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FROM SKY ESSEX Police's six- Billericay, following an graphers from all over the emergencies and major A e r o m e g a L t d o f month helicopter trial alleged sex attack. An 18- county came to head- incidents. Stapleford, as part of a lifted off this week - year-old man was later quarters to meet the package providing pilots and within an hour of charged with attempted team. The Aeros~atial twin- and maintenance of the

e n g i n e d S q u i r r e l 1 machine. becoming operational rape- It is hoped the newly helicopter - the type assisted in an arrest. The helicopter trial was formed Air Support unit u s e d by G r e a t e r Team

The helicopter team launched amid a blaze of will save hours of police Manchester and West A specially-chosen were called to search the publicity on Monday. Re- time and provide an Midlands police - has team of Inspector Mike Norsey Wood area of p o r t e r s a n d p h o t o - i n s t a n t r e sponse t o b e e n s u p p l i e d b y Walker, a sergeant and

four Pc's form the Air Support Unit and provide a 24-hour service to the force.

Members of the team have already visited other forces to spend time with their airbourne units.

Supt Alan Taplin, who is in overall charge of the

pt ASU, said: "Air Support has proven ability in other forces, but we want to evaluate its use in Essex to ensure it will either enhance the quality of service we provide to the

Walker p u b l i c o r b e m o r e (centre) efficient and effective in and mem- certain roles we currently

bcrs 'f the peE%i i its uses WOUII ASU with include searching for vul-

nerable missing people, r. high speed pursuits and

locating Acid House party venues. He added that it would also be made available to the Am- b u l a n c e a n d o t h e r emergency services.

The ASU will be based near Chelmsford and the helicopter, which will be equi ped with night E searc light, will be avail- able for deployment 24 hours a day.

CONGRATULATIONS! Assistant Chief Con- stable (Operations) Mr Geoffrey Markham has been awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the Brithday Honours List.

Mr Markham, 52, what everybody elsc does said he was proud and in the force." delighted to receive the Essex born and bred award not just for Mr Markham is married himself but for the with three children aged force as a whole. nine, 21, and 25, and lives

in Chelmsford. He first heard about it He has served in the

on a weekend when he Essex Police Force for 32 was involved in the in- years at Romford, Hat- vestigation into a shoot- field Peverel, Laindon, ing and a separate armed Basildon, Chelmsford, operation, whlch were the Force Support Unit, both a great success. C o l c h e s t e r a n d t h e

H e s a i d : " T h i s Communi ty Services particular award is a Branch. reward to the whole H e was divisional force. commander at Harlow,

"I thoroughly enjoy be- and was promoted to ing in the force and I wish Assistant Chief Constable to remain here and put in 1983. something back into it. He also took time out

There is a.great deal of to study at Essex Universi. personal del~ght, satlsfac- ty, where he gained a first tion and pride m the class honours degree in award but it is also an Sociology and Social . acknowledgement o f Psychology.

I have been asked on several from the Inland Revenue is This amount is paid back to You are not going to occasions for advice with re- with regard to other earnings Officers under Regulation 52 believe this but at the gard to the reimbursement of which take the officer into a of the Police Regulations time of going to press I tax on an officers Compensa- higher tax bracket i.e. Wifes 1987.

tory Grant where he himself earnings or interest from in- was still waiting for news It has nothing to do

is paying tax at the Basic vestments. with the Inland Revenue, with regard to when the Rate I.e. 25% but because of The Compensatory Grant that is why when you get Rent Allowance changes other income i.e. Wifes that is paid to officers at the your Compensatory Grant were likely to be debated Group salary tax is charged at 40% end of each Financial Year is you are in fact tared on it in the House of Corn- on some of his earnings. the reimbursement of the again. If any of the Officers it mans. ~t the Federation h ~ r a n c e I have spoken to our actual tax paid on the Rent affects want a copy of Regula- c o n f e r e n c e a t National Expert at Surbiton Allowance received during tion 52 or discuss the matter Scarborough on the 23rd renewal and our Amuntants and the the previow 12 months plus further then give me a ring

May 1990 the Home Sec- answer is as under:- the tax paid on the prevlous on extension 2797 at Head-

The increase tax demand years Compensatory Grant. quarters. retary David Waddington The Policy was due for gave an assurance that the renewal on the 1st June matter would be fully 1990. Your Joint Branch debated in the House in Board were looking for a PREMIUM £7.00 per £10.00 per week Spouse Life Assurance: the near future. The slight increase in the month. PREMIUM £ 1.55 per m e s s a g e f r o m t h e death cover and the dis- Cas t ing Benef i t s t o month.

F?edm Confemm~e - Swborou& Nat iona l Federa t ion ability benefits payable Life Assurance - Death remain as under:- Offices in Surbiton is for under the scheme. As a

The Federation confer- set the C.C. of the vehicle the campaign to continue result we received quotes c a h l l used the task undertak- with members still writing from other Insurers as Accident Insurance.

Scarborou h between e n 9 w a s passed to their Members of well as our present com- 22nd and '' May 1990. b Parliament and where pos. pany George Bunows Many of you have ference and gecomes sible visiting them at their Group Insurance. A read reports in the press National Federation Poli- surgeries. ~h~~~ of you decision has been reached re the conference and in c . who have yet to do so its to remain with our exist- particular the reception The under the not to late act now. With ing insurers at the below given by conference Injury Benefit Re regard to the Judicial Re- rates payable from the 1st the Home Secretary. ulatiOns affecting the dei' view on Rent Allowance June 1990. Any subscrib-

Some of those reports nition of what a depen- again there is no news ing member wishing to were not exactly accurate, dent relative was i.e. our with regard to ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ d w i t Q d a f r o m t h e infact reading the reports motion Sought the in- and wales. H~~~~~~ in scheme should contact the next day I was left clusion of CO-habitees. ~~~~h~~~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ d the the joint Board wondenng whether I was The F p a l was ac- h earing is due for the 16th Secretary in writing. The at the same conference as cepte by the National J~~~ 1 9 9 0 . i r a t e w i l l b e some of the rep0rters' and the mat- that England deducted from your July

A decision was taken ter was referred back for and wales date will pay packets with an by Conference in closed further research. follow in due course. tional amount to take session as to the way we Our motion askin for would receive the Home the Joint Central $m- account of the back pay

S e c r e t a r y . H e w a s mittee to ublish the Anomalies for June. All officers

presently subscribing are received courtiousl~ with minutes of tgeir meeting T h e r e a r e m a n y covered at the new rates all members standing when they discuss confer- anomalies coming to light from the lst june 1990. when he entered and e n c e m o t i o n s a n d as a result of the new regu- you will see from the standing again. when he amendments, prior to lations, some of which I tables below that the in- le f t a f t e r glvlng his conference was passed by have already written to crease is ~ 1 . 1 8 for a serv- speech. conference. the Federation Solicitors ing officer and 42 pence

Admittedly there was T h a m e S V a l l e y for Legal Advice on. You re spouse insurance. a not applause during or at Federation sponsored a will be kept informed of m a ~ e d man with spouse the end of his speech, but motion asking for an the results when they are cover this represents an how else could members amendment to Police Reg- to hand. increase of just £ 1.60. per present make their feel- ulations to allow for the month (the price of a lngs known over the way employment of Part-Time Car learing packet of the Rent Allowance nego- Police Officers. his was The above rate will be tiations have been dealt amended by your Branch. scheme heid for the next thxe with by the .Home read Re- At the time of going to years ie. until June 1993. tary - ce*alnl~. not mth employment and added press I am still awaiting New Policy Details:- catcalls -~ or the llke. words on a part-time or

The unfortunate thing to my mind was that in the press the next day great play was made of the way that conference s h u n n e d t h e H o m e Secretary with very little mention made of the s ech from our National g a i r m a n A l a n Eastwood.

Alan's speech was abso- lutely superb and de- servedly received a stand- ing 5 minute ovation from all the members present. Congratulations Alan carry on the good work.

With regard to the rest of conference as reported in the last edition your local Joint Branch Board sponsored three motions to conference and one amendment.

For the first time for many years we achieved measured success in all four.

The motion with re- gard to the change in Motor Vehicle Allowance Regulations by deleting that part which gives the chief officer the ability to

job sharing basis. T h e reason fo r o u r amendment was to allow only for the employment of persons who had pre- viously b e e n pol ice officers thus having some expertise. The job sharing basis was designed to cover the problem with regard to Female Officers returning after maternity leave etc. Our amend- ment was designed to tidy up the motion and was n o t d e s i g n e d f o r recruitment of part-time police officers instead of Regular officers. It is still our policy to push for our manpower to be brought up to the strength of similar sized Shire Forces. The motion after a very ood debate was remitted % ack to the Joint Central

committee for further re- search. Can I take this opportuni- ty of thanking all those members that attended conference, especially the speakers to the motions. It was nice to see so many different speakers.

Police Pensions Sche Contributions

At the present moment the contribution towards Police Pension is 11% of salary for male officers and 8% for female officers.

The benefits open to male officers are substantially bet- ter than those available to female officers, hence the difference.

Prior to 1956 the contribu- tion was 5% for male officers; this purchased a flat- rate widow's pension, which was calculated in relation to the officer's RANK.

By increasing one's con- tribution to 6Y4% and uprat- ing previous service to the same level, an officer ensured that his widow would receive a pension equivalent to one-third of his ens ion entitlement.

under 16 years of age. The options open in 1972

were for the officer to:- (I) Pay increased contribu- tions till 25 years service. (11) Pay a lump sum settle- ment fi ure; or (111) bpt to reduce his pension by a small percent- age; in order to purchase the improved widows benefits. There were two levels of con- tribution or reduction in pension, related to (I) service prior to 1956, and (11) between 1956 and 1972. If an officer did not take up the full options available, there is some complication in calculating the widow's en- titlement.

If you are not sure what option you made in 1972 con- tact me in the Federation Office for further informa- tion.

In 1972, by paying the 7% contribution and uprating Widows previous service by one or other of the options Pensiolw available, the officer purchased for his widow a When an officer dies and ension equal to one-half of leaves a widow, either while

[is entitlement, together he is still serving or after he with allowances for children has retired with a pension, or

:me Part 3 left the service with a deferred pension entitle- ment, a W~dow's Pension is paid providing the following conditions are satisfied: (i) The policeman must have completed at least three years' pensionable service. (ii) The widow must have been legally married to him when he died, and must not have been cohabiting with another man. If they were legally separated, he must have been contributing to her support under a court order. If he dies after leaving the service she must also have been married to him while he was still a serving officer. (iii) Once a Widow's Pension has been awarded it con- tinues until the widow dies, or until she remarries or co- habits with another man. The Police Authority may restore the pension in the event of her becoming widowed again, or ceasing to cohabit.

For a policeman who dies in service and who o ted for the Full widow's haltrate of benefit for his service prior to 1st April 1972, the annual amount of widow's pension is

one-half of what would have been his ILL HEALTH pension, if he had retired on medical grounds on the date of his death. (See article on I11 Health Pension).

For the first 13 weeks when the pension is payable a special increase is made in the widow's pension to enable her to adjust to her changed fianancial circum- stances. For this period the

K ension is paid at the rate o i er husband's pensionable

PAY immediately before he died.

Assuming that the officers dies, having retired from the service after 31st March 1972 with a pension, AND, that he chose to uprate half-rate for all his pensionable service, then the widow will receive a nsion of half of his GROS!?PENSION. Any reduction in pension to purchase a commuted lump sum, or uprate his widow's entitlement, will be ignored.

For the F i t 13 weeks after the pension is payable after death in retirement, the widow's pension is raised to the actual rate of pension that the officer was drawing, again to enable her

adjustment to changed financial circumstances.

From the 1st April 1972, all officers were required to contribute at 7% from that date onwards. They were given options to uprate pre- vious service as mentioned earlier. If they did not take up these options, and then died, the widow's entitle- ment would be related to their contributions, thus' dividing into two parts. Th service prior to 1972 relat ig to either a 'flat rate' or 'third rate' pension for the widow; service after that time being related 'half rate'.

If the officer dies withoui three years' qualifying service, a short term award ir paid to the widow. She i paid for 13 weeks at his rat1 o f r nsionable pay, and 9 ad 'hon there is a gratuif equal to one year of Y Average Pensionable Pay. ,

A widow's pension is il creased annually in 4 cordance with the Pensiq (Increase) Act 1971. (The j crease in the wst of living/

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Tardis travel

CROOKS are always said to be getting more and more advanced in their tac t ics , but nobody realised they had cars capable of time travel.

Apparently at Basildon, says a crime circulation messa e, a car used in an armecfrobbery was found abandoned. . .800 years from the scene.

Perhaps it was the Tardis.

Karate chaps

P O L I C E ca l l ed t o Braintree High Street after reports of a man act- ing strangely must have wondered what to expect when the IRIS message told how there was: "A chap throwing karate CHAPS."

Ouch! SHOCKED information room officers blushed when they received a call stating a helicopter was: "Flying low around the Purleigh area looking for some chap's bullocks."

Crazy Caption Competition JOIN "THE LAW'S" CRAZY CAPTION COMPETITION.

This amusing picture was sent to us by the Witham-based Essex News Service, and is re- produced courtesy of the Museum of London.

Essex News captioned it: "I should never have joined the diving unit!"

O r a l t e r n a t i v e l y , "Jump lads, it's Peter Kane from the Daily Mirror. "

And we've had another good offer from Cadet Michael Spink, during his attachment to the Press Office - "I don't think much of these flying jackets!"

Can you do better? I don't think our budget will stretch to a prize, but we'll be happy to print your captions. So drop a line to Jenny or Steve in the press office at head- quarters.

New chief in Press Office

CHIEF Inspector Roger Grimwade has taken over as head of the Press Office.

He replaces Chf Insp Roy Clark who has re- tired after completing 30 years police service.

Mr Clark has been chief press officer for the past three years, during which time the press office has grown to its current staff of six. Under Mr Grimwade are

three press officers, pro- viding an on-call service around the clock to respond to major inci- dents, plus an assistant press officer and clerical support.

Mr Grimwade comes to HQ from Brentwood, after 18-months as sub- divisional commander.

He said, "It was a sur- prise move to a job which will be completely new to me, and I am looking for- ward to the challenge."

Mr Clark is taking up a post as press officer with Maldon District Council.

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Hard working visitors taste Kibbutz life I joined the Police service as a Cadet, directly from school and transferred to the regular Force at 18. Since then I have been engaged in general un- iform duties. Throughout my sercice, I have gained valuable experience, how- ever, it has all been Police orientated. As a Police Officer, I felt that both the Force and I would benefit from ex eriences gained outside tpe Police environment.

A friend, Police Con- stable Adrian Bunting stationed at Westcliff, and myself decided to spend our Annual Leave entitlement for 1989 and

1990 working on a Kib- butz in Israel, as "Work- ing visitors".

Kibbutz is the Hebrew name for collective settle- ment. It is a mixed community, a society based on mutual aid and social justice. Most members of the Kibbutz work in some secton of the Kibbutz economy - in the fields, factory or one of its' service units.

On 8 March 1990, we joined a group of nine people and flew from London to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, where we were taken directly to Kibbutz Gadot, by two Kibutznicks, Noam and

FOR many years thousands of people have flocked to work on a Kibbutz in Israel. The chance to work in a society where every-

one is equal and experience a totally different lifestyle and culture has, for many, proved to be irresistable. And Essex policemen Simon Cottis and Adrian

Bunting are no exceptions. They arranged to take their annual leave for

1989 and 1990 in one go, and earlier this year joined a group of nine travelling to work on Israel's Kibbutz Gadot.

Here, SIMON COTTIS, tells the story of the pair's unique holiday. Michael. The journey was aware of our occuipation, an excellent insight into informed us that his vehi- Israeli driving, very er- cle was fitted with a ratic - it kept us awake Po l i ce speed t r a p throughout the journey. detection device. Noam, the driver, un-

Golan

Gadot is situated in the north east of Israel, one kilometre from the Golan Heights in the east and twenty kilometres west of Tiberis, the main town on the Sea of Galilee.

The Kibbutz is basically a small village with all the advantages, and some of the disadvantages of village life. It is a voluntary society, and it is organised in a fully demo- cratic manner.

E V ~ N member has the on- portunhy to participate in t ie decisions made, and commit- tees control every aspect of Kibbutz life, financial, educa- tional and social. The gov- erning body of the Kibbutz is the Genral Assembly. Once a week the members meet to make all important decisions. Jobs such as farm manager or treasurer are done in rota- tion, and the Kibbutz strives to make sure that everyone of its members are equal and have equal opportunities.

When we arrived, we were

taken in hand by the volun- teer organiser, who showed us around and acquainted us with the set-up.

After our typical Israeli salad breakfast, we were a l lo t ted a room. The condit ions were fairly spartan and rimitue, but comfottable, &hough a cer- tain amount of elbow grease was needed to make it more habitable. The Kibbutz sup lied us with work clotkes; which fitted where they touched.

We were then told that in return for our labours, we would receive accommoda- tion, all meals and the rest of the Kibbutz facilities to en- joy, which included a basketball court, two tennis courts. a swimming pool and a gym. The Kibbutz gave us a small amount of money to cover our necessities, such as toiletries etc. It was worth buying most goods at the Kibbutz shop, as it was sub- sidised. Work is usually allotted on the evening before, by the works or- gamser.

Budget Every Kibbutz member,

known as a Kibbutznik, is given an identical budget, according to his social needs. A family would be entitled to a larger allowance than a married couple. Children are looked after in small groups or classes.

They sometimes sleep in these houses too, but are now more often sleeping at home with their parents. The children are brought to the houses early in the morning and are collected after work.

Gadot was not religious, but the Kibbutz still cele-

brates aU Jewsh holidays in it's own special fashion, with huticular emphasis on the

awest, Passover and other national festivals.

This first week we were working in the gra fruit groves, startin at P"mm and finishing &er our quota of twenty four crates. On average, each crate held 3000 grapefruit. The work was tir- mg and hard.

One day each week, we were allocated a night shift, midnight until 7.00am in the plastics factory, making dustbin lids, plastic crates or plant holders. On average, you would make a proxi mately four hundre8 item; per shift. The work in the fac- tory was not hard, but at times, monotonous and me- nial.

Cotton For the rest of our stay we

were employed in the cotton fields, mainly in irrigation. The first job was to repair the sprinklers and lengths of pipe damaged during the last season. The pipes and sprinklers were ?hen pulled onto the field by tractor to the first position of irriga- tion.

The lines of pipes were then connected to further lines known as 'knees', from the taps situated in different positions within the field. The water would be turned on at either 5.00am or 5.00pm, to complete an eight hour cycle of watering.

'Adrian drove his tractor-

over several pipelines'

The following day the lines would be disconnected and pulled to the second postion. Each field normally had seven positions. We started work at 5.00am and worked as late as 4.00pm.

The cotton would only be irrigated for three to four days or until the cotton had started to grow. In the wheat fields. imeating lasted until ~ a r v e s t t&e. '

This work was ve inter- esting, although b o g of us made several mistakes. Adrian drove his tractor over several pipe lines and I forgot to raise the plough on the rear of my tractor, whilst pulling lines, and flattend about three hundred metres of wheat. I was surprised that Eyal, our boss (nicknamed by us as "Doctor Sprinkler") found this highly amusing.

E ~ Y pt After our five week stay on

the Kibbutz we toured for t h r e e w e e k s . O u r destinations included, in Israel, Jerusalem, Ein Gedi (Dead Sea), Masada (the mountain fortress), Eilat on the Red Sea and the Mediter- ranean coastal towns includ- ing Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Haifa. We also visited the borders with Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. . .

In Egy t , we visited Dahub on t& Red Sea and St Katherian (Mount Sinai) which are within the Sinai Desert.

I feel I have gained a great - -. . . - . . - - ' e x p e r i e n c e f r o m t h e alternative lifestyle and have a more objective view of life, which will assit me to under: stand the fears, worries and nroblems exnerieneed by r - - ----

members ofk&ciety. The ex- perience gained has de- veloped my character, aided my maturity and enthusiasm. to work in Public service.

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Eddie's friends machinery in motion. We do not have the facility

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Chairman, Major M.A. . . BARNES-MURPHY, tel. home)' 07'871237472 or

[off*ce) 07871880777 (Mon- ARE you illtereited in the history of policing? If Society are engaged in re- are also engaged on oral day to Thursday), or myself so, the Police History Society could be for you. search projects which will history projects ajth r e at -Witham. It k an educational char- ety with rnateial fdr its result .in other publica- tired officers. This follows Any help. will .be sincerely appraiatd 'service not Self ity which aims to promote publications, others tions. These relate to a one day oral history sern-

- mpALMER, an kterest in the history simply prefer to gain from word management poli- inar at Warwick Univexsi- witharn secretary of policing and its related these publications and the CY in the police service, ty.

~hel&ford .Royal British subjects. contacts gained by the 'history of the BOW Street Each year the Society Legion Branch. Membership - which society. Runners, a definitive holds an annual confer-

internatiopally stands .at The Society publishes a handlist of the police ence. The 1990 Confer- around 400 - is open to regular newsletter and an forces of the UK and a pic- ence will be from 19th to any interested individual, annual journal, both free history police

Ela ie and I would like to police officer or not. to members. Members express Our thanks to all our The society, whose can also place relevant The SOdety is also keen Exeter and the theme yi c o l ~ a g ~ s ~ Poliw and Civil- President is formm Essex free advertisements in the to republish rare source b e " PO l i C i n g ians, serving who

, Chief Cmstable Robeft newsletter. Other occd- m a t e ri a l o n ce W-artime." Our speakers ='l and Bunyard, aims to. a t e r sional publications are - hi S t 0 r y . . Work i s -. will inelude Mr Rupen sympathy ove the loss of our progressing on a project Allason MP. beloved'dau&&r, Paul+ fo'all @ice history inter- produced. ~t is B p a t comfm to ests from the acadedic To date these include a microfilmed Membership is cur-

k m that even when retired social historian through to booklet to assist family 18fh and 19th rently f6.m p r year. If our friends,. stilt .think so t& collector of palice historians who are seek- copies the you think the PHS much of US to share in our memorabilia. ing information on police Police Gazette. something" to offer you tim,e of Many embers may contrib- ancestors and alooseleaf The re is a small- then please mntact the thanks.

COL BE^^ Ute as much or as little as catalogue of the archives specialist section within Membership Secretary. 66 ~ r ~ f f i ~ ) they wish to the society. of the police forces of the Society for police Martin Stallion, 18 COT-

Pound House, Some ac t ive r e - EnglandandWales. museum curators. Some nec Chase, h i g h on Sea, Burton Bradstock, searchers provide the soci- Some members of the members of the Society Essex SS9 5EW. Dorset.

THE -Essex Police Musical Society is proud to an- nounce that the successful Silver -Souvenirs' charity concert at the end of June raised approximately

, £2,000 for the chosen charities, which were ' CHARMS (Chelmsford Aetion for Relief of Multiple

Sclerosis) and ARC, a charity which helps children with arthritis).

All current members and ex-members also enjoyed an - evening of musical memories; on the final Saturday evening.

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King's Swansong

RETIRING Inspector Dave King is to bow out in style, with a fund-rais- ing tandem ride dressed in white tie and tails.

Chelmsford-based Mr King will be raising cash for the Essex Police Widows and Orphans Fund when he rides round the town with civilian employee Mrs Doreen Smth - also in costume - on Friday, July 13.

So dip in to your pockets and support Mr King's swansong.

He and Mrs Smith will set off from Chelmsford police station at midday and ride along Market Road, Victoria Road South and Duke Street.

Mr Kin , who will have completecf 30 years police service, retires the fol- lowing week.

Women's reunion

IT'S NOT too late to book a ticket for the 150 th ann ive r sa ry policewomen's reunlon dinner to be held at headquarters on October 11.

But hurry up and get in touch with organiser WPc Jean Seager because tick- ets are in great demand.

Policewomen past and present are invited, and the cost will be around £10 a head.

Retired officers -who served in the Women's Auxilliary Police Corps in the 1940s will be among those attending, and authoress Joan Lock, known for her writing about policewomen, will be guest speaker.

Write to Jean at the Brentwood CSB office to reserve your place, It should be an evening to remember.

Souvenir Brochures

S O U V E N I R colour brochures marking the 150th Anniversary of Essex Police are now on sale throughout the county for just £1, which will be donated to charity.

Ten thousand of the Anniversary brochures have been printed, with 1,000 having been sent out to. each of the six police divisions. Each division will then be able to distribute the proceeds to local charities of their own choice.

The 32-page brochure is acked full of pictures, 018 newspaper cuttings and historic details about the force - so it's well worth getting a copy and making a donation to char- ity at the same time.

in cars move

Road tax dodgers face crackdown

In Essex alone it is estimated that 26,500 unlicensed vehicles are in regular

The 15-year-o~d stallion is now taking it easy on a

Norfolk International farm League while the for the Protection of Horses decides whether he

Claire Davis, of Brentwood, with the Essex Police Underwater Unit. Picture courtesy of Essex Chronicle.

Service. ranged to send a termi- sckool.

6 THE LAW, JULY, 1990

From pub display to police museum

WHEN GEORGIE and David Roy-Clark moved out of the Kings Head pub in Gosfield to set off on their world trav- els, they faced the prob- lem of finding a home fo r their extens ive police collection.

Since 1974, the couple had built up the largest private collection of police memorabilia in Europe.

T h e p u b , n e a r Halstead, was well known for its impressive collec- tion of police badges, helmets, truncheons and uniforms from around the world.

Eventually the collec- tion was loaned to Essex Police, and the Force Museum was set up at Castle Hedingham police station.

Now listed in the Essex

T o u r i s t G u i d e , t h e museum is becoming a popular attraction in the area, particularly with school parties.

Housed in a former constable's flat next to the station, the collection of more than 3,000 items provides an historical look at 19th century and -

e a r l y 2 0 t h c e n t u r y policing, and has been brought up to the present day.

Bus tour

Hard work by In- spector Maureen Scollan and Pc Peter Caulfield has enabled the collection to be laid out in six rooms, adding an Essex flavour to the Roy- Clarks' original material.

Georgie and David's police collection got underway while they were

touring the USA in a double-decker bus. They had shipped the bus to Detroit m June 1974, but because the docks didn't have a big enough crane to unload it, the bus had to travel on to Chicago.

Unfortunately Chicago docks were surrounded by bridges too low for the bus to be driven under, and there followed a six- and-a-half hour, three mile journey going up one-way streets the wrong way, driving through ped- estrian areas and red traffic lights, with a police escort.

After this encounter t h e i r p o l i c e b a d g e collection began. Twenty thousand miles and 550 police badges later they returned to England, and the collection grew and grew - until a year ago it was loaned to the police.

One of the rooms at

Hedingham houses a selection of police hni- forms from around the world, from a Canadian Mountie and a US state policeman to Belgian, Dutch, Swedish and New Zealand police officers.

Another displays a selection of Metropolitan and City of London police memorabilia, including a popular collection of tipstaves and truncheons.

Pc Caulfield has set up an Essex police room, having begged, stolen and borrowed a complete set of uniforms from cadet, Pc, and traffic cop to ACC and Chief Consta- ble rank.

Hands-on

Pc Caulf ie ld sa id , "We've had mainly school groups round the museum. We're geared up now for wider visits. G t h most of the exhibits sorted out in their rightful place. "

The great advantage for youngsters is that it is a "hands-on7' museum, with helmets they can try on, and truncheons they can wield (under strict supervision!).

A t the moment the youngsters can also visit the old court room which has only recently been taken out of use, and play the roles of magistrates, solicitors, ushers, defen- dants and witnesses.

At present the museum is open by appointment only, although during the summer Georgie Roy- Clark hopes to be avail- able to conduct some ad- hoc tours, before setting off on her next trip - to the North-Pole!

M e a n w h i l e P c Caulfield hopes to have time to catalogue all the exhibits, and perhaps expand in to fu r the r disused rooms above the police station - giving space to display some of the items still tucked

@ One of the old police boxes on display at Hedingham. away in store rooms.

Pc Caulfield shows the bowling pir

I Words and pictures by Jenny Bullus

HAVE you got any his- torical badges of Essex Police insignia which could be loaned to the Force Museum?

Items from the Essex Constabulary are desper- ately needed to develop the collection.

Noticeably lacking are relics from the Victorian era, and Pc Caulfield is appealing for members of the force to turn out their drawers and look around their stations for any interesting badges or

E s s e x m a t e r i a l t o supplement the collec- tion.

There must be a wealth of historical items floating around without a proper home, so why not send them to the museum?

DEDICATION Any items lent or

donated will have a dedication card saying where they are from and who has provided them.

Pc Caulfield also urgent. lv needs more tailor's

dummies to display so1 of the three racks of I iforms still tucked away cramped store cupboarc

Anyone who can he1 please contact him Halstead or Hedingh; police stations.

The museum is open appointment only, a any groups wishing visit should also cont: him. The number Halstead 472451.

Some of the unifon and sets of police bad@ can also be loaned out.

0 Hundreds of police badges can be seen in the museum.

THE LAW, JULY, 1990 7

8 THE LAW, JULY, 1990

ROLL UP FOR ACTION-PACKED FUN WEEKEND

IT'S all systems go for the exciting fun day plants; books, both hard weekend. and paperback, crockery

A f t e r m o n t h s of The chosen charities for Kell~'s Kitchen. planning the big charity for the event include the ar-' fund-raising eve11.t is five hospices in Essex and rangements be about to take place. fifteen other charities Or further informs-

tion needed Contact Ext. The entertainment over ~ $ ~ $ b g and 2730 or 2435. the two days - Saturday In the unlikely event of

July 7 and Sunday July 8 - t h ~ ~ d ~ ~ : ; r e the sue- not being able to attend includes the Queen's R&- cessful aims of the or supporting the Fun ment Flying Dragons Day, which are to provide by any parachute display team, good value enjoyment t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d g : n p g \ . e whilst raising money for m S 3 b Y m e r e l y

those in need assistance is purchasing a 50p SOuve- motorcycle display team, urgently required with re- nir Programme, you will the Metropolitan Police gards to the manning and be helping the Force to motorcycle precision dis- running of stalls or events SUP O* in need: play team and much or the donating of items an X . giving yourselves the more. for use in connection with O P P O ~ ~ U ~ ~ ~ Y to win a high

A "Park and Ride" Fun Day, and to this end quality prize you s c h e m e , a long wit h a shopping list is pro- the programme with TgJ gnpp@kT TNIg yEAE8 residents-only parking in duced below:- . the right number. the roads around police Cakes or other food R E M E M B E R T H E HQ, are being introduced items for home produce DATES: Saturday 7th &

COPS urged to support

kids POLICE omcers have . ~h~ of ways to pre- been urged to encourage vent vandalismand other youngsters to take part in crime in their community, a scheme to help improve especially that affecting their environment. public places and British

T h e S q u a r e M i l e Telecom payphones. Project - a joint venture T h e s c h e m e W a between the' police forces launched in E~~~~ at the of Essex, Suffolk and beginning of April and Norfolk, and British has already attracted Telecom - is open to interest from 213 teams. teams of six aged between Sgt Norman Crabb, of 11 and 16 and carries a the crime prevention top prize of a trip to the department, said; "We U.S. Space Academy in want to bring this to the Alabama. a t t e n t i o n of e v e r y

Teams should think of member of the force and ways to improve a square get them to encourage as mile to make it a cleaner, many youngsters as pos- safer and more caring sible to become involved place in which to live. in this project."

Among the areas they Further details can be could choose are: obtained from Insp David

Beautify and plant trees Wilkinson or Sgt Norman in an area of neglect. Crabb on ext 2731.

to ease traffic congestion. stall. prizes for tombola. Sunday 8th July, 1990. -

Chiefs Commendations S E V E N T E E N police to the arrest of a man who Mounted Section. officers have been pres- admitted 2 rapes, indecent "For keen observation and

diligence whilst off duty in ented with certificates by the e x P ~ Z i t E d ~"F;~'*LToN, detaining a person whom he

Braintree rtogether with suspected to be responsible Chief John WPC Hillary CURTIS - un- for theft, which ultimately

R e c e iv i n g t h e i r able "For to attend). the resolve and led victed to the of person handling being stoler; con- certificates at a cermony courage displayed in disarm- goods at Crown Court, and at headquarters on May $g and arrestm. a man dur- the re.covery of a consider- 16 were: ~ng a violent domestic inci- able amount of pro erty".

Chief Insp . Ian dent". Pc Matthew {LARK. COTGROVE, Harlow, and W P C C h r i s t i n e Basildon - was Pitsea. ps, steven CAST, F~~~~ zFBoMERSON, Ha.10~ "For his strenuous and de-

termined efforts in difficul, Support Unit. "For the professional conditions to resuscitate a the degree pro- manner in which, she con- male casualty at the scene of ~ $ ~ ~ l e ~ ~ l l h ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $ ay! ducted a very dlff~cult m a road accident7'. command and leadership, at ve~tigation lasting almost 2 Pc Raymond JEFFREY, an unlawful Acid House years, which involved allega- pc lain BARRY, Southend. party held at ~~~l~~ on the tions of indecency towards "For the decisive and night of 30 septemberll Young children with condi- professional manner in which October 1989 attended by tional, and be- they with a man armed

hav~oural problems. Her with a knife during a some 2,000 persons. peter NELLIES, and excellent investigative domestic dispute". techniques, coupled with her pc Leslie GIB SON,

i:en::"o",d - kind and compassiqnate Harlow CSB (together with skill and pro- treatment of the aggrieved Pc TURNER, WPc Susan

fessionalism which led to a and their famllles, brought COTTAM DC Anthony man being sentenced to 7 the case a successful con- BAYLISS' - Certificates years' imprisonment at already received). "For brav- Chelmsford Crown Court Chie f Insp . and perseverence in after admitting 337 offences apprehending an extremely

and theft". '<For positive action, deter- v~olent man under difficult pc ~~~i~ MYHI LL , mination, commitment and circumstances. The man was

Braintree - was c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , leadership in connection with subsequently convicted of the courteous under- a number of Acid House Grevious Bodily Harm on Pc

standing, yet firm manner in parties". Gibson and sentenced to 3% which he dealt with an Pc years imprisonmentn. anonymous caller on the telephone which led directly

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DEATH and taxes - the only certainties in life, so it is said. Inheritance tax When the survivor goes, capital will end up in the is a demonic combination the children get the national coffers. of both, but how many of estate, but first, the tax- you sit and consider the man gets 40p in the pound The is ask effects of that tax on the of every qu id ove r YOU' financial adviser for ones you leave behind. f128,000. a life policy, whole of life,

written on both you and As you chuntle through life, cast a thought to the How's this for a taxing your spouse, but payable children who will inherit situation: only on the second death. your fortune, and Cast croup I~~~~~~~~ £5,500 At the same time, ask another to the Inland Rev- p01;,, pension cover him to set up a trust for

are going f40,000 House Value the and put 'lean up when the grim (Mart protection clears the poljcy in it- This way, r e a p e r e x a c t s h i s f.100,000 the pollcy to devastating toll - if You ~ ~ v r : , " ~ f ~ 5 , 0 0 0 ~ ~ ~ i l ~ the children and, when l e a v e m o r e t h a n f 128,000, that is. If you or Life Insurance 100*OOO.

you've both shuffled off life's mortal coil. The

y o u r s p ~ u s e d i e ~ t h e s u r - 'The problem here is polic~paYsthekids,who vivor hherits free of tax. that a lot of hard earned pay the tax. Neat t r i ck

Police's 150th Anniversary has now gone on sale. Each set is supplied in a from using the form below, special presentation box will only be available from complete with a numbered Ray Bygate Models, High certificate bearing the Chief Street, Aveley. Constable's signature, ven- They cost f 14.95 per set fying that your set is one of a and this includes a E2 dona- limited edition of 2,500. tion to the 150th Anniversary

The mode l s a r e Fund. So, to avoid disap- manufactured to a high pointment send your order standard by Ledo and noW.

ESSEX POLICE 150th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION MODELS

To Insp Howard, Southern Traffic Area, Rayleigh Police Station. Please send me sets of the 150th Anniversary Models at f 14.95 including postage and package, each, for which I enclose a cheque/postai order for f , made payable to Ray Bygate Models.

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and was in receipt of an with welfare problems, Crawford , telephone occupation pension. Alas, particularly in the Grays, 051-236 4511. the Department appealed Aveley and Harwich I have just heard that against the decision to the areas of the county. The Laurie Yallop, who was Social Security Commis- work is very rewarding for many years on the sioners who, after some and full training is given. Driving School staff, has weeks d e l i b e r a t i o n , All expenses are paid not been too well of late decided that the benefit and a travelling allowance and has undergone major h-ad b e e n p r o p e r 1 y where appropriate is surgery. Hope things stopped. made. If anyone would soon improve for you,

It does seem, there- like more information Laurie, and that you are fore, that any of you who please contact Don at back to mobility again. I were affected and had SSAFA, Victoria House, am sure all your past lodged any appeal, will Poperinghe Road, Col- pupils echo these senti- not now be successful, chester, C 0 2 7UP, tele- ments. If anyone would although a further appeal phone 0206 764114. care to call and see him is still being considered. Roland Smith, Insur- they would be more than This, however, would be ance Brokers who regu- welcome, but please quite a costly business larly a p p e a r in t h e 'phone first, Chelmsford

YOU will recall that in and may not materialise. bulletin, have advised 268821. December I pointed out Don Scott (former PS at that should any NARPO Ah well, there it is, run the case of a retired Braintree and Colchester) member be considering out again. Never mind, schoolteacher who had is now the Assistant a n E q u i t y R e l e a s e the garden party looms won her case against the County Secretary of Mortgage, they would be ever nearer- hope to see Department of Social SSAFA and FHS. He is pleased to assist. Roland some of you there on 6th S e c u r i t y w h e n h e r urgently in need of Smithmakenochargefor July. Jus t hope the unemployment benefit volunteers to help with ar ranging an Equity strawberries last!

was stopped because she the association's work in R e l e a s e M o r t g a g e . had attained the age of 55 assisting Forces families Further details from Roy

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Picture supplied courtesy of the Essex Chronicle. l CRIME prevention officers in the county have been supplied with telephone answering machines, thanks to British Telecom.

In the past messages for divisional crime prevention officers have occasionally gone astray, as the nature of their job means they are out and about and rarely in the office.

The new machines will speed up lines of communi- cation with the CPOs.

Chelmsford crime prevention officer Pc Ray Stan- nard is pictured (left) receiving his £70 machine from Adrian Sluce of BT, while WPc Veronica Potter looks on.

Bedfordshire book - 1 B E D F 0 R D S H I R E "Bedfordshire Police police have just celebrat- 1840-1990", researched ed their 150th Anniver- and written by their own sary and have produced a Sergeant Andrew Richer. h a r d b a c k b o o k . The author obtained a-BA

(Hons) degree in English at ***~**********t****.k**************~t***~ St lege, David's Lampeter University and Col- was .

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The W e t 1s available officer Will use dkretion NeksIing , of Harlow : .and the 150th a * Annivers 'St*p aepjcting of the free of charge from 4 ;tbwt whether M not .to Traffic Unit, said: "We Penny Black. A c 3 inside police stations in I3sse~. stay .with the motorist but have: recognised that the envelope 'ves a brjefhis-

Essex Police have he will always return later some motorists ' f e e l . ~y of the &ml Cost p e r , always had a policy for to ensure t h y are safe or particularly vulnerable W e r is fl. dealing with stranded that the breakdown firm and we have taken s t ep ' ,411 orders s h o a be sent women drivers, but f+ or motoring organisation to rea$sure them. This Bob'Darts at

boouet offers sensibfe Bedfordshire Police HQ, lowing the murder of has attended. Wdburn Road, Kempston, pregnant Marie Wilks on The boklet not only advice and we hop9 k'wi11 hds MK43 with the M50, bfficers have looks at the possibility of 0 a long way towards cheques made payable to paid extra attention to wl- bcin attacked, but also Eelping people ,,should e he Bedfordshire Polics - : nerable motorists whose the tireat from other traf- they break down. a S&s and Social Club.

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Creaks of Camberley:are~pr~ud to announce that we have been selected to produce a model amb~l?n@* a limited edition of only 1 .Ooo for the Pofl of London Police. This model, based on the Model of Yesteryear 1927 Talbot Van, has been carefully hand finished by craf4smen. The model will represent the ambulance used by the Port of London Pdice. Each model is individually nwnbred and certificated. It will most certainly become a most sought after collectors' item, as are ail our earlier police . . models. ' Sgt Sew HoHands has commissioned-this model to raise funds, in its Centenw Year, for the Police Convalescent .Home at Goring-on-Thames, with which his force has been closely associated sirke i!s earliest days. You may be interested to know that produced an ambulance for The city of London police Force on a ~albot some time ago, and these are now changing hands for around 4125. ShouM you wish to purchase one or more of these fine models, please fill in the form below and return-to Sgt Sean Hollands.

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I,P.A, NEWS MD-ESSEX BRANCH

by Fred Dyson ....................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. ....................................................................... ...................................................................... ....................................................................... .......................................................................

AT the invitation of the Kent Branch a small party of our members with their wives o n F r i d a y evening 11th May, went by coach to Dartford Police Station f o r a soc ia l g e t together.

We were greeted on arrival by their Chairman Mick Meggs and other branch members. Also p r e s e n t w e r e I .P .A. m e m b e r s o f "M" Division.

Having obtained refresh- ments at the bar we began the mingle and talk, some of our members took advantage of buying I.P.A. supplies that were available.

Later in the evening we were invited to a splendid buffet tha t had been repared. This was our first ! ranch meeting with Kent

and .a very friendly af- mosphere was obtained.

I sincerely hope there will be others as a result of a close friendship that was created on this evening.

A fair response was made by members, wives and friends when they attended a Bar-B-Cue in the quadrangle of the CadetSchool at Police H.Qs on Friday 25th May.

It's up to Julian to develop your job

for CHARMS There were several stalls,

with items for sale such as plants, books, cosmetics, jigsaws, games etc. Also there were games of skill for prizes. The purpose of this event was to raise money for the Charit "CHARMS" ( ~ h ~ l m s f o r J Action for the Rel~ef of Multiple Sclerosis).

Our member Sam Tuck who does great work for the charity set up his own stall with lots of useful items to sell.

The cooking of the sausages and beefburgers was in the go:! hands of our e x c e l l e n t Chefs" - Chairman Roger and Social Secretary Dick, who were kept very busy. Thanks to the ladies who helped to fix the stalls.

The proceeds of this event which amounted to iust over £100 will later be dresented to "CHARMS".

It would have been nice to have seen more of our members support this event and others. A lot of hard work and preparation goes in!o these events to make them interestin for all to come along ancf enjoy. The Committee will always wel- come any su estions from members for E u r e events.

After this months Edition of "The Law" the next

ublication is not until mid !L ptember so please make a

note of the Forthcoming Programme:-

Friday 13th July: A walking treasure hunt in Maldon, meeting at the Police Station at 7.45pm. To finish with a fish and chip supper at "Wheeler's".

Friday 27th July: A Champagne Tour at New Hall Vineyards at a cost of £7 .50~ each, including a Ploughmans Supper and wine tasting. If numbers justify a coach will be arranged from H.Qs at a small extra cost.

Friday 10th August: social evening at Police H.Qs with an invite to Cambridge I.P.A. - - - -

Saturday 18th August: A day trip by coach to the National Trust Property of Sheffield Park Gardens in Sussex where there are many attractions to please all, in- cludin refreshment facili- ties. A e cost is E5 per person for the coach. Any enquiries t o Mick S tanbury on Braintree 0376 26400 or John Bray, Chelmsford 265144.

Saturday 15th September: "Battle of Britain" Big Band Dance at Boswells School, Springfield. Tickets f6.50p from Dick Giggins and in- cludes a supper. Proceeds to Essex County Hospital Cancer Research. Dress accordingly.

'IONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION B MID ESSEX BRANCH

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BATTLE OF BRITAIN BIG BAND DANCE

FEATURING

THE ROD BLAKE BIG BAND

BOSWELLS S C H C ~ ~ L , CHELMSFORD SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

8pm 12 midright Tickets $6.50 inc supper from:

PROCEEDS TO ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CANCER RESEARCH 5 E

MANY police officers firmly believe the Career Development officer is only there to help people climb the promotion ladder.

But that is not the case. The new man a t the helm of career development in Essex Police, Supt Julian Field, ex lained it was also a i m e f a t ensuring the right people were doing the jobs they were best skilled to do.

Mr Field has this month taken over from Supt Graham Furnival, who has moved to CID, and he envisages a busy time ahead.

The Career Development Officer came into being in September, 1988, after a Home Office circular laid down the aims and objectives for career proression jn the police.

It was down to Mr Furnival to set up the department and all the necessary procedures and he himself has seen his career developed and is mov- ing to CID. '

Now it is Mr Field's job to build on the good -work already done and let every member of the force know that he and his new team are available anytime to talk about careers.

He said; "My job now is to come aloag and try to take the ' force forward into the 1990's and expand what has already been started."

This will be made possible because the department has been expanded from a one- man band to include Chief Insp Jim Kynnersley, Sgt Peter Anderson and possibly an inspector.

"Now, with the extra staff," said Mr Field. "We can actually move ahead and become more pro-active."

However, he is keen to point out that officers should not just sit around and wait for their careers to be "de- veloped."

"Each officer has a personal responsibility to develop their own skills and potential and all supervisors should encourage and assist in that development."

"We are here to give the assistant, uidance and support needged by the force and individuals," explained Mr Field.

Officers are welcome to talk to any member of the career development unit about their future and how t h e y c a n b e s t h e l p themselves.

"It's not all about people getting promoted. It's also about identifying the right skills and objectives and to home in on people of all ranks to help achieve a high level of job satisfaction and work towards our force goals," said Mr Field.

During the coming year, Mr Field is to investigate the possibility of introducing computers into his depart- ment so that details about an officer's skills and aspirations can be recalled at the press of a button.

This would help in cases, for example, where an officer with a particular skill like a f o r e i n l a n uage was needet. ~nsteacfof ploughing through piles of paperwork the ideal candidates could be on the boss's desk in minutes.

He is also planning to build upon the introduction of the

TV and video g

( Supt Julian Field I I career Development Officer I p-

new staff appraisal reporting the development the new ci- system and make any vilianstaffappr$salsystem. amendments that are neces- "After all, he said, sary . "police and civilians are

And, although he is not re- equally as important and we sponsible for clvilian staff, he must recognise that th: is keeping a watchful eye on whole thing 1s a joint effort.

niven l to hospital A TELEVISION and video recorder have been presented to staff at Harlow's Princess Alexander Hospital by the town's divisional CID.

They were bou ht with the proceeds of a raffle held at the CID annual dinner and dance and the equipment will be used to help staff in their training and updating their working methods.

A cheque for f l00 was also presented to help buy some specialised video film, was also presented.

Pictured are Det Chief Insp Mick Patrick presenting the equipment to Mr B. Muirden, assistant oper- ational services manager, in the company of some mem- bers of Harlow CID.

Picture courtesy of Infinite Images Ltd, Harlow.

23 June Pc L K Piper Chelmsford/Gosfield, 27 yrs 32 days. 30 June Pc R C Lee Graysl Tilbury, 15 yrs 43 days. 2 July T/Ch Supt R J Parker HQ Seconded Staff PRSU, 31 years 170 days. 8 July Ch Insp R E Bracey Harlow, 33 years 19 days. 1 July PS R L G Cook Col- chesterlHarwich CID, 31 years 176 days.

10 July Insp J T Dwyer HQ1 CID Crown Court Liaison, 27 years 107 days. 15 July Ch Insp R C Clark DCC DeptlEress Office, 29 years 116 days. 20 July Pc R H Clark S u ~ ~ ~ r t / S ~ u t h m i I I ~ t e r ~ a i n h e , 30 years. 22 July Insp D W King Chelmsford, 30 years. 5 August Pc R W Pilgrim HQ

Suppon/lnformation Rm, 31 years 29 days.

12 August PS J W Goding ColchesterIClacton, 22 yrs 239 days. 23 August Pc R J Lloyd BasildonBenfleet, 26 years 283 days. 24 August Pc L J Wyatt Basildon, 13 years 358 days. 10 June Mrs C Atyeo, SOA, Grays. 2 yrs.

17 June Miss M Wright Traf- fic Warden, Chelmsford. 6 yrs. 24 July Mr J J West Cleaner1 Labourer, Basildon. 3 yrs. 31 July Mr A Smart Property Clerk, Colchester. 9 yrs. 31 July Mrs I Goyette Cleaner, CID. 8 yrs. 5 August Mr M H Rooney DriverlLabourer, M & T.S. 2 yrs.

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South-East Regional Athletics Championships Thurrock Harriers Stadium, Grays

Wednesday, 13th June Hosted by Essex Police

THE 1990 event hosted by Essex as part of their 150 years celebrations, saw entries from all forces in the region, with particularly strong cont- Ingents from hosts Essex, Hampshire, Thames Valley and Kent, which understandably showed in the final placings.

Any aspirations of 150 year celebrations by the Essex athletes was finally dampened by the very competitive Hampshire team, but in the end by the narrowest of margins 163 points to Essex's 158%

That margin seemed most unlikely, as from the start of the com etition Hampshire forget ahead of the hosts and other rivals Kent and Thames Valley, but Essex chipped away steadily and after good points tally in the final track events the four X 100 men and women re- lays and the Mens 1,600 Medley relay, pulled to within two points of Hampshire.

The final result hinging on the final field events, with very little wind, although a bit chilly for

PAA Marathon Telford

SUNDAY May 6 1990, saw the PAA Marathon take place in conjunction wth the Telford Marathon in Shropshire.

There were 12 police forces represented amongst the mara. thon entries with a total of 30 runners entered for this years PAA event, but the actual numbers were even lower as not everybody turned up, and 30 finished. The best supported force was the Royal Uster Constabulary who had 12 runners, the next best were Hertfordshire and West Yorkshire police with five runners each.

There has been a PAA marathon eve year since 1978, but this year's enty was the lowest ever, wzch is a shame for the future of the event.

The marathon was won by Merseyside policeman Les Mercer. Les not only won the police marathon but he was first over the line in the Telford marathon, his time of 2 hours 22 minutes 47 seconds was a race record.

The previous race record had been 2 hours 24 minutes which had been set in 1986.

This was the 3rd time Les Mercer had won the PAA mara- thon, previously winnin in 1986, and 1987. Second man home m the PAA maration was Steve O'Cllaghan of West Yorkshire who finished in a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 8 seconds. Steve had previously won the event 5 times, in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1988.

Both Les Mercer and Steve O'Callaghan will now go on to represent Great Britain in the European Police marathon championships in Berlin in August later this year.

Once again unfortunately the only 2 re resentative for Essex police were Sergeant Dave Star from Luthend Police Station who finished in a time of 4 hours 50 minutes 1 sec- ond, and Pc Steve Wynn from force support unit who finished in 3 hours 38 minutes 55 seconds.

What was even more remarkable about Dave and Steves efforts was the fact that less than 24 hours earlier both had taken part and completed the "Marlock white peaks" mara- thon, with the temperatures in the early 80's.

So for the 12th tune in 13 years West Yorkshire won the team prize. Essex did not even have enough runners to put out a full team, as you require 3 runners.

Among the ranks of the Essex police Force we are fortu- nate enouf to have some very good marathon runners, many of W om are capable of finishing a marathon in under .3 hours, but unfortuantely none are available to turn out for the PAA event. I know there are many reasons why people are unable to take part, due to being unable to train, tying, work commitments, and other valid reasons, but except last year when Pc Allan Barley from Chelmsford took part, for the last 5 years Essex police have only been re resented by Dave Star and Steve Wynn, and I think both ofthem would be the first to admit they are not the faster of runders.

So come on all you budding marathon runners, let us at least be able to enter a team in next years event.

Anybody interested can find our further information from Dave or steve.

As a foot note this was Dave stars 63rd marathon and Steves 99th marathon, both seasoned plodders of the distance.

PC WYNN

the field athletes, pro- duced some truly splendid performances.

Alan Newman of Thames Valley scored a superb victory in the 3,000m steeplechase, which was e ualled by Peter Bidmeal of Sussex in the 5,000m.

As expected Essex produced the one and two in the mens 3K walk with Mick Dunion and Dennis She ard leading the BK fie1 ome.

It was nice to see the old war horse John Hedgethorn, formerly of Essex , and whose assistance in the or- ganisation of this event was so vital, taking part in his favourite event, and still proving a tough nut to crack. In the field the best individual perform- ance of the day must go to Essex's Glynn Evans who had victories in the Mens High Jump, Long Jump and a second in the Triple

jump, and was only just pipped for the 'Victor Ludorum' trophy which was finally awarded to the excellent Carol Winter of Hampshire for her victo- ries in the Womens 100m, 200m, Ladies High Jump, with second place in the ladies 400rn, and third place in the Ladies Long Jump.

Also in contention, must have been Wendy Brown of Essex for her victories in the Ladies

400111, 800m and third place in the ladies of 1,500m. I The event of the af- ternoon must go to the four X 100 mens relay, the victorious Essex team coming home in a very im ressive 46.5 secs. %, ended a very com- petitive afternoon of Athletics, and all regions now look forward to the National competition in Sheffield early in July. All of the 180 participating

athletes are to be congrat- ulated.

'Final p1acings:- Pts

HAMPSHIRE . . . . . . 163.0 ESSEX .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158.5 KENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 .O THAMES VLLY ... 110.5 -OFLNDN.... 56.0 SUSSEX.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.0 SURREY . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 H E R n ............... 12.0 BEDFORDSHIRE. 11.0

DC Laurie Rampling, Athletics Secretary.

Rampling, Grays; Anghg Tennis, Sgt S Bowman, HQ; Fly, Insp G Harris, Col- Ten Pin Bowling, Cons N chester; Angling Freshwater, S t o n e m a n , S o U t he n d ; ChampiollS~~pS Cons T Hunter, Traffic Walking, Insp D Shepperd, Chelmsford; Angling Sea, Brentwood, Snooker, D Cons K Mower, Westcliff, Cons D Box, Southend. The Force Athletic Cham- Badminton, W Cons A Several of the above sections ionships have recently been Blake, Southend; Billiards, have been formed since last &id at Southchurch Park, D Cons D Box, Southend; years Annua l General Southend. As is the practice Bowls, Ins J Stenson, Ep- Meetln , but these are the for these championshps the $g; ~as&tball, Cons N names f have been given for winning Divis~on the i r e -

aws, FSU HQ; Boxing, contact purposes, of these vious year have to host them. Cons M Newstead, Col- new sections. So if you would So thls year they were or- chester; Cricket, D Cons A like to know more about a ganised by Supt Mick Benn- Scanttlebury, Grays; Cricket particular sport don't hesi- mg and Insp Barry Ansell of Vets, Ch Insp J Johnson, tate to contact them, after all Southend. The scoring Driving School HQ; Cross that is one of the reasons you system is that the first 6 com- Country, Cons R Kebbell, pay your sports club sub- titors score points from 6 Basildon. C clin Cons G scriptions every month. g r winning to 1 for coming ~at thewk, XU BQ; Darts, 6th. so the idea is to get as A kiss for a woman competitor at the force Cons P H em, Southend; Force many competitors to com- athletic championships. Football, Insp K Bevell, pete as you can. At the mo- HQ; Golf, S t R Booth, lottery ment it appears that most Gra s 3, Basildon 2, the Force at these champion- Halstead; ~ o c i e t Men, Ch Divisions seem to have their ~hefmsford, Harlow and shi S and holds a British Insp B Ward, FSU HQ; fair share of stars, so it is the Colchester 1 each. JuBo Association Licence, Hockey Ladies, J The Result of this months latter point scorers that D u r i n t h e s e please contact me as soon as G r b e n , PIS HQwNztfkll, Force lottery is as follows: seemed to make all *e differ- championskips the Force Tug possible on extension 4490. W C 0 n J C 0 0 p e r , f 1500 Cons 763 M Hall; ence at these cham ionshlps. of War took place. These are Chelmsford; Rug?. Cons M Cons 1813 J Lynch; I will not tell you Row many separate Croker Cup points Hall, FSU HQ; HRmrmng, f300 Insp D Holborn. com~etitors each Division and the result of this was: distance

/supt Mick Benning receives the athletics tro- I phy from ACC GeoRrey Markham.

ente;ed: Southend 48, Grays 19, Basildon 17, HQ 12, Colchester 8, Chelmsford 5 and Harlow 3. There were also several guest com- ~ t i t o r s including John

edgethorne who once again proved invaluable with the organisation, and can still walk a bit as well!! The first three competitors in every event were awarded medals, first by Supt Mick Abraham (who ap eared to get well rewardelby a female compet- itor, see attached photo) and then by the Chairman of the Force Sports Association Mr G R Markham ACC (0). The results of these champion- s h i ~ s were:

Southend 226 points, HQ 100, Grays 77, Basildon 72, Chelmsford 58, Harlow 38 and Colchester 33.

The Croker Cup points have been awarded as follows:

Southend - 6, HQ - 4,

1 s t Colches te r , 2nd Southend and 3rd Basildon. No other Division entered this event.

The Croker Cup points for this are:

Colchester 6, Southend 4 and Basildon 3.

The present overall posi- tion for the Croker Cup is as follows:

Southend 22 pts, Col- chester 13 pts, Basildon 10 pts, HQ 8 pts, Grays 6 pts, Clacton 4 pts, Chelmsford 3 pts, Braintree and Harlow lpt.

PAA Judo The PAA Judo Champion- ships are to be held on Satur- day 22nd September 1990 at the Butchart Recreation Centre, Aberdeen. As we do not have an official Judo sec- tion with the Force any officer or cadet who wishes to be considered to represent

- walk

This championship was organised by the walking section secretar Dennis Shepperd and herd in wn- junchon with the Metropoli- tan Police Championships at Basildon. I was told by Den- nis that there was a very dis- ap inting turnout of Essex ofgoers on the day inspite of a lot of early promise. He states the excuses came thick and fast a t the last minute. The results of the Essex officers are as follows:

1st Dennis Shep erd, Grays 5th overall 2 n B ~ o n Metropolitan. 2nd Dave Seago , Basildon 1st Veter- an. 3rd Johnb Newberry, Grays 2nd Veteran. 4th Paul Fox, Grays 1st Novice.

Next year this event will be counting for Croker Cup points, so I ex ect to see the P entry well up!.

Brantree lnstltute tollow- police was a feiture of most English towns. ing the match and will The tradition has almost died, but not in consist of a 3-course meal

Braintree, and 1990 sees the 119th anniversary and dancing to music of of the first such match, which took place in 1871.

This years match, on 19th July, will be played in Victorian costume and a t t e n d e d by po l i ce officers in uniform of the period to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Essex Police.

on sale - please contact the LIO Chris Derrick at ~ ~ ~ i ~ t ~ ~ ~ police Station for further details.

to establish a day centre in Braintree.

The match is primarily a social event, although the game itself is taken very seriously and the police are seeking re- venge for a run of defeats.

HEAVE-HO! The victorious Colchester division Tug-of-war team receives its trophy from Supt Mick Abraham at the force athletic championships in Southend. For full report see page 11.

The match is played not spectators of all ages are o n l y t o m a i n t a i n most welcome. - traditions and to forge A raffle is to be held in even closer links with the conjunction with the community, but to raise match and tickets have money for charities: this been sent to all stations: year's beneficiaries will please be generous and include the Chelmsford dig into your pockets for Hospice which is seeking this worthwhile cause.

ESSE T H E P A A Offshore Sailing nationals took place from the 18th to 25th May 1990. This year the hosts were Dorset Constabulary although the event largely took place in Hampshire water involving 24 entries.

There were six races in all including 3 days racing around the Solent, a race to

L I I Cherboure. back again. and I FORCE LIFESA VlNG I I a couple 6 f coastaT passage r a c e s which t o o k in Wevmouth and Poole.

It is intended that an Essex Police Lifesaving Competitive Team is to be formed in the near future. Both male and female team members are required for mixed and separate competi- tions.

about four competitions annually.

All training and com- petitions will be in duty time. Any officer inter- e s t e d o r requir ing further information con- tact PC 1558 Dodd, Halstead Police Station

It is expected that the Ednet 3980 or 0797 teams will compete in 472451.

f i e Essex team consisted D i c k H o u g h t o n

Rayleigh) Geof Howell Laindon Traffic) Tony if

Wright Westcliff) Roger Burrows [Stanstead Airport) Malcolm Gandy and Tony Britain both from H.Q.

On Friday we collected our allocated yacht which turned out to be a well worn five year old Westerly Storm 33, took her out for a quick

The Glasswells Charity Challenge Cricket Match

Traders Police

at Braintree Cricket Ground

Panf ield Lane, Braintree

on Thursday 19th July, 1990

11.00am to 6.00pm

X POLICE SAILING shakedown in Southampton water, and found that the sails were badly bellied and

atched, and within the first alf hour the mainsail

stitching gave way along a seam.

On returning to the marina we were given a replacement second had mainsail from another competin Storm, which in fact turnetout to be almost as bad as the first mainsail.

In any event Saturday saw us racing around the cans in Solent water and that was when we made a further dis- covery that half of the fleet were in a similar sail state to ourselves and the other half of the fleet were sporting brand new sails. This of course appeared about as fair as Maradona's hand goal and caused a chorus of foul!

In any case we went down the tubes and finished a disa- pointing 20th but in consola- tion we learnt a great deal about the Storm which we later put into good use throughout the remainder of the week.

Sunday saw us racing to Cherbour but despite consistant krecasts of N.E. winds force 5 to 6 we were becalmed mid channel. Which did cause one or two raised eyebrows as the fleet bobbed about in the shipping lanes for four or more hours. During which we received a few v~sits from oiil tankers steaming along about 15 to 20 knots through the middle

STOP PRESS

T h e F o r c e S p o r t s Association has managed to secure Stuart Surridge Sports Equipment at

of the fleet which produced gatric problems In some crews and shrieks of delight in others.

We soon after abandoned the race and motored to Cherbourg, as did the rest of the fleet and the race was later declared void. In fact the only highlight of this particular race was the incred- ~ble roast chicken with all the bits dinner that Geof Howell had cooked to perfection.

Monday saw us leaving Cherbourg at 8.30pm all set for a night race back to Poole. The winds were verv light at first which favoured t h e Storms and a f te r numerous tacking duels (sounds good doesn't it) we found ourselves in second

lace which we maintained or two or three hours.

Then the wind increased until it was blowin a force six gusting seven from the N.E. (a bit late now) High frequency 15 foot Waves quick1 built up and in- evitab5 the heavier boats started to overtake us. How- ever we still crossed the line in 7th place one minute ahead of a Fulmar, but after the handicaps had been sorted out we ended up in 15th place and the foremen- tioned Fulmar ended up 6th, which is an indication of the

On Thursday we motored back to Poole and then raced around the cans in the Western Solent finishing 4th overall which called for much jubilation by way of sampling o u r d u t y free 's f rom Cherbourg.

Friday and last day we again raced around the cans in the Western and central Solent and crossed the line 5th place but again after handicap we ended U 12th.

We later learnt tgat the Poole to Weymouth race had been protested and the reults disallowed and consiquently at the end of the week in- stead of 8th place overall, we ended up 12th. Which in real terms is still the best result Essex have ever achieved to date.

Our man of the week has to go to Geof Howell who boldly went where no man had dared to go and created some culinary masterpieces which would have suitabl impressed such famous cheg as Rogan Jopsh. And of course at meal times we endevoured to be upwind of the Met boat because we knew that they had no food on board (evil grins all round). And also we had the statutory silliest sailing grab competition which Malcolm Gandy won hands down with his florescent knee length shorts and Donald Duck hat!

Interesting moments were as follows:

About 3am one morning the beer had finaly filtered

trade ~ r i ces fo r members. unfavourable handicap that ~ n i b o d ~ interested the Storms carry. -

should contact Chris Wednesda~weracedfrom T---L Poole to Wevmouth on a JilGUU. beautiful day and had a very

eood race finishing 8th.

CLUB through and Tony Wright was brought out of a deep slumber by the call of nature. But when he tried to leave the forecabin to spend a penny he discovered that some rotten cad had depos- ited a iece of furniture in front orhis door.

His door happened to open outwards, only on this occasion it didn't because it was stopped by the piece of furniture. Try as he might poor Tony could only open the door a mere two inches. Thats enough for Tony I hear you cry! But Tony by now desperate said it wasn't. He also said a lot of other things as well but I can't print them. In any event I cannot reveal the conclusion of this story but suffice it to say that every good by scout know better than to sleep without his wellies.

Tony Britain wouldn't believe us all when we told him that he snored because he couldn't hear himself, and he wasn't snoring when he woke ~ e o ? . ~ o ~ w e l l u I couldn't

comprehend why the fishing boat with an outboard engine mouthed in an outboard well situated midshi S wasn't sinking as it must Phave had a hole in the bottom.

All in all we had a fan- tacstic weeks sailing, had some good laughs and pro- duced a respectable result which after all is what P.A.A. is all about. 1990 Skipper Dick Houghton

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