Wapping,
SOHO, Sex,
Drugsand
Rock&Roll
ThamesValley branchpaid twonostalgic
visits toLondon. Somememberswondered
what theconnectionwasbetweenSOHO
and the tour of thePalaceofWestminster!
Thirtymembers and friends attendedone
or bothdays’ outings, rekindling friendships
andenjoying the tales toldby our fabulous
guides. TheWapping Tour was conducted
in glorious sunshinehavingmet upwith
thebrilliant BlueBadgeGuide, TomBrazil,
himself a London IPAmember.Withhis vast
knowledgeas a retiredMetropolitanPolice
officer, Tom recountedall the gory details of
past deeds in theWappingarea.
The second visit was equally good, again
guidedby Tom. Our tourmeandered through
theSohodistrict - withmost of us learning
quitemodernhistory of theareaand some
remembering famous eventswhichoccurred
inour lifetime.
After lunchwemet upat theentrance to the
PalaceofWestminster. As it was aFriday and
neither Chamber sits, wewereable to visit
bothHouseswith theexcellent Parliament
guide - StephenDeWinton. His in-depth
knowledge gaveus a fact-packedhour
pointingout the significanceof paintings and
statues throughout the tour. Aswedidnot
pay for theGuide services a collectionwas
takenamongst ourselves raising£70 for
MacMillanNurses–amost worthy cause.
Our thanks toPaulineand JohnOsborne for
organisingboth great
days out in London.
To view images from theseevents visit: the
ThamesValley branchFacebookpage for
International PoliceAssociation - Thames
Valley branch.
MikeVince
, ThamesValley branch
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POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 2, 2014
IPANews
Friendship
onTap
After the success3Region’sfirst brewery
tour toAllgates in2013, a second tourwas
arranged.
This time thedestinationwas York
Brewery. Fourteenwilling volunteers, 10 IPA
members and4 guests fromaround theRegion
and further afield,met in TheMaltings public
housebeforemovingon to the tour.
Weentered the very nice tap room, witha lounge
areaand shop, whichhad6YorkBrewery beers
available. Therewas something to suit everyone’s
taste. Dan, our guide for theevening, gaveus
a great tour which covered thehistory of the
brewery aswell as theprocesses and ingredients
they use tomake theexcellent tastingbeer.
After the tour, andhavingworkedupanappetite,
the group retired toaChinese restaurant and it’s
fair to say everyonehada fill of good food too.
At theendof theeveningpeoplewereasking
when is thenext one!
DarrenEdwards
, Region3Secretary
TomCelebrates50 years
of IPAMembership
TomFergusson, of theLothianandBorders
branch, celebrated50 yearsofmembership
of the IPA. Tom, joined the IPA in1964, a year
after joiningEdinburghCityPolice.
In January, at a gatheringof fellowmembers
thebranchwas joinedby1RegionChair,
AndyWright, whopresentedan IPAwatchand
certificate to Tom.
RodMcNeill, Chair of the LothianandBorders
branch, said
“Our branch Treasurer, Tom
Fergusson,manfullymanaged the£10Kor so
that flowed intoandout of our branchaccount
in connectionwith the recent Faroe Island trip.
Thank you Tom for all your hardwork”.
Don’tBin it -
Recycle!
IPAmember IanSnelsonwrote toPolice
World to say rather than throwinghis copy
of PoliceWorldaway, whenhe is
finished reading it, hedrops
it off at the local police
station instead.
Why not follow Ian’s
exampleand recycle
your unwanted
copy too?
