Stress and anxiety issues are rampant right now. With on-going world issues merging with the lack of social interaction and exacerbating issues already present it can feel easy to lose control. Which is why Clarity Stress & Trauma are creating online videos with guidance on how to maintain composure in the face of COVID-19. The…
With current events unfolding and new developments coming thick and fast, Andy Smith, chairman of the Derbyshire Benevolent Trust, has a message to share with all members. A few weeks ago I had planned to write a light-hearted article for this Spring news item, probably something involving travel or sports. Things have definitely moved…
With the current climate Philip Williams, brokers of the Derbyshire Benevolent Trust’s Group Insurance Scheme (GIS), has released a statement for all members. Please be reassured during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation we will be handling Sickness Benefit Claims as a priority to ensure there is no undue delay in issuing benefit payments…
Derbyshire County Cricket Club (DCCC) is offering members of Derbyshire Benevolent Trust (DBT) an exclusive deal on 2020 membership. DBT members will be able to join the cricket club for just £100 – saving them £89 on the usual price and gaining them entry to all the side’s home matches (excluding knockout fixtures) during the…
With the Coronavirus epidemic continuing to spread globally, there will be many questions for those with travel plans in affected areas. The NHS has classified the current outbreak at Level 4, the highest possible in the UK, so care should be taken on all travel in the immediate future. If you have travel plans already…
Bumps, bruises and creaky joints come as part and parcel within the Policing community. Whether it’s a result of street-patrol or repetitive strain injury stemming from office-based positions, we could all do with a little TLC. Such was the case for Rick Alto, head of Organisational Learning Culture and Ethics. Suffering with an injured shoulder…
After a 30-year policing career, retirement saw Ian Barker tackle the obligatory DIY jobs which had been mounting up at home. Keen to stay busy, he then started doing odd jobs for others, before setting up his own wrought ironworks business which he now runs full-time. The former murder detective retired from the Force in…
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…