Celebrating the outstanding achievements of our Norfolk Constabulary was the order of the evening at this year’s spectacular NOSCAS 2013 award ceremony held at the Holiday Inn.
The awards, now in its sixth year, is a time to offer people the opportunity to nominate individuals or teams who have gone above and beyond in their role in making the Norfolk community one of the safest in the UK.
This year the Norfolk Chamber proudly sponsored a very special award; The Chief Constable’s Special Recognition Award. This was the first time this award has ever been given and was awarded to an individual or team where their contribution to delivering the Constabulary’s performance has been significant yet under-recognised.
This year’s winner was PC Michael Andrew: described by his District Commander as always being the first in on shift; the last to leave; and always willing to assist his colleagues while taking a huge amount of pride in delivering a first class service to the public.
This officer has recently been involved in two activities which have been significant to both the Constabulary and the public, in which he has dedicated his own time to help make a difference to people’s lives.
Firstly, this officer was one of the driving forces behind a recent charity event which saw Norfolk Police take on the Fire Service at a boxing event in Norwich back in June. The officer took the time to help set up the event, train the team, and supported the boxers on the night ringside as they did battle with fire officers.
But perhaps more significantly this officer has been central to developing a new Cadet programme for the Constabulary. In his own time and with other colleagues this officer has provided the mentoring, training and support to a group of 14 young people who last week paraded in a passing out ceremony in Thetford.
Chris Perry Membership Manager from the Norfolk Chamber said:”The Chamber is always proud to support these awards as recognition of the work the Constabulary do in making Norfolk one of the nicest places to live in the UK. Norfolk is known for its safety and high quality of life, so this is vital when attracting more people, businesses and skills to the region which in turn are vital to the continued economic growth of the county”.
For more information on the NOSCAS visit https://www.norfolk.police.uk/newsandevents/newsstories/2013/october/nosc…
(Picture PC Michael Andrew & the Cadets, Simon Bailey (Chief Constable) Chris Perry & Nova Fairbank (Norfolk Chamber)
