Malcolm Parry Chairman

NARPO Bulletin

(Merseyside Branch)

Branch No. 68 March 2016

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Hi All. Well it may not have been too cold over the last few months but it has certainly been wet. I hope that it did not distract from your Christmas celebrations. In the last bulletin I made you aware that we would be holding our first professional night in November at Police Headquarters. This was a new venture for the Branch and one that certainly proved a winner. I have never received so much positive feedback and without doubt it was a tremendous success. The presenter was Chief Superintendent Paul Richardson and he gave a very informative and enjoyable presentation titled ‘Tackling Serious and Organised

Crime’. The presentation lasted for about ninety minutes and was followed by numerous questions. The evening concluded with a hot pot in the Dining Room. Thanks have to go to members of the Community Engagement Unit at Headquarters for their support in staging the event and the Police Cadets

who guided our members between the Lecture Theatre and the Dining Room. Many found their support on the stairs very helpful. A further event is now in the planning stage and full details will be circulated as soon as the they are finalised. Prior to Christmas we received a request from the Community Engagement Unit for volunteers to assist in a firearms training exercise. Needless to say they soon got the required volunteers who enjoyed the experience. The Firearms Training Department were delighted with our response. In December a number of members attended Headquarters to be

interviewed by Police Cadets. This year the interview topics were wider than last year and once again the session proved beneficial to all. Please remember if you have any suggestions as to what the Branch may consider implementing for the benefit of the membership then please do contact the secretary or myself. This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held again at the Liner Hotel. We remain at this venue because it proved so popular to members attending. If you have never been, do consider coming along and meeting up with colleagues for a chat. You will be most welcome. As ever please be safe, be careful and remember we remain committed to keeping this Branch at the forefront of Narpo.

Merseyside Narpo

Annual General Meeting

7.30 p.m. Wednesday

11 May 2016

Liner Hotel Lord Nelson Street

Liverpool L3 5QB

NARPO Subscriptions 2016

A 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

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Cenotaph Parade and Service 2015

O n a grey morning in London on Sunday 8 November 2015, thirty six members of NARPO gathered to represent the Association in the

Annual Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. The massed band struck up with 'Nimrod', the pipers played 'Flowers of the Forrest' and the Queen and Royal party took up their places and then Silence. Big Ben chimed the eleventh Hour and at the same time the 'Guns' in Hyde Park signalled the start of the two minute silence. This was a very moving experience and amazing in the fact that there was total silence. Over ten thousand marchers and spectators observed what can only be described as a moment of peaceful thought for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. The second volley from the guns and the buglers of the Royal Marines broke the silence, giving way to the act of remembrance by the Queen on behalf of the nation. The 'March Past' then commenced with representatives of almost every unit from the armed and civilian services taking part. This is the moment that the deeds of many were on display with medals being proudly worn by the veterans of the many wars and conflicts in our lifetime. At this point it was our turn and, completely in time, we marched past the Cenotaph with an 'eyes left' and then onward to Horseguards Parade.

An 'eyes right' was the order as Prince William took the salute before all marchers gathered on Horseguards for the National Anthem prior to dismissal. As one of the five Merseyside Members in the NARPO group, the experience was one to be locked in the memory bank as an act of great reverence to the memory of the 'fallen heroes'. Thank you.

George Dafnis

Liverpool City Police - Information Room

M y son in law, Colin Carter, a recent new member of NARPO, had the unenviable task of dealing with the estate of the late D/Sergeant Maureen Walsh. You may remember her days at C.I.D. Central. Maureen joined the Liverpool City Police in

1954 and served in the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary and Merseyside Police, before her retirement. The reason for this letter, along with the pictures, is that Colin found them in her effects. When Colin showed them to me they brought back memories of my early service in Liverpool City and I remember well the day I spent during my ‘local procedure course’ when I visited Headquarters in Hardman Street. One at a time we were shown the Information Room and I found it hard to believe that such a small staff answered all the emergency calls to the Police throughout Liverpool. With their pencils at the ready a call was received and an incident sheet was made out and put onto the conveyer belt in front of the operator to send it to the “CH” radio operator at the head of the table. These days I find it hard to believe the

amount of work those operators, including the Inspector, actually got through when you consider the “empire” that the control room is to-day. When I was eventually allowed into the front seat of a Police vehicle, at first, I found it daunting to answer the radio. At that time Liverpool City Police had an excellent operator, I think his name was Tommy Ronayne. Where and what he didn`t know about Liverpool was not worth knowing, he could direct officers to any address and was worth his weight in gold. The other picture is of Maureen and her colleague operating the old telex machines. I don`t know if you ever had to operate one but they typed one key behind the key you were going to use next on the keyboard. I still have nightmares. I got a lot of pleasure seeing the pictures and remembering old times and I thought members would be interested in looking at them.

Ian Thomson (ex Chief Inspector)

Bob Johnson and George Dafnis and the Cenotaph Parade 2015

Maureen Walsh and Margaret Howard working with recently installed telex machines in Hardman Street

in 1960

The Information Room in Hardman Street in 1960

Merseyside Police Federation Charitable Trust Lottery

Recent Winners

November 2015 Con. 4005 Louise Lester £500 Con. 4605 Michael Potter £250

December 2015

Con. 1833 Paul Thompson £500 Sgt. 8741 Andrew Doyle £250

January 2016

Con. 2953 P. Almond £500 Anthony Doherty (Pens) £250

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‘H’ and ‘T’ Reunion

T he ‘H’ and ‘T’ Reunion will be held on Wednesday 18 May 2016

at the Riversdale Police Club from 12.00 noon onwards. This is the meeting of the more mature Traffic Officers and friends, in the consumption of fine food and drink. Younger members are welcome to attend as an appreciative audience. If you wish to attend, please send cheque for £10.00 made out to ‘H and T Division’ and send early to: Dave Graney, 93 Church Road, Woolton Village, Liverpool L25 6DB This will secure a place in the presence of these fine story tellers.

David Graney daviddgraney@talktalk.net

London Marathon 2016

I wish to introduce myself, I am Derek Charlton, a current member of

Merseyside NARPO. I will be running the 2016 Virgin London Marathon on behalf of the NeuroMuscular Centre. To make this challenge even more difficult than it already will be, I will be running the 26.2 miles as a giant tomato!

It would be greatly appreciated if you could support me on this in anyway possible. The Just Giving link will provide you with further details and the opportunity to make a donation!

https://www.justgiving.com/Derek-Charlton2

Derek Charlton

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Professional Evening

T he Branch Committee has been looking at various ways to widen its services to members and it was felt that a ‘professional evening’ at Merseyside Police

Headquarters on Thursday 26 November 2015 should be arranged. With the support of the Chief Constable, it was decided that Chief Superintendent Paul Richardson would host the first evening with a presentation entitled ‘Tackling Serious and Organised Crime’. Paul Richardson is the Force lead on this and his presentation described how in 2015 Merseyside Police deal with serious and organised crime and how all areas of the force play a vital role in achieving positive outcomes. He demonstrated how the different Areas and Departments work together in the investigations and provided an opportunity for members to ask questions and compare how things were done in ‘their’ day. On conclusion a buffet was served which provided further opportunity to speak to Paul and, of course, with former colleagues. It is intended to arrange further evenings in the future. The feedback following this event was extremely positive and a number of emails and letters were received including the following email from Albert Kirby. ‘I had the pleasure of attending the presentation. Paul Richardson’s presentation regarding Major Crime was enlightening to say the least. When ‘we’ joined the Force, it was not uncommon for the old hands to say ‘the jobs f….. lad, why did you join’. Listening to ill-informed members of the media and other social commentators, I have no doubt the general public and retired members would be thinking the same. Just how wrong they are. I and others who were present at the presentation came away knowing that ‘Our Force’ is a leading example of how the demands of the modern Police Service is being managed and bolds well for the future. Thank you very much and I hope the opportunity arises again when we can hear directly other aspects of modern policing.’

Albert Kirby albertkirby24@gmail.com

Chief Superintendent Paul Richardson

A section of the audience at the Presentation

Widows Pension Changes

R ules enabling widows and widowers of police officers killed in the line of duty to keep their pensions if they decide to remarry came into force on 18

January 2016. This change, which applies to the 1987 Police Pension Regulations, was welcomed by many but NARPO has expressed disappointment that the change only applies to those who marry on or after 1 April 2015 and that any pensions surrendered before this date will not be reinstated. This is good news for some police widows whose husbands have died as a result of their duty but NARPO will continue to campaign for all widows pension to continue in all cases not just the ones identified above.

Widows Died Name Age

October 23 Joan Florence King 93 26 Florence Cameron 88 30 Eileen Gibb 94 November 1 Margaret Phillips 78 4 Muriel Searle 87 7 Enid Wagstaff 85

Widows Died Name Age

December 5 Mary Webb 93 12 Beryl Jack 77 18 Jean Battersby 94 January 19 Marjorie Lea 89 30 Eva Mary Bradley 88 February 2 Elizabeth Hilda Burrows 92

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Editor’s Note

T he next Bulletin will be published on 1 June 2016. Items to arrive by

1 May 2016:

David Anderton Telephone:

(0151) 722 9823 e-mail

secretary@narpo-merseyside.org.uk

Obituaries Police Pensioners

Died Name Age Rank Retired November 16 Stanley Arthur Loughead 82 Inspector [Huyton] 1986 19 Peter Thomas 59 Constable 6179 2009 21 Alvin Clinton Mackus 74 Constable 3362 1996 23 Stephen James Morris 55 Constable 6284 1991 28 Ronald James Barlow 85 D/Con. 1155 [Firearms Dept.] 1984 29 Kenneth John Stoba 68 Con. 120’F’ [Belle Vale] - 30 John Lawrence Gittins 82 Sergeant 1398 1986 December 1 Barrie Thomas Edwards 67 Constable 3949 1990 5 Clifford Reginald Jenkinson 68 Sergeant 4504 2005 12 Stephen McCambridge 54 D/Con. 6632 [ISB Ports] 2012 14 Stephen Thomas Evans 67 1999 17 Bert Shimmin 90 Insp. [Fingerprints] 1974 20 Margaret MacQuarrie 82 D/Con. 1539 [Crosby] 1988 26 Harry Dickinson 91 Sgt. [Warrant Dept.] 1976

2016 January 1 Lynnette O’Connor 62 Con. 4233 [Newton] 2003 5 Roland Ian Murray 75 Constable [Maghull] 1985 6 Denis Fairclough 71 Sgt. 2154’C’ [Kirkby] 1988 7 Eric Crickmore 90 Sergeant 5320 1975 8 Ernest Robinson 89 Constable 343 1978 10 Neil Marsden 65 D/Constable 2002 18 Basil Cullen 90 Sergeant 1978 28 John Fairhurst 67 Sgt. 3900 [Control Room] 2003

MPS & SA Lottery Winners Retired Police Officers

November 2015 - January 2016

Congratulations to all winners.

For all enquiries and further

information contact the

MPSSA Manager

Telephone: (0151) 427-2208

merseysidepoliceclub@hotmail.com

Widows and Widowers Draw November 2015

Mrs. Monica Burns, Mrs. Valerie Anne Elderton Campbell, Mrs. Patricia E. Clarke, Mrs. Sheila Maud Cook, Mrs. Patricia Copestake, Mrs. Maria Carmela Evans, Mrs. Irene Garton, Mrs. Jean Gittins, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Glynn, Mrs. Marie Therese Gregory, Mrs. Eunice Mary (Bunty) Haigh, Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Harrington, Mrs. Marjorie Hayes, Mrs. Susan Margaret Howcroft, Mrs. Eileen Lloyd, Mrs. Joan Novelli, Mrs. Dorothy Pearson, Mrs. Irene Mary Peden, Mrs. Mabel Betty Riddoch, Mrs. Linda Rimmer, Mrs. Muriel Searle, Mrs. Kathleen Philomena Smith, Mrs. Doris Waugh, Mrs. Shirley Ann Williams and Mrs. Norma Wright

New Members - Merseyside NARPO

A warm welcome is extended to the following new members of the Merseyside Branch:

Full Members Mr. Elliot Barnes, Mr. Colin Michael Blackmore, Mr. Gary Anthony Booth, Mr. Nigel Bracewell, Mrs. Joanne Bruder, Mr. Kevin Roderick Byrne, Mr. Paul Clague, Mr. Alexander Cruise, Mr. Dirk Arie Dekker, Mrs. Pauline Wolohan Dickson, Mrs. Sharon Galloway, Mr. Russell Kenneth Harper, Mr. Tim Lyons, Mr. Neil Alexander McLeod, Mr. David James Millington, Mr. Rowland Frederick Moore, Mr. Andrew O'Brien, Mr. Nigel Pantak, Mr. John Redding, Mr. Paul Rogers, Mrs. Deborah Schorah, Mr. John Andrew Ward, QPM and Mr. Terence Welsh

Widow Members Mrs. Pamila Dickinson, Mrs. Barbara Ann Dunkerley, Mrs. Rhiannon Liddell and Mrs. Beryl Monteith

November 2015

P.L. Deary 3310 £500

N. Senior 91562 £200

E. Evans 86679 £200

I. Clark 22914 £200

I.M. Bantang 9135 £200

E.E. Danson 99508 £200

R.E. Jacobs 684618 £100

P.B Green 19886 £100

R. Kenny 23290 £100

M.D. Eveleigh 26477 £50

J. Fox 8582 £50

A. Beirne 15207 £50

December 2015

R.A. Morris 29000 £500

M. Baker 19464 £200

B. Harrison 22062 £200

C.J. Tunstall 20215 £200

A.W. Lewis 80896 £100

H.M. Young 93303 £100

R.I. Hughes 26352 £100

W. Pye 13327 £100

J. Fallon 24343 £50

M.J Scott 684243 £50

P.J. Spencer 17200 £50

N. Senior 91562 £50

January 2016

W.J. Magee 15579 £200

J.A. Heeney 97676 £200

E.M. Haigh 90797 £200

F. Doyle 99375 £100

R.G. Climson 21940 £100

R.L. Aindow 16312 £100

R.L. Andrews 17625 £50

B.F. Harris 6784 £50

A. Carter 29406 £50