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Chairman's Letter to members October 2011 |
As a Committee we are very conscious that these news pages of our Sub-branch website have become out dated, and as such of no real value to members. It is our intent to try and find the time to keep them regularly updated with current news, so please come back to the site regularly and look for updates. | |
Email addresses: At a time when a lot is going on nationally in the Policing world, we want to keep you regularly updated with what is going on and changes that may impact on you. To do this it is helpful if we have your email address. Please don’t assume because you gave it a number of years ago that we still have it, you may have changed it since then. Please register your email address with us so that we can keep you updated. It will not be used to send you any spam emails. Please send your email address to: paulgallagher@narpo-staffs.co.uk (Please note that as this site is open to anyone on the internet therefore details of persons and welfare issues will not be posted in the updates, but are available in the minutes, to members from the sub-branch secretary). | |
Race Night Tuesday 14th June 2011, 8.00pm at the Polish Club Stafford.The Stafford Sub-Branch will hold its quarterly meeting on the above date starting at 7.30pm. It will be a quick meeting and will be focused on advising members of important updates from National NARPO, welfare matters, and what is currently going on with the reorganisation of the Force. The meeting will be concluded at 7.55pm, and then we will have a Race Night. A social event that we want to get as many of our members to attend for a chance to catch up with friends, have some fun getting into the spirit of the Racing Event, and if you are lucky hopefully going away with a few pounds winning in your pocket. Please come along and support the event. If you have friends who are members of this sub-branch who don’t normally come to these meetings then tell them about it and drag them along. |
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Congratulations to Nigel Cooper.The Chairman and members of the Stafford Sub-Branch Committee nominated Nigel Cooper for a Life Time Membership award, for the work he has done in supporting the sub-branch as secretary. We are really pleased that he was presented with the award at the 60th Anniversary Celebration Lunch at the County Showground on Saturday 9th April 2011. Many congratulations Nigel from all of us, and congratulations to all the other recipients of the awards. |
Sub Branch Meeting Tuesday 8th February 2011.Many thanks to those members who attended the meeting. It was well attended with 42 members being present. A silent tribute was paid to members who had passed away since our last meeting. The Chairman welcomed Andy Adams who has taken over as the Chairman of the Staffordshire Police Fedration, as Mark Judson will be retiring this year. Mark was also in attendance and was thanked by the Chairman for the conrtibution he had made to the sub-branch meetings, giving us regular updates of what was happening with the reorgansation of the Force. Updates were also given by Rob Williams, the Force Welfare Officer, and by Gerry Robinson and Des Lockwood, on the current updates from National NARPO. The welfare updates on a number of members not having the best of health at the moment were given and actions of assistance commenced where appropriate. The Chairman presented to the members his vision of how he would like to move the business of the sub-branch forward, with empahsis on three main areas: Health; Ensuring we have the right welfare support for members, bringing to the meetings details of health initiatives and arranging for talks from health experts on proactive health care. Wealth; Making sure members were upated with the latest news on Pensions and other financial matters that may impact on them. Spread the word between members when good investment opportunities may become apparent for members to consider. Happiness; Arranging meetings, and social functions throughout the year. Circulating details of holidays and short breaks that members may be intereted in. The attendees were presented with the poposal and accepted that the Committee would move ahead with this proposal. Dave Baldwin attended the meeting and showed to members the Memorial Boards that he had prepared to be placed in the new Headquarters showing the names of the Officers who had been killed in the line of duty in Staffordshire. He gave a short presentation on how he had carried out his research, and an update on where all the exhibits from the Force Museum had now gone. The Chariman thanked Dave for the time and effort he had put into the work and for coming and presenting it to members. |
Christmas Social Function Thursday 16th December 2010The members of the Committe arranged a Christmas Social Function for members and for retired colleagues from UNISON. The entertainemnt was provided by Ian ‘Sludge’ Lees. The evening went very well and was attended by over 100 members. Next years event is already pencilled in so make sure you reserve the date in your diary for Thursday 15th December 2011. (details to follow in September). |
Sub-Branch AGM Tuesday 19th October 2010The AGM took place on this date Trevor Laws stated his intent to stand down as Chairman. Elections took place for the new Committe and the below named were proposed, seconded, and voted in unanlimously by the members:Chairman; Paul Gallagher Vice Chairman; Julia Causer Sectretary; Maureen Poole Treasurer/Assistant Secretary; Brian Whitehouse Comittee Members; Chris Blagbrough Nigel Cooper Chris Greatholder Taff Wiiliams. The new Chairman paid tribute to the work done by Trevor Laws in his time as Chairman, he thanked him for his time and comittment, and hoped that he would be able to run things as efficentley as Trevor had done. At the end of the formal AGM and Meeting, retired Detective Superintendent Derek Forest of the West Midlands Police, who was the British Commander in charge of identifiaction procedures for the victims of the Tsunami in 2004, gave a very intersting and informative presentation. |