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Olympic Duty Andy Amos , Hertfordshire Branch

Not all our members’ travels are wholly social events. A few of our serving members get to travel on duty. H ertfordshire’s Andy Amos recently returned from working at the Winter Olympics in Pyeong Chang, South Korea. He introduced himself at a couple of police stations

while he was there.

IPA Tartan – Orders Being Taken The International Police Association have a Tartan which is registered with the Scottish Register of Tartan. It was registered in 2010. Until very recently it was administered by No 1 Region, Scotland, however at their recent AGM, they agreed for the management of it to be handed over to the National Executive and ultimately to me, as I have responsibility for Supplies.

T here is currently no tartan available and I intend to order a bale if there are sufficient requests for kilts or trews (trousers) or anything that can be tailored. To give you an idea of what is involved, and importantly the cost, I will explain it in more detail. A bale of Tartan is about 120 metres in length and on average, 15 kilts are made from a bale. As a rule men’s kilts require 8 yards of material, rising to 9 yards for girths (waists) more than 42 inches. Ladies and children’s kilts use between 5 and 7 yards, depending on the size of the person and personal preference for the number or width of pleats. I have made contact with a kilt maker in Edinburgh and to have a kilt hand made costs £250 for a gents and £200 for a ladies. There is no obligation to use this particular kilt maker. The IPA Tartan is worn by the Arthur Troop Pipes and Drums from the Netherlands and by some of our own Members. Any member interested in purchasing Tartan or requiring more information, please email me at yvonnemmcgregor@gmail.com To purchase 8 yards of Tartan will cost £150 + p&p. You can then have your kilt made by any kilt maker.

Whisky Anyone?

No 1 Region, Scotland have sourced a Cask of 12 year old Blair Athol Single Malt Whisky. It is bottled at Cask Strength 46.6% ABV I t is now on sale direct from Robertsons of Pitlochry at £50 per bottle + P&P. Robertsons can be contacted by telephone: +44 (0)1796 472 011 or email: info@robertsonsofpitlochry.co.uk The whisky can be delivered world wide with the exception of USA, Canada, Sweden and Russia. There is limited availability and this should become a Collectors item in the future, so early purchase is recommended.

POLICE WORLD Vol 63 No. 3, 2018

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