Thames Valley Police Commemorative Coin

[Chris Rob]

Has anyone else received one of these commemorative coins from Thames Valley Police?

It appears they have been sent to all volunteers, I'm a TVP HAD humane animal dispatcher.

I’m of the opinion the money spent on these could have been used in a more productive way!

 

[Stalker62]

I don't think they are terribly expensive to produce.

Perhaps accept it in the spirit it was offered?

 

[Chris Rob]

Not sure I can accept something that in spirit is thanking me for "staying at home" when in fact I have been as active over the past 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic as I ever was!

 

[Stalker62]

Not sure I can accept something that in spirit is thanking me for "staying at home" when in fact I have been as active over the past 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic as I ever was!

It is obviously a "generic' letter and perhaps does not fit you particular experience of the last 18 months - but I think it is well meant.

My wife (an ITU Covid Nurse) got something similar from the NHS (as did all her colleagues). She threw it in a drawer.

 

[Ooops]

I’m of the opinion the money spent on these could have been used in a more productive way!

In the grand scheme of things of course you're right, however I see it as some one's attempt to say or gesture a "thank you"
Murph's law at work, they're damned if they thank you and they're damned if they don't.
A no win situation but well intentioned

 

[Mungo]

Be grateful!

My organisation gave us two extra days off, at a time when it was impossible for most of us to use them because the extra workload and deadlines imposed by the pandemic meant that if we took them, we’d miss deadlines and therefore get penalised!

 

[Budgie Smuggler]

Get it framed with the letter, stuff it in the attic, let your grand kids find it when they sell your house when you’ve pegged it and they can take it on some crappy tv show and say how proud they are of their grand father who worked tirelessly through the Great Bat Flu Pandemic of 2020 whilst shedding a few tears reminiscing about you, but obviously wanting to know if it’s worth anything, you owe them that

 

[Highfield]

send it back and resign from the scheme if it offends you

 

[willie_gunn]

Yes, I received the same yesterday, again as part of the HAD team.

It has gone to all volunteers for Thames Valley Police, regardless of which part of the service they volunteer for.

Whilst I might share your feeling about having not personally "earned" it, I do think the idea behind it is a nice one - given that volunteers are, by definiton, unpaid I think it's good of TVP to recognise their collective efforts.

All too often I hear people, in all walks of life, complain that they volunteer and "never get shown any gratitude or receive a word of thanks". This, by contrast, is nice gesture to the wide array of people who devote time to assisting TVP because they feel it is the right thing to do.

 

[Noeyedear]

Seems to be a "dammed if you do and dammed if you don't" situation! nice that they are recognising those that have chipped in.

 

[mathieson]

Yes, I received the same yesterday, again as part of the HAD team.

It has gone to all volunteers for Thames Valley Police, regardless of which part of the service they volunteer for.

Whilst I might share your feeling about having not personally "earned" it, I do think the idea behind it is a nice one - given that volunteers are, by definiton, unpaid I think it's good of TVP to recognise their collective efforts.

All too often I hear people, in all walks of life, complain that they volunteer and "never get shown any gratitude or receive a word of thanks". This, by contrast, is nice gesture to the wide array of people who devote time to assisting TVP because they feel it is the right thing to do.

I to am a volunteer with TVP HAD team and received the same yesterday and am happy to provide assistance in my own small way when possible ,as haveing been a police officer I can appreciate how difficult their job can be personaly this token of thanks is unexpected and much appreciated

 

[Pedro]

Give it a couple of hundred years and it'll be maybe worth a fiver or so on a daytime antiques telly programme.

 

[paul o']

Be grateful!

My organisation gave us two extra days off, at a time when it was impossible for most of us to use them because the extra workload and deadlines imposed by the pandemic meant that if we took them, we’d miss deadlines and therefore get penalised!

Same as my department ! but it was only one day and to be taken after 20th Dec 2021
My pal who works for a large mod test site he got a full extra week but they have only just gone back due to furlough

 

[Chris Rob]

send it back and resign from the scheme if it offends you

I don't seem to recall saying anything about it offending me in any way, I merely stated "I thought the money spent on them could have been used in a more productive way".