Quarterly Commentary
| Published date | 01 January 1957 |
| Date | 01 January 1957 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X5703000101 |
| Subject Matter | Quarterly Commentary |
THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
VOL.
xxx, No. I
JANUARy-MARCH,
1957.
Quarterly
Commentary
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
Aswe anticipated in the comment which opened our last volume,
centenary celebrations have already been held or are about to be
arranged by county constabularies in England and Wales which owe
their inception to the County and Borough Police Act, 1856. The
variety and method of celebrations in different areas symbolises the
local character of county and borough police forces, while reports
of the events demonstrates the ingenuity and initiative of those who
organise them. Royal favour was bestowed on the celebrations of the
Cumberland and Westmorland Constabulary, when a police guard of
honour was mounted and inspected by The Queen, following a tour
of
the county·to open the atomic power station at Calder Hall. The
guard of honour consisted of 100 members
of
the force, under Superin-
tendent E. F. Nixon, and before inspection by Her Majesty, they
marched through Keswick along the processional route, headed by the
Pipe band of the Edinburgh City Police.
In the Dorset and Somerset Constabularies the centenary was
marked by the issue of an illustrated historical survey of the force, a
parade and review
of
past and present members of the force and
special constables, and an exhibition which enabled the public to
inspect historical and topical relics, displays
of
equipment, mobility
and uniforms. Exhibitions of this character bring vividly to the mind
the developments which the police forces concerned have made in
reaching their present efficiency, and serve to give all ranks increasing
pride in their county and force. The Devon Constabulary's centenary
parade at Torquay marked a special occasion for policemen and
pensioners, and was an example of the stimulus which such an event
brings to the relationships between police and public.
Acentenary of special interest occurred recently, for it was on
Ist August, 1856, that the first of Her Majesty's Inspectors
of
Con-
stabulary were appointed. They and their successors, in a series of
reports which are presented by the Home Secretary annually to Parlia-
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