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« Reply #15 on: August 09, 2017, 11:23:49 »

Keeping the Avon name but referring to the river, how about:

Avon River, Severn Estuary and Somerset Constabulary.

I'm sure an easy to remember acronym is there... 
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« Reply #16 on: August 09, 2017, 11:57:14 »

Perhaps rename the police force the, "Bristol, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Constabulary."

Atrebatia Constabulary?   

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Just leave it as Avon, I'm picturing the Police smashing a door down shouting "Avon calling"!
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« Reply #17 on: August 09, 2017, 11:58:45 »

Could also be CUBA (Counties that Used to Be Avon) (Counties that Used to Be Avon). "Avon calling!" might Clash with CUBA; goes better with Nicaragua and the Sandanistas!
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« Reply #18 on: August 09, 2017, 12:01:49 »

Serious answer: leave it as Avon & Somerset. It's descriptive, it's known, it's not too long or too silly or too focused on one place.
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« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2017, 14:38:52 »


Not quite sure why Wiltshire Police were issuing statements.


Roads policing comes under the Tri Force Operations Unit which is a collaboration between Wiltshire, Avon & Somerset and Gloucestershire forces, so the original statement could well have come from the Wiltshire press office.

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« Reply #20 on: August 09, 2017, 14:54:14 »

So they're Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, Gloucestershire: the SWAG Force!
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« Reply #21 on: August 09, 2017, 22:43:41 »

Perhaps rename the police force the, "Bristol, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Constabulary."

Atrebatia Constabulary?   

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I'd like to see that tattooed on their truncheons !
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« Reply #22 on: August 11, 2017, 21:28:02 »

Keeping the Avon name but referring to the river, how about:

Avon River, Severn Estuary and Somerset Constabulary.

I'm sure an easy to remember acronym is there... 

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« Reply #23 on: August 11, 2017, 22:14:05 »

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« Reply #24 on: August 12, 2017, 07:01:40 »

I assume the standard greeting from the Tri Force operatives is 'Ello, 'Ello,'Ello, what 'ave we 'ere?"
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« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2017, 00:41:39 »

A debate to be had about public bodies persisting with 'Avon' in their names. Perhaps rename the police force the, "Bristol, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Constabulary."

That wouldn't work, either: North Somerset Council would probably opt out (again).  Roll Eyes

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