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Working on your behalf 4 - 8 Section UK President Mick Luke’s Welcome inc National Council Meeting; Durham 2017 Professional Development 9 Protecting the Animals - Deirdre Mahony 10 Defensive Tactics training weekend Rob Stenhouse Cultural Corner 12 – 13 IPA Cultural Financial Help, Oral History Project Competition, Section UK eCalendar Pictures, Are you On Time?, Members Day Feature Articles 11 IPA member runs the London marathon on behalf of his colleagues Kevin Silver 14 Beamish Elaine Hallam 15 Battle of Britain bunker Pauline Osborne 15 35 Years and Still Going Strong - the longest running IPA competition in the World Yvonne McGregor 16 -17 IPA members from ‘down under’ go ‘down under’ in Cornwall Mike Chappell 25 Japan Visit with IPA Kyoto Spike Elliott 26 Croatia IPA Dubrovnik Friendship Week 28 Thin Blue Line Inaugural Ball Yvonne McGregor 29 Section UK Inter-Regional Golf Competition News 18 -24 National News A round up of the news from Section UK 27 Competitions WIN one of these books published by Book Guild and Rudling House. Contents

Police World The magazine of the International Police Association, Section UK Editorial Neil Hallam e-mail: mail@neilhallam.com Deadline for article submission for Vol. 62 Edition 4, 2017 is 07 September, 2017 . Dispatched September/October 2017.

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A guide to Region numbers 1 - Scotland Region 2 - Northern Ireland Region 3 - North of England including Isle of Man Region 4 - Wales Region 5 - Midlands Region 6 - Central and West London Region 7 - South & Southwest including the Channel Islands Region 8 - East Anglia Region 9 - Northern Home Counties and North and Northwest London Region 10 - Essex and East London Region 11 - Southern Home Counties and South London Region In Section UK, the membership comprises serving and retired Police Officers, Special Constables and members of Police Staff employed by a Chief Constable or other appropriately designated Chief Officer of the Police Service. The Section has a unique mixture of police personnel who are still serving, retired, or in some instances, who have voluntarily resigned from the police service. For details of who can join Section UK, go to www.ipa-uk.org/Join-Us Joining the IPA is FREE* and annual renewal is £28. Visit the website to learn about our promotional offers. To apply either visit www.ipa-uk.org or request an application form from the general enquiries team *terms and conditions apply.

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Cover Photo: NCM day out at Beamish Museum Back Cover Photo: Montage of NCM Durham photos Next deadline: 07/09/2017 for publication October 2017

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