We are pleased to announce that our speaker for the Artemis & Apollo September meeting is Amanda Stretton.  I met Amanda on the 1^st April at the Bentley Drivers Club meeting where she gave a very dynamic and inspirational talk.

Amanda is the UK’s leading female motorsport, classic car and automotive TV broadcaster. She is renowned for her passion and knowledge of contemporary and classic racing and her understanding of the international car industry. This has resulted in her presenting multiple programmes on UK and International Television and being a brand spokesperson for many of the most prestigious car companies in the world.

Amanda has done a fabulous job for Goodwood presenting both the Festival of Speed and the Revival programmes for ITV. She is an exceptional broadcaster but also extremely natural and most importantly makes everyone feel very at ease. She puts a huge amount of energy into it all and her knowledge and passion for the sport is abundantly clear.” Lord March

But Amanda is more than a presenter, unlike her peers she has raced competitively in historic, GT and Le Mans prototypes on the world’s most famous race tracks, and is still the only British female racing driver to have won an International long distance GT race. She is also a leading automotive journalist and is regularly to be found on the TV breakfast show sofas, providing insightful comment and opinion on all aspects of the automotive industry.

Prior to her appointment in 2018, Ruth was General Secretary of TISPOL, the European Roads Policing Network. She is skilled in crisis management, coaching, assessment, government, emergency management and law enforcement. In her TISPOL role she worked with all European governments, senior police officers and road safety experts to deliver a co-ordinated approach to road safety across Europe.

Ruth’s career as a police officer spanned 33 years and took her to the rank of Assistant Chief Constable. Her experience in policing contributed to her skill in managing critical incidents and major investigations. An experienced Interviewer and examination assessor at executive level, she has a proven track record of working in the staffing and recruiting industry.

Working for the College of Policing, Ruth was the lead facilitator in developing the Strategic Command Course – Operational Delivery Module and assessment process between 2015 – 2019.

She holds a first-class honours degree in management from the University of Manchester.

Ruth was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list 2021, for services to Policing and Road Safety

Ruth spent the morning with the group sharing with us memorable moments in the chapters of her career to date, and educating us in what Roads Policing does in this country.

It was a thought provoking session about what you can achieve in your life if you put your mind to it.

Nick Dean

On Friday 14^th April Bruck Payne Associates and Cambridge Constabulary launched the first accredited ILM Leadership & Culture Programme for Chief Inspectors and Police Staff equivalent and above.  This is a dynamic initiative to provide the middle managers of the constabulary with the leadership and management tools to deliver against the force culture statement, ensuring standards are upheld and to ensure a positive and sustainable future for generations to come.

We are so excited to be a part of this dynamic initiative and to be working with Jane Gyford, Deputy Chief Constable and Becky Tipping, Chief Superintendent in the evolution of this unique programme.  As the chief facilitator on the programme it is both refreshing and stretching to work with such a progressive police service.