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IPA News
Early Festivities
in Wales
In November,
2012,
Staffordshire
branch decided
to celebrate
Christmas a little
early by visiting
Abbey Cwm Hir
Hall in mid Wales.
This impressive 52
room house is
Grade II listed as
one of Wales's
finest example of victorian gothic revival architecture.
Branch Chair Alan Everall said, “On arrival, the owners of the
Hall, Paul and Victoria Humpherston, invited us to join them on a
wonderful journey of discovery. As we stepped through the door it
was as if we had arrived at the old curiosity shop. Every nook and
cranny was adorned with paintings, collectables, clocks,
antiques and ornaments of bygone days' - mostly acquired by the
present owners who had transformed the place so tastefully.”
Paul and Victoria Humpherston bought the Hall in late 1997 and
spent nine years restoring it. They have also restored 12 acres of
Victorian gardens in a beautiful setting above the ruins of the
12th Century Abbey of the Long Valley. The Hall has also
appeared in many television documentaries on historic houses.
The group was led along a maze of corridors and discovered that
every room had been decorated in a different Christmas theme.
Alan added, “As we progressed through numerous lounges,
bedrooms and bathrooms, it was incredible how anyone could
think up and devise so many variations in decor.” He explained
that there were trees in nearly every room - all decorated
differently. The rooms and styles were endless over three floors.
In the domestic area there was a pantry stocked with seemingly
every tin, packet and bottle ever produced.
The Hall remained in this state during the Christmas period -
then all was packed away and preparations made for the next
event - Easter.
To find out more visit:
One of the many rooms in the hall -
packed with fascinating artefacts
Police World
Vol 58 No.1 2013
Members Attend
Police Memorial
Service
A memorial service held to
remember police officers
and staff who have died
during their service took
place at St Peter’s Church
Nottingham last
September.
Nottinghamshire Branch
members John Mason,
Andre Bak, Gurmit Kaur
and Christine Gibson,
pictured above, were
present. The service took place in the same week as the tragic
news broke of the killing of PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone
in Manchester.
Nottinghamshire branch members
Congratulations
from the IPA
A Congratulations
Card, created by the
Communications
Team, allows you to
key in your own
greeting and to
personalise the card
for the individual
member.
So the next
time someone has a
special occasion,
wedding, birthday or
receives an award you
can use this card. All you need is to download the template and
have a copy of Microsoft Word installed on your computer. The
completed card can then be emailed as an attachment.
Three friendship cards are also available as a means to pass on
contact details in the spirit of IPA friendship. To find out more visit:
The print files have been
specifically formatted for
upload to Vista Print - a low
cost on-line printer - you can have
250 cards produced for around £5
(see the vistaprint website for up-to-
date costs).
Service
Through
Friendship
Service
Through
Friendship
Service
Through
Friendship
Service
Through
Friendship
IPA Monaco Celebrates
and Pays Tribute
On 13 October, 2012, IPA Section Monaco hosted one hundred and
seventy people during the evening of the Section's 5th Annual Grand
Gala.
This spectacular event took place at the Hotel Hermitage in
Monte Carlo.
Vice President Mick Luke and his wife, Sara, attended as representatives
of Section UK.
The evening had a special connotation because it was dedicated to Alicia
Champion and Audrey Bertaut, of the Territorial Gendarmerie Brigade at
Pierrefeu-du-Var, who were killed in the line of duty - June, 2012.
A minute of silence was observed for colleagues, killed in the line of duty.
Also cited were: Marcel Amaury, killed in the line of duty on 23
September in Cannes, France, and his seriously injured colleague. Fiona
Bone and Nicola Hughes who fell into an ambush in Manchester,
September, 2012 were also remembered.
Mick Luke (second left) and
other guests in Monaco
