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On parade
Dave Clarke
Having been selected I attended and paraded
with NARPO colleagues at the Cenotaph.
Apart from my own medals, I was proud to
wear my father’s medals.
As a member of the Coldstream Guards,
seeing service in North Africa and Italy and
was involved in the action that took place at
Monte Casino. Dad, Ray Clarke became a
Military Police Officer and posted for a time
to the Embassy in Rome following the end
of the conflict. When he was demobbed he
joined Worcestershire Constabulary in 1947
eventually retiring on ill-health in 77 a member
of West Midlands Police. He joined the IPA in
the late fifties.
I was accompanied by my daughter Louise,
a retired POPTI, she served 12 years in the
Royal Navy, having been deployed during the
Afghanistan/Iraq conflict and now serving
as a communications officer with Hampshire
Constabulary. An honour to have had her
by my side.
The Golden Gates Rally at
Chatsworth Park
The Caravan and Camping Group are holding a rally in the grounds of Chatsworth Park,
considered to be the “jewel in the crown” of Derbyshire and the Peak District and all
members of the IPA, and their guests are most welcome to join us.
The rally is being held from Thursday, 4th till Tuesday 9th August, 2016 in the Golden
Gates Rally Field within the grounds of the house. Caravans, motorhomes and tents are
all welcome. You will need to be self-sufficient as the only facilities provided on site will be
water and elsan disposal. As this rally is in the school summer holidays, children are most
welcome, as are dogs (on a lead).
Chatsworth House, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire is centrally located in
Derbyshire with easy access to the majestic Peak District, Bakewell (home of the famous
Bakewell Pudding) Chesterfield and its Crooked Spire, the city of Derby and many, many
local tourist attractions. Various optional activities are being arranged for the rally.
The total cost of the rally is expected to be in the region of £50 - £55 for the full five
nights (Final costings not yet received from Chatsworth) Full details can be obtained from
Dave Ashley (Derbyshire Branch) on 01773 823357 , 07738 552178 or
Andy Clancy
from 11 Region
has just
published his
first novel.
“Sullivan’s War” a swashbuckling adventure
set in Gibraltar during the “Great Siege”
of the Rock in 1781.
It is available on Kindle and Amazon Prime.
IPA News
20 POLICE WORLD Vol 61 No. 2, 2016