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2019 roadshow Heading for

programme kicks retirement?
Book your

off in Bloxwich place on our

retirement

The first West Midlands Police Federation Member services providers will be
Roadshow of 2019 is taking place in available to talk to members and discuss
Bloxwich on Tuesday 15 January. the services they can provide. seminars
It follows on from the success of the Officers will also be able to discuss any
2018 roadshows, which culminated with concerns they have with Federation Spaces on the Federation’s popular
dozens of members attending the final representatives who will be attending. retirement seminars are booking up fast –
event of the year on 20 November in Free Federation merchandise will also with the first two events in 2019 already full.
Stechford. be on hand and there is no need to book The next available dates for officers to
The Bloxwich event will take place just come along on the day! attend are 11 April and 23 May 2019.
between 10am and 3pm at the town’s police You can also enter a prize draw to win a The one-day seminars are held at
station. £50 Amazon voucher. Guardians House and can be attended with
partners if members wish.
Among the topics covered by the
Cameron’s Coasters still spreading facilitators will be:
l Managing change and uncertainty
the mental health support message l CV writing and interview techniques
l Transferrable skills
l Pensions and the state pension
A mental health initiative which was l How do I manage money and these
backed by West Midlands Police financial changes?
Federation has now distributed more l Budgeting
than half a million coasters l Starting your own business
supportive messages around mental l Taxation
health. l New horizons (what’s next?)
Cameron’s Coasters were first l Savings
distributed across West Midlands l Investments and finances
Police in September 2017 thanks to l Protecting your wealth.
Cameron’s aunt Frances George, a The day starts at 9am and finishes at
now retired West Midlands Police 4pm and includes a buffet lunch.
officer. Further dates in 2019 are: 18 July, 15
Since then, Federations across August, 12 September, 17 October, 21
the country have also been November and 19 December.
distributing them and now To book email
500,000 have been produced. westmidlandspf@polfed.org with
They have gone to Federations ‘Retirement seminar’ and the date you wish
up and down the country as well to attend in the subject title.
as more than 80 colleges and Include your name, work and personal
sporting arenas such as Wasps email address, phone number, proposed
Rugby at Ricoh Arena in Coventry. retirement date, number of places required
The beer mat style coasters bear the and dietary requirements in the email.
message “Feeling low? Don’t bottle it up, encourage people to ask for help rather Feedback from past attendees has
there is always someone you can talk to” than to suffer in silence as Cameron did. included: “I found the day was informative
and urge people to ask for support and Following his death, Cameron’s family with each speaker outlining just what you
provide contact details for organisations looked into statistics surrounding suicide needed to know in the simplest of terms on
that may be able to help. and what they found was ‘frightening’. each topic. A ‘not to be missed’ seminar for
The coasters were designed by the Figures show that around 75 per cent of those coming up to retirement.” PC Collins
family of 21-year-old Cameron Grant, who suicides are male and it is the biggest cause “A very useful and informative course
took his own life in November 2014 having of death in the UK for boys and men under which has made me give serious thought as
suffered in silence from depression for seven 50. One in 10 young people, or about three to what to do with my pension money and
years. in every school classroom, are experiencing how to protect it.” PC Tonks
Cameron’s parents, Carol and Evan Grant, mental health problems, just like Cameron “An excellent forum and opportunity to
set up the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust to was. And many people suffer in silence, as help prepare for the transition to
raise awareness of suicide and mental he did. retirement.” PC McGoldric
health issues, particularly in young people, If you know of a community that might “Thank you, a really useful and
by sending out Cameron’s Coasters to benefit from Cameron’s coasters, then get informative day, well worth giving up a rest
existing communities. Its aim was to in touch at info@camgrant.org.uk day for!” Anonymous.

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