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IPA News

Young Member Forum The Young Member Forum (YMF) was set up to find ways of recruiting more serving officers and staff into the IPA. Our Association needs to continually attract the next generation, in order to ensure its longevity, and continue to develop our fantastic range of member benefits. I am keen to have every force in the UK represented on the YMF. If you would like to get involved in taking the IPA forward, please do get in touch. I will ask you to contribute and get involved, but the Forum also offers fantastic opportunities to meet other members. Getting involved also helps you to take full advantage of what the IPA can offer, but you will need to join to find out more. Whatever role you hold in our organisations as an Officer or a staff member, all are welcome. If you are interested or would simply like to know more, please get in touch with me. At this time, I can only invite members under the age of 35 into the Forum (I hope you understand the reason for this), however any member who thinks they may have noticed an area of weakness in the way we recruit, is always welcome to contact me too.

Aidan Goundry, front row on right wearing hat

Yours in Friendship, Aidan Goundry West Mercia Vice Chair Region 5 Vice Chair Young Member Forum Chair

Requests for IPA Pen Pals

Since the start of the Coronavirus, we have had a flurry of requests for Pen Pals. All these request have been confirmed as being related to current IPA members. The Pen Pal needs to be a child or grandchild of a current Section UK member. If you can help please contact cathy.key@ipa-uk.org

German Pen Pals Annika Döring Annika is 14 years old, looking for a penpal in the UK.

Annika says “I like sports especially gymnastics and track and field. I also like to watch dancing videos on social media. I love doing my makeup and watching tutorials about it. In my freetime I often listen to music.” She goes to a German Gymnasium. Her favourite subjects are English and history. She has two older brothers who are 15 and 17 years old. Sarah Diemer Sarah says “I’m 15 years old and I live in Germany. I am interested in doing sports, music, dancing and social media.” Leni Bambauer Leni is a 14 years old girl. She likes to swim, has a little rescue training and takes a self- defence course. Sabine Hochholdinger I am a police officer in Germany. I’m looking for a penfriend in the UK for my daughter. She’s 13 years old and has been learning English for four years. A girl would be preferred, but a boy is okay too. She or he should be between 12 to 15 years old.

French Pen Pals Alicia Simon Alicia is nearly 15 and would like to improve her English being in contact with a penpal. She is living at ISSOIRE (63) in centre of France Her hobbies are Reading, watching Japanime, Nature, plants and singing. Gabriel Pairon This young boy, Gabriel PAIRON is looking for a penpal in the UK. Gabriel is 17 years old, lives in Maison Alfort near Paris and would like to improve his English and be able to write to a boy around his age. Kellen Laly Kellen is a 17 year old boy living in La Baule. Kellen enjoys windsurfing. He studies at a maritime school.

POLICE WORLD Vol 65 No.4, 2020

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