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Malcolm Parry Chairman
NARPO Bulletin
(Merseyside Branch)
Branch No. 68 December 2014
NARPO (Merseyside Branch)
The Chairman’s Column
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A debate on “Later Life
Ambitions” was facilitated by John
Stapleton and after three excellent
presentations in the morning, was
followed by further debate in the
afternoon. In short a booklet called
‘Later Life Ambitions’ has been
produced and it brings together the
collective voices of over a quarter of a
million pensioners through NARPO,
the NFOP (National Federation of
Occupation Pensioners) and the CPA
(Civil Service Pensioners Alliance).
It lays out their vision from fair
pensions to safe and sustainable care
services, accessible housing to regular
MERSEYSIDE NARPO
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
7.30 p.m.
Wednesday
13 May 2015
Liner Hotel
Lord Nelson Street
Liverpool L3 5QB
Hi Everybody. In September the
NARPO Annual Conference was held
in Brighton with over 300 members
from branches across the country. The
theme was “Later Life Ambitions”. On
paper it seemed that the Conference
would prove to be bland but in reality
this was not the case.
It opened with the NEC being
accused of failing to follow their own
succession planning; no doubt a
reference to the new President not
being the former Vice President. This
was immediately followed by an
accusation that the NEC lacked
transparency; this referred to
discussions taking place about who
qualified as delegates which had not
been communicated to Branches. The
CEO, Clint Elliott, defended the
allegation and stated that NEC did feed
back to Regional Branch Meetings.
He confirmed that a total revision of the
Rules was taking place to make them
more relevant to the organisation today.
Legal advice was being provided and a
draft set would be available by the start
of 2015 and they would then be
circulated to Branches for feedback. A
full debate would then take place at the
next conference. The outcome of
these allegations raised the temperature
of Conference and certainly put the
timetable in disarray. The new
President managed to keep everything
under control and ultimately ensured
that by the end of the day the timetable
was fully covered and opportunities
provided to follow up on the morning’s
issues.
Sir Hugh Orde, OBE, QPM,
President of ACPO, summarised
policing today and the issues for the
future. This was followed by a
presentation from David Wilbraham,
lead chaplain for Thames Valley Police
and National Police Chaplain for
NACP. His presentation was very
relevant, amusing and one that certainly
helped to relieve tensions. Some of
you may remember David as he served
in Merseyside some years ago. For
further information follow the link to
Police Chaplains on our web site.
bus services to promote independence.
All pensioners are urged to pledge their
support and help to change the terms
of the political debate. See ‘Later Life
Ambitions’ on the NARPO web site -
http://www.narpo.org Look at the
content and consider pledging your
support.
We only had two motions to
discuss. One related to an NEC
proposal to offer free accidental death
insurance to every member. NARPO
funds are now very good and this was
thought to be a way of reinvesting them
in the membership. It was rejected by a
significant number. The second related
to a clarification of the wording on the
application forms. In view of the rule
review this was remitted for further
discussion. Full details of conference
will be available in the next Narpo
News or on the main Narpo web site.
In the end a very good conference.
Please remember it is your Branch
and we really do welcome suggestions
as to how we may be able to improve
our services. Feel free to let us know.
Please be careful over the coming
winter months. Wishing you a very
pleasant Christmas and a happy and
healthy New Year.
NARPO (Merseyside Branch) Page 2 December 2014
NARPO (Merseyside Branch)
Letters
Pension Pay Dates 2014
Monday 1 December
Wednesday 31 December
Police Pensioner Obituaries
F or the past 25 years I have kept a
record of pensioner obituaries.
These records have been taken from
NARPO Bulletins and have been purely
for my use and a few close colleagues
to remember those who we had the
privilege of serving with. My
original database was in an Access file
which some people had trouble in
opening. I have now changed the
format into an Excel file which is easy
to open and keep up to date.
The database contains, names, ages,
ranks and where possible where they
last served, dates of retirements and
deaths.
I will gladly send the information to
other NARPO members who request it
via email. It will then be possible for
other members to keep the list up to
date.
On a lighter note for those who like
easy listening songs, I have published
160 videos on YouTube under the name
'briddoful' which some may find
entertaining.
Brian Bridson
Gwyddelwern, Corwen
THE MERSEYSIDE NARPO EMAIL MESSAGING LIST
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and, if you have changed your email address, you have informed the Branch
Secretary of your new address.
The content of these messages vary but can relate to requests for information
about a police related topic, notification of employment opportunities, funerals of
members, updates on NARPO matters and other relevant information.
I am not receiving email circulations
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receiving regular emails it is possible that:
You supplied an incorrect email address.
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The email has ended up in the spam folder (to minimise the risk of this
please ensure you add [email protected] to your
address book and safe senders list).
Your inbox is full and you have exceeded your email hosts maximum limit.
What do I have to do?
Nothing if you wish to remain on the list. On joining the Branch you will have
normally supplied an email address and this one will be used. If you have not
supplied an email address or wish to use a different one for your emails then
simply send an email to the Branch Secretary - secretary@narpo-
merseyside.org.uk Some members prefer to use a different email address to their
personal one. It is your preference.
I don’t want to remain on the Email Messaging List
There is, of course, no necessity for you to remain on the list if you do not wish to
do so. You are free to unsubscribe at any time. At the bottom of every email
circulation you are able to unsubscribe by pressing the unsubscribe link or you can
contact the Branch Secretary on [email protected]
direct. However, by unsubscribing, you may miss out on all the up to date
information.
I don’t want former colleagues contacting me
Your details are not supplied to anyone; no personal information is supplied to any
individual without your permission.
The Merseyside NARPO Message Board
The Merseyside NARPO Members Message Board - http://merseysidenarpo.com
- is not linked to the Email Messaging List and if you change your email address
on the Message Board this will not alter your email address on the Messaging
List. Contact the Secretary - [email protected] with your
preferred email address.
Finally
We do hope that you will continue to remain on the Branch email messaging list
and that you will find it of value. We are always looking at ways of improving all
our services to our members so please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any
feedback, good or otherwise, and ideas for improvement.
David Anderton
Secretary
The NARPO Villas With regard to the letter from Alan
Bonner. Alan Bonner was a cadet
under (as he puts it) ‘the tutelage of
gentlemen like the late Bill Nicholson
31’A’. His widow, Rita Nicholson (my
Mum) was thrilled to read comments
about her much loved Bill, and asked
for her comments to be passed to
NARPO Bulletin.
Rita is still entertaining all her
family and cooking our Sunday dinner
each week. She is now a great
grandmother to five lovely children, an
ever growing family! Pity Bill
Nicholson, our dad, isn’t here to share
all the thrills, however, we had some
fabulous times whilst he was alive and
he was just ‘the best dad and granddad’
ever.
Glad you had a nice holiday Alan
and the Villa sounds just wonderful.
Linda Lovelady
(Bill Nicholson`s daughter)
Thank You
M y London to Paris challenge in memory of Susan has currently raised over
£3,000 in donations for Macmillan Cancer Support. Thank you so much for
all your support and for my fellow NARPO members’ contributions. As members
of Merseyside Police for a collective period of 57 years and then both members of
NARPO, Sue and I know the generosity of the Merseyside Police family and I was
not surprised by the contributions I received through your help. Best wishes.
John O’Neill Parbold, Wigan
NARPO (Merseyside Branch) Page 3 December 2014
NARPO (Merseyside Branch)
COMRADES ASSOCIATION - EVENTS 2014/15
Friday 23 January Wednesday 15 April
President’s Annual Lunch Pensioners’ Party at Riversdale at Riversdale
Wednesday 6th May Monday 11 May
Coach Trip Annual General Meeting to Llandudno 7.30 p.m. at Riversdale
Contact:
Mr. Lew May
16 Kylemore Way
Wirral CH61 6XX
Telephone: (0151) 648 5398
R E U N I O N S
‘D’ DIVISION (LIVERPOOL CITY)
O n Friday 3 October 2014, thirty five members of ‘D’
Division who served at Rose Hill Bridewell met at
Riversdale Police Club for their Annual Reunion.
Once again Karen produced an exceptional buffet which was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. Tommy Hogg, at 98 years of age,
accompanied by his minder, ex Con 177‘D’ Geordie Harper
attended and ex Con 242‘D’ Evans (Sir John Evans, QPM)
travelled up from Devon to share a couple of hours with his
former colleagues. Last year ex Con 110‘D’ Roberts came
over from Spain for the reunion which proves there was
something quite special about working from Rose Hill
Bridewell. Next year, the Reunion will be held on Friday 2
October.
Charlie Wass - [email protected]
‘T’ DIVISION REUNION The Traffic Department Reunion will be held on the afternoon
of Wednesday 20 May 2015, at Riversdale Police Club. Full
details will be in the March 2015 issue of the NARPO
Bulletin. If you require further information please contact:
Geoff Nelson or David Graney
SEFTON ‘B’ DIVISION REUNION
T he next Reunion will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Friday 30
January 2015 at The Vic, Great Georges Road,
Waterloo; tickets £5 a head. Anyone with connections to ‘B’
Division is more than welcome! If you want to attend contact
Julie Jenkins (details below) or send a cheque to Mike Barrett
at Crosby Police Station.
Julie Jenkins
07901 690870
‘GUNK SNIFFERS’ GET TOGETHER
P eter Green, Malcolm Edge and I would like to thank all
those who attended the ‘Gunk Sniffers’
gathering. What a fantastic afternoon. We are grateful to
all of you for being such a big part of our lives, and making
us laugh at your antics. How some of you stayed upright
we will never know! When it’s a pleasure to go to work,
then work becomes a pleasure. The final part of the
afternoon was the appearance of a real can of ‘Gunk’, and
when ‘Lippy’ Taylor put a dab behind each ear, there was a
rush to kiss him. He was taking some home to put on his
pillow. According to James it took two days for the smell
to clear from the Club - sheer heaven.
David Graney
LIVERPOOL CITY POLICE CADETS’ REUNION The 35th Reunion Dinner was held at the Yacht Club,
Coburg Dock, on Thursday 9 October, 2014. Yet again the
event was a triumph of comradeship, nostalgia and humour,
and thought is already being given to the 36th Reunion
which will be held in October 2015. Unfortunately, the
usual guest of honour, former Drill Sergeant, John Edwards,
was unable to attend this year.
Back Row Geoff Johnston, Dai Potter, George Dafnis, Eric Croston
Second Row Ken Hounsell, Joe Breden, Dave Anderton, Ron McMaster, Peter Johnston
First Row Ian Brooks, Alan Bonner, Dave Kay, Dave Carswell, Dave Graney,
Frank Breen, George Latham Front Row
Dave Oakes, Dave Liptrot, Ian Petherbridge, George Fowler, Neil Cole, Allen Walker
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NARPO (Merseyside Branch)
Editor’s Note
T he next Bulletin will be published
on 1 March 2015. Items to
arrive by 27 January 2015:
David Anderton
Telephone:
(0151) 722 9823
Obituaries Police Pensioners
Died Name Age Rank Retired
July 31 William Beastall 95 D/Ch. Insp. [Fraud Squad] 1970
31 Joseph Smith 94 Sergeant [Speke] 1972
August 5 George Walley 80 Con. 1277 [Huyton] 1986
14 Norman Frankland, QPM 83 Ch. Supt. [Lower Lane] 1989
15 Robert Henry Davies 76 Con. 2551 [Eaton Road] 1993
21 Barrie Jones 64 D/Con. 3234 [Birkenhead] 1995
23 Roy Garvey 84 Inspector 1977
26 Robert Edward McClure 79 Sgt. 1024 [Admin. of Justice] 1985
September 15 Robert George Kelly 67 D/Con. 2646 [‘A’ Division] 1994
19 Douglas James Montgomery 90 Con. 175 [Warrant Dept. ] 1975
21 Michael John Dobson 59 Constable 4159’T’ 1994
October
3 Herbert William Moore 66 Constable 2890 1995
3 William Dickinson 74 Con. 2016 [Halewood] 1989
7 James William Welsby 68 Sergeant 1996
13 Neil Stanley Clarke 52 Sergeant 6599 2010
14 Finbar (Barry) Goulding 64 Constable 3058 2003
17 Courtenay Clarke 82 Con. 1335 [A. of J.] 1986
26 Dennis John Gittins 85 Constable [Crown Court] 1985
29 Ronald Peterson 74 Inspector 1995
Merseyside Police Federation
Charitable Trust Lottery
Recent Winners
August
Con. 8276 Gwyn Davies £500
Robert D. Johnson (Pensioner) £250
September
Clive Atkinson (Pensioner) £500
Con. 6030 Kirsty John £250
October Howard Youdan (Pensioner) £500
Con. 3945 Peter Bennett £250
MPS & SA Lottery Winners
August - October 2014
The latest list of winners can be seen
on www.mpssa.co.uk
Any enquiries -
contact the Manager
Telephone: (0151) 427-2208
New Members
A warm welcome is extended to the following new members of the Branch:
Full Members Mr. Brian Nicholas Adair [1], Mr. John Carroll, Mr. Colin James Carter, Mr.
Thomas Clulow, Mr. Andrew David Coward, Mr. Derek Cowell, Mr. Paul
Henry Davies, Mr. Andrew Davies, Mr. David Malcolm Dutton, Mr. Stuart John
Eckford, Mr. Peter Gannon, Mr. Nigel Gibson, Mr. David Malcolm Hayes, Mr.
David James, Mr. Ian Lockie, Mr. David Mainwaring, Mr. Damian Mawdsley,
Miss Heather Mayers, Mr. William McAdam, Mr. Martin McPhillips, Mr.
Geoffrey Mitchell, Mr. Brian John Norbury, Mr. Paul Ralph, Mr. Stephen
James Swinnerton, Mr. Greg Symon and Mr. Philip Wright [1]
Retired from the National Crime Agency
Widow Members
Mrs. Marjorie Davies, Mrs. Evelyn Frankland, Mrs. Pauline Kelly, Mrs. Jean Grace
Walley
Widows and Widowers Draw -
August 2014 Winners Mrs. Jacqueline Baxter, Mrs. Patricia
Beaumont, Mrs. Christine Burrell, Mrs.
Julie Cain, Mrs. Catherine Cassidy,
Mrs. Hilda Catterall, Mrs. Patricia
Cunningham, Mrs. Elizabeth
Davenport, Mrs. Joyce Dobinson-
Taylor, Mrs. Jacqui Dolan, Mrs. Shirley
Dudley, Mrs. Barbara Keys, Mrs.
Isabella MacDonald, Mrs. Joan Mainey,
Mrs. Una McNaughton, Mrs. Elsie
Murray, Mrs. Laura Palin, Mrs. Jean
Platt, Mrs. Valerie Pringle, Mrs. Irene
Robinson, Mrs. Carol Stokes, Mrs.
Gillian Swainston, Mrs. Sigrid
Whitelaw, Mrs. Jean Williams and Mrs.
Shirley Williams
August 2014
N.D. Green 86299 £200
N.T. Ablett 23631 £200
T.V. Allen 10588 £200
M.G. Mallalieu 8418 £100
I. Corker 17765 £100
T.H. Crotty 30378 £50
Z. Howard 7253 £50
S.T. Devine 10463 £50
E. McGrath 23367 £50
September 2014
A.P Adamson 686313 £500
T.C. Wilson 3864 £200
S.M. Hilton 29893 £200
G. Watson 28697 £200
P. Lowe 15116 £100
R.G. Jacobs 2593 £100
N. Senior 91562 £50
E. Ridley 13145 £50
D. Fox 29638 £50
H.S. Jeffrey 85093 £50
B. Harrison 22062 £50
E.M. Deveney 23973 £50
A.M. Dewar 89574 £50
D.G. Elliot 2759 £50
I.R. Petherbridge 6552 £50
D. Clark 98419 £50
October 2014
B.O. Shimmin 79070 £500
A.D. Turner 12766 £200
P. Mott 17039 £100
C. Turner 81761 £100
R.F. Simpson 683755 £100
F.J. Breen 20009 £50
G.M. Heath 21262 £50
M.G. Lodge 22856 £50
C. Stevens 687148 £50
E.S. Inwood 3096 £50
M.W. Nelson 683378 £50