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Malcolm Parry Chairman

NARPO Bulletin

(Merseyside Branch)

Branch No. 68 March 2013

NARPO (Merseys ide Branch)

The Chairman’s Column

H i Everybody. As I write this

column most of the country is

subject to some degree or other of

snow. I hope, wherever you are, that it

is not causing you too many problems

and that you are keeping warm and

being careful when you venture out.

Spring will soon be with us and

hopefully perhaps we may get a decent

summer. Still one thing for sure,

whatever else we can control, the

weather is not one of them.

My column is a short one this time,

for two reasons, firstly it is a time of

year when NARPO news is scarce and

secondly the editor is running out of

space. The latter is good news. I have

mentioned on several occasions that as

a Branch we have been, and still are,

looking into what we need to do to

ensure the Branch continues to

strengthen its membership and

maintains a strong active membership

willing to take on committee duties

including the executive roles. We

would really like to get your views and

welcome you to drop a line to the

secretary or send an email to:

[email protected]

It really would be valuable in our

deliberations.

Following two years at the

Devonshire Hotel we are moving the

Annual General Meeting to a venue in

the City. Feedback suggested that a

City Centre venue would assist with

travelling. We have chosen the

Adelphi Hotel. The date is 9 May

2013 starting at 7.30 p.m. Once again a

buffet will be provided. Numbers were

slightly down last year so we really are

hoping that the new venue will prove

popular and we will see more of you.

Please do try to attend if at all possible.

As always I finish my thoughts with

the reminder that NARPO is here to

support all our members, from our new

to more mature pensioners, the needs of

which may be very different. Be warm,

be safe and be careful.

Thank you.

O n 30 December 2012 Mrs. Connie

Starkey celebrated her 100th

birthday in the company of her family

and friends at Harrison House Care

Home, Maghull, where she has lived for

the last four years. Following the

buffet, Ron Starkey, her son, proposed a

toast to her continued good health and

Connie delighted everyone with her

magnificent response.

The arrangements for the birthday

party were made by her daughter,

Vivian Isaaman, who lives nearby and

with whom Connie had lived for many

years until she moved to Harrison

House.

Connie Starkey was married to Jack

Starkey who retired from the Central

Property Office, Dale Street, in 1965;

she has been a widow since 1968. She

also had a brother in law, the late

Morrell Starkey, who served in the

Special Branch until he retired in 1970.

Connie Starkey with her ‘telegram’ from The Queen.

Connie Starkey being presented with a bouquet of flowers from NARPO by Joan Anderton

Connie Starkey - 100 Not Out MERSEYSIDE BRANCH

ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING

7.30 p.m.

Thursday 9 May 2013

Sefton Suite

Britannia Adelphi Hotel

Ranelagh Place

Liverpool

L3 5UL

Automatic Renewal of AXA

Travel Insurance

I f you have travel insurance with

AXA and do not wish to renew it

you must cancel your direct debit

instruction with your bank and notify

Alan Dockerty at NARPO HQ (01924

331256). If you do not do this money

will be automatically taken from your

bank account on 17 May 2013 and

policy documents will be issued by

AXA.

If you intend to renew your travel

insurance you will receive a letter

from NARPO HQ which will confirm

the new rate (this should be received

early April) and a new policy docu-

ment from AXA (probably to be re-

ceived around mid to late April)

Without receipt of either of these two

documents you are not on the

‘automatic renew’ data file and you

will not be covered for travel insur-

ance.

The new rates from 1 May 2013 to

30 April 2014 will be:

Single £130.00

Joint £180.00 - includes

single parent)

Family £190.00

NARPO (Merseys ide Branch) March 2013


Charitable Trust Lottery

Recent Winners October

Constable 2216 D. Glover £500

Inspector 1936 L. Bleasdale £250

November

J. Clayton (Pensioner) £500

Constable 2026 S. H. Donnelly £250

December

M.R. Helme (Pensioner) £500

P.S. Lynch (Pensioner) £250

T here are two events that are milestones in the policing of Liverpool. The first

was the Transport Strike of 1911 and second was the Police Strike of 1919.

On both occasions the Kings Peace was greatly disturbed, as riot was the order of

the day. The experiences learnt in 1911 gave the Head Constable, Francis

Caldwell, a good start for his response to the events of August 1919 and the Police

Strike. On both occasions mutual aid was requested and given by the likes of

Birmingham City.

In 1919, sadly, 955 Liverpool officers from a strength of 1700 refused duty.

The dispute was over draconian conditions, not pay. The tactics used were basic

but very effective. The armoured lorry, as it was known, would drive the mobile

reserve to the hot spots; officers jumped out and a baton charge was used to clear

the street. Many rioters thought they had a safe avenue of escape by using the

‘jiggers’ but to their horror they were greeted by baton wielding members of the

C.I.D. Many people were left with ‘baton rash’. As shops had been looted and the

City had been teetering on the verge of anarchy, the City Fathers were not inclined

to listen to complaints of the police being heavy handed.

The above photograph was taken in one of the courtyards of Police

Headquarters in Dale Street by a company called Carbonora which, in 1909

became the official photographer for Liverpool City Police photographing many

events, passing-out parades and portraits of serving police officers. The company

was responsible for photographing scenes of the 1911 Transport Strike and the

1919 Police Strike. After the 1911 strike Liverpool City Police seized many of the

photographs taken by Carbonora because some depicted police officers baton

charging crowds and some of these photographs were destroyed. During the May

Blitz of 1941 the Carbonora premises received a direct hit and were destroyed.

Much of the pictorial history of the City Force perished in the ashes.

In the background of the photograph you can see the gates that enclosed the

courtyard and made it secure. The courtyard faced onto Dale Street. Every night

the Officer in the GEO (General Enquiry Office) would close and lock the gates.

On many occasions the Bank of England bullion van would arrive from London to

find that the Castle Street Branch of the Bank of England had closed for the day.

The van and its load of bullion would then spend the night locked in the Courtyard.

One policeman, a set of gates and a union padlock to keep it safe.

In the late 1950’s the Police Headquarters moved to a former School for the

Blind in Hardman Street. The Courtyard and gates remained in place till the 1970’s

when the Lord Chancellor decided to give Liverpool City Magistrates’ Court a

makeover with a new entrance with glass doors and Royal Armorial device.

In the above photograph Gwiliym Eiriol Mills who started Carbonora is seated

on the running board wearing the flat cap.

Shaun R. Rothwell

Hesketh Bank

[email protected]

Policing Strikes in Liverpool The Prince’s Trust

I f you are a retired police officer, or

about to retire, you may be interested

in making a real and lasting difference

to the lives of young people in your

local community. If so, The Prince’s

Trust has a range of volunteering

opportunities available to you.

The Prince’s Trust work with 13 to

30 year-olds who have struggled at

school, have been in care, are long-term

unemployed or have been in trouble

with the law. They give practical and

financial support, developing key

workplace skills such as confidence and

motivation. The Prince’s Trust help

100 young people every day and more

than three in four of them move into

work, education or training.

Whether you have a few hours a

month or are available full-time, there is

a rewarding and challenging

volunteering opportunity for you. If

you can give:

four hours every month you can

mentor a young person and help

them to progress in life

one or two days a week you could

help coordinate other volunteers

to enable them to support young

people

20 days over a 12-week period you

could support 15 young people as

they progress through a personal

development programme

For more details please contact Bob

Clewley on -

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



R E U N I O N S

Pension

Pay Dates 2013

Friday 1 March

Thursday 28 March

Wednesday 1 May

Friday 31 May

Monday 1 July

Thursday 1 August

Friday 30 August

Tuesday 1 October

Friday 1 November

Friday 29 November

COMRADES’ ASSOCIATION EVENTS 2013

Wednesday 3 April

Pensioners’ Party

at Riversdale Police Club

Wednesday 8 May

Coach Trip

To Skipton, Yorkshire

Contact

Lew May (0151) 648 5398

The Merseyside Police

Comrades Association

I n 2012 the ‘Comrades

Association’ reached a special

milestone in its history; 60 years of

promoting a spirit of comradeship

between serving police officers and

staff and retired police officers. A

lunch to mark the occasion was held

at the Riversdale Police Club on

Friday 23 November 2012 attended

by members of the Association; the

principal guest was Temporary

Deputy Chief Constable, Mr. Andy

Ward.

The inaugural meeting of the then

Liverpool City Police Comrades

Association was held at the YMCA,

Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, on

Friday 18 April 1952. The meeting

was opened by the Chief Constable,

Mr. Charles Carnegie Martin, C.B.E.

In his address he welcomed the

formation of the Comrades’

Association and hoped it would meet

with a large measure of support.

Due to another engagement he was

unable to be present for the

remainder of the meeting and Mr. E.

Nichols, O.B.E., G.M., Assistant

Chief Constable, took over as

Chairman.

It was agreed that the Association

would be known as the ‘Liverpool

City Police Comrades Association’

and that the objects would be to

foster and maintain a spirit of

comradeship between serving

officers and retired members of the

Liverpool City Police and associated

bodies; to promote and organise

social and recreational activities for the

benefit of all members, with the

purpose of keeping contact between

serving and retired members and their

families but more particularly with

those who have retired from active

service.

Membership of the Association was

open to all serving members of the

Liverpool City Police Force, to the

Liverpool Police Cadet Corps, the

Liverpool Special Constabulary, and

all former members of the Liverpool

City Police who were in receipt of a

pension or were serving members of

another Police Force.

In 1952 the subscription was two

shillings and sixpence (12.5p) per

annum payable on 1 April each year.

Today the subscription is £2.16p per

annum.

Following amalgamations, first

with Bootle and then with Southport,

St. Helens, Birkenhead and Wallasey,

the name was changed to ‘The

Merseyside Police Comrades

Association’. Today, 680 serving

police officers, 2086 pensioners and

widows are members of the

Association.

‘T’ DIVISION REUNION

T he next Reunion will be held at

Riversdale Police Club on

Wednesday 15 May 2013 at 12.30

p.m. Buffet is £7.00; cheques made out

to ‘H’ & ‘T’ Division and sent to:

Geoff Nelson

15 Mount Park, Liverpool, L25 6JW

[email protected]

SPEKELAND STREET REUNION

T his is the final reminder for the

‘Final Drive’ at the Spekeland

Street Reunion on Wednesday 10

April 2013 at Riversdale Police Club.

Send your cheque to Dave Graney to

secure your place, as numbers will be

restricted. Do you really want to be the

one standing on the outside looking in

through the window?

David Graney

[email protected]

MATHER AVENUE POLICE CLUB REUNION

M ather Avenue Police Club closed

in 2004 and the members

scattered far and wide in search of other

Social Clubs that would accept them as

members. This resulted in people

losing touch with each other after many

years of socialising together at all

manner of gatherings. With this in

mind and having spoken to those

members with whom I still meet I have

decided to organise a reunion of

members, staff and friends of Mather

Avenue Police Club so that we can

renew old acquaintances.

I have booked the Police Club at

Riversdale to hold this event on

Sunday 25 August 2013. We intend to

start at 3.00 p.m. and go on into the late

evening. This is the Bank Holiday

weekend so those attendees who still

have to work for a living will,

hopefully, be able to recover the next

day. I also expect families to attend and

hopefully the weather will be kind to us

and we can utilise the outside areas to

their full extent. Karen and Dave will

organise food of some sort so we will

have to ask for a small donation

towards this of £3-5 per head depending

on the cost. Anyone interested should

reply to me at -

[email protected]

to let me know if they are attending,

and with whom.

Ken Wagner

(0151) 291-9930

The Comrades Chairman, Mr. Lew May, and Mrs. Hilda May cutting the Anniversary cake

Widows

Died Name Age

October

28 Mrs. Lilian Hardy 83

29 Mrs. Winifred Mary Jones 85

31 Mrs. Phyllis Purvis 88

November

10 Mrs. Violet Martin 90

22 Mrs. Vera May Hackett 92

26 Mrs. Marie Teresa Stewart 82

Widows

Died Name Age

December

2 Mrs. Irene Pierce 93

27 Mrs. Winifred Benson 94

30 Mrs. Joan Shepherd 85

January 3 Mrs. Eunice Hardman 94

4 Mrs. Pamela Peterson 74



Editor’s Note

T he next Bulletin will be published

on 1 June 2013. Items to:

David Anderton

Telephone:

(0151) 722 9823

e-mail

[email protected]

to arrive by 21 April 2013

Obituaries Police Pensioners

Died Name Age Rank Retired Force

October

26 Peter Robert Munns 54 Con. 6826 [Control Room] 2007 Merseyside

30 Robert Stuart Milligan 69 Constable 2315 1993 Merseyside

31 Harry Anthony Allen 86 Con. 934‘T’ 1982 Merseyside

November

1 Frank Grindrod 89 Constable 1268 [Formby] 1979 Merseyside

10 Alan Peter Roberts 64 Insp. 2953‘T’ [Bromboro’] 1996 Merseyside

10 Don Watson 83 Con. 634 [Wirral] 1976 Merseyside

13 Vernon C. Mercer 84 Con. 358 [Southport] 1976 Merseyside

18 Kenneth Ogden 90 Insp. 398 [Lower Lane] 1976 Merseyside

27 Allen N.B. Smith 81 Con. 1532 [Main B’well] 1988 Merseyside

December 14 Kenneth Shipsides 84 Sgt. 5‘A’ [Crown Court] 1978 Merseyside

21 Brian Edward Jones 59 D/Sgt. 3784 [Drug Squad] 1992 Merseyside

22 Daniel Higgins 91 Con. 429 [Headquarters] 1976 Merseyside

30 William Frank Foster 78 Con.4166 [Manor Road] 1982 Merseyside

31 Ken Evans 86 Con. J.L.O. [Birkenhead] 1977 Merseyside

January

8 Kevin Hannah 60 Sergeant 4531 2005 Merseyside

13 John Newton Cook 81 Con. 1234 [‘C’ Division] 1987 Merseyside

The Widows and Widowers Draw

T he winners in the November 2012 Draw were:

Mrs. Frances Burns, Mrs. Elizabeth Hilda Burrows, Mrs. Julie Ann Cain, Mrs.

Brenda Marion Cain, Mrs. Elsie Carswell, Mrs. Marjorie Collin, Mrs. Margaret

Crawford, Mrs. Christine Margaret Edgar, Mrs. Maria Carmela Evans, Mrs.

Margaret Gibbon, Mrs. Marie Hemingway, Mrs. Grace Edna Jones, Mrs. Pauline

Kavanagh, Mrs. Nora Elizabeth Laird, Mrs. Marguerite Makin, Mrs. Eileen

McAuley, Mrs. Vera McLoughlin, Mrs. Noreen McWade, Mrs. Mrs. Beryl

Robinson, Mrs. Edith Margaret Robinson, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ellenor Scott, Mrs.

Ella Sewell, Mrs. Margaret Simpson, Mrs. Sandra Patricia Tranter and Mrs. Joan

Valerie Tyrer.

MPS & SA Lottery Winners

April - September 2012

R ecent Pensioners winners:

(Enquiries - (0151) 427 2208)

R. Hyde YM…...B £500

P.J. Spencer YY…...C £500

E. Howse WA…...C £300

J. Mayne ZS…...C £300

K.J. Curran YL…...B £300

A.P. Roberts YL…...C £300

A. Larkin YA…...C £300

B.R. Bird ZR…...C £200

P. Bolger YP…...D £200

C. Morrissey ZW…...A £200

G.W. Edwards ZR…...C £200

P.S. Smith YB…...A £200

M. Lewis YB…...D £200

J. Smith LW…...C £100

J.T. Tapner KB…...C £100

F. Sheen ZY…...A £100

T.C. Higgins ZB…...B £100

D.T. Dickson NM…...C £100

B.J. Warbrick YP…...D £100

I.R. Petherbridge ZW…...A £100

K. Smith YR…...B £100

F.E. Thomas ZX…...D £50

E.L. Evans ZL…...A £50

G.N. Emerson ZW…...D £50

B.P. Murray AB…...A £50

R. Bailey ZX…...B £50

G.L. Shone YS…...D £50

J. Moore YK…...A £50

A.W. Lewis AB…...C £50

N.T. Ablett YB…...D £50

K.P. Lowe ZL…...C £50

R. Bennett YE…...A £50

K.M. Hogarth YA…...B £25

N. Yarwood ZE…...C £25

A.J. Wagner ZS…...D £25

K.A. Forshaw YK…...B £25

M. Swift YK…...D £25

D. Williams ZT…...D £25

J.W. Byrne YP…...A £25

C.W. Stapleton YL…...C £25

A. Williamson ZM…...B £25

R.B. White ZP…...A £25

R.G. Jacobs YW…...C £25

J.P. Clarke YP…...C £25

B. Grundy ZY…...A £25

M.J. Rowland YL…...A £25

New Members

A warm welcome is extended to the following new members of the Branch:

Full Members

Ms Kath Adams, Mr. Dave Andersen, Mr. Dave Bell, Mrs. Elaine Carrington-

Mackenzie, Mr. Ian Evans, Mr. Charlie Gregory, Mr. Kevin Hansen, Mr. John

Hughes, Mr. Dave Jones 1, Mr. Ian Leyland, Mr. Phil Markey, Mr. Peter Mather 1,

Mr. Paul Nolan, Ms Joanne O'Donnell, Mr. John Olle, Mr. John Power, Mr. Alan

Rawstron, Mr. Mark Ridyard, Mr. Paul Rogan, Mr. Robert Ross, Mr. Paul Siner,

Mrs. Jo Ward, Mr. Terence Ward, QPM, Mr. Mark Wilson 2 and Mr. Patrick

Winters. 1 Additional Member 2 Transfer from Southport Branch

Widow Members

Mrs. Brenda Allen, Mrs. Sarah Martin Eaton and Mrs. Elena Carmen Hall

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