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IPA News

IPA Leicestershire – Snowdrop Walk in the grounds of Launde Abbey by Fred Rankin , Publicity Officer

Launde Abbey is a stunning Christian Retreat House and Conference Centre in the heart of England. It is offered to the whole church and the wider community through the generous support of the Church of England Dioceses of Leicester and Peterborough, and every year welcomes thousands of visitors to a unique experience of warm hospitality and deep spirituality.

Originally an Augustinian priory which was built between 1119 and 1125 by Richard Bassett, at the Dissolution it passed to Thomas Cromwell, who built a mansion on the ruins. Set in beautiful parkland of 450 acres on the borders of Leicestershire and Rutland, the Abbey is well known for its abundance of snowdrops and other early spring plants. Members of IPA Leicestershire Branch enjoyed a crisp, sunny winter’s afternoon walk following the waymarked trail around the grounds, followed by a welcome tea and scone afterwards. At various locations around the trail are a variety of crosses made out of different materials and designs.

York Races

by Iain Sirrell Our annual Regional outing to York Races was a huge success again this year. Such was the interest that it was necessary to merge two executive boxes at York Racecourse to accommodate us all. The views were just as spectacular as they were at last year’s event, enabling one of the group to watch his five winners romp home!!

It was a great social opportunity and a chance for members and their partners to attend in style and without fear of the occasional soaking from the occasional heavy shower. The event hosted members from Ludwigsburg in Germany attending as guests of the Region. This was the first trip to a racing event for many of them, yet they soon got to grips with the betting and managed a number of winners. They were encouraged by the successes displayed by Chris Charlton [Scarborough Branch] who managed to get excited by at least one 50p each-way bet. Iain Sirrell [3 Region Chair] who organised the event, even had time to plan in some team betting events for some added excitement. Unfortunately, the size of the boxes limited numbers able to attend. However, a repeat booking has already been welcomed by the Racecourse.

For those thinking of attending next year, here is some testimony from those able to attend. ‘Just returned from incredible weekend at York Races courtesy of 3 Region IPA: we hadn’t been to an IPA event before but it was such a great bunch of folks and such a fantastic day we will certainly look out for more! Book us in for next year’s box please! Thank you to everyone.’ The Lewis (60th Birthday) Party. ‘ Another huge success. We had a great afternoon.’ The Browns of York ‘Just a quick email to say thank you for organising the Race Day at York. It wasn’t very beneficial to us ‘financially’, but it was in other ways, as we met some lovely people and had a great day.’ The Chafer party

POLICE WORLD Vol 61 No. 3, 2016

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