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During the conference the NEC announced ‘The Lincoln Award’ Scheme
amongst many other new initiatives and ideas. The deadline for which will
have passed by the time you read this but full details are available on our
website. This will be a yearly Section UK award.
The highlight from NCM 2017 for me was the passing of the motion by
delegates to award Life Membership to those members who have attained
60 years continuous IPA service. A remarkable feat in itself and long
overdue.
Not quite finally; I would like to add that in the last edition of Police World a
member published a poem with the aim of the message of the poem being
to try to remind members to take an interest in their IPA branch if they can
and not sit back. There are of course those who are unable to take part but
we don’t and won’t ever forget them. The poem was asking for members to
take time out, to reflect on the words, to help encourage engagement and
activity locally. Nothing personal was intended by the poem and it should be
read as an appeal to stimulate and galvanise local IPA branch support for
the benefit of all members.
Finally I would like to give special thanks to my wife Sara without whom I
would not be able dedicate so much IPA time. I thank her for her significant
contributions and continued support for which I am forever grateful.
Thank you all for your continued support and thank you for giving me the
opportunity to serve you as President of Section UK once again.
Mick Luke
Proud to be President of Section UK.
New VP:
Professional -
Clive Wood
What was different about this year’s National Council Meeting? What
made it better than those I have been fortunate enough to attend
before? Well in short it was being able to realise an ambition to become
a member of your National Executive Committee.
The dinner on Saturday night was particularly interesting for me, sitting
at the top table, entertaining the Chief Constable and the President of
Section Ireland.
By 10 o’clock the next morning the work had begun with the allocation
of the Professional Portfolio together with responsibility for providing a
link with Regions 6 and 7 and liaison with the Motorcycle Special Interest
Group.
I very much look forward to working with regions and the Motorcycle
Group over the coming years to ensure that members’ thoughts and
wishes are brought to and heard by the National Executive.
During Council it was accepted to afford full membership opportunities to
members of the National Crime Agency. I will be starting work to develop
that relationship.
Council also approved exciting opportunities for the Lincoln Award; the
Section UK-based program to ensure highly developed submissions
which are unable to secure an Arthur Troop Scholarship still receive
support to develop their plans with this local award.
Taking over responsibility for training including ILDEP and Castle Gimborn
from VP Sean Hannigan will again deliver exciting opportunities. I know
all the hard work Sean and others have put in to these areas over the
past few years and I look forward to being able to build on that.
Finally I would love to hear from you if you have any ideas or suggestions
that can help to develop any area of the professional program.
I hope to meet many of you over the coming months and years at branch
regional or national events.
POLICE WORLD
Vol 62 No. 3, 2017
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