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10/02/26 Obituary
It is with sadness that I have to inform you of the death on Thursday 22nd January 2026 of ex Supt. Alan McCORMICK, 85 years. Please see obituary for further details
Sean Murphy (Derbys NARPO Committee)
It is with sadness that I have to inform you of the death on Thursday 22nd January 2026 of ex Supt. Alan McCORMICK, 85 years. Please see obituary for further details
Sean Murphy (Derbys NARPO Committee)
10/02/26 Obituary
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of PC 597 Oliver 'Mark' PALING, 63years, who passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday 7th January 2026. Please see obituary for further details.
Ian Louch (Chair Derbys NARPO)
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of PC 597 Oliver 'Mark' PALING, 63years, who passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday 7th January 2026. Please see obituary for further details.
Ian Louch (Chair Derbys NARPO)
08/02/26 Tickets for the Ceremony of the Keys
NARPO member Rose Moorby has arranged an IPA trip to the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower Of London on Tuesday 24th March 2026 at 7.00pm (free entry) and has a number of spaces available.
Those interested would need to provide their own transport and accommodation but this would make a great addition to any planned trip to the capital.
If you are interested could you contact me and I'll put you on touch with Rose.
Ian Louch (Chair Derbys NARPO)
NARPO member Rose Moorby has arranged an IPA trip to the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower Of London on Tuesday 24th March 2026 at 7.00pm (free entry) and has a number of spaces available.
Those interested would need to provide their own transport and accommodation but this would make a great addition to any planned trip to the capital.
If you are interested could you contact me and I'll put you on touch with Rose.
Ian Louch (Chair Derbys NARPO)
05/02/26 Wendy Wu Tours - NARPO - Exclusive Member discount
Please see below message for February offers from Wendy Wu Tours
Richard 'doc' Watson (Secretary Derbys NARPO)
Hello NARPO groups and members
I trust all is well with you and your local NARPO Branch.
Please see of our Latest offers flyer highlighting your 5% discount on direct bookings with Wendy Wu Tours. Don’t forget to use your unique discount code NARPO5 to redeem the discount. As a GOLD partner to NARPO Wendy Wu Tours have some amazing offers for June and as you know NARPO members are entitled to an additional 5% discount. That’s on top of the offers we have in place so represents a really nice benefit.
If you have any questions or require anything further please let me know
Keith Norman
Specialist Sales, Wendy Wu Tours
T: 07983 474493 E: [email protected] W: http://www.wendywutours.co.uk/
Please see below message for February offers from Wendy Wu Tours
Richard 'doc' Watson (Secretary Derbys NARPO)
Hello NARPO groups and members
I trust all is well with you and your local NARPO Branch.
Please see of our Latest offers flyer highlighting your 5% discount on direct bookings with Wendy Wu Tours. Don’t forget to use your unique discount code NARPO5 to redeem the discount. As a GOLD partner to NARPO Wendy Wu Tours have some amazing offers for June and as you know NARPO members are entitled to an additional 5% discount. That’s on top of the offers we have in place so represents a really nice benefit.
If you have any questions or require anything further please let me know
Keith Norman
Specialist Sales, Wendy Wu Tours
T: 07983 474493 E: [email protected] W: http://www.wendywutours.co.uk/
03/02/26 Member Survey
At the NARPO 2025 Conference, Resolution No. 1 (Gwent Branch) was passed, instructing the National Executive Committee (NEC) to review the Association’s current branch structure. The resolution noted that many branches reflect police force boundaries established several decades ago and asked the NEC to consider whether aligning branches with current force areas may be appropriate. As part of this review, the NEC has been directed to engage with members and branches in order to understand a wide range of views on the existing branch structure. The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather your feedback, experiences, and perspectives. Under the current rules, branches are not required to merge but may do so voluntarily.
The Survey is in the February NARPO News and is available online https://narpo.org/branch-structure-survey for members to complete.
Angela Calvert (NARPO Senior IT & Conference Administrator)
At the NARPO 2025 Conference, Resolution No. 1 (Gwent Branch) was passed, instructing the National Executive Committee (NEC) to review the Association’s current branch structure. The resolution noted that many branches reflect police force boundaries established several decades ago and asked the NEC to consider whether aligning branches with current force areas may be appropriate. As part of this review, the NEC has been directed to engage with members and branches in order to understand a wide range of views on the existing branch structure. The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather your feedback, experiences, and perspectives. Under the current rules, branches are not required to merge but may do so voluntarily.
The Survey is in the February NARPO News and is available online https://narpo.org/branch-structure-survey for members to complete.
Angela Calvert (NARPO Senior IT & Conference Administrator)
01/02/26 Looking for members support with university surveys and research
Good Afternoon All,
We would be grateful if you can circulate these survey / university research to reach as many members as possible.
Supporting T/Chief Inspector Julian Hart of Hull Patrol : https://narpo.org/representation-in-police-leadership/
Supporting student of Winchester University: https://narpo.org/supporting-student-of-winchester-university/
Supporting Bradford University survey: https://narpo.org/the-beat-goes-on-survey/
Many thanks in advance for your support with these.
Kind Regards,
Melissa Colbeck (NARPO Welfare Support & Communications)
Good Afternoon All,
We would be grateful if you can circulate these survey / university research to reach as many members as possible.
Supporting T/Chief Inspector Julian Hart of Hull Patrol : https://narpo.org/representation-in-police-leadership/
Supporting student of Winchester University: https://narpo.org/supporting-student-of-winchester-university/
Supporting Bradford University survey: https://narpo.org/the-beat-goes-on-survey/
Many thanks in advance for your support with these.
Kind Regards,
Melissa Colbeck (NARPO Welfare Support & Communications)
01/02/2026 Widow member Joyce BILSON's 100th Birthday
One of the major reasons for the existence of NARPO is to look after the welfare of its members. With that in mind the Derbyshire Branch recently extended its welfare provision with my appointment as “Welfare Coordinator” and a number of “Welfare Volunteers”.
As a first step, since my appointment I have been arranging for myself or one of the volunteers to visit as many of our widow members as possible. Last week I visited the home of Joyce Bilson but established that following a recent fall and a short spell in hospital Joyce was currently residing at Spencer Grove Care Home in Belper. Not only that, I also discovered that Joyce had celebrated her 100th birthday on 22nd September last year.
It is a shame that we did not know that Joyce celebrated her 100th birthday at the time, as our records for her and many other members are incomplete. Getting those records updated is one of the main thrusts of the work that the Welfare volunteers are now doing as we visit or contact as many members as possible.
Having spoken to members of Joyce’s family I then visited her, taking a bouquet of flowers and a card, wishing her a very belated 100th birthday with many more birthdays to come. Joyce was really pleased to have a visitor and talked to me about her late husband Raymond, who retired from the Force about 40 years ago. I’m sure we all wish Joyce many more happy years to come. Are there still any members who remember Ray and/or Joyce?
I’m sure there will definitely be a few more who remember Joyce and Raymond’s son, Paul Bilson, who followed dad into the Police and also retired some years ago.
Dave Ashley (Welfare Coordinator Derbys NARPO)
One of the major reasons for the existence of NARPO is to look after the welfare of its members. With that in mind the Derbyshire Branch recently extended its welfare provision with my appointment as “Welfare Coordinator” and a number of “Welfare Volunteers”.
As a first step, since my appointment I have been arranging for myself or one of the volunteers to visit as many of our widow members as possible. Last week I visited the home of Joyce Bilson but established that following a recent fall and a short spell in hospital Joyce was currently residing at Spencer Grove Care Home in Belper. Not only that, I also discovered that Joyce had celebrated her 100th birthday on 22nd September last year.
It is a shame that we did not know that Joyce celebrated her 100th birthday at the time, as our records for her and many other members are incomplete. Getting those records updated is one of the main thrusts of the work that the Welfare volunteers are now doing as we visit or contact as many members as possible.
Having spoken to members of Joyce’s family I then visited her, taking a bouquet of flowers and a card, wishing her a very belated 100th birthday with many more birthdays to come. Joyce was really pleased to have a visitor and talked to me about her late husband Raymond, who retired from the Force about 40 years ago. I’m sure we all wish Joyce many more happy years to come. Are there still any members who remember Ray and/or Joyce?
I’m sure there will definitely be a few more who remember Joyce and Raymond’s son, Paul Bilson, who followed dad into the Police and also retired some years ago.
Dave Ashley (Welfare Coordinator Derbys NARPO)