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Sheffield Branch social evening scheduled for 10 June 2020 is CANCELLED.

Obituaries

Former detective constable Mark Barnes, 57 years, died on 25 May 2020. Mark worked at Stainforth and in Doncaster drugs unit and CID. Funeral details will be circulated when known.

John Nash, died on 16 May 2020 after a long illness. He worked in Rotherham division. His funeral details are as follows. He will be leaving the family home at Rotherham Road, Maltby at 10am on Thursday 28 May, arriving at Rotherham Crematorium, the the service at 10.30am. (Covid 19 rules apply). Pat has obtained permission for friends to line up along the road towards Rotherham, past Maltby Police Station, so they can pay their respects. Social distancing for all and please park off the main road. For those wishing to attend on Ridgeway, at approximately 10.15am, please stand on the road and not within the crematorium grounds, again social distancing. There will be a webcast of the service which can be accessed. Login into Wesley media.co.uk. Click on solutions, scroll down to view webcast login - Order ID 31953, Password aczxrwrd, event 764456.

Former PC 1165 Martin (Noddy) Newman, 67 years, died at home yesterday (15 May 2020). Martin worked at West Bar in uniform and on the area. He was a larger than life character known by everyone who worked there. He was still working for SYP as a civilian domestic violence officer. Funeral details will be circulated when known.

Former Chief Inspector Malcolm Edmundson, 74 years, passed away in St. Luke's Hospice on 10 May 2020. Malcolm had been ill for some time and particularly since last November when he was first admitted to hospital. Malcolm joined Sheffield City Police as a Cadet in 1963. He retired in 1995 as Chief Inspector Admin at Ecclesfield. He worked in both uniform and CID at Woodseats and Hackenthorpe and was Chief Inspector in the Force Control room at the time of the Hillsborough disaster. Malcolm's funeral will take place at Chesterfield Crematorium at 2.00pm Thursday 28 May. Covid19 restrictions apply and so it's unfortunate that attendance at the actual service will be by invitation only . Plenty of room outside and on the drive however for those who may wish to be around at the time .

Former Detective Sergeant Keith McSloy, 71 years, passed away on 7 May 2020. Keith had been suffering with cancer for some time. He worked across Sheffield and at RCS. When he was a young detective at Ecclesfield he worked with Roger Vickers and they were known as "Starsky & Hutch". Keith was the exhibits officer for the Hillsborough disaster. Keith's funeral will take place at Grenoside Crematorium (south chapel) at 3.30pm on Thursday 28 May 2020. Covid-19 restrictions apply. This is the cortege route for those who want to pay their respects. Wellbeck Road - Walkley Bank Road - Walkley Lane - Ripley Street - Langsett Road - Bamforth Road - Penistone Road - Halifax Road - Foxhill Road - Skew Hill Road - Grenoside Crematorium. Please maintain social distancing.