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WELCOME.Near to the end of the Surrey Constabulary's existence PC Graham Oades meets a member of the public on the River Wey at Godalming. A 1960's Surrey Constabulary photograph. PC Colin White makes his point in Guildford High Street. WELCOME TO THE SURREY CONSTABULARY WEBSITE: This site was originally launched in January 2009 and we have been very pleased with the feedback we have received since it’s original launch. It was established to build on the success created by the launch of an on-line newsletter for former members of the Surrey Constabulary, (now the Surrey Police). The newsletter called 'Old & Bold' was launched by Bob Bartlett in 2003 and has grown from nothing to almost 1000 subscribers. They have one thing in common, all have served as a Surrey police officer and all have a wealth of knowledge and experience of the challenges that policing Surrey brought them. After a year it was felt that a fresh approach was desired and one year on many other resources have now been linked to this site. Not least amongst these is the new link to the Open University site where a full history of the Surrey Constabulary can be accessed. This unique history has been compiled to include first hand accounts of incidents told by the men and women who were first on scene. This new look Website has been evolved to take into consideration several new initiatives. We hope you like the cleaner look of the site and that you find it easier to navigate through and beyond the pages. Using this site, together with the links to other sites on each page, you will find a comprehensive and interesting history of one of Britain’s finest Constabularies. The Surrey Constabulary formed in 1851, ceased to exist on the 31 December 1992. A review and development programme had been undertaken into all aspect of corporate style and recognition. New vehicle livery; changes in uniform to allow for woolly pulleys (of a particular design that was non-military), white shirts; a new force logo was considered along with changes to stationery. The name change came following pressure from the then ACC who was convinced that the name should be Surrey Police. The argument went - when the phone is answered the name given is “Surrey Police”; the vehicles had “Surrey Police” written on them; we were police officers; all bringing confusion to our poor “customers” when the term Surrey Constabulary was used. Aims of the site:To continue to interact with former colleagues wherever they are in the world and to gather their experiences to share with others. We wish to continue to build on this comprehensive knowledge base and to showcase many more photos never before shown in public. Photos that have lain in dusty drawers that give an insight into serving in an excellent local constabulary that was not frightened to be innovative before the word was brought into common use. Get in touch with us: This site has no connection with the Surrey Police other than its creators having been former members. If you were searching for the Surrey Police click here to go to that website - the site will open in a new window. Elsewhere on this site there are interesting links and a large number of photographs which may slow down the loading time to your computer but we ask your indulgence and hope that you think it was worth the wait.If you like this Website, please write something in our 'Day Book' or write to us via the contact form you will find on the last page. Any photos or information about the Surrey Constabulary would be welcome. We will continually update the site to keep your interest so come back again. We look forward to all of your messages.Kind regards David Saunders (Late Inspector and father of the late Superintendent Trevor Saunders). He was born in the Rhondda Valley, and was 21 in 1937 when he joined the Surrey Constabulary and was based in Oxted. David spent the war years serving in the Welsh Guards. David was an Inspector at the old Reigate Police Station about 1967. He died in 1991. Sergeant Harry DerbyshireSurrey ConstabularyPolice Dog Section http://www.surrey.police.uk/Surrey Constabulary 'For those who served' 1851 - 1992 Editor: Robert Bartlett. Website Design & Maintenance: Denis Turner. This website was created using MAGIX Website Maker You will need the current version of Adobe Flash Player to view it. Further information can be found at magix.info - the Multimedia Knowledge Community by MAGIX, the market leader for music, photo, and video software. |