Next Meeting: 20th of March at 7.15pm for 7.45pm in the Crawford Hall, Salford Road, Bidford on Avon.
Visitors £6.00
A Brief History of the Warwickshire Constabulary
The force was established in 1840 as Warwickshire Constabulary. It did not, however, even cover all the rural areas of the county until 1857. Birmingham, Coventry, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick originally had their own police forces.
Over time, it absorbed various borough police forces, including Warwick (1875), Stratford-upon-Avon (1889), and Leamington (1947). The Constabulary faced challenges in manning the force, including high turnover and difficult working conditions.
Speaker: Graham Sutherland
Evening Host: Andrew Taylor