Fife

The Fife Branch was formed in 1985 and currently has over 80% of Fife Constabulary Pensioners as members. Membership is renewable annually and an application form can be obtained from the Secretary.

The affairs of the Branch are administered by a Management Committee, comprising Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and committee members. It meets on four occasions in the year. The Annual General Meeting takes place in October of each year, at Divisional Headquarters, Glenrothes.

Secretary: Ross Bennet
Email: secretaryfife@rpoas.org.uk

Your weekly update. Edition 30.

Posted on by Tracy McKenzie

Dear Colleague,

Your weekly update. Edition 30.

(I’m on holiday just now so John Paterson is handling anything urgent, here’s your weekly update though. John’s contact details are available on the secretary email.)
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Pension Update 

From David Brown RPOAS Assistant Secretary

“September CPI Published. The ONS have now published the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2023 which shows an increase of 6.7%. As a result, Police Pensions should increase by 6.7% as of April 2024.”

Please don’t send in emails seeking clarification of this meantime. Time will tell and any further information will be circulated as it becomes available.

 

Coffee Meet

The next coffee meeting for retired Fife Officers / Staff is at the Dunnikeir Golf Club, Friday 3rd November at 11.30am.  Cost is £4.50 for a bacon roll and as many teas and coffees as you can handle!

If interested please email Dunc Ormiston directly on duncan595@gmx.co.uk

 

SPRA – Retired Officers Memberships

The SPRA is currently promoting their retired officers memberships. Please see below. As ever please make all enquiries directly and not via the Branch Secretary;

Save £100s each year!

  • Discounted corporate passes to visitor attractions across Scotland including the
  • National Trust properties.
  • Access to discounted cinema and attraction tickets.
  • Join a SPRA Sports & Recreation section as a Full Retired Member*.
  • Access to vehicle and minibus hire (terms and conditions apply).
  • Add your immediate family for only £15 per year as an Associate member.
    Immediate family includes partner (co-habitant), parents, siblings and children.
  • Over 1,000 discount offers including

Travel and accommodation, Shopping, Gym and golf memberships and Eating out.

  •   Access to SPRA hub Wellbeing Centre.
  •   Sign up to weekly lottery*.
  •   Access to SPRA Events.

Associate Memberships are also available to surviving spouses of former officers and former employees of Police Scotland in receipt of a police pension.

Retired members who would like to join or remain in a SPRA Sports & Recreation section can apply for a Full Retired Membership for £7.85 per month.

Sections include: golf, hillwalking, whisky appreciation society and much more.

*Additional fees apply.

Email spra@sprapol.co.uk for more details.

For further information about SPRA please visit:  www.sprapol.co.uk/about-SPRA

 

October Lunch / AGM

At £15 it’s a bargain!

The 2023 RPOAS, Fife Branch, AGM followed by lunch is on Wednesday 25th October, 2023 at Laurelbank Hotel, Balbirnie Street, Markinch, KY7 6DB.

Members are welcome to attend the AGM and / or Lunch.

There are limited spaces in the hotel car park. Please leave these for those who most need them as there’s lots of free nearby on street parking

Tea and coffee will be available from 10.30am. AGM starts 11.00am.  AGM documentation has been circulated a few times already.

The hotel bar will be staffed from noon and two-course lunch, usual menu options, starts at 12.30pm with choices made on the day.

The cost, as above, is only £15 per person with payment in cash on entry please.  A committee member will take the monies.

If not already done, please indicate your attendance by email to jockpaterson@hotmail.com or via the RPOAS Fife Facebook page.

 

RPOAS Group Cruise Offer

Please see below a message from our President, Matt Hamilton.

“Dear colleagues and fellow members Fred Olsen have created a cruise offer specifically for our members. Many of you have been cruising with Fred Olsen and many others have been on the recent ship visits at Rosyth. I have agreed to lead on the offer with exactly the same tarrif for each one of us. The only variable would be your choice of cabin.

If it something you would like to do with perhaps along with some of  your branch members? Click the highlighted link below to view the offer, the itinerary and the range of cabins available. As you can see I have already decided my wife and I will be going so click the link and have a look at all the information and booking details.  If need be you can get more detail from Fred Olsen by calling their dedicated reservations team on 0800 0355 144 & quote group code GRP0285.     I don’t think you will be disappointed and it would be great to see some old friends.

CRUISE L2419

DEPARTS FROM ROSYTH ON 27TH JUNE 2024 FOR 7 NIGHTS

WITH RPOAS – HOSTED BY MATT & KAREN

Group Fares From:
Interior twin cabin from £989 pp
Ocean-view twin cabin from  £1,169 pp
Superior Ocean-view twin cabin from £1,439 pp
Balcony Cabin from £2,429 pp
Balcony Junior Suite £2,609 pp

Solo Traveller fares from:
Single interior cabin from £1,709
Single ocean-view cabin from £2,429

Solos Offer – Superior Ocean-view twin cabin from £2,159 *

*with fully restricted view.

Benefits of booking with the RPOAS group:

  • Discounted Group Fares – 10% and 5% Ocean discount
  • Plus £100 per person FREE On Board Spend
  • Plus a FREE RPOAS Hosted Drinks Party on board

·         https://www.fredolsencruises.com/group-travel/retired-police-officers-association-

 

Matt Hamilton
President RPOAS
Mobile 07591809393”

 

Ongoing

Remembrance Day

Confirmation the usual Remembrance Day Ceremony will be held at HQ. Further details to follow in due course.

 

William (Bill) Nellies Funeral Arrangements

Reminder the funeral of Bill Nellies is arranged for Friday 20th October, 1.30pm at Kirkcaldy crematorium followed by tea at the Dean Park Hotel, Kirkcaldy.

Former colleagues are warmly invited.

 

Annual Subscriptions

A thank you to the vast majority of members who have now paid their subscription for next year.

Please bear in mind that non payment may soon result in membership lapsing.

If you need details of payment please contact our treasurer, Bob Muir, by email on

eileenandbobmuir@btinternet.com

 

RPOAS Magazines

Please see below links for RPOAS magazines from spring 2021 to date. In that vein, if any member would now rather receive the magazine by email only as opposed to mail please let me know.

https://www.rpoas.org.uk/wp/documents/2021/02/magazine-issue-23-spring-2021.pdf/

https://www.rpoas.org.uk/wp/documents/2021/08/magazine-issue-24-autumn-2021.pdf/

https://www.rpoas.org.uk/wp/documents/2022/02/rpoas-magazine-spring-2022.pdf/

https://www.rpoas.org.uk/wp/documents/2022/08/rpoas-autumn-2022-magazine.pdf/

https://www.rpoas.org.uk/wp/documents/2023/07/rpoas-magazine-autumn-2023.pdf/

Kindest.

Ross Bennet

Branch Secretary