IPA Section UK Event: Friendship Weekend in Birmingham

Please see below details of an event organised by Section UK:

Join us for our Friendship Weekend in Birmingham UK – 10th to 12th May 2019

How do you fancy a Friendship Weekend with IPA friends and colleagues in England’s ‘Second City’ of Birmingham?

This year, the IPA Birmingham, West Midlands branch have arranged a Friendship Weekend for visitors from across the UK and abroad.

We have a wide variety of activities already booked and IPA colleagues, friends and families can join us for some or all of the activities shown below.



If you are a fan of the British drama ‘Peaky Blinders’ then you will be able to see some of the sights and learn more about the history behind the series. Additionally, there will be lots of opportunities to see other parts of Birmingham and meet old IPA friends and new!

The weekend activities so far include:

1 – Friday 10th May 2019 – 1900hrs –  A welcome buffet and evening at Tally Ho! Sports and Conference Centre in Birmingham. This will include a welcome briefing for the weekend, music, quiz, photographs and a chance to catch up with old friends and new.  Cost £13.00 per person.


2 – Saturday 11th May 2019 – 1000hrs to 1200hrs (meet in central Birmingham at 0945hrs) – A guided walking tour of Birmingham City Centre and the Jewellery Quarter. The tour will be led by a guide/serving West Midlands Police Staff member. Branch members will be present to escort the tour. Cost £10.00 per person.


3 – Saturday 11th May 2019 – 1300hrs to 1700hrs – Steelhouse Lane Lock-up and Pop Chorus Concert.  Spend an afternoon at the Old Central Lock-up cells….often frequented by the original ‘Peaky Blinders’ and now a permanent museum. Following an opportunity to tour the cells and learn about the history of the site, there will be a concert delivered by the amazing Pop Chorus in this unique setting. Cost  £10.00 per person.


4 – Saturday 11th May 2019 – 2000hrs – An evening meal at a top Indian Restaurant in the City Centre.  Costs for this meal will be paid for by individuals attending and are extra to the weekend tickets.  We are able to provide alternative restaurant suggestions if you feel you would rather a different cuisine.


5 – Sunday 12th May 2019 – 1200hrs – Did you know there are more canals in Birmingham than in Venice? At lunchtime we will be taking a canal boat through the city and enjoying a lunch on board. This will be a great opportunity to experience the city from a different viewpoint and enjoy a buffet-style lunch with friends.  Cost – £20 per person.  


We are not providing accommodation with the above costs. The prices shown above are for the event tickets only. Individuals can book their own accommodation in Birmingham City Centre or contact bhamIPAweekend@gmail.com for further advice. bhamIPAweekend@gmail.com

If you book individual tickets to all the events above, it will cost £53.00 per person; however, if you book a Full Weekend Ticket, then there is a slight discount at £50.00 per person.


To book tickets, please click the following links:

Option A:


Full weekend ticket – cost £50.00  (includes tickets to all the above events. The only additional costs are for your own personal accommodation and the cost of your meals on Saturday).  Click here – http://buytickets.at/ipabirminghamwestmidlands/233554  
(A new web window will open, allowing you to purchase these FULL weekend tickets)

Option B – individual tickets for separate events:
Tickets for Friday 10th May 2019 – 1900hrs –  Welcome evening and buffet at Tally Ho!  Cost £13.00 per person. 
Click here – http://buytickets.at/ipabirminghamwestmidlands/233555  (A new web window will open, allowing you to purchase these individual event tickets)
Tickets for Saturday 11th May 2019 – 1000hrs to 1200hrs – Guided walking tour of Birmingham City Centre. Cost £10.00 per person. 
Click here – http://buytickets.at/ipabirminghamwestmidlands/233557  (A new web window will open, allowing you to purchase these individual event tickets)
Tickets for tour of Steelhouse Lane Cells and the Pop Chorus concert – Saturday 11th May 2019 – 1300hrs to 1700hrs. Cost  £10.00 per person. 
Click here – http://buytickets.at/ipabirminghamwestmidlands/233558  (A new web window will open, allowing you to purchase these individual event tickets)


Tickets for Sunday 12th May 2019 canal boat trip and buffet lunch. Cost £20 per person.
Click here – http://buytickets.at/ipabirminghamwestmidlands/233559  (A new web window will open, allowing you to purchase these individual event tickets) 



Please remember that the meals on Saturday 11th May 2019 and your accommodation costs will be in addition to the costs of the above tickets.


For further details and enquiries about local accommodation in Birmingham, please contact the branch committee via the following email address – bhamIPAweekend@gmail.com

Many thanks and kind regards,

Andrew Gregory

Secretary, IPA Birmingham, West Midlands branch

Message from the Head of Administration: Guidance document for persons organising IPA branded events in countries other than their own.

Dear IPA Friends,

Following on from the successful Italian Motion to the World Congress in Bulgaria on this subject, my good friend George Katsaropoulos fully intended to draft a guidance document, but due to the sad circumstances of his health, he was unable to fulfil this task.

I have now completed this, based on the sensible content of the motion, and present it to you now with the agreement of the IEB from our meeting in Dublin, for the guidance of your members when organising IPA branded events in countries other than their own.

Kind regards,

Stephen Crockard

Head of Administration

Acting Secretary General

IPA International Executive Board

Liaison officer for the African Sections,

Section Ireland and Section United Kingdom

IPA Canada Training Conference August 12-17, 2019

Dear IPA friends,

The attached Invitation Letter is self explanatory. 

IPA Canadian Section (Region 9 – Vancouver and BC Mainland) will be hosting a Training Conference: “Operational Policing: Leadership and Modernization of Tactics” in August 2019 and we welcome and look forward to your participation.

Yours in Friendship

Servo Per Amikeco

Chevalier Larry Yip

Ambassador

IPA CAN Region 9

IPA Information Guide – February 2019 Edition

Please click here to view the latest edition of the IPA Information Guide:  IPA-Information-Guide-Feb19

The Guide has also been attached in pdf format for you.

Since the last edition, there have been changes to the following sections’ pages:

·         Canada – new website address

·         Gibraltar – new Sec Gen, plus email for President

·         Lesotho – new official email

·         Spain – new Travel Secretary

·         Uzbekistan – board and contact updates

·         Poland – one VP position vacant

If your section has an update, please kindly send it to the IAC for inclusion in the next edition.

Kind Regards

Kerry

IPA IAC

IPA Spain Event: SUPERFUN FAMILY WEEK AUGUST 2019

Dear colleagues and friends:

Please find attached the program of the IPA FAMILY SUPERFUN WEEK that will be held in BARCELONA August 5th to 11th 2019.

The FAMILY SUPERFUN WEEK is a summer event full of amazing activities, primarily devised for families and designed for the enjoyment of the IPA members / Police Officers and their partners, children and relatives.

For more info please contact ipafamilyweek@gmail.com  y www.ipavallesocc.org 

 
Best regards


IPA Vallés Occ. 

( Barcelona, Spain )

Estimados compañeros :

 
Para vuestro conocimiento y difusión, se adjunta remite programa detallado de la SUPER-SEMANA FAMILIAR IPA, organizada por la Agrupación Vallés Occidental ( Barcelona ) y que tendrá lugar del 5 al 11 de Agosto de 2019.

La SUPER- SEMANA FAMILIAR es un evento veraniego repleto de magníficas actividades ,principalmente concebido para familias y diseñado para el máximo disfrute de los miembros de IPA / policías, sus parejas, hijos y familiares.

Para más información  ipafamilyweek@gmail.com  y www.ipavallesocc.org 

Esperando que sea de vuestro interés, recibid un cordial saludo.
 
IPA Vallés Occidental ( Barcelona )

IPA HOSTING BOOK – February 2019 Update

Dear IPA friends,

On behalf of the Socio-Cultural Commission, we are pleased to be able to send you the latest edition of the IPA Hosting Book, kindly updated by SCC member Vossie Vos.

Please note the following changes from the last edition:

Section Canada

Other Accommodation: The Sandman Hotel, Montreal is no longer available as Other Accommodation

Section Switzerland

A new facility Comano (Lugano) situated in the South of Switzerland has been added as Other Accommodation

Section Romania

The changes relating to Section Romania as communicated by the IAC dated 13 December 2018 have now been included into the Hosting Book

•          General contact details for IPA Romania

•          Contact details of the 3 IPA Houses in Romania

Section United Kingdom

David Bevis, an IPA member of Section United Kingdom manages a Police Facebook site and Police website for Police Officers and Police staff past and present so that members of the Police Family can let out their holiday homes

How to access the IPA Hosting Book and share it with your members:

1.      A pdf copy has been attached to this email

2.      To view a flipbook version, please click here: IPA-Hosting-Book-Feb2019

3.      It has been uploaded to our website: https://www.ipa-international.org/IPA-Houses

If you have any updates for your section, please contact us with the details.

Kind Regards

Kerry

IPA IAC