Page 18 - Police World Edition 1 2014

18 POLICE WORLD Vol 59 No. 1, 2014
IPA News
The Route to Membership
The team from Region 3 (Northern England),
who plan to drive across America on US Route
50, have received enthusiastic support from the
Chief Constable of North Yorkshire.
Chief Constable Dave Jones met with Dave
Taylor, Secretary General of Section UK and a
member of the team, to discuss plans for the
drive which takes place in 2015. The team aim
to raise money for the Section UK chosen charity
‘National Police Memorial Day’.
Dave Jones had met previously with Dave Taylor
to discuss IPA and the benefits membership
could offer. It’s good to note that as well as being
enthusiastic for the US 50 Charity Drive, Chief
Constable Jones also indicated he would attend
the Annual Charity Ball (see Diary Dates).
Better still, he completed an application form
and joined the IPA.
RecruitmentDrive at NEC
Members were out in force promoting the
IPA at the Emergency Services Show held at
the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.
Members from Birmingham, West Midlands
branch and Coventry & Warwickshire branch
staffed the stand for the two days, along with Lib
Jones from BSAC.
On the first day, 5 Region Chair Andy Gregory had
a surprise when the IPA stand was approached by
his former Deputy Chief Constable, Paul Leopold.
Paul is now the Chair of the Ambulance Service
Benevolent Fund, having retired from West
Midlands police over twenty years ago.
Andy and Paul discussed past experiences and
how the police service has changed since Paul’s
retirement.
Andy first met Paul when he was a young
probationary constable working on a van patrol
that had been called to a siege situation in
south Birmingham. Paul, then Assistant Chief
Constable, had climbed aboard the van to brief
the officers. Andy recalled being posted on the
cordon that day and Paul related his recollection
of what has now become quite a famous case in
Birmingham.
Over the two days at the show, the IPA stand
received numerous visitors, including police
colleagues from Iceland - Andri Asmundsson,
Agust Einarsson, and Heidar Hannesson.
Thanks to Andy Gregory, Simon Barrett, Bob Bird,
Tom Keady, Sally Simpson, John Colledge, Julian
Grubb, Bob Duxbury and Lib Jones for working
the stand.
Members Recognised
K branch held a committee meeting in the
garden of their Chair Peter Condon.
Once the formalities were completed
members enjoyed the views over the estuary
and a truly wonderful buffet prepared by
Marion Condon and Deidre Wright.
10 Region Secretary, Steve Hunt, together
with Region Publicity Officer, Chris Eddy, were
the invited guests. Steve took the opportunity
to present Certificates of Membership
to those present who had qualified. One
member, Fred Treves, proudly received his
certificate for forty years IPA membership!
Tom Keady, Paul Leopald and Andy Gregory
Dave Taylor and Dave Jones with Stan
Fred Treves, Catherine Leader, Andy Wright
and Peter Condon
A Rally with a Sting in the Tale?
Steve and Lynn Palmer, with help from Dave
and Sue Stapleton of Cambridgeshire branch,
organised their third Camping and Caravan
Group rally at Ludham - in the heart of the
picturesque Norfolk Broads. This year twenty
nine caravans attended - a record!
Steve reported, “It is with regret that I have
to report on this occasion that we had some
unwanted visitors. A swarm of honey bees
landed in the grass at the rear of John Lee’s
caravan. The bees were eventually removed
by a local bee keeper. They got their own back
though as John was stung as they were being
rounded up!”
Four picnic boats were arranged as part of the
Group’s entertainment for a trip from Martham
Ferry marina. The boats made a stop at Horsey
wind pump. After tea and cakes the Group set
off across Hickling Broads to the Pleasure Boat
Inn for lunch.
Steve organized an evening BBQ and invited
members from Norfolk and Suffolk branch - 11
of their members enjoyed the evening.
A raffle was held and £131 was raised for The
Royal British Legion, Chatteris Branch - who
had loaned a gazebo for use at the rally. Major
Norman Larke was very pleased with the
donation and said it would be used to take the
veterans to The National Memorial Arboretum,
in Stafford.
The BBQ
The picnic boats