Meet and
Greet
was
Real Treat!
Joe Johnston, IPAPresident for
WisconsonUSA,madeanapproach to
LothianandBordersbranch via facebook
onbehalf ofmember KeytelynneRadde.
Keytelynnewished tomeetmembers
duringa visit toEdinburgh.
I responded toKetelynne, andarranged to
meet her, andher friendSabineNeumayer,
withmembers of the LothianandBorders
Meet andGreet Group (LBMG).
LBMGGroupmembers, JohnO'Loneand
HildePaxton, took the guests ona tour of old
Edinburgh concludingwithaneveningmeal.
Thenext day anothermeal was arranged
at theMercat Bar, Edinburgh, withmore
members of the LBMGGroup: includingStuart
Blaikie, JohnO'Lone, BobBell andhiswife.
Ketelynne said, “Rodwhiskedus off to see the
sunriseover theForthBridges andArthur’s
Seat.Wewereable to see stunning views
of the city.Wewerealso treated toa tour of
many of Edinburgh’shistorical sites.Without
the IPA, wenever wouldhavebeenable to
seeor evenbeawareof half of the things that
wedid. Joining the IPAhasbeenan incredibly
rewardingexperience. Through the IPA, I have
foundaccommodationandassistance, and
have seenanother country inaway I never
wouldhavedoneonmy own. These tripswill
not be the last Imake, and it is comforting to
know therearepeoplearound theworldwho
are therewithadviceor guidance. Obviously,
it’s a two-way street, and I look forward to the
day that I can return thekindness that has
been shown tomeby the IPA.”
Ketelynnehas already bookeda return trip!
RodMcNeil
, LothianandBordersbranch
26
POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 2, 2014
Let Therebe
Amember fromSussexbranch,
brought light to theCologne
Carnival, inGermany, in2013by
kindly donatinga lantern toaid
volunteers in theirwork.
TheCarnival inCologne, Germany, is
ahugeannual event and culminates
withaparade through the city. The
parade lasts for about fivehours and
iswatchedby about amillionpeople.
Organisers often inviteperformers
from carnivals suchasNottingHill,
Liverpool andBrazil topakepart.
TheCarnival period starts on the
Thursday before Lent and goes right
throughuntil Shrove Tuesday and
every year IPAColognebranchhostmembers
fromall over theworld.
IPAmember DaveStamp, andhiswifeCaryl,
haveattendedanumber of carnivals over
the last thirty years stayingwith their friends
Helmut andAnnelieseBurgmannwho live in
Hurth - just southwest of the city.
During themainparade IPAKolnbranch
distributehot fruit punch, beer, soup,
sausages, etc tomembers froma tent which
is erected close to theparade’s route. It is
staffedby IPAmemberswhowork very hard
indifficult conditionswhichbecomeworseas
darknessdescends.
At theendof theparade thewhole city is
cleanedand returned tonormal in the space
of a fewhours.
Dave said,
“Caryl and I attended this year's
carnival andnoticed that thedarkness
inside the food tent hampered the clearing
upoperation sowebought thema lantern,
suitably engraved, to lighten their darkness.”
ManfredRiediger, Past Chair of IPACologne,
andHemut Burgmannwith the lantern
RodMcNeil, KeytelynneRadde
andSabineNeumayer
Battle in
Sussex!
Sussexmember DonnaPowell hasbeen in
contactwithBudLathrop, theUSAssociate
Secretary toSectionUK, since2010.
InNovember 2012 she finally got tomeet
BudandhiswifeKathy at SectionUSA's50th
anniversary friendshipweek.Whilst talking, Bud
mentioned toher that hewas planning to visit
theUKand itshistorical sites in2013, withhis
family.
Donna said,
“I live ina town calledHastings, in
East Sussex, andwork inBattle. Battle is famous
for itsBattleAbbey and the siteof theBattle
of Hastings in1066. I toldBud that no visit to
theUKwouldbe completewithout a trip toEast
Sussex.”
Sheassistedwithbookingahotel in thearea
and thenmet upwithBudandhis family to
advise themof places to visit.
Donnaadded,
"It was lovely sharingmy part
of theworldwithBudandhis family - I would
welcomeany IPA friendswhowant to comeand
visitmy beautiful home."
IPAHaus -
Sleeps8
SectionGermany havean IPAHouse in the
ThüringenForest, close toWartburg-Castle
and the townsof Erfurt, GothaandWeimar.
Thehousehas3bedrooms - accommodating8
peoplewith standard facilities. Tarrif: є16per
personper night.
Places of interest comprisea saltmine in
Merkers - pre-bookingof a3hour tour with the
housemanager is available. TheRennsteig-
Way in Thüringen-Forest alsooffers good
walkingand cyclingopportunites.
For bookingor formoredetails contact
ReinhardReum, thehousemanager at:
IPANews
