Page 9 - Police World Edition 1 2014

POLICE WORLD Vol 59 No. 1, 2014
period. Entertainment arrived in the form of a
juggler. A creative balloon modelling competition
resulted in the winner offering something that
appeared to be a sausage dog. Others created
teddy bears. The evening also gave the branch
the opportunity to congratulate Jim and Val Quinn
on their golden wedding anniversary.
Sunday was left with guests to either recover from
the night before or for those who had the energy
to either go shopping or visit other historical
sights of Nottingham such as Wollaton Hall -
where the most recent Batman movie was filmed.
Nottingham Castle and Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem,
that claims to be England’s oldest pub, were
among other venues. I even expanded my own
cultural experience, with a guest, by taking a
guest to the local Sikh Gurdwara.
I opened the last evening with an attempt of
greeting our guests in their own language. Phew! I
got through it but it was hard!
The dinner and dance took place at the Masonic
Hall in Nottingham. Our guest speaker was
Nottinghamshire Chief Constable, Chris Eyre, who
closed the event and was accompanied by his
lovely wife Sharon. Gift exchanges followed with
each branch reflecting in their return speeches
how much they had enjoyed themselves. Many
said that they look forward to the 60th
anniversary celebration. We were
also able to raise over £200 on the
raffle with the money going to the
Nottingham Air Ambulance
The evening came to an
end and as I gave my
farewells to my new
found friends, I felt
saddened that the
event had come to the end.
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank the festive
steering group, composed
of Geoff and Trish Tootell,
Anne Berrington, Ann Evans,
Margaret and John Fowkes,
Mick and Sara Luke and Andre
Bak, for making the festival an
exceptional success. I would
also like to thank the hosts,
family and friends that attended
and made it special for our
guests. The celebrations were
a credit to the group who, after
a year of planning, meetings,
chasing various people and
venues, ensured that the 55th
anniversary event built on
the success of the one held
five years ago. The group’s
determination and commitment
was truly evident.
The whole ethos of IPA is around
making friends across the globe
which we surely did. I hope this
event’s success will give an
incentive for others to join the
IPA and get involved in many
other activities that take place
and are part of being a member
of IPA.
Gurmit Kaur,
Nottinghamshire branch
Left to right: Roxanne Kudhail, Döndü Yazgan,
Gurmit Kaur, Dalgeet Sahra and Surinder Lal
Which way? It’s Segway!
Jim and Val Quinn
Twisting the night away
USA guests visit Wollaton Hall
Licenced to thrill
To view more photographs from this
event visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Notts-55th-
Anniversary-Celebration
Article
9