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A team effort Football success could lead to regular fixture undreds of football loving officers deputy chairman of West Midlands Police and their families enjoyed special Federation, said: “The evening went really Hevents organised by West Midlands well and special thanks goes to local work Police Federation, the Force chaplaincy and based Fed reps Pete Harkness and Steve three of the region’s top football clubs. Turner for all their work behind the scenes. The first of the three evenings was “Thanks must also go to the Wolves held at West Bromwich Albion on 10 April FC duo, Julian Britton and Paul Richards. (full details and photos appearing in the Without their help, the evening would not June/July edition of Federation) and was have run so smoothly and some really high followed by equally successful events at end prizes might not have been available. talk and video presentation regarding Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 May and “These included a day’s outing and the Nicola Hughes Foundation Aston Villa on 5 June. tour of the Wolves Training Ground for (pcnicolahughesmemorialfund.co.uk). All three events aimed to thank officers four people including meeting up with the Bryn’s daughter, Nicola, was one of the two and staff for their work in policing football current squad and a pair of signed football women police officers tragically murdered in matches in the region. They were organised boots belonging to first team player Rajiv Manchester in September 2012. following a conversation between Force Van La Parra. The compere for the evening was chaplain Ray Morris and PCSO Kieran “The Force Chaplaincy once again journalist Bob Hall who made sure Handley who was saying he rarely managed did a wonderful job chatting to guests everything went without any hitches and to use his season ticket due to his work throughout the evening.” engaged the audience as part of the Q & A commitments. Bryn Hughes started the evening session which also included an unexpected, After the Wolves events, Tom Cuddeford, off with a thought-provoking, personal but highly appreciated, guest halfway 16 federation August/September 2015 www.westmidspolfed.com