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<strong>QM</strong><br />
Quarterly <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
POLICE SPORT <strong>UK</strong><br />
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH<br />
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NEIL BRAITHWAITE 1947 - <strong>2012</strong><br />
It is with deep sadness that <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong> has to<br />
report the death of our Administration & Admin<br />
Manager, Neil Braithwaite.<br />
Neil had suffered with cancer for some time and<br />
sadly passed away on Wednesday 15th February<br />
<strong>2012</strong>, whilst in a clinic in Munich for intensive<br />
treatment.<br />
The thoughts of all PS<strong>UK</strong> members are extended to<br />
his wife, Brenda and their family.<br />
Neil will be a great loss to PS<strong>UK</strong>. He was a fine sportsman<br />
and a true ambassador for <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong>.<br />
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Patrick J Shearer Foreword<br />
On the health aspect, a fit mind is an essential<br />
requirement for police officers and staff, thus I<br />
genuinely believe that general fitness is a key part of<br />
this. As <strong>Police</strong> Managers, we are frequently challenged<br />
to consider not only our own work life balance, but that<br />
of those who work with and support us<br />
In many cases good working arrangements are in place<br />
where there is a balance of commitment by Forces and<br />
the individuals themselves, and this is important to<br />
ensure we can all have the opportunity to give our best,<br />
especially where we are representing at Force or<br />
national level. Equally I am conscious however that<br />
this area is coming under significantly increasing<br />
pressure and the personal commitment<br />
Importantly, PS<strong>UK</strong> continues to develop with a healthy<br />
range of sporting sections reflecting the diversity across<br />
the service. As Honorary Treasurer I also recognise and<br />
welcome the discipline which sporting sections are<br />
demonstrating in their approach to financial<br />
management looking at ways of reducing and where<br />
possible sharing costs.<br />
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The <strong>Police</strong> Service across the <strong>UK</strong> is no<br />
stranger to change and being very much a<br />
‘Can Do’ service, this will inevitably place a<br />
significant strain on many of our people.<br />
We only have to consider the impact of recent and ongoing<br />
austerity measures to understand the anxiety of many of our<br />
staff about their future employment status and how the police<br />
service will look as it moves forward within the current change<br />
climate. The impact of politics and financial constraint has<br />
never been greater.<br />
In times of challenge and austerity, diversions; especially<br />
sporting and team interaction, which encourages competition,<br />
COMARADERIE and achievement, are essential to maintain<br />
sharpness, enthusiasm and healthy personal development.<br />
Competition and achievement develop us as individuals, set<br />
out who we are and aid ourselves and those around us to<br />
reflect the qualities of fairness, drive and determination.<br />
Securing sponsorship is just one way of allaying some of<br />
the heavy costs, and whilst the management team have<br />
achieved significant success in this area over the last few<br />
years we are committed to having a fresh look to<br />
establish if we can lever in even more support.<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> continues to have a strong, enthusiastic and<br />
successful membership and I look forward to working<br />
with you all to grow that success.<br />
Yours sincerely<br />
Patrick J Shearer QPM. LL.B. MA<br />
Hon Treasurer – <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
Chief Constable – Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
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Cross country<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> athletes took the plaudits with some fine<br />
performances in the annual cross country<br />
representative fixture at RAF Halton in<br />
Buckinghamshire. This year's race included the<br />
Southern Services Cross Country League<br />
fixture and took place on a course that took in<br />
playing fields and woods, but only included<br />
one steady climb each lap instead of the usual<br />
three!.<br />
The course was the same as in previous years, taking in playing<br />
fields and trails through the woods, but only included one<br />
steady climb each lap instead of the usual three!! Conditions,<br />
although cool, were ideal for running. The going under foot<br />
was reasonably firm for the time of year. The women’s race<br />
was run over one and a half laps of about 6kms and the men’s<br />
race over two and a half laps at 10kms.<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> v RAF v Fire Service<br />
RAF Halton<br />
Wednesday 18thJanuary <strong>2012</strong><br />
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In the women’s race, PS<strong>UK</strong>’s Sarah Hill (Hampshire), Natalie<br />
Farrow (Lincolnshire), Christine Howard (Derbyshire) and Kate<br />
Towerton (Hampshire) led the field on the half lap closely<br />
followed by the RAF’s Tamsyn Rutter and Civil Service’s K<br />
Beecher. By the end of the half lap and commencing the full<br />
lap Hill and Farrow had taken control of the race and had<br />
established a good 15 – 20 metres lead on the chasing group.<br />
Hill and Farrow were never challenged from this point<br />
onwards. With approximately 600m to go, Hill appeared to<br />
have control of the race having gained a 10 metre lead on<br />
Farrow. However, Farrow didn’t give in, and on the home<br />
straight to the finish, pulled Hill to win the race in 21:49 with<br />
Hill in Second place just one second behind. Rutter led the<br />
RAF home in 3rd place just 10 seconds behind Hill.<br />
Farrow and Hill were well supported by Howard in 5th (23:05),<br />
Towerton in 6th (23:16), Kelly Morgan (South Wales) in 8th<br />
(23:45), Alex Smith (Norfolk) making her debut for PS<strong>UK</strong> in<br />
11th (24:03), Sarah Green (Metropolitan) in 12th (24:12), Jo<br />
Ravenhill (Metropolitan) in 17th (24:49), Sharon McHugh<br />
(Metropolitan) returning from injury in 18th (25:11) and<br />
Sharon Hurren (Norfolk) also making her debut for PS<strong>UK</strong> in<br />
21st (25:27) completing the team and retaining the team<br />
victory by 18 points (14 points) from the host team RAF with<br />
32 points.<br />
In the men’s race, PS<strong>UK</strong>’s Gary Blackman (West Midlands), Ben<br />
Gamble (Staffordshire) and Steve Cairns (Lothian & Borders)<br />
led the field at the end of the half lap and commencing the<br />
first of two full laps chased by members of the RAF team, Civil<br />
Service team and PS<strong>UK</strong>’s Paul Cardy (Hampshire) and Rob<br />
Grantham (Cheshire). Similar to the women’s race, Blackman<br />
and Gamble took control of the race and were never<br />
challenged from this point onwards. Blackman got the better<br />
of Gamble, winning the race in 32:10 with Gamble in second<br />
place, just 12 seconds behind. Mike Cummings (Civil Service)<br />
took third place in a time of 32:43.<br />
Blackman and Gamble were well supported by Cairns (V) in<br />
5th (33:05), Cardy in 9th (33:27), Grantham in 12th (33:48),<br />
Malcolm Fowler (V) (Cheshire) in 15th (34:35), Ian Phillips<br />
(Derbyshire) in 16th (34:40), Justin Maxwell (PSNI) in 22nd<br />
(35:20), Mark Penny (Kent) in 23rd (35:23), Rhys Peters<br />
(Metropolitan) in 26th (35:38), Ryan Maxwell (PSNI) in 28th<br />
(35:44). Darren Riley (V) (West Midlands) in 32nd (36:00), Rick<br />
Lloyd (V) (GMP) in 35th (36:24), Steve Jones (V) (Norfolk) in<br />
45th (37:43), Dave Rayfield (V) (Northants) in 46th (37:49),<br />
Myles Robertson (V) (Cheshire) in 48th (38:08) and Karl<br />
Webster (V) (Derbyshire) completing the <strong>Police</strong> team in 61st<br />
(41:29).<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> regained the team title by four points from the host<br />
team with 44 points to the RAF’s 48 points, with the Civil<br />
Service third with 97 points and the Fire Service fourth with<br />
214 points.<br />
RESULTS<br />
Women<br />
1st Natalie Farrow 21:49 Lincolnshire<br />
2nd Sarah Hill 21:50 Hampshire<br />
5th Christine Howard 23:05 Derbyshire<br />
6th Kate Towerton 23:16 Hampshire<br />
8th Kelly Morgan 23:45 South Wales<br />
11th Alex Smith 24:03 Norfolk<br />
12th Sarah Green 24:12 Metropolitan<br />
17th Jo Ravenhill 24:49 Metropolitan<br />
18th Sharon McHugh 25:11 Metropolitan<br />
21st Sharon Hurren 25:27 Norfolk<br />
Team – Women<br />
1st PS<strong>UK</strong> 14 points<br />
2nd RAF 32 points<br />
3rd Civil Service 42 points<br />
Senior Men<br />
1st Gary Blackman 32:10 West Midlands<br />
2nd Ben Gamble 32:22 Staffordshire<br />
5th Steve Cairns(v) 33:05 Lothian & Borders<br />
9th Paul Cardy 33:27 Hampshire<br />
12th Rob Grantham 33:48 Cheshire<br />
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15th Malcolm Fowler(v) 34:35 Cheshire<br />
16th Ian Phillips 34:40 Derbyshire<br />
22nd Justin Maxwell 35:20 PSNI<br />
23rd Mark Penny 35:23 Kent<br />
26th Rhys Peters 35:38 Metropolitan<br />
28th Ryan Maxwell 35:44 PSNI<br />
32nd Darren Riley(v) 36:00 West Midlands<br />
35th Rick Lloyd(v) 36:24 GMP<br />
45th Steve Jones(v) 37:43 Norfolk<br />
46th Dave Rayfield(v) 37:49 Northants<br />
48th Myles Robertson(v) 38:08 Cheshire<br />
61st Karl Webster(v) 41:29 Derbyshire<br />
Team – Men<br />
1st PS<strong>UK</strong> 44 points<br />
2nd RAF 68 points<br />
3rd Civil Service 97 points<br />
4th Fire Service 214 points<br />
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<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong> v Fire Service<br />
v Prison Service<br />
Stretton-On-The-Fosse, Warwickshire<br />
Friday 25th November 2011<br />
This annual fixture was hosted by the Prison Service at the<br />
Training College, Newbold Revell, Stretton-on-the-Fosse, near<br />
Rugby on Friday 25th November 2011.<br />
The course was within the college grounds taking in playing<br />
fields, paths and the fields immediately adjoining. The weather<br />
on the day was dry, however five minutes before the start of<br />
the races, it clouded over and started to rain and didn’t stop<br />
until the races had finished. The competitors also had to<br />
contend with a bitingly cold wind which was blowing across<br />
the course.<br />
All three races – ladies, senior men & veterans, races started<br />
at 2pm with the ladies running one lap of the 5.1km course<br />
and the gents completing two laps of the same course.<br />
In the women’s race Natalie Farrow (Lincolnshire) took control<br />
from the start. She was chased by Helen Cross (Prison), Ruth<br />
Watchorne-Rice (Fire), Kate Towerton (Hampshire), Wendy<br />
King (Essex) and Kate Kelly (GMP) all three who were making<br />
their first appearance for PS<strong>UK</strong>. Farrow led throughout the<br />
race, winning comfortably in a time of 20mins 31secs. Cross<br />
finished second, 46 seconds behind Farrow. Farrow was well<br />
supported by Towerton in 3rd, King in 4th and Kelly<br />
completing the team in 6th place. The <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong> team<br />
was unchallenged, winning convincingly to take the Paul<br />
Murphy Trophy.<br />
In the men’s race Martin Williams (West Midlands) took<br />
control from the start, chased by Jim Cooper (Metropolitan),<br />
Nigel Stirk (Fire), John Franklin (Metropolitan) and Gary<br />
Blackman (West Midlands), both making their debut for PS<strong>UK</strong>.<br />
By the end of the first lap Williams had pulled away from the
est of the field and was never challenged coming home 1st<br />
in a time of 35mins 40secs. Cooper ran strongly to finish 2nd,<br />
with Franklin finishing in 3rd to make it a clean sweep for the<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> team. These three were well supported with Paul Cardy<br />
(Hampshire) finishing in 5th, Blackman limped home in 6th –<br />
having ‘tweaked’ a calf muscle 500metres from the finish, Ian<br />
Phillips (Derbyshire) in 7th and Malcolm Fowler (Cheshire)<br />
completing the men’s team in 13th place overall and 2nd<br />
veteran. The men reclaimed the team trophy from the Fire<br />
Service who had won it last year.<br />
The Veteran’s race also saw the PS<strong>UK</strong> team win convincingly,<br />
with Fowler leading the team home in 2nd place (13th overall)<br />
supported by Ian Weatherall (Cheshire) in 3rd (15th overall),<br />
Darren Riley (West Midlands) in 4th (24th overall) and Rick<br />
Lloyd (GMP), making his debut for PS<strong>UK</strong>, completing the team<br />
in 5th place (26th overall).<br />
RESULTS<br />
Men’s Race<br />
1st Martin Williams 35:40 West Midlands<br />
2nd Jim Cooper 36:52 Metropolitan<br />
3rd Jon Franklin 37:12 Metropolitan<br />
Other PS<strong>UK</strong> Placing’s<br />
5th Paul Cardy 37:17 Hampshire<br />
6th Gary Blackman 37:40 West Midlands<br />
7th Ian Phillips 37:43 Derbyshire<br />
14th Simon Newton 38:40 West Yorkshire<br />
18th Mark Penny 39:56 Kent<br />
19th Justin Maxwell 40:06 PSNI<br />
20th Rob Grantham 40:25 Cheshire<br />
21st Phil Monk 40.41 Cheshire<br />
Team – Men<br />
1st <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong> 24 points<br />
2nd Fire Service 60 points<br />
3rd Prison Service 213 points<br />
Women’s Race<br />
1st Natalie Farrow 20:31 Lincolnshire<br />
2nd Helen Cross 21:17 Prison Service<br />
3rd Kate Towerton 21:57 Hampshire<br />
Other PS<strong>UK</strong> Placing’s<br />
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4th Wendy King 21:58 Essex<br />
6th Kate Kelly 22:11 GMP<br />
7th Christine Howard 22:25 Derbyshire<br />
8th Jo Ravenhill 22:44 Metropolitan<br />
9th Kelly Morgan 22:46 South Wales<br />
10th Sarah Green 22:48 Metropolitan<br />
12th Libby Free 22:58 Metropolitan<br />
Team – Women<br />
1st <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong> 14 points<br />
2nd Prison Service 40 points<br />
Veteran’s Race<br />
1st Stuart Hall 38:04 Fire Service<br />
2nd Malcolm Fowler 38:35 Cheshire<br />
3rd Ian Wetherall 38:47 Cheshire<br />
Other PS<strong>UK</strong> Placing’s<br />
4th Darren Riley 40:58 West Midlands<br />
5th Rick Lloyd 41:07 GMP<br />
7th Dave Rayfield 41:20 Northants<br />
8th Darren Jones 41:28 Gloucestershire<br />
Team – Veteran<br />
1st <strong>Police</strong> sport <strong>UK</strong> 78 points<br />
2nd Fire Service 96 points<br />
3rd Prison Service 138 points<br />
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Preparations are well underway in Belfast for the 2013<br />
World <strong>Police</strong> and Fire Games (WPFG). The event takes<br />
place from 1 to 10 August 2013, with the aim of<br />
attracting 25,000 visitors to Northern Ireland from over<br />
70 countries.<br />
The Games are the third largest international multi-sport event<br />
in the world and they are almost three times the size of the<br />
Commonwealth Games in terms of competitor numbers. The<br />
2013 event will be the biggest sporting event ever staged in<br />
Northern Ireland, and indeed on the island of Ireland. It will<br />
2013 <strong>Sport</strong>s (Provisional List)<br />
Background<br />
Countdown to the 2013<br />
World <strong>Police</strong> and Fire Games<br />
The WPFG is a biennial sports event organised for serving and<br />
retired police, prison, fire and uniformed customs and border<br />
agency staff. Their aim is to promote physical fitness and<br />
camaraderie within the services around the world.<br />
The first Games took place in San Jose in 1985 and they<br />
became international in 1989 when they were held outside<br />
USA for the first time in Vancouver. Stockholm was the first<br />
European country to host the Games in 1999. The record for<br />
the highest number of sporting entries was in 2011, when<br />
over 18,000 competitors took part in the event in New York.<br />
The countdown to the 2013 Games began in earnest with the<br />
handover of the World Games flag at the closing ceremony of<br />
the 2011 New York Games. WPFG Federation President Mike<br />
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inject at least £15.5m into the Northern Irish economy,<br />
providing a welcome boost to the tourism, hospitality and<br />
other service sectors.<br />
The 2013 Games will include an estimated 10,000 participants<br />
competing in around 65 sports. The final plans for all sports<br />
and venues are currently being finalised, but this should be<br />
announced in June <strong>2012</strong>. The provisional list of sports (which<br />
are subject to change) are listed below, and it is anticipated<br />
that registration for competitors will open in November <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
10 Pin Bowling Canoeing Judo Rifle (Large Bore) Swimming (Ind.) Wrestling<br />
20/20 Cricket Cross Country Karate Rifle (Small Bore) Table Tennis Wrist Wrestling<br />
5 a-side Football Cycling Lawn Bowls Road Race Taekwondo<br />
Angling (Coarse) Darts Mountain Biking Rowing (Indoor) Tennis<br />
Angling (Salt) Dragon Boat Mountain Running Rugby (Touch) Toughest Competitor Alive<br />
Archery Field Hockey Muster Rugby 7's Track and Field<br />
Badminton Flag Football Netball Sailing Trap<br />
Basketball (3*3) Football Open Swim Water Skeet Triathlon<br />
Basketball (5*5) Gaelic Football Orienteering Softball Tug of War<br />
Bench Press Golf Pistol (<strong>Police</strong> Action) <strong>Sport</strong>ing Clays Ultimate Firefighter<br />
Biathlon Handball Pistol (PPC) Squash Volleyball<br />
Body Building Horse Shoes Pistol Centre Fire Stair Race Volleyball (Beach)<br />
Boxing Ice Hockey Pocket Billiards (Pool) Surfing Water Polo<br />
Facts and Figures<br />
65 sports10,000 competitors 25,000 visitors 70 countries 10 days<br />
WPFG Federation President Mike Graham handing over the<br />
Games flag to PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott, NI Fire and<br />
Rescue Chief Fire Officer Peter Craig and Deputy Director<br />
General of NI Prison Service Max Murray<br />
Graham officiated at the ceremony, with <strong>Police</strong> Service NI<br />
Chief Constable Matt Baggott, NI Fire and Rescue Chief Fire<br />
Officer Peter Craig and Deputy Director General of NI Prison<br />
Service Max Murray accepting the flag on behalf of the<br />
uniformed services in Northern Ireland.<br />
Belfast<br />
The <strong>Police</strong> Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) rugby team<br />
competing at the 2011 New York Games<br />
Belfast is now a popular short-break destination and has<br />
established itself as one of Europe's top visitor destinations.<br />
National Geographic's prestigious 'Traveller' magazine<br />
included the city in its top 20 'Best of the World' list in<br />
November 2011. It described the city as a 'treasure' with an<br />
'incredible atmosphere'.<br />
Getting to Northern Ireland has never been easier. Belfast is<br />
served by two airports – Belfast International Airport, which is<br />
17 miles north west of Belfast, and George Best Belfast City<br />
Airport, which is just three miles east of the city centre.<br />
The Northern Ireland 'Tridents' Ice Hockey Club, which is<br />
composed of members from the emergency services and HM Prisons<br />
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Regular scheduled ferry services to Belfast and Larne (35<br />
minutes north of Belfast) operate from Stranraer, Troon and<br />
Cairnryan in Scotland, Fleetwood and Birkenhead in England<br />
and Douglas in The Isle of Man.<br />
There are also preferential accommodation rates available to<br />
competitors in the 2013 Games. To browse options or book<br />
your accommodation,<br />
go to www.2013wpfg.com/accommodation<br />
For further information about how to get to Belfast and<br />
what to do when you get there,<br />
go to www.gotobelfast.com<br />
More information<br />
If you wish to be kept up-to-date regularly on developments<br />
for the 2013 Games, you can follow 2013 WPFG on Facebook<br />
and Twitter. You can also receive periodic email updates by<br />
registering your interest on the official website.<br />
For more information go to<br />
www.2013wpfg.com, email info@2013wpfg.com
Table Tennis<br />
POLICE SPORT <strong>UK</strong> INDOOR SPORTS SECTION<br />
USPE TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011<br />
POLICE <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong> supported a team from the<br />
Indoor <strong>Sport</strong>s Section as they took part in the<br />
6th USPE Table Tennis Championships which<br />
took place in Palermo, Sicily.<br />
The full PS<strong>UK</strong> GB Team comprised: -<br />
• Team Delegate - Mr Neil Braithwaite, PS<strong>UK</strong> Council<br />
• Team Manager - Mrs Fiona Cartwright, retired,<br />
Lincolnshire <strong>Police</strong><br />
• Team Coach - Mr Ian Ferguson, Forensic Scene Investigator,<br />
West Midlands <strong>Police</strong><br />
Men's Team<br />
• Simon Dilkes, Metropolitan <strong>Police</strong><br />
• Stephen Cowley, British Transport <strong>Police</strong><br />
• David Sim, Tayside <strong>Police</strong><br />
• Tim O'Mahoney, Wiltshire Constabulary<br />
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Ladies Team<br />
• Sarah Hudson, Bedfordshire <strong>Police</strong><br />
• Catherine Perkins, Leicestershire Constabulary<br />
• Suzy Robinson, Gloucestershire Constabulary<br />
• Jane Ellis, Lincolnshire <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> teams from 16 countries attended, all based at the<br />
Hotel Torre Normanna, located some 25 kilometers from the<br />
City of Palermo, where the championships were held at the<br />
modern Palaoreto <strong>Sport</strong>s Centre.<br />
It was acknowledged that the standard of police Table Tennis<br />
in Europe is extremely high, with players from France, Sweden<br />
and Ukraine to the fore, all using established programmes for<br />
training and participation.<br />
The competition included Men's & Women's Team, Mixed<br />
Doubles, Doubles, & Singles events, with the format in each<br />
based on initial round-robin, with qualifiers moving into the<br />
knock-out phases.<br />
On the first day, the opening ceremony took place, with all<br />
teams gathering in the city centre, before marching off with<br />
National flags flying and flanked by members of the Municipal<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Service. After 750 metres and reaching the Civic<br />
Government building, the parade was greeted by senior<br />
dignitaries from USPE and Palermo, including the National<br />
police choir who provided a musical interlude, including two,<br />
vibrant and stirring renditions of Italy's National Anthem.<br />
After the conclusion of these formalities, the championships<br />
began with the Team events, where at the end of play, GB's<br />
Women's team secured the bronze medal, France taking gold<br />
and Austria silver. GB's Men's team reached the quarter-finals<br />
before bowing out, as Sweden took gold and France silver.<br />
Over the following two days, the Women's/Men's<br />
doubles/singles events took place, despite GB team players<br />
progressing through the round-robin stages and into the<br />
quarter-finals of all other events, the respective draws left GB<br />
players with the misfortune of playing either top or second<br />
seeds and all further interest in the championships<br />
subsequently ended.<br />
During the closing ceremony on Thursday evening, GB<br />
Women's team made the podium and received a team trophy,<br />
plus individual medals for their third place in the team event.<br />
Overall, Sweden took gold in the Men's singles, doubles,<br />
mixed doubles & Team events, whilst France secured gold,<br />
silver & bronze in the Women's singles.<br />
At the conclusion and during the journey home, it was agreed<br />
that the whole event was a great experience, whilst more GB<br />
success on the table would have been nice, the team spirit<br />
and camaraderie was excellent, as were the renowned<br />
landscape views of Sicily, together with the weather, whilst<br />
the driving experiences between hotel to venue and return<br />
each day was at best unforgettable….<br />
The next championships will take place in 2015 with a venue<br />
to be decided.<br />
Kevin Walker, Vice Chair, PS<strong>UK</strong> National Indoor <strong>Sport</strong>s Section<br />
EVENT RESULTS<br />
Men’s Singles<br />
1. STENBERG Mattias (Sweden)<br />
2. FYNSK Daniel Bjørneboe (Denmark)<br />
3. LEFEBVRE Frederic (France)<br />
4. GAJDOS Martin (Slovakia)<br />
Women’s Singles<br />
1. GLADIEUX Elisabeth (France) xc<br />
2. PLAISANT Sylvie (France)<br />
3. BRESSOLIER Elodie (France)<br />
4. PETZNER Martina (Austria)<br />
Men’s Doubles<br />
1. STEMBERG Mattias / GARTER Rickard (Sweden)<br />
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2. LEFEBVRE Frederic / BEVAN Franck (France)<br />
3. VESELY Petr / CIZEK Jiri (Czech Republic)<br />
4. FYNSK Daniel Bjørneboe / EDELBO Morten (Denmark)<br />
Women’s Doubles<br />
1. WIGOW Susanna / GECSE Natalie (Sweden)<br />
2. PETZNER Martina / FLECK Christina (Austria)<br />
3. PLAISANT Sylvie / GLADIEUX Elisabeth (France)<br />
4. PETIT Caroline / BRESSOLIER Elodie (France)<br />
Mixed Doubles<br />
1. STENBERG Mattias / WIGOW Susanna (SWEDEN)<br />
2. LEFEBVRE Frederic / PLAISANT Sylvie (FRANCE)<br />
3. EGGER Gernot / PETZNER Martina (AUSTRIA)<br />
4. EGGER Werner / FLECK Christina (AUSTRIA)<br />
Team - Men<br />
1. SWEDEN<br />
2. FRANCE<br />
3. C. REPUBLIC<br />
4. SLOVAKIA<br />
Team - Women<br />
1. FRANCE<br />
2. AUSTRIA<br />
3. UNITED KINGDOM<br />
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PS<strong>UK</strong> Ladies Hockey Squad photo October 2011<br />
The PS<strong>UK</strong> Ladies Hockey Squad<br />
THE PS<strong>UK</strong> ladies hockey team meets up for<br />
two weekends a year for a training session<br />
and a couple of matches.<br />
This year the team played two games and produced two good<br />
victories against teams representing the Army and the RAF in<br />
games played at Aldershot.<br />
The police squad saw officers from all over the country,<br />
including Northern Ireland, take part for the squad coached by<br />
Cleaven Faulkner of Hampshire.<br />
<strong>Police</strong> 1 Army 5<br />
Over the last weekend of October the British police national<br />
ladies hockey team played two fixtures against military<br />
opposition at the army, school of hockey, Aldershot,<br />
Hampshire. The poIice squad saw officers from all over the<br />
country including Northern Ireland converge on the Aldershot<br />
area to come together for a training session on the Friday to<br />
then find themselves head long into a fixture against the army.<br />
The fixture on the Saturday morning was always going to be<br />
tough but in the end provided focus and comparison against<br />
two squads who had clearly prepared in different ways.<br />
It was apparent from the start that the police side were far<br />
better organised and had taken the time to work out simple<br />
and effective tactics for the fixture. This was demonstrated<br />
within the first minute when the police took the lead with<br />
Surrey's Henderson converting from a slipped pass by Main<br />
(Leicestershire). The police dominated the early stages of the<br />
fixture leaving the army no opportunities to settle or in anyway<br />
threaten the police 25. The pressure on the army mounted<br />
after 11 minutes when a great move down the left saw a<br />
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resultant short corner converted from Panter (Merseyside).<br />
The interval came with the police side not really capitalising on<br />
their chances and keen to ensure the pressure continued into<br />
the second period. Coach Cleaven Faulkner (Hampshire)<br />
clarified some tactical changes that were to allow for greater<br />
movement of the ball in closer triangles, to work the ball<br />
around the opposition and maintain longer possession. The<br />
tactic paid dividends when in relatively quick session the police<br />
side were four up with goals from Main and Panter.<br />
The police side were now cruising and were directed to work<br />
opportunities that the lead catered for. The coach was able to<br />
take the opportunity to look at players in differing positions<br />
and try other short corner options. One such corner saw the<br />
fifth goal converted by Lucy Robinson as the game closed into<br />
the last ten minutes. A slight lapse in the defence did see an<br />
army consolation goal but the game was already over.<br />
"A very good performance from a side who had just been<br />
together for 24 hours. This fixture allowed me to see some<br />
strengths and weaknesses but overall I am very pleased with<br />
the result and more importantly the bonding the squad have<br />
demonstrated both on and off the field."<br />
Coach report - Cleaven Faulkner<br />
<strong>Police</strong> 6 RAF 1<br />
The British <strong>Police</strong> Ladies Hockey team got off to a promising<br />
start with a good individual goal from Mitchell (Lothian and<br />
Borders) after just 3 minutes. However this was going to be a<br />
tough match as the RAF were strong opponents and quick on<br />
the break which allowed them to create some chances of their<br />
own. British <strong>Police</strong> held them out in the early stages and went<br />
on to consolidate their lead with another goal early in the first<br />
half. Good work by Main (Leicestershire) down the right who<br />
brilliantly found Henderson (Surrey) on the penalty spot and<br />
she produced a top quality finish. The police began to<br />
dominate the match with plenty of controlled passing. This<br />
controlled play applying more and more pressure on the hard<br />
Working RAF team who conceded a short corner. From this<br />
corner the police scored again from another short corner with<br />
another excellent finish from Faulkner who scored her second<br />
of the game to make it 4-0 to the <strong>Police</strong> at half time.<br />
Both teams battled it out throughout the remainder of the<br />
first half with the RAF looking dangerous on the counter<br />
attack but it was the police and their sustained pressure on<br />
the RAF defence that were to score again from another short<br />
corner. The short corner routine was broken down by the<br />
belligerent RAF Faulkner (Hampshire) at the top of the D and<br />
she struck her second goal of the match. Halftime score 4-0<br />
to the police.<br />
The second half started off brightly for the RAF and they won<br />
a short corner early on which they scored from. The second<br />
half was more of an even contest as neither team was able to<br />
create clear chances and score until the 18th minute when yet<br />
more good work by Main (Leicestershire) down the right<br />
produced an inviting cross which Fawcett (Hampshire) didn’t<br />
hesitate to finish off slotting the ball past the helpless RAF<br />
keeper. The police sixth and final goal came in the last couple<br />
of minutes from the left with strong work by McKernan who<br />
played the ball across the RAF goal and Bemowski (West<br />
Midlands) scrambled it in.<br />
The <strong>Police</strong> ran out 6-1 winners but this score doesn't reflect<br />
the RAF's efforts as they were strong competition and were<br />
only well beaten by a strong and composed <strong>Police</strong><br />
performance whose defence were resolute at the back and<br />
knew they were in a match.<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> Knockout Cup and Plate competitions<br />
The 2010 - 2011 Cup was won by PSNI who beat the Met in<br />
the final 3-1.<br />
The 2010- 2011 Plate was won by Norfolk who beat Cheshire<br />
1-0.<br />
The 2011-<strong>2012</strong> competitions finals day is on Wednesday 2nd<br />
May <strong>2012</strong>. This year it is being hosted by West Midlands<br />
<strong>Police</strong>.<br />
The cup has reached the semi final stage, matches to be<br />
played before 31st March <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
West Midlands v Met<br />
Lothian and Borders v PSNI<br />
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The plate is still in its early stages with many teams still in the<br />
running.<br />
The 2010-2011 competition had 23 teams entered. The 2011-<br />
<strong>2012</strong> competition had 16 teams entered. All PS<strong>UK</strong> forces are<br />
eligible to enter a team in to the competition and any police<br />
officer, police staff or special (who pays in to the force sports<br />
and social fund) are eligible to play in the competition.<br />
New teams are always welcome!!!<br />
Dates for the diary<br />
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PS<strong>UK</strong> Knockout competition finals day Wednesday 2nd May<br />
West Midlands.<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> ladies hockey section AGM Wednesday 2nd May after<br />
the finals.<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> Ladies hockey Combined Services tournament 11th-<br />
13th May Aldershot.
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THE PS<strong>UK</strong> Ladies basketball team prepared for the<br />
2nd USPE Championships in Dublin with a warm<br />
up game against the Dutch <strong>Police</strong> at Hendon <strong>Police</strong><br />
Training Centre. After an incredible shaky start,<br />
not least influenced by the sight of a 6’6’’ Dutch<br />
player, PS<strong>UK</strong> produced a confidence boosting 30-<br />
15 win in a game that owed much to the<br />
organisation of Sarah King.<br />
With final preparations complete, kit supplied and Euros<br />
purchased, PS<strong>UK</strong> Ladies travelled to Dublin to compete in the<br />
championships, alongside teams from Ireland, France, Greece<br />
and the Netherlands.<br />
The opening ceremony took place at the Dublin City University<br />
Campus. All the teams paraded with a uniformed flag bearer<br />
with the PS<strong>UK</strong> being represented by Sasha McCarthy.<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong>’s first game was against France, the side they previously<br />
beat to secure the bronze in the last championships. PS<strong>UK</strong><br />
made a slow start to the competition and where completely<br />
overwhelmed by the much improved and well-drilled French<br />
unit who quickly took the initiative and led 40-16 at half time.<br />
It was a lead the French never relinquished as the PS<strong>UK</strong> side<br />
were beaten 76-29 in a disappointing opening game.<br />
The PS<strong>UK</strong> side recovered well for the next fixture against the<br />
Netherlands. The first half was tight with PS<strong>UK</strong> leading 23-22<br />
but the second half saw them extend their advantage with<br />
some excellent play to win the game 50-35.<br />
The third fixture against reigning champions Greece proved<br />
to be the PS<strong>UK</strong>’s best team performance. Against a very<br />
strong team PS<strong>UK</strong> remained positive and never buckled under<br />
the pressure with the Greeks leading by just 12 points at half<br />
time. Playing hard to the end PS<strong>UK</strong> struggled to breach the<br />
deficit and lost 64-47 but could be proud of their excellent,<br />
uplifting performance.<br />
The PS<strong>UK</strong>’s final pool match was against the hosts Ireland,<br />
who filled the hall with in excess of 100 schoolchildren. The<br />
atmosphere and crowd support was incredible and inspired<br />
the Irish to a 78-46 win.<br />
This left the PS<strong>UK</strong> with a semi finals rematch against France<br />
with Greece playing Ireland.<br />
France had finished top after the pool stages and although<br />
the PS<strong>UK</strong> side tried a number of offensive and defensive<br />
options in an attempt to counter the French they were out<br />
played, finishing 64 -38 behind, encouragingly an<br />
improvement on their previous encounter.<br />
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The remaining fixture between Greece and Ireland was an<br />
exciting game with the lead changing hands and a truly gritty<br />
performance seeing Ireland win 60 – 58.<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> then played the Greeks for 3rd/4th place spot but went<br />
down 81-35 to finish in fourth place.<br />
The final was a true showcase, and a fitting end to the<br />
tournament, with Ireland showing true determination and<br />
passion to clinch the title 77 – 71.<br />
Final placing; 1st Ireland, 2nd France, 3rd Greece, 4th PS<strong>UK</strong>,<br />
5th Netherlands.<br />
Congratulations to Vanessa Calafat who was named as one of<br />
the All Star 5.<br />
Julie Skidmore, Team Manager, said: “Whilst the results were<br />
disappointing, PS<strong>UK</strong> remained focused and professional<br />
throughout the tournament and can be very proud of their<br />
achievements. This was a learning curve and this new and<br />
developing squad will learn from this experience. ‘’<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong>: Heather Cosgrove (L&B), Juliet Faram (Vice-<br />
Captain, SYP), Amanda Johnson (Captain, L&B), Iona<br />
Frickleton (Central Scotland), Sasha McCarthy (Met),<br />
Vanessa Calafat (Met), Vikki Scouller (Strathclyde),<br />
Hannah Brown (Met), Karen Greene (Met), Sarah<br />
Westgate (Norfolk), Leanne Murdoch (WMP), Georgia<br />
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POLICE SPORT <strong>UK</strong> – FIXTURES <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>QM</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
Date Event Venue Organiser Name Contact E.Mail<br />
MARCH<br />
2nd - 3rd Flat Green Bowls - Nottingham IBC Glyn Milbourne Glyn.milbourne@<br />
Indoor Home bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
International Series<br />
9th - 11th Squash - PS<strong>UK</strong> Carlisle Squash Terry Belshaw/ Terence.belshaw<br />
Championships Club, Cumbria Jim Hay @cumbria.police.uk<br />
jim@fitnessjim.com<br />
13th - 15th Scottish <strong>Police</strong> Murrayfield Ice Rink, Ewan Ramage ewan.ramage@lbp.police.pnn.uk<br />
Curling Edinburgh<br />
Championships<br />
21st Orienteering - Forest of Dean, Peter Guillaume pguillaume@btinternet.com<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> Championships Gloucestershire<br />
22nd - 25th USPE CROSS BUCHAREST USPE<br />
COUNTRY ROMANIA<br />
CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
23rd - 25th Judo - PS<strong>UK</strong> v Avon and Somerset Andy Moss andrew.moss<br />
Combined Services <strong>Police</strong> HQ, @cheshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
Portishead. andymoss@msn.com.<br />
APRIL<br />
15th Triathlon - PS<strong>UK</strong> Middlemoor, Devon Kate Philp aquathlons@exetertri.co.uk<br />
Aquathlon & Cornwall<br />
Championships<br />
600m swim 5km run<br />
18th - 19th Hockey Men - Leeds Rick Markham richard.markham@uwclub.net<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> Cup / Plate<br />
Semi Final / Finals<br />
19th Fly Fishing - Llandegfedd Reservoir Dave Cox sarahcox@sky.com<br />
Help the Hero’s Gwent iantofield@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Charity Match<br />
21st Cycling - PS<strong>UK</strong> Clitheroe Lancs Mr Graham Bryce stuart.percival3@ntlworld.com<br />
Road Race<br />
Championships<br />
21st - 22nd Badminton – PS<strong>UK</strong> Cardiff University Lynda Williams lynda.williams@<br />
Championships <strong>Sport</strong>s village nthwales.pnn.police.uk<br />
Tal-y-bont<br />
26th Fly Fishing - British Blagdon Reservoir Calum Fraser Callum.Fraser@central<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Tri-Match Avon scotland.pnn.police.uk<br />
26th Clay Pigeon -<br />
Royal Navy v PS<strong>UK</strong> Podimore S.G. Graham Neild g_neild@sky.com<br />
26th Tennis - PS<strong>UK</strong> La Manga Sarah Warner warners@norfok.pnn.police.uk<br />
Ladies v Walton Roger Clarke Clarker@norfolk.pnn.police.uk<br />
Ladies Mens<br />
Coaching Event<br />
27th Fly Fishing - English Blithfield Malcolm Naylor malcolmnaylor@<br />
National Chamionships Resevoir pes04.wanadoo.co.uk<br />
29th Crown Green Bowls - Holbrook Miners Kevin Penny kevin-penny@sky.com<br />
League match versus Welfare, Holbrook,<br />
Worth Valley Derbyshire<br />
MAY<br />
1st Clay Pigeon - Fire Kibworth S.G. Graham Neild g_neild@sky.com<br />
Service v PS<strong>UK</strong><br />
2nd Hockey Ladies - PS<strong>UK</strong> West Midlands Debbie Menzel deb.themenzels@sky.com<br />
Knockout Cup and<br />
Plate Finals Day<br />
3rd Fly Fishing - Welsh Llandegfedd Reservoir Wayne Roberts Wayne.Roberts@gwent.pnn.police.uk<br />
National Gwent<br />
Chamionships<br />
8th -10th Indoor Games - Norfolk Kevin Walker Walker89@btinternet.com or<br />
National Championships kevin.walker@fife.pnn.police.uk<br />
9th Tennis - PS<strong>UK</strong> Ladies RAF Holton Sarah Warner warners@norfolk.pnn.police.uk<br />
v Combined Services<br />
11th - 13th Hockey Ladies - PS<strong>UK</strong> Aldershot JILL.Ireland@met.police.uk<br />
Combined Services<br />
weekend<br />
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Date Event Venue Organiser Name Contact E.Mail<br />
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15th - 18th Golf – Ladies PS<strong>UK</strong> Hawkstone Park Jane janetheresaa@aol.com<br />
Championships Shropshire Theresa<br />
17th Fly Fishing - Scottish Lake of Menteith John Friel John.Friel@lbp.pnn.police.uk<br />
National Championships Stirling<br />
21st - 25th Golf - Men’s PS<strong>UK</strong> Burhill Golf Club Surrey Andy Sidney andy.sidney@<br />
Scratch Championships nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
22nd Netball - PS<strong>UK</strong> Nottingham Trent Connie Xavier Constance.xavier@<br />
Knockout Finals University, Clifton nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
Campus<br />
22nd - 23rd Hockey Men - PS<strong>UK</strong><br />
Celtic Cup Stormont, Belfast Craig McDowell craig.mcdowell@psni.pnn.police.uk<br />
24th Sea Angling - PS<strong>UK</strong> Penarth, South Wales Mark Northam mark.northam2@south-<br />
National Boat wales.pnn.police.uk<br />
Championships<br />
25th Triathlon - PS<strong>UK</strong> Sprint Nottingham Glen Mullins www.onestepbeyond.org.uk<br />
Championships<br />
750m swim 20km bike<br />
5km run<br />
27th Crown Green Bowls - Washlands <strong>Sport</strong>s Kevin Penny kevin-penny@sky.com<br />
League match and Social, Burton<br />
on Trent, Staffordshire<br />
30th Athletics -Track & Inverness David Ogilvie David.ogilvie@northern.pnn.police.uk<br />
Field and Tug of War<br />
Championships<br />
31st Angling - PS<strong>UK</strong> v Woodlands Lakes, Neil Morton na.morton@hotmail.com<br />
Combined Services Thirsk, N.York’s David Gibson david.gibson3@psni.pnn.police.uk<br />
JUNE<br />
9th - 10th Hockey - Men’s Leeds University Campbell campbell.durnian@<br />
Championships Durnian strathclyde.pnn.police.uk<br />
10th Triathlon - PS<strong>UK</strong> Barton Marina Del Pitcher www.chaserace.co.uk<br />
Olympic Championships Staffordshire<br />
1500m swim 40km bike<br />
10km run<br />
10th - 17th USPE LADIES FOOTBALL COPENHAGEN USPE<br />
CHAMPIONSHIPS DENMARK<br />
13th Clay Pigeon –Army v<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> Larkhill S.G. Graham Neild g_neild@sky.com<br />
13th Rugby League - PS<strong>UK</strong> Stanningley ARLFC, Jon Hamer jonathan.hamer@<br />
- v - Army KO 7pm Team Manager westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
19th - 20th Fly Fishing - PS<strong>UK</strong> River Dee Wales Calum Fraser Callum.Fraser@<br />
River Championships centralscotland.pnn.police.uk<br />
20th Crown Green Bowls – Brighouse <strong>Sport</strong>s Club Heather Bartle heatherbartle@talktalk.net<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> National Singles Russell Way,<br />
Finals Bradford Rd, Brighouse,<br />
West Yorkshire<br />
30th - 31st Flat Green Bowls - Southend, Essex Glyn Milbourne Glyn.milbourne@<br />
Outdoor Home bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
International Series<br />
JULY<br />
1st Triathlon - PS<strong>UK</strong> Iron Nottingham Iain Hamilton www.onestepbeyond.org.uk<br />
Distance 3.8km swim<br />
180km bike 42km run<br />
4th Clay Pigeon - PS<strong>UK</strong> Beverley CTC Gary McCann garymccann29@sky.com<br />
Match<br />
19th Clay Pigeon - Prison Doveridge S.G. Graham Neild g_neild@sky.com<br />
Service v PS<strong>UK</strong><br />
AUGUST<br />
8th Flat Green Bowls - Saltcoats BC, Ayrshire John Wardrop Glyn.milbourne@<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> v Fire bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
26th Crown Green Bowls - Derby Co-op Bowls Kevin Penny kevin-penny@sky.com<br />
League Match Club, Littleover, Derby,<br />
Derbyshire
Date Event Venue Organiser Name Contact E.Mail<br />
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SEPTEMBER<br />
12th – 15th Flat Green Bowls - Belfast Andy Orr Glyn.milbourne@<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> Championships bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
13th Clay Pigeon - Nottingham & Graham Neild g_neild@sky.com<br />
RAF v PS<strong>UK</strong> District G.C.<br />
13th - 17th USPE CYCLING PLOEREN, FRANCE USPE<br />
CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
14th - 16th Judo - PS<strong>UK</strong> Newquay, Devon Lee Holley lee.holley@devonand<br />
Championships and Cornwall cornwall.pnn.police.uk<br />
16th Squash - Crown<br />
Services Quadrangular<br />
Tournament Nottingham Mervyn Davies (Civil S) Mervyn.Davies@dsg.mod.uk<br />
19th Race Walking - PS<strong>UK</strong> Tally-Ho Glyn Jones Glyn.jones6@blueyonder.co.uk<br />
Championships West Midlands<br />
19th - 20th Fly Fishing - PS<strong>UK</strong> Brenig Reservoir Wales Colin Jones Colin.Jones4@nthwales.pnn.police.uk<br />
Home Internationals<br />
26th Ten Mile - Road Race Sandringham Norfolk Sally Broome alfie8mouse@btinternet.com<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong> Championships<br />
27th Angling - PS<strong>UK</strong> River Cam Jeff Rogers Jeff.rogers@cambs.pnn.police.uk<br />
Championships Cambridge<br />
29th Cycling - PS<strong>UK</strong> 10 mile Midlands TBC david.baker@met.pnn.police.uk<br />
TT Championships<br />
30th Cycling - PS<strong>UK</strong> 25 mile Midlands TBC david.baker@met.pnn.police.uk<br />
TT Championships<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Tbc Squash - PS<strong>UK</strong> Team Tbc Jim Hay jim@fitnessjim.com<br />
Matches<br />
Tbc Hockey Men - PS<strong>UK</strong> RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus Campbell Durnian campbell.durnian@<br />
challenge match strathclyde.pnn.police.uk<br />
versus RAF<br />
Tbc Curling - PS<strong>UK</strong> v Civil Greens Hotel, Kinross Jim Stewart j.stewart1@blueyonder.co.uk<br />
Service<br />
2nd - 5th Clay Pigeon - PS<strong>UK</strong> Beverley CTC Gary McCann garymccann29@sky.com<br />
Championships<br />
7th Marathon - PS<strong>UK</strong> Jersey Steve Broadbent steve@slateman.co.uk<br />
Championships<br />
7th Triathlon - PS<strong>UK</strong> Carsington Derbyshire Del Pitcher www.punishingevents.com<br />
Duathlon Championships<br />
18th onwards Rugby League - New Venues t.b.c Jonathon Hamer jonathan.hamer@<br />
South Wales <strong>Police</strong> westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
Tour of <strong>UK</strong><br />
23rd Angling - PS<strong>UK</strong> v The ‘Fennes’ Graham Garnham graham.garnham@sky.com<br />
Combined Services Fisheries, Bocking, Essex Alan Diver alan.diver@essex.pnn.police.com<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Tbc Curling - PS<strong>UK</strong> Dewars Rinks, Perth Jim Stewart j.stewart1@blueyonder.co.uk<br />
Championships<br />
9th – 12th USPE WRESTLING PRAGUE<br />
CHAMPIONSHIPS CZECH REPUBLIC USPE<br />
12th (tbc) Tennis Ladies - Leeds Leeds Vicky Hudson Victoria.hudson@<br />
Team Event westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
20th – 21st Sea Angling - PS<strong>UK</strong> Kent Greg Fright gregfright@btinternet.com<br />
National Shore<br />
Championships<br />
21st Cross Country - PS<strong>UK</strong> Tally-Ho Sally Broome Sally.broome@gwent.pnn.police.uk<br />
v Fire v Prison West Midlands<br />
23rd - 25th Judo - PS<strong>UK</strong> v British<br />
Universities and Wales Welsh Institute of <strong>Sport</strong>, Andy Moss andrew.moss@cheshire.pnn.police.uk<br />
Sofia Gardens, Cardiff andymoss@msn.com<br />
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British Fire Service 24 British <strong>Police</strong> 32<br />
THE <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> <strong>UK</strong> rugby league team kicked off<br />
<strong>2012</strong> with an excellent victory over their Fire<br />
Service counterparts at Siddal, the home of one of<br />
the sport’s legendary amateur clubs.<br />
The <strong>Police</strong> side was the first on the scoresheet when Mann, not<br />
for the last time in the game, used his deceptive footwork to<br />
break two tackles. The ball was moved to Southwell who drove<br />
into the twenty taking three defenders with him, before<br />
offloading to Cowling who drew the full-back and put the ever<br />
present Hughes under the sticks. The extra two points were<br />
added by Newton.<br />
The early pressure and dominance was maintained by the <strong>Police</strong><br />
and on the back of strong drives and good lines by Rotherham,<br />
Eastham and Heeley the attack was taken to their opponent's<br />
line. A clever dummy inside by Hughes saw Clemie collect the<br />
ball on a fine blind side arc to cross the line in the left corner for<br />
an unconverted try to make it 10-0.<br />
The British Fire Service began to find their feet with several<br />
promising attacks down their left side prompted by the lively<br />
scrum half but these were repeatedly thwarted by the efforts of<br />
Dixon, Murphy and Taylor until the half hour mark when the Fire<br />
Service hit back with a converted try from their scrum half,<br />
shortly followed by two tries out wide by each winger. The<br />
conversions were missed, but suddenly the <strong>Police</strong> were 14-10<br />
down at the break.<br />
During the half time talk Head Coach, Robinson, asked for<br />
improvement in discipline, staying on the ball and set<br />
completions and he got his wish with the police side on the<br />
attack for the early stages of the half. Unfortunately it was from<br />
such an attack deep in the twenty that saw a stray pass from<br />
Newton swept up by the rival number 4 to race away and score<br />
under the posts. The conversion was added as the <strong>Police</strong> went<br />
20-10 down.<br />
The <strong>Police</strong> side reduced the arrears to four points when<br />
Woodhead scored a try after good work from Southwell.<br />
Newton tagged on the extras to make it 20-16.<br />
Back came the Fire Service to register another converted score to<br />
go 24-16 ahead but once again the police side hit back with<br />
Clemie feeding Eastham for a try wide out. With Newton<br />
momentarily off the pitch, the conversion was missed.<br />
Whilst the <strong>Police</strong> were keeping theirs, the Fire Service were losing<br />
their discipline and with the likes of Huck dancing his way past<br />
defenders, Williams, Rowland and Higgins probing and inviting<br />
the forwards into the gaps, it wasn't long before Woodhead was<br />
once more too big and too powerful, to score a mirror image of<br />
his first try. Williams knocked over the two to go 26-24 ahead.<br />
The game was now on a knife edge going in to the last ten, but<br />
veteran Chappell calmed the nerves, defying his 43 years to carry<br />
the ball over the line. Newton converted, the whistle went and<br />
the <strong>Police</strong> were 24-32 winners.<br />
Although not everything was perfect, this was a good, hard hit<br />
out for the British <strong>Police</strong> to take into their Challenge Cup tie in<br />
Cumbria against Millom.<br />
PS<strong>UK</strong>: Alex Clemie, Tom Taylor, Kieran Murphy, Andy Eastham,<br />
Ryan Heeley, Adam Newton, Chris Cowling, Andy Woodhead,<br />
Paul Hughes, James Mann, Darryl Rotherham, Jamie Dixon,<br />
Jason Southwell, Ash Huck, Phil Chappell, Danny Rowland, Alex<br />
Daniels, Joel Williams, Lee Higgins.<br />
Rugby League<br />
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