Police World Edition 4 2014

IPA News

Caravan and Camping Group Fund Raise for Good Causes

At Flint House open day and annual meeting, David Marchant, Camping & Caravan Group Treasurer, presented two cheques for £78 to Mrs Daphne Priestley, Trustee of The Police Rehabilitation Centre Flint House, and to Peter Moore, the Finance & Administration Manager of The Police Treatment Centres. The money was raised at the Camping and Caravan Group’s New Year Rally held in Knaresborough, organised by Kevin & Angela Hullah. During 2013 the group raised over £700 for various charities. The Rally organiser has the choice of which charity to money will go to. This money was presented to The Brain Tumour Charity, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Tree of Hope, Knaresborough Cricket Club, and the two Police Rehabilitation Centres.

On the finish line with Tim and the other officers

Amitié at the Finish Line Tim Wildman, the son of IPA member Melvyn Wildman, pictured second from the left with a colleague from Sheffield, met with two French officers at the finish line of Tour De France Stage 2. Lawrence Wright, another Section UK member had been watching the Tour de France with interest and noticed the French Gendarmerie who were seen riding their motor cycles along with the cyclists. Lawrence said, "What a great opportunity for friendship. It would be good to know if any IPA members did make contact or got a photo opportunity?" Send your news and photographs to: lee.hemmings@ipa-uk.org

Daphne Priestley, Peter Moore and David Marchant

International Police Association Section UK

On a Roll IPA members from Section Germany, Lisa Mende and Vera Volmery, officially launched the Section UK National Lottery during their visit to IPA HQ - Section UK in July. Lisa and Vera were asked to press the button to generate the winning lottery numbers by President, Mick Luke. The winners were:

1st – Judith Smith (3 Region) - £75 2nd – Iain Sirrell (3 Region) - £25 3rd – Robert Hamilton (5 Region) - £10 The second monthly lottery took place in August. New member and guest of Secretary General Dave Taylor, Ian Greaves, was tasked with generating the winning numbers.

Entry Form Over Leaf

York branch member, Iain Sirrell, is on a roll as he has been lucky enough to see his number come up twice in the first two draws. Will it be three wins in a row for Iain? Keep an eye on Web News for news of each monthly draw. 1st – Iain Sirrell (3 Region) - £75 2nd – Ian Adams (2 Region) - £25 3rd – Christopher Hill (5 Region) - £10 Please note: To guarantee entry into each month’s draw, ensure your bank standing order is set up to make monthly payment by midnight of 14th of each month. To find out more visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Lottery Brett Laking has been named as the 1250th member to join the Association in 2014 and Krzysztof Rycerz the 1000th. As a prize, they have been offered tickets to attend the Arthur Troop Centenary Weekend. John Davies has been named as the 750th person to join and Mark Fitzgerald’s enrolment hit the 500 mark. For more information on FREE * membership and the Benefits of joining the IPA visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Join-Us 10,000 Membership Breaks Figures collated this year show that Section UK membership has broken the 10,000 barrier. News which suggests the positive impact and success the FREE * Membership Offer , which is running through 2014, is having.

Brian Kennedy, Kerry Anderson, Claire Lynch and Carol Spence with two PSNI recruits

Recruitment Results Brian Kennedy, Kerry Anderson, Claire Lynch and Carol Spence attended an information evening for new PSNI recruits at the Police Training College. This is the second of a series of events whereby 2 Region have been actively promoting IPA membership. Brian Kenedy said, ”Take up so far has been excellent with the added bonus of the training staff also joining the IPA. The recruitment video was on continuous play to draw in a crowd to the table! We also created information packs to hand out to the students on the day.” To view the video visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Video-Library

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