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POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 3, 2014
IPANews
HatsOff -
toCumbria,
Merseyside
andNorth
Yorkshire
CumbriaConstabulary,MerseysidePolice, North
YorkshirePolice, LancashireandSouthYorkshire
Policewere thefirst of theUKPoliceForces to respond
positively andgenerously toanappeal by theUSRoute
50CharityDrive2015committee.
Responding toa letter asking for donations of two
CustodianHelmets, the5 forceshadeachdonated
twohelmets at the timeof going toprint.
Thehelmetswill beauctioned in theUSAduringa charity
drivealongRoute50. Allmonies raisedwill go towards
theNational PoliceMemorial Day. To findoutmoreabout
the charity driveandhow you can support the fund
raising, visit:
IPAmember, JohnElliot, andhis
wife fromNovaScotia,
spent 3weeksat the
IPAHouseStAndrews in
September 2013.
During their
stay the couplemademore than
oneuniquediscovery. Not only
did they discover, as they describe,
‘awonderful house located inabeautiful rural setting’, but Johnmadean
important historical find. John spent a fewdayswith theScottishMetal Detecting
Society and founda13thCenturyMedieval silver crucifixwhich isnowbeingevaluated
by theScottishNationalMuseum.
The couplehadanarticle, praising theSectionUK IPAHouseSt Andrews, published in
SectionCanada’smagazine.
Johnwrote,
“Theaccommodation isexcellent. Noonewill bedisappointed if they
chose to stay there.We liked it somuchwehave it booked for another 3weeks in
September 2015.”
To read the full article visit:
Thehouse is situated in theKingdomof Fife, amidopen countryside, in theheart of the
EastNeuk. It benefits frombeingonly2miles from the coastal townof Anstruther and
hasawardwinningbeacheswithina10miledrive. It isalsoamere7miles from the
world famousSt Andrews golf course. Theareaalsoboastsancient harbours, cathedral
ruins, castles, historical buildingsand the IsleofMay renowned for its
wildlife.
Formore information contact thehousemanager, PaulineCrozier, at:
Humberside
Celebrate
51Years
TheHull andEastRidingbranchwas formed
on21February, 1963, and later became the
Humbersidebranch.
InFebruary, 2014, the
branch celebrated its51st
Anniversary Celebrationat
theDogandDuckpublic
house inWalkington.
Paul Horsley, branch
Secretary, said,
“We
located the four remaining
foundermembers of the
branchand sent them
invitations tobeguests of thebranch. Terry
Watson (top right) andGordonMitchell (above)
attended. Gordonwas kindenough to cut our
birthday cakeand therewas apresentation
by our current Chair, GerryCarville (top left),
of framed certificates to commemorate the
occasion.”
PhotographyCompetition
PrizeWinners
The resultsof the2013
UKNational Competitionand the
2014 International Competitionwere
announcedbyVicePresidentRonnie
Dukesat theNational CouncilMeeting.
The2013UKNational Competition
theme
was ‘OnDuty’. TraceyBrewsterwasannounced
as thewinner. Shewona£150gift voucher and
certificate. (Therewerenounder 16winners).
Entrants to the2014 International
PhotographyCompetitionalso receivedprizes
fromSectionUKas follows:
AndyWalker - OverallWinner; Photo Journalism
Award; First Place inOpenSection. Prize:
Certificateand£50and£25gift vouchers.
RonnieDukes - First Place inPoliceCategory
Section. SecondPlace inOpenCategory. Prize:
Certificateand£25gift voucher.
TomMcInally - SecondPlace inPoliceCategory.
ThirdPlace inOpenCategory. Prize: Certificate.
KevinHolmes - ThirdPlace inPoliceCategory.
Prize: Certificate.
All entries to the International Photography
Competitionwill be forwarded to the
International Body for judgingby them.
To viewall winningentries visit:
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competition-results
SectionUKWinningentry
What a
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