History of Thames Valley Police + BAM
This talk covers the origins of policing, starting with the tithing system and the communities ‘self-policing’. It discusses the lack of properly organised policing in the growing communities of the industrial revolution and Robert Peel’s formation of the first ‘official’ police, which rapidly expanded out into borough and county forces.
Specifically for the Thames Valley region, the talk also looks at the constituent small forces that combined into the Berkshire Constabulary, which itself combined with Bucks & Oxon to form Thames Valley in 1968, on to modern policing developments of today.
Dave Stubbs joined the police in 1968 and has served as a police officer, police civilian staff and now police museum volunteer, for over 54 years, mostly in Berkshire, with a strong emphasis on community policing and crime prevention throughout his service. Digging up musket balls from the civil war battle on his old beat generated a passion for history and his lifetime work with the police continues in his support for the Thames Valley Police Museum.
This talk is free to members of Berkshire Family History Society but we request a donation of £5 from non-members.
A short Branch Annual Meeting will take place prior to Dave’s talk.
Date
- Wed 08 May
- Expired!
Time
- 14:00 - 16:00
Location
- The Wharf, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5AS
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Website
https://www.westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum
Organiser
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Newbury Branch - Berkshire FHS
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Email
newbury@berksfhs.org.uk
Speaker
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Dave Stubbsretired Newbury policemanDave Stubbs joined the police in 1968 and has served as a police officer, police civilian staff and now police museum volunteer for over 54 years, mostly in Berkshire, with a strong emphasis on community policing and crime prevention throughout his service. Digging up musket balls from the civil war battle on his old beat generated a passion for history and his pride in his lifetime work with the police continues in his support for the Thames Valley Police Museum.