11/06/2026
✨ Join the Mayor of Warrington for a Heritage Afternoon Tea ✨
📅 Friday 26 June 2026
🕝 2.30pm – 4pm
📍 Town Hall, Warrington (WA1 1UH)
Step back in time and discover “The History of Women in Policing” with guest speaker Chris Upham MBE BEM, a retired CID Detective from the Museum of Policing in Cheshire.
Did you know? 👮♀️
• The first female police officer with full arrest powers, Edith Smith, came from nearby Birkenhead
• Early female officers carried “lady truncheons” designed to fit inside handbags
• Today’s uniforms have evolved to include modern, gender-specific body armour
🍰 Tickets: £25
Includes a traditional afternoon tea with sandwiches and cakes.
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