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Federation reps (left to right) Gary Bishop and Alan Purkiss (both Thames Valley), Mark Atkins (Devon and Cornwall), Kio Bozorgi (Hertfordshire), Andy Berry (Chair, Devon and Cornwall),
Suzie Vranch and Sam Samuel (both Devon and Cornwall), National Treasurer Simon Kempton, Jim Purkiss (Secretary, Devon and Cornwall, Geoff Bardell (Chair, Hertfordshire) and (front) Steve Taylor (National Board member) and Nick Jones (Devon and Cornwall).
Steve Taylor (left) and Trystan Bevan from North Wales.
Thames Valley rep Alan Purkiss (left) and Jim Purkiss (Devon and Cornwall).
‘FRIENDLY, APPROACHABLE AND ALMOST PART OF THE COMMUNITY’
Thousands of officers descended on Carbis Bay near St Ives in Cornwall for the G7 Summit in mid-June – and it turns out the locals loved it. Residents took to social media to praise some of the 6,500 visiting officers for their politeness, professionalism and sense of fun during the three-day event attended by US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other world leaders. Lee Trewhela, chief reporter for
Cornwall Live, who tweeted photos of smiling officers including some with ice lollies, wrote: “One of my abiding memories of the #G7 will be just how amazing the police have been. Friendly, approachable, they’ve almost become part of the community in Carbis Bay. The locals have loved them, and they’ve loved the locals.”
Speaking to POLICE magazine, he added: “The officers were really welcoming. As the weekend went on you started to recognise a few faces and start chatting. Everyone I spoke to talked about how great the police were in what could have been a nightmare scenario.” Lee said the officers providing mutual
aid to Devon and Cornwall Police were a credit to their forces and got into the Cornish spirit.
“In the light of everything you see on social media, especially about policing, it was a timely reminder of how good people can be to each other,” he said. Karen Faulkner, who was quoted in the newspaper, said police allowed her three-year-old granddaughter to sit in their van. She said: “The officer, who was from Manchester, asked if she wanted to sit in the police van. They were all making a big fuss of her, finally giving her a bag of crisps and apple juice. It made her day.” Devon and Cornwall Police Federation
fielded a team of seven full-time reps and were supported by two reps each from the Hertfordshire, Thames Valley and North Wales branches who brought along their welfare vans. Andy Berry, Devon and Cornwall
Police Federation Chair, said: “It was really important to me that we were visible to members and had a presence at feeding stations, accommodation and the cruise ferry docked at Falmouth. We provided physical, practical help – for example, one of the cordons was along a railway line and officers were getting bitten to death by midges so we bought insect repellent and delivered it to them.” Andy added: “I had an officer shake my hand and thank me for the support. You don’t do this job for the thanks, obviously
– but it’s wonderful to know you’ve made a difference.” Steve Taylor and Simon Kempton
from PFEW’s National Board were part of the planning for Operation Trelawney alongside the Devon and Cornwall branch and were in Cornwall to offer support during the mutual aid operation. Steve explained: “Our role was supporting the branch and helping them engage with the National Police Co- Ordination Centre (NPoCC). We were able to get the welfare vans down and deploy Fed reps. The vans were invaluable as a place to get help and have a rest.” PFEW is now planning how it will support officers providing mutual aid for the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November this year. The G7 Summit took place from 12
to 13 June.
Members with the Thames Valley Police Federation Welfare Van.
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