Derbyshire Benevolent Trust has teamed up with HR specialist Anna Smith at Alogical who offers members careers advice, perhaps most specifically for officers and staff looking for careers post-Force. In the second of a new series of articles, Anna looks at preparing for presentations as part of the interview process. Presentations as part of…
DetailsThe Swanwick Men’s Shed continues to go from strength to strength and to such an extent that a new container or storage unit is needed as it is running out of space to store equipment and materials. The men’s shed is on a 48-acre farm site and is the first of its kind in Derbyshire…
DetailsYour lungs burn, your heart pounds, your legs are heavy and you are ankle deep in mud. The rain is stinging every exposed piece of flesh. The wind batters your face and you swear inwardly (sometimes outwardly) as you approach the bottom of yet another incline. You crest the top and fly downhill, only to…
DetailsMembers of the Derbyshire Benevolent Trust Group Insurance Scheme who are hit by a flight delay of two hours or more will soon be entitled to access to the airport’s executive lounge. The new scheme benefit, which comes into effect on 1 June, is one of a number negotiated by trustees following the renewal of…
DetailsThe new chair of Derbyshire Benevolent Trust (DBT) has pledged to ensure it has a good offering for all members. And Andy Smith also wants to see more police staff take advantage of what DBT has to offer – such as on-duty legal cover which is particularly beneficial to PCSOs and detention officers. “I want…
DetailsThis week marks the annual Mental Health Awareness Week. Running from Monday (13 May) right through to this Sunday (19 May), the theme this year is the link between body image and mental health but, as ever, the over-riding aim is to raise awareness both of mental health and the support available. “One of the…
DetailsRetired and serving Derbyshire Police officers are being urged to write to their MPs in support of a change to regulations that could lead to pensions for life for all police widows. A template letter and a link to MPs’ addresses can be found on the National Association of Retired Police Officers’ (NARPO) website. The…
DetailsDerbyshire Benevolent Trust has teamed up with HR specialist Anna Smith at Alogical who offers members careers advice, perhaps most specifically for officers and staff looking for careers post-Force. In the first of a new series of articles, Anna looks at preparing for tests that might be part of the recruitment process. Preparing for tests.
DetailsThe Derbyshire Benevolent Trust Group Insurance Scheme is set to be renewed by early June. The trustees have negotiated a number of new benefits for subscribing members of the scheme so please look out for further updates next month. In the meantime, however, anyone going away can rest assured that the terms of the holiday…
DetailsOne of the key events in the cycling year gets underway just over the Derbyshire border today (2 May) with the start of the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire. Among the riders this year will be Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, Olympic medallist Mark Cavendish who has won 30 Tour de France stages…
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