Food for Thought a Walk on the Wildside
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Vol 57 No.1 2012 The magazine of the International Police Association, Section UK www.ipa-uk.org 2012 Membership Card Enclosed (see attached letter) Food for thought Allan Young tells of Morris Adamson’s new A Walk sizzling creation on on the page 13 Wildside Members of Thames Valley North branch have a close encounter of the furry kind Mail Order should include payment in advance with cheques made payable to IPA and sent to BSAC, Police World Arthur Troop House, 1 Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6AJ. The magazine of the International Police Merchandise can be purchased online, visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Shop - and click the ebay link. Association, Section UK Payment can then be made via a PAYPAL account. Contents Editor Vol 57 No.1 2012 Lee Hemmings Cufflinks Tie Baseball Cap e-mail: [email protected] only £5.00 inc P&P only £5.00 inc P&P only £5.50 inc P&P Deadline for article submission for edition 2 is 20 February, 2012. 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What would you have done differently? of the IPA Shop please email: Send your review to: [email protected] To apply either visit www.ipa-uk.org or [email protected] request an application form from the Police World is a members' publication. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy. Furthermore, the views general enquiries team. expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Communications Team. If you have any comments or complaints, please contact the Editor: [email protected] ISSN No: 0032-261X 2 Police World Vol 57 No.1 2012 3 An Update from the NEC Key Messages KEY MESSAGE Working on Update your behalf Your Records! Updating your own email and postal address ensures that the The current three year tenure of one of the Vice President posts and that of Secretary General comes to an end Association can stay in touch with you and that you receive at the National Council Meeting (NCM) on Saturday 12 May 2012 and elections will be held to fill the posts. your copy of Police World and other correspondence such as We give an insight into the roles and ask the incumbents, Mick Luke and Edwin Sutton, to speak about their the Mid Monthly Memo (MMM). experience of the role. If you have not yet explored the members area of the website What's new then here is a step-by-step guide on how to gain access including how to log-in, change your password and how to Mick was elected as Vice President in 2009 and brings with it a need to dedicate a numerous committees, Special Interest Groups, update your personal details such as your email address. and, as a founding member of the considerable amount of time to the world of National Archivist and the Administration Sub- Step 1 Communications Team, it was a natural IPA. For that you need the support of your family committee. Along with his staff team, Edwin from Go to www.ipa-uk.org in the ‘Log-in’ panel enter your member ID progression to the role of Vice President and fellow members, without whom you could deals with general correspondence in relation and password and click on the ‘log-in’ button. responsible for the communications strand of not function, and without whom you would not to the Section, including legal and official the NEC’s strategy. He and his staff team be able to drive the Association forward - trying matters and manages the agenda and produce Police World, Section UK’s website and to ensure you bring people with you but along organisation of national meetings. He acts as the NEC? the Mid-Monthly-Memo as well as leading on the way have fun and try to enjoy it. My strap principal advisor on administrative matters promotional campaigns such as poster line of “let’s have fun and party” can and has relating to the Section, its Constitution & Rules, production, attending exhibitions and forging on occasions become very blurred; this is a Directives and Protocols and liaises with other The National Executive Committe (NEC) is undertaking a review of links with police forces and staff associations. lesson I have learned during my term of office. Sections, the International Secretariat and is strategy and the outcomes of the review will be reported in Edition 2 In addition, Mick has recently taken For those considering standing for election I am the main liaison with the International Internal of Police World, giving an early opportunity for Region delegates responsibility, on behalf of Section UK, as the more than happy to speak to them about the Commission (IIC). to debate matters shortly thereafter at the NCM at Cardiff. Liaison Officer for Gimborn. He is the role on a one to one basis. Good luck and Commenting for Police World in November, just coordinator for Information Technology and best wishes”. six months after being elected, Edwin said, “the pushing the recent Strategies on the Go Green The three year tenure for the Secretary period following my election has been hectic to You will now notice (see areas highlighted with red circles) that campaign and the Publicity Officer role. He is General’s role is complete in May 2012, just say the least. Without having some prior IPA the area title has now changed to ‘logged in’ and a new tab has the main liaison with the International one year after Edwin was elected into the knowledge, carried over from other positions appeared entitled ‘Members Home Page’, click on this tab. Professional Commission (IPC) and between the position. He took over from Tom Crozier who which I've held over the years, for example the You are now able to access the members only area of the NEC and Regions 3, 5 9 and 10.