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POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 2, 2014
IPANews
CheshireBranch
Relaunch
Dave Taylor, SecretaryGeneral, reports that
onMonday6 January, 2014, Cheshirebranch
heldanAGMand formally announced that
theywerenowofficially relaunched.
The followingmemberswereduly elected to
theCommittee: FrankHurst - Chair , Spike
Elliot - ViceChair , DavidSpeak - Branch
Secretary and Terry
Wilson - Treasurer.
Themeeting
discussed
procedures and
agreedaplan
to forward the
aims of the IPA
and topromote
membership to the
existingmembers
and toengage in
activemeasures to
increase the future
membershipof
thebranch.
Arthur Troop
Scholarship
Awarded
An IPAmember basedat theScottishPolice
CollegehasbeenawardedanArthur Troop
Scholarship.
MarkHutcheon, whose current role includes the
maintenanceof thenational probationer training
programme, was oneof 33applicants from
across theworldwhoapplied for aScholarship;
only tenScholarshipswereawarded.
Markhasbeen in contact with IPASectionUSA
and trainingestablishments in theStates about
courses andhasdecideduponattendinga
Narcotics, ViceandStreet CrimeSupervisors
training course in LasVegas, Nevada. Hewill
alsobeusing theScholarship to gainexposure to
Americanoperational policing.
Speaking toPoliceWorldMark said,
“I applied
for theArthur TroopScholarshipafter reading
accounts fromprevious awardees, andwas
impressedwith the support shown to those
awardees throughout the IPA community. I look
forward to the challenges that the2014Arthur
TroopScholarshipbrings andwill be sure to
make themost of this opportunity.”
Mark is29 years’ oldandhas10 years police
service, previously postedwithCentral Scotland
Police. In thepast two yearshehas completed
aDiploma inHigher Education (Trainingand
Development) and theDiploma inPoliceService
LeadershipandManagement; healsobecamea
father for the first time.
To learnmoreabout theArthur Troop
Scholarship, visit:
Troop-Scholarship-
You can reada list of
achievementsby Yvonne Taylor, SectionUK’s
previousScholarshipwinner, at:
.
ipa-uk.org/Chronicle-of-an-AT-Scholar The list has
just beenupdated.
First Time
Experience
of the IPA
Family
StuartBlack, fromSussexbranch, recently
tookhisfirst tripoverseasusing IPA
contacts.
Stuart said,
“InDecember 2013,mywife
Rachelleand I travelled toCalgary inCanada
to visit friends. Beforewe travelled I had
made contact withSectionUK's admin centre
(BSAC) to see if we couldmeet withother IPA
members inCanada. I was duly contacted
byHarry Summerton, theNational Travel
Secretary for IPACanada, who subsequenty
putme in contact withGrahamLenton the
Chair of IPACalgary branch.”
Stuart went on to say hewasdelightedwith
thewelcomeheandhiswife receivedand that
Grahamwas amineof informationof where to
goandplaces to see.
As luckwouldhave it Calgary branchwere
holdingapre-Christmasdrink towhichStuart
andRachellewere invited.
Stuart added,
“Rachelleand I were treated
withgreat friendshipand it was fantastic
toaskandanswer questions fromothers
involvedwith lawenforcement. At theendof
ourmeetingGraham tookus back to thehotel
afterwehadbeenpresentedwithaCalgary
Branchmemento.
Thiswas our first experienceof the IPA family
overseas and it is somethingweare looking to
experiencingagain in the future. Our thanks
go toHarry andeverybody at theCalgary
branch.”
Editor’snote:
Why not submit a Travel Form yourself?
To findoutmore visit:
Stuart (far right) withmembers
of CalgaryBranch
OlgaBirkina, fromSectionRussia, isputting together a seriesof books ‘Policeof theWorld’
featuringphotosof policeofficers inuniform fromacross theworld.
Shewould like to receivephotos of UKpoliceofficers, in their uniform, for inclusion inher next book.
Anyone interested in sending their photo shouldemail her on:
Photosof UK
OfficersWanted!
