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Police World
Vol 58 No.2 2013
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Arthur Troop
Scholarships
Apply Now! Members are encouraged to think now about
planning their application for the Arthur Troop Scholarship
2014.
This Scholarship consists of a bursary of not more than
3,000 Swiss Francs. For more details about the scholarship
visit:
The bursary is to be used towards expenses of attending a
course/seminar at an educational establishment or the
International Conference Centre, Gimborn. The closing date
for applications is
1 September.
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must be sent to the Secretary General via email to:
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on any occasion, eg Birthday,
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Humberside Branch
hold
90th
Birthday
Party
On 16 January, 2013, in snowy cold
conditions Humberside branch held
its 39th Annual General Meeting.
Regular attendee and former branch
Chair, Geoff Baskill, had just days
previously quietly celebrated his
90th birthday.
The current branch Chair, Gerry
Carville, and Secretary Paul Horsley
were determined that Geoff’s
birthday should not go unmarked by the branch and presented Geoff with
a cake at the conclusion of the meeting.
Paul said, “
We had considered a cake with 90 candles but, apart from the
required size, the fire system at the club would not have coped.”
Branch
Event
Lunch
is on me...
Since our retirement my wife
and I have enjoyed annual
cruising holidays.
Before
each trip we send a travel
request to BSAC and as a
result have been met by IPA
members at many ports all
over the world.
In December 2012, we went
on a cruise to the Eastern
Mediterranean and our usual
travel request met with
responses from Sections
Spain, Hellas (Greece) and
Malta.
After meeting with members
in Spain and Greece on our
outward journey we called in
at Malta on New Year’s Eve.
Here we were met by their
President Dione Bugeja who
introduced us to a member
who was a serving officer. He
took us to the police HQ for a
tour, including a visit to their
large police museum. He then took us on a tour of the island visiting many
of the local attractions.
On the return route, we called at Vigo, northern Spain, where we met with
a trio of members - scoring a hat trick - as we met a member of each of
the three police authorities of Spain: Guardia Civil (mainly military), the
Policia Local (municipal police) and Policia Nacional (national police).
At each port, in return for hospitality received and as a token of our
appreciation we always treat our hosts to lunch in a local restaurant or on
board ship. I think that is the least we can do in return for the friendship
offered.
Over the years I have met many very interesting people and enjoyed their
hospitality in true IPA spirit.
Stuart Mather
, South East Essex branch
Above: Stuart meets port officers in Athens
Below: Stuart and his wife meet members
from Vigo, Spain
Jim Reaches Half
Century
Not Out
At the Hampshire branch Annual General Meeting Cliff Rook,
branch Chair, presented member Jim Jupe with a memento to
mark his 50 years with the branch and the IPA.
Cliff said, “
Jim has
been a loyal
supporter of the
IPA and his branch
and has attended
many events over
the years with his
wife Pam. Jim was
also branch
Secretary back in
the late 1980's.”
Jim Jupe, on the left, with Cliff Rook
