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

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Notification of the death of the Spouse of a retired Police Officer

Joyce Thompson

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Joyce Thompson, aged 86 years, the wife of Rex Thompson, a retired Police Officer.    Joyce died on Wednesday 30 December 2020.       

The date for the funeral is yet to be arranged but the number of people attending is limited to 30.    Please add your comments below

Rex joined the County Force and began his Police career at Carlton.     He then moved at Retford on C I D, then to Worksop, Sheffield Crime Squad, Mansfield and finally back to Worksop as uniform Inspector.

Notification of the death of the wife of a retired Police Officer

Vicki Rosemary Goddard

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Vicki Rosemary Goddard, aged 65 years, the wife of Charles Goddard a retired Police Officer.   Vicki died on Wednesday 30 December 2020 after catching the Covid virus.

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Vicki was the wife of Charles Goddard who joined the Combined Force in 1973.     He served at Beeston and the Force Control Room.  He retired in 2003.

Notification of the death of a retired Police Officer

John Mather Fletcher

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of John Mather Fletcher, aged 91 years, a retired Police Officer.   He died on Thursday 7 January 2021.  Our thoughts are with the family it this difficult time.

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John joined the Nottinghamshire Force in 1955 after serving 8 years in the RAF.  He was was stationed at Ordsall, Chilwell, Selston and finally on promotion, to Worksop where he retired in 1986.   During his time at Worksop he coached the Tug-of-war team and the Swimming team.   His wife died in 2006.

Notification of the death of a retired Police Officer

Trevor Edward Kent

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Trevor Edward Kent, aged 80 years, a retired Police Officer.   Trevor died on Saturday 9 January2021.  He went into hospital on another matter and caught the Covid virus from which he did not recover.   Our thoughts are with the family at the terrible time.

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Trevor joined the City Force in 1959 and served at the stations on Northern Division.    He later served in the Crime Prevention Department before retiring in 1985.   We will post a photograph of Trevor as soon as we get one.

I wanted to flag that the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has received evidence of fraudulent messages being sent to the public informing them a new dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

People are being sent a text message claiming to be from the NHS which informs the recipient that, “we have identified that you are eligible to apply for your vaccine.” The message ends with a link to a website mocked up to look like a legitimate NHS platform. The website requests personal details, including name and address and banking details.

The CTSI has said “this is the latest in a series of scams themed around the pandemic in circulation since last March. With the UK vaccine rollout underway, scammers have modified their scam to consider this new development.”

I thought this may be of interest to you and your members and reminds us to remain vigilant. The CTSI said “The vaccine brings great hope for an end to the pandemic and lockdowns, but some only wish to create even further misery by defrauding others. The NHS will never ask you for banking details, passwords, or PIN numbers and these should serve as instant red flags. Do not provide any information to the scammers, but please also report suspicious messages to Action Fraud, or if in Scotland, Police Scotland, as this provides intelligence and assists authorities in combating scams.”

Regards and stay safe.

John Kennedy

Secretary, Notts NARPO