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Issue. 11
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Salford staff raise money for
new bed at local hospice Police in Salford have launched an appeal among officers and staff to raise £3,700 to buy a new bed for St Ann's Hospice. The 12-month campaign has already got off to a flying start with almost £1,000 donated in the first few weeks. Staff across Salford are holding monthly fundraising initiatives including a quiz, fitness class, soup day and 'station donations.' This involves staff taking used clothes to stations at Swinton, Eccles, Little Hulton and Pendleton for sale in the hospice charity shops. Superintendent Mark Kenny said: "We're delighted to support St Ann's Hospice which has strong links with the local community in Salford and surrounding areas. They provide a fantastic service and this is our way of supporting their vital work with patients and their families. "Hopefully, we'll receive enough donations to buy a new bed and can therefore see something tangible from our efforts. We've had a terrific response so far and I'm sure everyone will rally round for such a good cause." Donations of bread and soup from Heinz and Morrisons prepared by police staff in their own time allowed staff at the Salford Division's HQ to serve a warming lunch to colleagues in lieu of a donation. Clinical Services Manager Sian Burgess said: "We have a programme to replace our beds over the next few years, as the specialist beds we have at the hospice only last a certain amount of time with constant use before they cost more in repairs. "It's important our patients are as comfortable as possible during their stay and we're extremely grateful for the kind support of GMP Salford in helping us towards the cost of a new bed." To support please visit www.justgiving.com/fdivbuyabed
Police and partners take part in public order training
Police and partner agencies joined forces for a public order training session on Thursday to ensure an effective and unified response to major incidents. The training is held at Manchester Central Fire Station, Thompson Street, and is a joint initiative with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and North West Ambulance Service. The routine sessions are constantly reviewed to ensure the highest quality training and equip officers with the necessary skills to tackle public order disturbances. Firefighters and ambulance crews are asked to deal with a staged road
traffic collision before police officers in tactical aid gear, helmets and shields are called to the scene. When they arrive, they are confronted by rioters who throw petrol bombs and bricks at the officers as they attempt to bring the situation under control while somebody remains trapped in the vehicle. Assistant Chief Constable John O'Hare said: "It is essential that our officers are trained to the highest standards to prepare them for the incredible challenge of policing serious disorder. "Training must reflect reality and we are using this programme of events
to really test our tactics, equipment and capability. "As with any major incident response, it is important that all emergency services work closely together to provide the most appropriate and swift response to support our communities." GMFRS’ Head of Operational Training, Area Manager Mark O’Brien said: “Our firefighters train every day to ensure they are fully prepared to deal with any incident they may face and over recent years we have done more and more collaborative training with our partners including GMP and NWAS. “It’s important that we make the
training as realistic as possible and during these events we often use volunteers to role play and add that sense of realism to really test the firefighters and officers. “Our new operational training and community centre that’s currently being built in Bury will allow us to do even more of this kind of realistic training to maintain and develop the skills of our frontline staff.”