Newsletter

Newsletter - (Summer - 2010)

New Members
A warm welcome is extended to welcome to Roger Bowen, Bruce Shepherd,
Roscoe Tanner and Richard Byrne.

AGM - Some positive thinking!
The attendance at the AGM represented less than 3% of our membership and to think that the Committee increased the amount of Buffet Food in anticipation of a good turnout!!

Well, your Committee are nothing but positive thinkers - we decided that allowing for absences due to ill health, holidays, gardening watching television etc etc that a possible 90 % of the Branch could attend. BUT, as they did not we presume that this 90% are extremely satisfied with our running of the Branch so we thank you for that vote of confidence!.. In relation to the extra food, being positive thinkers – we could not allow it to go waste as is illustrated here, photographs, so armed with “doggie bags “we resolved the issue, again in a positive manner!

Assistance required with the South Wales Police Museum
More information here (Pdf file)

New: Museum Questionaire (17th June)
The Museum is in need of volunteers to assist with the cataloguing of the museum; for those who would be willing to speak in the future when the museum is open, on various topics or regions. There is a full questionnaire on our website and you will see that there is a request for willing retired officers with personal “police related stories” to be interviewed, and possibly filmed and or audibly recorded to maintain the South Wales Police heritage.

We have already volunteered our raconteur par excellence – Hubert Thomas to participate. Please contact Terina Shaw /Marketing Officer South Wales Police Tel: 01656 303207 Ext: 28057 or Mob: 07974 159399 or email Terina.Shaw@south-wales.pnn.police.uk

Dunvant Male Voice Choir are seeking new members. They rehearse on Monday and Thursday each week at Olchfa School. Interested? Then phone member- Dai Jeffreys at - 01792- 29766

The Quiz evening at Dunvant Rugby Club was held on Thursday 20th May
Photographs can now be viewed here

A Race Evening with free Chicken and Chips will be held at the Red Racenight Lion, Morriston on Thursday 7th Oct. More details later.

Important - Members attending events are asked please to contact Brian Jones on Tel: Swansea 01792-299762 so that he will know how much food to order!

Bus trip - Wednesday 15th September
The Bus Trip this year will be to Worcester.
(More details later, in future Newsletters)

Christmas Lunch - Tuesday 14th December - Manor Park, Clydach (More details later, in future Newsletters)

Christmas Lunch - 2009 - Photographs
Was held at the Dragon Hotel on Tuesday 8th December.
Photographs can be viewed here

Travel Insurance
Many of you travel abroad quite regularly and we recommend you look at the new Narpo Annual Travel Scheme outlined on Page 27 of the last Narpo news. It is an unbeatable deal covering pre-existing medical conditions. The Annual Fee is only £115 for a couple and £80 for singles. You can not join if you’re over 80 but once in under that age you can retain your membership past that age

Update of member's details etc
If you know of a member's special birthday, anniversary or admittance to hospital please
inform Bryon Tucker (Welfare Officer) We rely on all of you for updates...Thank you.

Feedback - Cast your minds back to the last Newsletter and the item regarding Dave Walters. We are delighted to report that Dave has been true to his word and after being contacted by Brian Welch –who now has severe hearing problems - visited Brian and gave valuable advice. To quote Dave “Any more people you know of, not only retired officers, who find themselves in a position where they don’t know who to turn to when they find themselves in a predicament, then please let me know. I can only at present point them in the right direction of who to contact and what to do as regards getting help.”

Well done Dave and well done to our Newsletter for encouraging this Member to Member help – perhaps you have more situations we can help with? Please let us know!

Illness Ill Health
Ex Inspector "Larry" Hughes Swansea Borough who served in Traffic and CID at Swansea is critically ill and being cared for at Ward 3 - Morriston Hospital.
27th July

Mike Godrich has been in Hospital after suffering a heart attack
whilst on holiday abroad. Update: He is now home and recuperating. (24th June)

Roger Lloyd, of Pontardulais ex Gorseinon Station has had a nasty accident
at home. He was taken to Morriston Hospital where he is still detained.
It appears he has broken some part of his neck and it is thought that he will have
to be transferred to one of the Cardiff hospitals to be operated on. 5th June

Ex. Inspector Owen Lewis has recently suffered a heart attack and consequently was cared for
at Fairwood Hospital before being discharged. He has passed the 90 years of age milestone but despite this fact has managed to cope with life living on his own at his West Cross home.
Update: He was intending to send a thank you for his get well card when he was taken ill again
and after a stay in Hospital, at Morriston, he is now back home once more.
Bill Gordge has been in hospital having a tumour removed from his Kidney.

We also send best wishes for a swift recovery to Martin Elias. Members may not be aware that Martin has just undergone his tenth operation in as little as 3/4 years. He is now recovering after being in hospital (11th April)

Best wishes also to Emrys Davies, Brian Richards, Malcolm Lewis, Phil Morgan,
Bill Sears, David Williams (1179) and Des Edwards who is now out of Hospital after a few months and is now convalescing at home.

Special Birthdays and celebrations

Many congratulations to Bryon and Vera Tucker on their Golden Wedding; may you have many more happy
and joyous years together.

Congratulations also to the following who celebrate special birthdays between
May and August – John Knight, Janice Jones, Alan Mages, Davis Rees, Doug Spencer, Glenys Elliot, Jeff Stephens, Bryon Tucker, Dorothy Davies, Bob Giffard, Noreen Thomas and Janice Salter. Also to Fred and Del Grace - (Diamond Wedding)

Linder Myers Solicitors
Linder Myers offer free legal advice to members, and free initial consultation for members.
Services include personal Injury & medical claims, divorce & family, Police Pensions and a FREE basic will service to NARPO Members. They offer advice concerning the protection of assets against care home fees and Fixed priced conveyancing of £249 plus disbursements is offered.
More information here on their website

SSAFA FORCES HELP NEEDS YOU
The Charity exists to serve anyone who is, or has been in the Armed Forces, Reserves and TA. They and their families can call on us for the rest of their lives. More than 10 million people in the UK today are eligible for our help, good advice and friendship. More here

Conveyancing Offer
The legal firm Lynda Myers who advise Narpo nationally are currently offering members and their families a set price fee of £249 + Vat + disbursements for conveyancing of any property valued under £500,000.00 - please phone Carol Parren at 01618 376850 if you are interested.

Scrapbook photographs
The very latest photographs submitted to us can now be viewed on a new
holding page, created specially for this purpose. As soon as there are sufficient new photographs, they will be added to the main Scrapbook page.

Also, a new Archive page has been added to the web site which contains previously submitted 'new' photographs. These are of higher quality than those contained in the Scrapbook Album. Please feel free to download at your leisure (Right click/Save as)

Ps. The original 'mostly higher quality' photographs' are normally retained and copies are available 'for free' by email attachment, upon request. Ed.

Lunch Meetings
Lunch meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at the Hen Dderwen (site of Spinning Wheel – Sketty Park)

Earning opportunities
G4S Police Recruit is a specialist recruitment business dedicated to supplying
ex-officers of all ranks, to Police forces, local & central. More details can be
found here. Tel 020 8249 6614 Fax 020 8249 -6397
Email rachel.barham@policerecruit.co.uk or visit their website www.policerecruit.co.uk

The Red Snapper Group specialise in finding retired officers work
Members who are interested in seeking work in a civilian role after retirement can register at http://www.policeskills.co.uk/jobseekers_registration.shtml. Or by contacting
Rosa Smith Recruitment Officer Tel: 0203 119 3355 www.PoliceSkills.co.uk

Globe Branch Website
We try to put all the up-to-date information on this website, (normally updated on a daily basis) including doo's, sadly but also, obituaries and details of funeral arrangements if we receive the information in time. Changes of personal circumstances e.g. address, especially Email addresses should be passed to Phil Taylor at 01792-450688 (work)
or by E mail - narposwansea@yahoo.co.uk

Also, please contact Jeff Davies via email: jeffdavies@talktalk.net if you have any information, items of interest, including amusing stories or any photographs of interest. Photographs can be sent via
Email to Jeff for processing into the scrapbook page of this website. They will then be returned safely after being scanned and copied.

Committee - Erica Fowler has stepped down due to work commitments - we wish her all the best and thank her for her contribution. We welcome aboard Brian Davies (Ex 2146) and there is always room for anyone else interested.

Police Dependants Trust This was set up in 1966, following the murder of 3 Officers in London by armed criminals. It was started with a gift of £100,000.00 by the late Sir Billy Butlin. Its purpose is to help police officers and/or their families who were either killed or seriously incapacitated due to the special hazards of policing. To date, over four and half thousand cases have been brought to the notice of the Trustees.

In general, when such tragic situations arise the Officers or Dependants are reasonably well treated. However, unforeseen problems resulting from the incident may not occur for many years. The Trustees will look at all requests thoroughly and sympathetically but of course will need verification of the original incident. This can be problematic in that records may no longer exist of incident that occurred perhaps some 20 years or so previously. Therefore any Officer/ or Dependants of such officers are invited to register their potential interest as soon as possible after the event when the facts are fresh and records available. The Registration can be made by using the Application Form available on line via – http://pdtrust.org/ or by Tel: 020 8979 4323

Wanted - Photographic History of the former Swansea County Borough Police
Ross Mather - retired constable from the Traffic Division, South Wales Police, is currently researching the history of the former police forces that went to make up what is now the South Wales Police. His ultimate goal is to have a book published, on the history of the police in South Wales (area) especially the former independent police forces of Swansea, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil and Neath, and perhaps the former forces that were on their respective borders.

He has an avid interest in the history of these police forces and has amassed a very interesting and personal collection of memorabilia, some of which can be viewed at: www.britishpolicehelmet.co.uk

Ross is looking for photographic history relating to the former Swansea County Borough Police to use as part of his research. Requesting please, any policing related photographs etc. primarily relating to the former Swansea force and / or any other Welsh force. Any photograph would be borrowed for a short period of time, copied and returned, wholly at his expense. He also hopes to seek out any items of memorabilia that relate to any former, pre-amalgamation Welsh forces.

Welsh Food Alliance survey
Subject - Have your say in planning an older people's food charter - Click here

Swansea Osteopath Clinic
This venture has recently opened and the Proprietor, Hartshorn Clarke Associates are offering NARPO members’ concessionary rates. Further details can be obtained by visiting the website www.hcaosteopaths.co.uk

Vision Express:
Vision Express are offering Narpo Members discounts on Eye Examinations and Spectacles etc.
For full details please phone 0800 73 80 90 or visit Website www.visionexpress.com

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Housekeeping Monthly 13th May 1955 - The Good Wife's Guide
Well worth a read!

A few stories here as well.