Almost 20 years ago, Chris Carpenter was smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day but then, after numerous failed attempts to quit, simply and easily stopped. His secret? Hypnotherapy. “I was a proper smoker, 20 plus a day but it was really easy to give up once I had undergone hypnotherapy, which I tried as…
Derbyshire Police took a team of mixed ability players to the PSUK netball tournament in Birmingham. Despite having never played together as a team, they managed to win two games on Day 1 against Scotland and West Midlands resulting in them being placed in the Bronze Group on Day 2 of the tournament which was…
The Force has a wide range of staff networks offering support to colleagues. Among those is the Derbyshire Christian Police Association (CPA) which is open to all officers and staff regardless – or in the absence – of faith. “We work closely with the joint Derbyshire Police and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue chaplains in order…
Derbyshire Police Golf Section has been arranging a charity golf day since 2014. The day is designed to be a celebration of the life of Sergeant John Chapman who died from cancer aged 37 and the golf section works with his family to organise the event with any funds raised going to Weston Park Cancer…
More than 200 free courses have now been undertaken by members of Derbyshire Benevolent Trust (DBT) through its Life’s for Learning initiative. From the initial 20 courses offered back in 2015, the programme – which offers members free courses – has since been extended to cover a wide range of subjects with the most popular…
Swanwick Men’s Shed has been named Shed Community Project of the Year at the annual ShedFest Awards. ShedFest, which is organised by the UK Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA), was held at the University of Worcester Arena on Tuesday. Ian Godfrey, manager of Derbyshire Benevolent Trust, was among the first to congratulate the ‘shedders’ on their…
The Swanwick Men’s Shed has been shortlisted for the Community Project of the Year at the UK Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA) Shed of the Year Awards for 2019. The winner of the award will be announced at the UKMSA ShedFest awards evening at the University of Worcester Arena on Tuesday (3 September). The Shed of…
A Derbyshire sergeant fulfilled a long-held ambition when he made it onto the famous Centre Court at Wimbledon this summer. But Sergeant Damien Shannon, assessment team leader in EMCHRS, wasn’t playing or even just watching tennis greats in action, he was actually there as a line umpire, having been delighted at being chosen to help…
Having worked as a mechanic in the coal mines prior to joining the police, John Whitworth witnessed many old miners, broken by their hard-working lives, dying several months after retirement. So he vowed to live life to the max when he retired and to keep himself mentally and physically fit to ensure he could. John,…
Retired members of Derbyshire Benevolent Trust are being asked to consider taking on volunteer roles within the Force. There are a number of varied, flexible opportunities available from supporting specialist teams, such as the drone unit and rural crime teams, to role-playing for training and community engagement. “We would be very keen to hear from…