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NEWS 2009-11
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Introduction
This section contains historical information relating to additions made to DTELS website and news during 2009-11.

Please note that all announcements are now being posted to the forum.

 

page updated: 27/02/11

Date

Site Additions                                                                

 

February 2011

 

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Photos from David Humphreys taken at the Shapwick/Tavistock Reunion held in February 2011.

 

January 2011

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ABOUT DTELS (HISTORY)
Brian Southcott, Privatisation, Trade Union & NTL Documents dated February 1994 relating to the NTL Offer

ABOUT DTELS (OTHER)
Alan Wood, Civil Defence, 1986 call for volunteers to support the regional government headquarters during an emergency

IMAGE LIBRARY (MUs)
Ian Rhodes, RAF Weyhill, two photos taken at Weyhill in 1955, fifteen years before it became a Directorate establishment

MISCELLANY (GALLERY)
Graham Dean, Vehicle Log Book, the S & T Vehicle or Appliance Record Book for one Directorate vehicle.

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Lawrie Atkinson, First London Depot? looking back at the work done in Rooms 6&7

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS (POST-DTELS)
DTELS Winter Reunion 2010, pictures taken at the winter reunion held in London on Tuesday 7th December 2010

 

December 2010

02/12

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
John Leary for two articles entitled “British Grand Prix” and “That Eureka Moment

Roy Tichelli for the extensive account of his two year assignment to Qatar during the mid-1970’s entitled
Two Years in Doha and One Week in London

Brian Southcott for two photographs of storm damage at the Lands End site.

Chris Sturgeon for two photographs of CCE Harrow from 1988.

 

December 2009

 

PR (POST DTELS)
Pictures taken by Bob Siu and Steven Cole at the 2009 Winter Reunion held in London on 8th December.

IMAGE LIBRARY (Antenna & Sites)
Five photos from Joe Bell relating to Staffordshire Police radio sites

 

November 2009

 

IMAGE LIBRARY
Shapwick - The End; six minute video of the old depot after closure and subsequent demolition around 1996 from Martin Chalker.
Hill Bungalows; added 1969 photo from Peter Bridgeman.
Harrow Collage; 30 black and white photos of staff based at Harrow during the 1970s

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
From Phil Archer an article with photographs recalling his time on DTels secondment to Qatar from 1973 - 1980.
From Joe Bell an article recalling his time on VORAS, a follow-on to MADE during the 70’s

POST-DTELS
Photograph of Marley Hill reunion in September 2009 from Ron Suddes.

 

August 2009

21/08

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS (POST DTELS)
Pictures taken at the Summer Reunion held in College Garden, Westminster Abbey

27/04

April 2009

 

ABOUT DTELS (Privatisation)
History; a new section created covering the privatisation of DTELS in 1994, with a collection of papers from Dave Partridge relating to the closure of Bishops Cleeve.

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
From Brian Walters a story about PETA Meters at Bridgend.

IMAGE LIBRARY
Antennas & Sites; from Paddy Kelly, a 1984 report relating to the incident during the miners strike at the Eglywsillian site.

 

March 2009

12/03

MISCELLANY
From Mike Phillips, an account by Sir Arthur L. Dixon, C.B., C.B.E. circulated in 1963 relating to the emergency work of the police forces in the second world war. This highly detailed 247 page report covers many aspects of policing at the time, which include aspects of wireless communication that ultimately shaped the role and responsibilities of the Directorate post war.

IMAGE LIBRARY
Equipment (Other); nine photos from Martin Swift of a recently uncovered ‘as new’ Figaro system.

Police Service (Decommissioning); twenty photos from Martin Swift and Max Corney of 1980’s Analogue Radio equipment being withdrawn from service.

 

January 2009

19/01

IMAGE LIBRARY
Antennas & Sites; seven photos from Bob Barnes late 70s and during the 1980s.

HQ Exhibitions; seven photos from Michael Watson taken at Brighton in 1973

Outstations;
Lewes; new album with six photos
Others; new album with five photos including those sent in by Bob Barnes and Kevin Carrig
Warwickshire; three photos and text added
Tavistock Sub-Depot; new album with four photos from Bob Barnes taken in the 1980s.

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
A short article from Michael (Mike) Leigh entitled Life Working in D of Tels from when he started at Stanton Depot in 1960.

MISCELLANY
A cutting from IPMS Bulletin 4/92 sent in by Michael Watson.

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