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A guide to
Region numbers
Working on your behalf
4 - 6 Section UK President Mick Luke’s Welcome
World Congress in New Zealand
International Youth Exchange Programme
Professional Development
7 Gimborn Participant Views 2016
Dubrovnik, Bosnia and Montenegro
Dean Guidera used IPA connections to improve his
experiences in Croatia.
8 - 9 IPA Active officer exchange Florida
Marcus Gale BTP branch
Cultural Corner
10 17th International Youth Gathering South
Africa 2017
Support for Cultural Events from Sean
Hannigan VP Cultural
2016 Lottery Study Award recipients
announced
Features
11 Dusting off the typewriter
Mark Thompson tells us about his experience of writing
his first Novel.
12 Irish Rovers
Bill Gee, Chairman, Liverpool & Merseyside
14 Friendship Week in New Zealand
Linda Bailey, 9 Region, London North
15 Friendship Week in Hungary
Neil Baldwin Rochdale branch
16 Volunteer Police cadets
Leicestershire Cadets compete in German Soap Box Derby
17 Airsoft in Serbia
Rick Haslam BTP Branch.
18 West Midlands Branch Charity Concert
by Andy Gregory
24 The IPA really is worldwide
travels in Australia and Hong Kong with Kevin Silver
25 Remember the Alamo
Graham Hey visits Louisiana
25 10 Region at the National Memorial Arboretum
10 Region Clay Pigeon Shoot
26 The joy of Home Hosting
John (Jack) Keeler - Kent
26 Friendship week in Moscow
Harvey Whittam Thames Valley Branch
28 IPA Race Day at Mallory Park
29 5th Police Unity Tour
Cycling for the Survivors. Rob Atkin MBE, London
News
19-23 National News
A round up of the news from Section UK
27 Competitions
WIN a one of these books published by
Wharncliffe and Red Door Publishing.
30 Classified Adverts
31 Diary
Contents
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Police World
The magazine of the International Police
Association, Section UK
Editorial
Neil Hallam
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Deadline for article submission for
Vol. 62 Edition 2, 2017 is 01 March, 2017.
Dispatched March/April 2017.
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and members of Police Staff employed by a Chief
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ISSN No: 0032-261X
Cover Photo: Leicestershire
Cadets compete in German
Soap Box Derby
Back Cover Photo: IPA
World Congress delegates
Next deadline: 01/03/2017
for publication late
April 2017
1 - (Scotland) Region
2 - (Northern Ireland) Region
3 - (North of England including Isle of Man) Region
4 - (Wales) Region
5 - (Midlands) Region
6 - (Central and West London) Region
7 - (South & Southwest including the
Channel Islands) Region
8 - (East Anglia) Region
9 - (Northern Home Counties and North
and Northwest London) Region
10 - (Essex and East London) Region
11 - (Southern Home Counties and South London) Region
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