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I concur, these are definitely not City of London bobbies, you can tell by their helmets.

Nothing from the U.K. ☹️

SUPT.J.E.VAN LIER. Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary.

Would very much like to see a photo of your medals, when you get them mounted!

Unconfirmed reports, are suggesting that rumours are abound, that a bar to the Police LSGC, may soon become a reality. Suggestions being that the criteria of award will be every subsequent 10 years after the initial 20 year qualification period. watch this space….. (Source being a Home Counties CC’s blog….)

Interesting that the U.K. border agency didn’t get the Platinum Jubilee Medal, that did surprise me. I would have thought them being crown servants they would have qualified. This kinda blows the theory about Morrisons not being crown servants and thus not entitled to any Covid Medal out of te water. But I suspect your quite correct, such an award would be fraught with danger, and perhaps left well alone…. Think it was Churchill that said a medal glitters also cast a shadow, in essence whatever they may come up with, someone will be disappointed. I guess they’ll just have to weigh up, how much disappointment can they justify…..

I fear you might be correct. But would the NHS even qualify? They have after all had a £500 bonus. The other emergency services didn’t get anything. Other countries appear to have managed their awards without issue? Re other none public services, nothing stopping Morrisons for example awarding their staff a medal or giving them a pandemic bonus. I believe a medal for the emergency services is the least that could be done. Surely there must have been people who didn’t qualify for the WW2 defence medal, yet whose service was just as admiral as the next person, who did qualify for one.

Sadly, I don’t think it is. Popped up on a Twitter feed. I think that if any such medal was going to be awarded in the U.K. it would have been announced long ago. Especially when you consider how quickly the Ebola Medal and recent clasp for the OSM with regards to Afghanistan where conceived, produced and awarded. I think people are just generally sick of Covid (pardon the pun), and it and any metallic recognition for it, will soon be consigned to history (in the U.K. anyway).

Interesting to see, so many countries issuing Covid medals (& the US having 4). Britain still to issue one, if at all. The last I heard was that Australia, weren’t now intending adding a bar to their NEM, but instead having a new OSM, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see with regards that.

It appears that consideration is being given to adding a Covid related clasp to the Australian National Emergency Medal? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergency_Medal

4497 Const P A Green, issued 1988.

Would be interested to hear from Officers would have experienced delays in the issuing of their LSGC’s following qualification. I have heard accounts recently from Officers, who qualified 2+ years ago and are still waiting to receive their medals, despite repeated emails and phone conversations with HR departments. Is there problem with production at the mint, or is it that the forces aren’t applying for the medals effectively enough?

Am surprised to learn the RNLI LSGC is not an official one!! Surely if any organisation deserves an official long service Medal it’s the RNLI. Have any efforts ever been made to seek an official award for these people?

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Does anyone collect New Zealand Police Medals? Would very much like to see what singles or groups people have in their collections. Would also be interested to learn what if any research potential, can be discovered.

Nice medal. Is this an official award?

This is interesting? Could Op Talla/Rescript be covered by this award??

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/in-your-area/nuneatons-hospital-praised-boris-johnson-22877351.amp During Prime Minister's Question Time earlier today (January 26) he spoke about the special medal that has been given to staff and volunteers at the George Eliot Hospital to honour their efforts during the pandemic. He said that the government plans to follow suit and issue a national measure to mark the efforts of NHS workers. The PM made the announcement after Craig Tracey, Bedworth and North Warwickshire's MP, spoke during the weekly event in the Commons. "The George Eliot Hospital has recently issued all of its staff, volunteers and helpers with a medal in recognition of the work they have done and continue to do through the Covid pandemic," Mr Tracey said. "Would the Prime Minister join me in thanking them for their incredible work they have done, including the specialist teams such as palliative care, who have had to act as surrogate families for patients whose family have been unable to attend due to restrictions. "Will he consider following their lead and issuing a national service medal for all of our key workers who have done such an outstanding job keeping our country going through the pandemic." The Prime Minister replied: "I am pleased that so many of the volunteers and staff at the George Eliot Hospital have been recognised. I have seen the medal and I think it is lovely. "As I have told the House before, we are establishing a UK commission on Covid commemoration to consider how we can commemorate everything we have all been through."

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/in-your-area/nuneatons-hospital-praised-boris-johnson-22877351.amp During Prime Minister's Question Time earlier today (January 26) he spoke about the special medal that has been given to staff and volunteers at the George Eliot Hospital to honour their efforts during the pandemic. He said that the government plans to follow suit and issue a national measure to mark the efforts of NHS workers. The PM made the announcement after Craig Tracey, Bedworth and North Warwickshire's MP, spoke during the weekly event in the Commons. "The George Eliot Hospital has recently issued all of its staff, volunteers and helpers with a medal in recognition of the work they have done and continue to do through the Covid pandemic," Mr Tracey said. "Would the Prime Minister join me in thanking them for their incredible work they have done, including the specialist teams such as palliative care, who have had to act as surrogate families for patients whose family have been unable to attend due to restrictions. "Will he consider following their lead and issuing a national service medal for all of our key workers who have done such an outstanding job keeping our country going through the pandemic." The Prime Minister replied: "I am pleased that so many of the volunteers and staff at the George Eliot Hospital have been recognised. I have seen the medal and I think it is lovely. "As I have told the House before, we are establishing a UK commission on Covid commemoration to consider how we can commemorate everything we have all been through."

Don’t hold your breath, but… skip along to 14 minutes in and there’s, an interesting update on a possible Covid recognition…..

Interesting to learn that the RCMP have two variations of their LSGC one in English the other in French. I wonder in time, would there perhaps be scope for a new Welsh variant, of British police LSGC?

Interesting that New Zealand, changed their medal the other way around, adopting the Queens effigy in 1976.

He also appears in the following newspaper articles…. Liverpool Echo Monday 19th September 1932, he is mentioned in a story about a male called Hughes from 25 St John Street, Wrexham who was so objectionable while drunk, that Constable Trevor Roberts had no choice but to take him in charge. Hughes then hit the Constable on the leg causing a bruise. Liverpool Echo Monday 11th September 1939, he is mentioned in a story about a male arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Wrexham. He is further charged with assaulting Constable Trevor Roberts, by violently kicking him with hobnail boots causing considerable injuries to both the officers legs. Liverpool Echo Monday 24th June 1940, he is mentioned in a story where in he attends a house in Newton Hurst that was floodlit. Flint County Herald, Friday 28th June 1940, Constable Trevor Roberts is mentioned in an article about a visit to a house by the ministry of food. Headline being Hens,Pigs and Rabbits maybe kept by householders.

Very nice, can we see a photo of what it looks like? Is anybody aware of any further developments with regards this? Back in 2020 there was plenty of newspaper coverage about there being U.K. Covid medal, not aware what if anything is to become of it….