeed at lunch about issues which I am sure were and are at the forefront of most

Branch and Regional meetings: How can we recruit and retain members and keep those members we have? How can we talent spot for the future so that those long serving officers who in some cases have kept branches alive can hand over the reins to other members of the Branch and Region. We also discussed a number of other issues which I am sure Ken Davies raised at his recent Chairs meeting as I am sure did Denis Hunt at his ASC meeting up at Fox Road. What struck me most was the dedication of those folk who year in year out are what I call the glue which binds our great friendship association together. Both David and Ken are great examples of this and it was refreshing to listen to them speak

about some of their IPA experiences while I was hosted by them. I was impressed by just a small selection of the memorabilia that David had collected and indeed his National and International knowledge which has been built up over many years of service and attendance at National and International events. I am pleased to have experienced the friendship and service through that friendship which I experienced and I look forward to attending some more AGMs. Sean Hannigan Vice President Section UK IPA

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POLICE WORLD Vol 61 No. 2, 2016