Mounted police join in centenary celebrations
Lancashire’s Mounted Police Branch celebrated its 100th twelvemonth amongst a particular consequence at the troop’s headquarters.
It was attended past times nearly 100 mounted officers – both past times in addition to introduce – along amongst their friends, household unit of measurement in addition to others amongst potent links to the branch.
The solar daytime was opened amongst a speech communication past times DCC Chris Weigh, followed past times a video in addition to photographic display on the history of the branch, a populace order demonstration past times several of the police pull horses, and a lunch.
A raffle also took house to heighten coin for the Police Horse Benevolent Fund.
The extravaganza was organised past times current mounted PCs Dave Palmer-Davies and Adrian Philips.
PC Palmer-Davies has potent New Zealand connections, inward that his woman nurture is from Palmerston North. His Kiwi granddaddy was a soldier, in addition to his corking uncles were Anzacs, in addition to served at Gallipoli. PC Palmer-Davies is also the writer of the mass Pendle the Police Horse, in addition to adjacent week heads to London amongst his Equus caballus to police pull the Olympics, along amongst nearly 150 other mounted police. Palmer-Davies is existence posted to the Olympic hamlet in addition to Wembley.
“It was a corking few hours in addition to a real privilege to host unopen to of the legendary officers of the Mounted Branch,” PC Palmer-Davies said of the centenary on May 18.
“They volition survive the starting fourth dimension to tell you that although the branch may bring changed over the years, it continues to survive a pillar of policing in Lancashire in addition to something that nevertheless plays a prominent occupation inward the Constabulary.”
Three erstwhile mounted officers who attended included Harry Munro, Fred Nelson in addition to Mike Elliot.
Munro served inward the jungles of Malaya amongst the British Army earlier initially joining the police in Scotland in addition to subsequently, Lancashire’s mounted branch.
“I retired inward 1993, precisely I entirely live around the corner from the branch therefore I nevertheless popular in now in addition to therefore for a loving cup of tea in addition to a chat,” Munro said.
“It was a wonderful consequence set on for us in addition to I was so pleased to meet therefore many familiar faces from both introduce solar daytime in addition to years gone-by.
“One of my fondest memories of existence an officer in Mounted was pedagogy my Equus caballus – Viscount – to canter amongst a skipping rope. He used to set quite a present on for us all!”
Fred Nelson joined mounted inward 1949 next the footsteps of his father, Fred Snr who was also a police officeholder amongst the Constabulary.
“I spent xxx 5 years equally a mounted officer in addition to couldn’t bring asked for a improve job. You could nation it was inward my blood, my father being a police pull officeholder too, in addition to it was something I enjoyed to the rattling end,” Nelson said.
“I alive inward Thornton-Cleveleys straightaway in addition to it was great to come upwards dorsum in addition to meet therefore many erstwhile colleagues. Seeing all the historical pictures in addition to videos really brought the memories flooding dorsum to me.”
Mike Elliot starting fourth dimension joined the constabulary equally a clerk at historic current xv in addition to therefore joined Mounted equally a police officer. “It was a smashing consequence in addition to I am very grateful to all who set the centenary event on in addition to those who attended. I spent therefore much of
my life inward the branch in addition to though I retired inward the 1980s, it is something that continues to survive with me every day,” he said.
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