It is with regret that I have to inform you of the death of John Henry Towlson a retired Sergeant that occurred on Friday 12th February 2021.

John joined the County Police in 1957 and retired in 1988, he was stationed at Mansfield and Sergeant on Dog Section from where he retired.

 The cremation is booked for 3.30om on Thursday 4^th March at the Gedling Crematorium. Catfoot Lane, Lambley. There will be a web link details will forward at a later date. No flowers, donations to the Alzheimers Society.

Web Cast details for the funeral of John Towlson + Photograph

The funeral for John is on Wednesday 10 March 2021 at Gedling Crematorium.   Mark as arranged for the service a web cast for members to watch. 

To view this go to https://www.obitus.com    The username is  Qowa7263 and the password is 399766.

. You can login to our website at any time to view a test connection (and we strongly recommend you do this) but you’ll only be able to view the Live Webcast approx. 5 mins before the service start time. Please be aware this is a public building and the timing of the Live webcast is semi-automated to allow for services running early or late – please use your discretion if you can see activities not applicable to the service you are here to watch. Once the service has finished, it will take us up to 3 working days to get the 28-day Watch Again onto the website.

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John Kennedy

Secretary

Notts NARPO

Notification of the death of a Retired Officer

Michael Leonard Abbott

It is with regret that I have to inform you of the death of Michael Leonard Abbott 80 years, sadly his wife Aileen passed away a number of years ago. Michael joined the City Police in 1959 and retired in 1990, details of posting are not yet known.

After retirement he became a member of Support Staff in HQ(CID), before becoming a Gedling District Councilor for Carlton Ward, he also worked in the Test Centre for DVLA when the written examination became part of the Driving Test.

No other details are known at this time once we have the information it will be posted on this webpage.

Due to Covid Restrictions details of the Funeral are not known however members can leave comments by clicking the comment button below

Webcast details for the funeral of Michael Abbott

The funeral for Michael Abbott is at 10.30am on Thursday 4March 2021 at Gedling Crematorium.  Because of the restrictions on the number of mourners, the family have arranged for the service to be available via a webcast.

You can view the service live or watch the recording over the next 28 days.

To view it go to https://www.obitus.com  The user name is lege2662 and the password is 638065.

John Kennedy

Secretary, Notts NARPO

Notification of the death of a retired Police Officer

Malcolm James Poole

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Malcolm James Poole, aged 83 years, a retired Police Officer.    Malcolm died on Wednesday 3 February 2021.    Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.

Due to the restrictions on the number of people allowed at funeral however members can contact wife Jennifer on 0115 9333819

Malcolm joined the Birmingham Police in 1959 and whilst there he volunteered to go to Rhodesia for three years as an Inspector in the Police Force.   On returning home he transferred to the Nottingham City Police and served on the Traffic Department in both patrol and Driver Training.    He also served at Canning Circus.    He retired in 1987.

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Notification of the death of a retired Police Officer

Brian Arthur Parker

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Brian Arthur Parker, aged 78 years, a retired Police Officer.   Brian died on Friday 29 January 2021.   Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.

The funeral is at 12.30pm. on Friday 19 February 2021 at Gedling Crematorium.   Due to the present Covid rules the number of people that can attend the funeral is limited

Brian joined the City Police as a Cadet in 1958 and was appointed a regular Officer in 1961.   He served on Northern Division, the Drug Squad and Community Affairs before retiring in 1991.

Funeral details

The funeral for Brian Arthur Parker is at 12.30pm Friday 19 February 2021 at Gedling Crematorium.   Janet would like to have a guard of honour on the drive at the Crematorium and anyone wishing to attend to do so are welcome.

Janet has checked with the funeral directors and the Crematorium and was told that this can be done.    I would suggest once the coffin as been taken into the Chapel that you disperse and not wait for the service to finish.

There will be a webcast of the service for those who wish to view it.     We will circulate the details etc as soon as they are known.

Anyone wishing to give a donation can do so by sending  it to Mr. M Collishaw, A W Lymn Funeral Directors, Harrod House, 1 Church Street, Carlton NG4 1BJ.   It will then be paid to a local charity.

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Notification of the death of a Police Widow

Peggy Mary Lano Moore

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Peggy Mary Lano-Moore, aged 93 years, the widow of Douglas Reginald Lano-Moore MBE, a retired Police Officer.   Peggy died on Friday 8 January 2021.  Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.

The funeral is 2.15pm Thursday 18 February, 2021 at St Deny’s Church, Evington, Leicester followed by a committal at Gilroes Crematorium.   Due to the limited on the numbers allowed at funerals it is restricted to family and close friends.     

Peggy was the widow of Douglas Reginald Lano-Moore who died in 1995.     He was Assistant Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police prior to the amalgamation.

Notification of the death of a retired Police Officer

Lewis Bradford

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Lewis Bradford, aged 91 years, a retired Police Officer.   He died on Thursday 21 January 2021.   Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.

Due to the restrictions on the number of people attending funerals details will be updated once we have them

Lewis joined the County Force in 1954 and served at Bingham, Radcliffe on Trent, Stapleford and Mansfield.  He retired in 1980.  His collar number was 1259.   

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Notification of the death of a Police Widow

Rita Florence Barkes

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Rita Florence Barkes, aged 88 years, the widow of a retired Police Officer.  Rita died on Tuesday 12 January 2021.   Our thoughts are with her family at this difficult time.

The funeral is at 3.30pm. Monday 8 February 2021 at Gedling Crematorium.   Due to the restrictions on the number of people that can attend, the family have arranged for the service to be tele casted.   To watch this go to https://www.obitus.com.  The username is lepo3724  and the password is 928472.   

Rita is the widow of Derek Walton Barkes who joined the Police service in Nottingham about 1956.  He served at Carlton and was the Collator there prior to retirement around 1986.   Rita loved to attend NARPO Ladies Day to meet other widows and members.

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Michael Charles Hardwick, Special Constable and Member of Support Staff.

Michael was a teacher and he joined the Nottingham Special Constables. He later joined the Police
as a Civilian and worked in the training Department. He was an Associate Member of NARPO and
joined in 2018.

Unfortunately we were not informed of the death at the time which was 26th August 2020, hence the delay

Details of the death of a retired Police Officer

Samuel Francis Smith

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Samuel Francis Smith, known as Frank Smith, aged 90 years, a retired Police Officer.   Frank died on Sunday 10 January 2021.  Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.

The funeral is Tuesday 2 February 2021 at Gedling Crematorium.   As you know there are restrictions on the number of people attending funerals so members can their condolences below.

Frank joined the County Force in 1950 and served at Warsop, Newark, Mansfield, Newark Traffic, West Bridgford and retired in 1985 as Chief Inspector in charge of the Guildhall Cells.

Notification of the death of a retired Police Officer

Henry Thomas Davenport aka Butch Davenport

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Henry Thomas Davenport, aged 86 years, a retired Police Officer.   He died on Thursday 14 January 2021 after a short illness, (not Covid related)   Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.

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Butch joined the City Police in 1954 and served on Northern Division.   He later transferred to the Firearms Training Department from where he retired in 1984.   His collar number was 704

Once details of thye Funeral are known they will be posted here