Bruche Police Training Centre 1977. It was also known as grosvenor hall after the nineteenth century building at the heart of the centre in kennington ashford kent. Please click on a photo to enlarge. The site in a suburb of warrington was operated by centrex the central police training and development authority it opened in january 1946 and closed in may 2006.
At the time of my recruitment i was 18 years old and i was told that i was the youngest serving member of the force. Police officers from many local forces trained at the centre between 1946 and its closure in 2006. Please click on a photo to enlarge. 1 1 the central police training and development authority cptda or to use its trading name centrex was created by part four of the criminal justice and police act 2001 on 1 april 2002 as a non departmental public body ndpb 1 centrex s terms of reference.
Police officers from many local forces trained at the centre between 1946 and its closure in 2006.
I completed ten weeks basic training course at bruche police training college at warrington cheshire closed 2006 and was posted to the south of. I joined the greater manchester police in november 1977 having just left school. I completed ten weeks basic training course at bruche police training college at warrington cheshire closed 2006 and was posted to the south of. 1 1 the central police training and development authority cptda or to use its trading name centrex was created by part four of the criminal justice and police act 2001 on 1 april 2002 as a non departmental public body ndpb 1 centrex s terms of reference. The location is the famous bruche police training centre near warrington.