Winter magazine out now

11 December 2023

Meet the member who won a national award after resuscitating a five-week old baby in Connect, the West Mercia Police Federation magazine.

Read how PC Mark Bates was honoured by the Royale Humane Society in the latest edition of the magazine, which is available online now.

There’s a Christmas message from branch chair Barry Horton and a look back on 2023 in our review of the year. 

Hear how a Federation rep was injured during the violence outside Villa Park when Aston Villa played Legia Warsaw in a European fixture.

And you can find out how Daniel Kawczynski, the MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, is vowing to give West Mercia Police Federation a voice in Parliament after a meeting with the branch’s secretary and conduct lead.

There’s a call from branch secretary Pete Nightingale for new Home Secretary James Cleverly to provide “desperately needed support” for policing.

We hear from the Hereford Police Male Voice Choir and how it’s encouraging officers to join its “band of brothers”.

Conduct lead Lesley Williams answers questions from student officers about Regulations 12 and 13 and we meet Geoff Wessell, the former Assistant Chief Constable of West Mercia Police, who has launched his own independent travel company.

It’s all in Connect, the West Mercia Police Federation magazine, which is available online now.