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POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 2, 2014
IPANews
Sourcing theSoar
Readersof PoliceWorldmagazinemay recall
that, in2012, Leicestershirebranch reported
ona trip tracing the sourceof the river Soar
from theWarwickshireborder to theLeicester
city boundary.
In2013, 14members tookpart in
Part 2 - a journey of about 7miles along river and
canal through Leicester.
Adjacent toKing’s lock is the listedmedieval Pack
Horsebridge - this location is part of a green
wedgeof wildlifeandmeadowland. Horses and
Longhorn cattlehappily graze there.
Jim commented,
“It is very rewarding for
organiserswhenpeople, born locally andwho
may havepoliced thearea, say ‘I never knew
this existed!”
Jimended thewalkat BelgraveHall. Thisbuilding
madeheadlinenews about 10 years agobecause
itsCCTV cameras appeared to showa ghost! Jim
said,
“It’s only another 94miles to theHumber!”
Maybe that tripwill bepart 3?
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ToBOOKCONTACT:
at theRoyalYorkHotel
1st Annual
CharityBall
The1st Annual CharityBall will takeplace
on21 June, 2014.
This event hasbeen
organised to raise funds for theNational Police
Memorial Day (NPMD). JoeHolness, Founder
of theNPMD, andhiswife, Sharon, will be in
attendance.
Theworld-class singers, Libby Johnstoneand
Lucy Campbell, specialise in classical/pop
crossover and call themselvesEden. Eden
havea freshmodernapproach tomusic and
will performingat theball. They take their
inspiration fromKatherine Jenkins, Il Divo,
SarahBrightmanandAll Angels, and combine
eachof their influences to createauniqueand
beautiful act. A classical/crossover duowitha
difference, Eden createandproduce their own
arrangements, andare theonly duo to focus
onmodernmusic, combining it witha classical
twist. To findoutmoreabout Eden visit: http://
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Ticket prices are£35per person. Further
informationand tickets fromDave Taylor,
SecretaryGeneral:
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visit:
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Catalog/a-All-Events-By-Date/2014-Charity-
Ball/14583
What aCoincidence
When JohnBull, from ThamesValley branch,
was invited to visit DresdenandPragueby some
IPA friends, Karl-Ludwig&DorisRuckelshauss
fromSectionGermany, littledidheknowwhat a
small world itwas.
John soon foundhimself on thebanks of the
river Elbe inDresden, withKarl andDoris. They
were greetedby local IPAmember JuergenSahre.
Juergenhadoffered tobe their guide for theday.
The group visited the famous church, whichhas
nowbeen fully restoredat a cost of 37million
euros.
John said, “
Wewent to thedaily12.00 service
andorgan recital which is precededby the ringing
of thepeacebell. After the servicea short
history of the church is givenby aguide
including the story of its rebuilding. This
is inGermanbut wehadour translators
withus. By amazing chance the seatswe
choseout of over 1,000availablehadbeen
sponsoredby our friendsChristianandHeidi
Bender fromGrunberg!”
FromDresden it is a shortishdrive toPrague
where the groupweremet by Vladimir
Macekand Jaromir (Jerry) Rada from thePrague
branch. Vladimir and Jerry hadkindly arranged
ahotel close to the city centreand they also
gave the group ‘what todo’ advice regarding
Prague - which included taking in the sights of
theOld TownSquare, theAstronomical Clockand
WenceslasSquare.
John said,
“Shouldanyone consider a trip to
either Dresdenor Prague I can thoroughly
recommend it.We receivedhelp regardinghotels
which canbedifficult tobook, especially Prague.
Wealsogot goodhotel rates thanks toour
contacts - whoarealso very helpful withpractical
advice.”
The
Emergency
Services
Show2014
The IPAwill beexhibitingat the
EmergencyServicesShow2014 -
Wednesday24September to Thursday25
September, 2014.
The showwill beheldat
theNEC, Birmingham - inhalls17and18
andanoutdoor area. Visitor entry is free so
comealongand say hello.
More information is availableat:
Weare3!
West Yorkshirebranchcelebrated the3rd
anniversary of its creation from themerger
withLeeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax,
Dewsbury andWakefieldbranches.
Our treasurer, GrahamHeyMBE, arrangeda
BurnsNight event at the TownHall tavern in
Leeds tomark theoccasion.
Members and their partners enjoyed the fayre
from this excellent venue, which included the
licenseepiping in thehaggis to thewords of
Robert Burns (Ode toahaggis). He thendrewa
sword fromhis sidepocket and stabbed the
haggis.
haggisbefore it was served to thewaiting
customers. It was very tasty indeed!
Roger AFalkingham
,
SecretaryWest Yorkshire IPAbranch
DavidOgle, AlanVarley, HelenFalkingham,
PaulineVarley andAvril Ogle
