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Issue No. 71 Autumn 2014
The poppies are all individually made and will be on display until the 11th of November. If you are not already aware these poppies can be purchased the profits from the sale being shared out amongst several military charities. 

At a cost of £25 per poppy plus p and p you have the chance to obtain something rather unique which will be a constant reminder for you of those famous line from the Laurence Binyon poem  

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. The poppies are selling out fast but can be ordered on line at www.poppies.hrp.org.uk After the 11th November the poppies will be collected in, cleaned and posted out to the purchasers. 

Today’s Prison Service 

The media reports that staff, for their, personal protection are having to wear stab proof vests and video cameras. The number of assaults on staff, and prisoners are increasing. The number of prisoners self-harming, or committing suicide is at an all-time high. Staffing levels are down. Prisons are overcrowded (that’s nothing new) Establishment have the need to create anti-corruption departments. Retired staff being offered a temporary short-term contract to return back to work. Offending behaviour courses have been axed, meaning long hours spent by prisoners locked in their cells, along with a record number of absconders from open establishments. Prisoners, gaining access to the internet and posting images of themselves on line, drugs and mobile telephones being freely available along with the number of Tornado call outs being at an all-time high. But perhaps what is more disturbing is that reports indicate that there are now over one thousand members of staff thought to be corrupt.  

CRISIS WHAT CRISIS??

As ever I would wish to thank all of those who have submitted items for publication in this Newsletter, without your contributions these publications would not be as warmly received by our members as it would otherwise be. Readers will have noticed of late that there are fewer typing errors, grammatical mistakes and wrong spellings. This is down to the excellent work by Jenny Adams Young who acts as proof reader for the newsletter.

No one can fail to be impressed with the tribute currently being paid to the fallen of the first World War, currently on display at the Tower of London. The stream of porcelain poppies spewing out of the battlements and into the former moat truly is an amazing sight. Eventually one poppy for each of those who lost their lives will be placed to mark the fallen. The final total will be 888,246 

The poppies are all individually made and will be on display until the 11th of November. If you are not already aware these poppies can be purchased the profits from the sale being shared out amongst several military charities. 

At a cost of £25 per poppy plus p and p you have the chance to obtain something rather unique which will be a constant reminder for you of those famous line from the Laurence Binyon poem
Mick Roebuck