Voting has begun for the election of new members to the National Board.
All those registered on our website will have had their details through to vote on NemoVote, if you would like to know more about our candidates take a look:
Voting has begun for the election of new members to the National Board.
All those registered on our website will have had their details through to vote on NemoVote, if you would like to know more about our candidates take a look:
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On the 3rd April, the Board of Police Chaplaincy UK surprised Canon David Wilbraham with a small leaving 'do' ahead of his retirement later this month.
David had been meeting with the Chair of Police Chaplaincy UK for a handover meeting all day and thinking the final thing on the agenda for the day was a simple photograph with the two of them to mark the day, members of the Board surprised David. Colleagues had driven from Durham, Warwickshire, South Yorkshire and Oxford to say their goodbyes to the National Chaplain.
David was presented with a certificate from Police Chaplaincy UK; the citation read "With deep appreciation for your visionary guidance, exemplary leadership skills and dedication to Police Chaplaincy." Certificates were also presented from Thames Valley Police where David served as Lead Chaplain and from the National Police Chief's Council to mark his contribution to policing as whole.
For many David is Police Chaplaincy. He has been the National Chaplain full time since 2018 but before that carried out the role alongside the post of Thames Valley Police Lead Chaplain. On the 23rd April he will retire after a lifetime of dedicated service to policing both as an officer, staff member and chaplain. A virtual card and generous collection were also presented to David with over 150 contributions from all members of the policing family.
David was a former Police motorcyclist, and was ordained in 1988 and held parish ministries in the North West of England, was a Prison Chaplain at a Young Offenders Institute and was involved in a large scale Eastern European Aid project in Romania. In 1994 he moved to Surrey Police as their Welfare Manager specialising in the impact of Trauma on Police personnel.
Following our recent elections we are delighted to introduce you to our new National Board.
Congratulations to Adrian, Dom, Helen, John & Viv who have been re-elected and Congratulations and welcome to Sue, Tanya & Nigel who are new to the Board.
A massive thank you to Charles and Rachel who retired from the National Board this year.
The new board will elect a Chair next month.
To read more about your new board or to contact them visit our Board page.