Frontline Chat

The new Chief of Manchester Police has gone back to basics and is currently turning the force around from the worse performing to best improving, and he says it's all about getting the little things right.  Do you agree?

Come and join Dave Wardell from Finns Law and Britain's Got Talent finalist, along with former ARV officer and now writer and speaker, Harry Tangye for a weekly catch up on Frontline Chat!  We are going to talk about police kit today.  what works, what doesn't, and what it all is!

Karen Henthorn is an incredibly versatile actor who has appeared in numerous dramas, soaps such as Coronation Street and Eastenders, and series including Silent Witness, Casualty, Heartbeat, Holby City, The Bill and Shameless.  She also teaches screen acting at Italia Conti Academy.  What's her favourite role and why?  What, and how were her experiences in War Horse?

What is policing Scilly like?  Often lovingly known as the Isles of Scilly, it's a series of several Islands off the Cornish Coast that need a small police force like any other habited location.  Colin grew to fame with his facebook messages which caught more attention than the force facebook page itself.  We look back on those memories and see what he's up to now.

Tanja first went missing in 1966 as a toddler and has had missing episodes throughout her life for a variety of reasons. In 2017 she was finally (re-)diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum.  She regularly presents workshops and training sessions on autism, neurodiversity, suicide prevention, missing people, co-production (and any combination thereof). Tanja has also worked to help runaway children at an international railway station to re-establish contact with their family or carers.  She has undertaken several degrees as a mature student; the latest one an MRes in Forensic Investigation with Cranfield University Defence and Security, looking at search techniques for ‘no-body’ homicides. She now works for the NHS and other organisations, specialising in autism training, suicide prevention, equality & diversity, quality & safety reviews, domestic abuse, co-production, and complaints scrutiny.  Passionate about missing people and those left behind, she continues to volunteer for a number of relevant charities and the police in a variety of roles. Tanja brings both the personal perspective of a missing person, a carer for a missing person/at risk of going missing person, county lines missing young people, as well as practical and research experience in the field.

We are talking to a genuine Spitfire Pilot Tim Granshaw who learned to fly the plane our ancestors flew to save our country.  What's it like?  How did he end up flying people around in a two-seater.  Who invests in a flight and what stories do they tell?

Find out all the details of how police use divers and what the role involves with special guest, Andy Joyner.  Join Dave, a current serving police dog handler and of Finn's Law fame and Harry Tangye, a former Police ARV Sergeant for a chat about anything and everything in police diving.

Join Dave, a current police dog handler and Harry, a former ARV officer for their chat with Sam, a former police officer who left the police early suffering from PTSD.

Come and join, currently serving police dog handler Dave Wardell from Finns Law Fame and former armed response and traffic officer Harry Tangye on this week's events.

Come and join, currently serving police dog handler Dave Wardell from Finns Law Fame and former armed response and traffic officer Harry Tangye on this week's events.