NARPO Bulletin (Merseyside Branch)

NARPO Bulletin
(Merseyside Branch)
Branch No. 68
The Chairman’s Column
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i All. As ever summer seems to
have passed us by very quickly.
At the beginning of September the
Annual Narpo Conference was held in
Southport.
Members of Southport
Branch provided the stewards and back
room support. As in previous years a
job well done. It proved to be a very
long and tiring day with the afternoon
session lasting for over 4 hours without
any break. The morning started with
the official AGM business covering the
years work and financial position.
The guest speaker was Sara
Thornton CBE, QPM, the Head of the
National Police Chiefs’ Council. She
was very good and provided an insight
into the new body and issues affecting
the police service now and the likely
effects on its future.
This related
mainly to how police forces will
operate with reducing finances and staff
numbers. This was followed by the
debate entitled ‘Where Next - Welfare?’
The panel members from different
groups outlined their issues in relation
NARPO Subscriptions 2016
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s the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
fell by 0.1% in the year to
September 2015, there will be no
increase in subscriptions for 2016
which will remain as:
Full Members
£1.65 per month (£19.80 per annum)
Widows/Widowers
0.60p per month (£7.20 per annum)
Associate Members
£19.80 per annum
Additional Members
£12.12 per annum
December 2015
Merseyside Narpo
Annual General Meeting
7.30 p.m.
Wednesday
11 May 2016
Liner Hotel
Lord Nelson Street
Liverpool L3 5QB
to welfare and how they dealt with
them. John Stapleton then facilitated
an open debate on the topic. It was
very interesting but I am not sure
Conference came to any conclusions
that would formulate a Narpo Action
Plan for the future.
The afternoon session was devoted
almost entirely to motions with the
issue of the new Rules being the main
provider for motions and subsequent
debate. I presented our response and
amendments to the motions which
focussed on ensuring spouses (wide
definition) and widows remained
eligible for full membership. I was
pleased with the way things went as
far as the floor’s reaction and the
support
from
other
branches.
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However none of our amendments were
carried due to the failure to secure the
two thirds majority required. It became
obvious from the exchanges that the
new draft Rules would also not get that
majority. That proved to be the case
although approval only failed by two
votes. The current position therefore is
that the existing Rules remain in force
which at least means spouses and
widows are still eligible for full
membership. This will not be the end
of the matter and it will be interesting to
see how Narpo HQ respond especially
when the new CEO takes post in
January.
As I write this column the Branch is
concluding arrangements for the
hosting of a seminar at Merseyside
Police Headquarters during which
members will see how things are done
today with comparison to how you and
I may have done the job.
We are
hopeful that the response will be
positive and if the event does take place
that many of you will attend. I will
update you on the outcome of this new
venture in the next edition.
As ever, remember we are here to
support you.
Be careful as you go
during the winter and may I wish you
all a good Christmas and that 2016 will
be kind to you.
Malcolm Parry
Chairman
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Prudential Ride
London-Surrey 100
completed the Prudential London Surrey 100 mile cycle challenge on
Sunday 2 August 2015 in aid of
Queenscourt Hospice, Southport.
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Bob Leece
happened to be on a visit to
London this week and had read the
September issue of the Merseyside
Bulletin containing a letter from our
colleague, Bob Leece. With but an
hour to spare I took the opportunity to
visit him at the Royal Hospital
Chelsea. I got thoroughly drenched
finding the Hospital and Bob.
He was delighted and surprised to
see me and showed me around his
living quarters. He was obviously
very contented with his new life and
fully involved with all activities. I
wished
that
I
could
have
photographed him in his very smart
uniform with tricorn hat but
unfortunately I did not have a camera
You kindly forwarded an email to
my fellow NARPO colleagues outlining
my efforts to raise money for the
Hospice where my wife, Susan,
formerly D/Constable 6320, died in
2013.
I am both very grateful, and indeed
humbled by the magnificent response
from colleagues who worked with
Susan or myself and in some cases with
both of us over the years. I have raised
nearly £2,000 in sponsorship and can
tell you that just over £1,000 of that
amount has come from NARPO
colleagues!!
Charity Cycle Trek
6/8th July 2015
n behalf of Steve Walls and myself, I would like to express our
sincere thanks to all those friends and
ex-colleagues who so generously supported us for the above event, cycling
via canal towpaths from the Humber
Bridge to the Runcorn Bridge, then on
to the Pier Head. We covered 162
miles, suffered punctures, rough terrain,
some torrential rain and severe head
winds, - but we made it!
We aimed to raise £2,500.00 but
have a confirmed total of at least
£3,500.00, which will be split equally
between the Linda McCartney Centre,
in memory of Steve's wife Barbara, and
the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, on
behalf of my wife Norma, and Bob
Fishers' wife, Stephanie, who are receiving treatment there.
Once again, we truly appreciate
your donations and good wishes.
Stew Hyde
[email protected]
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Photograph of Bob Leece supplied by Bob Leece
or new-fangled smart phone.
I could only stay for a few minutes
but every little contact helps and once
again shows the value of our Bulletin
in maintaining our ‘police family’
relationships.
John Lyons
Merseyside Police Federation
Charitable Trust Lottery
Recent Winners
August 2015
Stephen John Parkinson (Pens) £500
Con 7747 Laura Lamping
£250
Please pass on my heartfelt gratitude
and appreciation to NARPO members
for their wonderful generosity towards
the Queenscourt Hospice, Southport.
Thank you.
John O'Neill
Ex D/Ch. Insp. 5332
Parbold, Wigan
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Crime Museum
n October, for the first time ever,
never before seen objects from the
Metropolitan Police’s Crime Museum
will go on public display in a major
new exhibition opening at the Museum
of London. The exhibition will run
from 9 October 2015 until 10 April
2016.
Retired officers can visit the exhibition
free of charge by showing an identification/membership card proving they are
retired police officers at the time of
booking their tickets. Free entry is also
offered to groups of retired officers who
book their group visits in advance
through the Box Office:
020 7001 9844
[email protected]
Steve Edwards
Deputy Chief Executive
01924 331 251
www.narpo.org
September 2015
Brian Molyneux (Pens)
£500
John Michael Bramwell (Pens) £250
October 2015
Con 4489 Michael Doyle
Con 1176 David Murray
£500
£250
N A R P O ( Me r s e ys i d e B r a n c h )
Merseyside
Pension Pay Dates
2015
Tuesday 1 December
Thursday 31 December
2016
Monday 1 February
Tuesday 1 March
Friday 1 April
N AR P O ( M e r s e y s i d e B r a n c h )
Liverpool City Police
‘D’ Division at Rose Hill
n Friday 2 October 2015, ex members of Liverpool City
Police who served in ‘D’ Division at Rose Hill Bridewell
met for their annual reunion at Riversdale Police Club. This
reunion attracts attendees from far and wide. Last year ex Con
242’D’ John Evans, now Sir John, travelled up from Devon to
spend a couple of hours with his ex colleagues. The year
before, ex Con 110‘D’ Peter Roberts flew over from Spain, just
for the day, to join us. However ex Con 149‘D’ Dave (Paddy)
Elliott and his
wife
Angela
and
daughter
Tara arranged
their holiday in
the U.K. around
the
reunion.
They travelled
all the way
from Perth in
Western
Australia which
shows
the
strong bond of
Charlie Wass greets Paddy Elliott,
comradeship
his daughter, Tara and wife, Angela
that
exists
amongst those
members of the Division still with us.
Next year’s reunion is booked for Friday 7 October
2016. Those on my mailing list will be informed in early
September 2016. Any members of the Division who are not on
my mailing list and wish to attend should contact me:
Charlie Wass
[email protected]
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Liverpool City Police Cadet Reunion
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Back Row: Jimmy Jones, Frank Breen, Eric McGonagle, Joe Breden,
Peter Johnston, David Bartram, David Liptrot, David Oakes, Ken Hounsell,
Dave Graney, Eric Croston, David Carswell, Neil Cole, Ian Brooks, John Rose,
Russell Clarke and Ronald McMaster
Front Row: David Olson, Geoff Johnston, David Anderton, John
Edwards, George Fowler, Roger Heath, Mal Brownbill and Brian McDonald
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irst it was drill, kit inspections, switch-boards, annual
inspections, countless trays of tea … but ultimately it
became short batons, beat books, working “as laid down”,
point duty and, of course, four (old) pennies in case needed
for public telephones! The particular ‘heroes’ pictured in the
photograph were part of one of the last generations who
learned the job the hard way, and then went on to both adopt,
and adapt to, endless changes as enlightenment gradually
replaced the earlier post-Victorian regime. Collectively, they
were a physically tough and intellectually agile lot. And so
they remain today, if perhaps also a little more nostalgic.
This year was our 36th reunion and it was held at Woolton
Golf Club; the guest of honour again was John Edwards, our
drill instructor in the Cadets.
George Fowler
Merseyside Police Comrades Association
Late Summer Weekend
n Friday 11 September 2015, thirty members and friends of the Merseyside
Police Comrades’ Association travelled to Berkeley, south of Gloucester, and
stayed at the Prince Of Wales Hotel. It was a marvellous hotel, the rooms, staff and
food were all
excellent.
On
Saturday
we
travelled
to
Gloucester in the
morning, where
we visited the
Cathedral
and
other places of
interest.
After
lunch
we
travelled
to
Cheltenham for
sightseeing and
shopping.
On
Sunday the party
went to Bourton
on the Water, a
favourite holiday
town bordering
on the very narrow River Windrush. After lunch we went to Stow on the Wold, an
ancient market town, where there are many antique shops. The following morning
we left the hotel to travel home after a most enjoyable and relaxing week-end.
Lew May
Social Chairman & Secretary
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N A R P O ( Me r s e ys i d e B r a n c h )
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North West Police
Benevolent Fund
Counselling Service
he North West Police Benevolent
Fund (NWPBF) now offers
confidential counselling at St Michael’s
Lodge, situated in the beautiful Ribble
Valley in Langho (near Clitheroe),
Lancashire. The Lodge also provides
members with physiotherapy and is
available for short breaks. The
counselling service is on a self-referral
basis only.
The service is nonjudgemental and complies with the
ethical framework and guidelines of the
British Association of Counselling and
Psychotherapy. .
Application forms can be obtained
from:
http://www.nwpbf.org/
counselling.pdf
and returned to Amanda Lloyd at:
[email protected]
or by post to:
Amanda Lloyd, St Michael’s Lodge,
Northcote Road, Langho, Lancashire,
BB6 8BG
(marked Private and Confidential)
N AR P O ( M e r s e y s i d e B r a n c h )
Obituaries
Police Pensioners
Died
Name
July
27
Michael Johnson
31
Anthony James Beattie
August
2
Graham Stanley Swinyard
5
Robert W. Smith
9
Peter Munro Scott
11
Alec Mackenzie Dewar
22
Horace Forster
23 George Norman Emerson
27
John Patrick Gibson
September
2
Francis Quinn
7
Kenneth Milne
10
George Kenwyn Carter
30
Frank George Tasker
October
1
G.R. Jones
5
Albert (Billy) Liddell
9
James Ralph Kermode
10 Arthur George Dunkerley
11
Stephen Byrne
11 Christopher Keith Hitchings
14 John Victor O’Shaughnessy
23
David William Monteith
Widows
Died
Name
August
14
Elizabeth McMinn
19 Mary Elizabeth Robertson
24
Gertrude Baker
September
8
Teresa Draper
Age
88
88
94
95
Age
Rank
Retired
66
74
Constable 4204
Constable 2845’C’
2000
1995
72
Ch. Insp. [Southport]
93
Supt. [Eaton Road]
66
Con. 3594 [St. Helens]
81
Constable 1284
73
Insp. 1848 [Copy Lane]
74
Con. [Main Bridewell]
81 Con. 1446 [Main Bridewell]
1995
1974
2001
1979
1984
1990
1986
79 D/Sgt. 2287 [Crime P.Dept.]
79 Superintendent [Southport]
87
Con. 410 [Dog Section]
82 Con. 1136 [Maghull Traffic]
1989
1992
1977
1986
88
Constable 310
1976
85
D/Sergeant [Eaton Road] 1978
84 Chief Inspector 1638 [Bootle] 1989
76 Superintendent [Copy Lane] 1992
54
Sgt. 6258 [St. Helens]
2015
85
Sergeant 995
1985
96
Con. 179 [Wavertree]
1973
73
D/Con. [Belle Vale]
1988
Widows
Died
Name
September
9
Margarita Nicholson
18
Eileen Duncliffe
24
Alice Kelly
October
17
Barbara Skelland
Age
91
85
88
92
New Members
Merseyside NARPO
A warm welcome is extended to the following new members of the Merseyside
Branch:
Full Members
Mr. Philip John Almond, Mr. Sean Bell, Mrs. Catherine Maria Burton, Mrs. Karen
Byrne, Mr. Mark Chesworth, Ms Sandra Dean, Mr. Derek Fagan, Mrs. Jill Fallon,
Mr. Kevin Frost, Ms Janet Hill, Mr. Stephen Hough, Mr. Keith Stuart Jones, Mr.
Tim Keelan, Mrs. Paula Murphy, Mr. Graham Parker, Mr. George Frederick
Penny1, Mr. Stuart Quirk, Mr. Gary Rawsthorne, Mr. Stephen Richards, Mr. Lee
Rycroft, Mr. Martin Seasman, Mr. Michael Anthony Shaw, Miss Susan Shone and
Mr. Anthony Philip Stevens [1 Transfer from Wirral Branch]
Widow Members
Mrs. Eva Mary Bradley, Mrs. Kelly Coulton, Mrs. Dorothy Emerson, Mrs. Patricia
Forster, Mrs. Joan Gibson, Mrs. Sheila Johnson, Mrs. Valerie Quinn and Mrs.
Victoria Tasker
Widows and Widowers Draw
August 2015
Mrs. Pauline Blundell, Mrs. Patricia Margaret Bond, Mrs. Cynthia Bond, Mrs.
Sheila Anne Brown, Mrs. Irene Callaghan, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Margaret
Crawford, Mrs. June Marie Donnelly, Mrs. Marjorie Faulkner, Mrs. Jean Gittins,
Mrs. Geraldine Ashley Johnstone, Mrs. Ann Jones, Mrs. Kathleen Pugh Lowe,
Mrs. Rita Neilson Marsden, Mrs. Lilian Jean Mitchell, Mrs. Patricia Ethel Peacey,
Mrs. Joyce Teresa Phillips, Mrs. Margaret Pickthall, Mrs. Susan Bernadette Price,
Mrs. Elizabeth Roach, Mrs. Dorothy Salmon, Mrs. Carol Ann Elizabeth Stokes,
Mrs. Betty Taylor, Mrs. Jean Margaret Thompson and Mrs. Norma Wright
N A R P O ( Me r s e ys i d e B r a n c h )
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MPS & SA Lottery Winners
Retired Police Officers
August - October 2015
August
2015
D.J. Mason
30640
£500
S. Fox
16783
£200
E.A. Yeo
87834
£200
C. Rimmer
19613
£200
A. Alsop
82207
£200
T.W. Minnery
10802
£100
S. Croker
92313
£100
N.T. Cardus
20140
£100
J. Ralphson
83163
£100
R.W. Cash
16601
£100
S.T. Devine
10463
£50
B.R. Bird
12360
£50
H.D. O’Connell
23409
£50
J. H. Stewart
15819
£200
J.Q. Smith
21702
£200
F. Howarth
83288
£200
K.M. Williams
87636
£100
G.M. Gibb
29125
£100
A. Pugh
97999
£50
J.C. Sedgwick
26204
£200
J. Wharton
98708
£200
A.J. Callander
11388
£200
D. Clark
98419
£100
H. Dickinson
83221
£100
S.M. Howarth
4318
£50
E. Marshall
98781
£50
September 2015
October
2015
Congratulations to all winners.
For all enquiries and further
information contact the
MPSSA Manager
Telephone: (0151) 427-2208
[email protected]
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Editor’s Note
he next Bulletin will be published
on 1 March 2016. Items to arrive
by 1 February 2016:
David Anderton
Telephone:
(0151) 722 9823
e-mail
[email protected]