New police museum opens in Tavistock

‘POLICING HERITAGE IS BEING PRESERVED’

- HERALD REPORTER

DECADES of policing history in Devon and Cornwall are being celebrated with the opening of a new museum in Tavistock.

The Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall (MOPIDAC) unveiled its mini premises earlier this week.

Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall, cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony at Tavistock’s Court Gate building, in Bedford Square.

Jim Colwell, Acting Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall Police, said: “I was delighted to be invited to the official opening of the mini museum in Tavistock and see for myself the hard work that has gone into the project.

“I applaud the efforts of all the volunteers, trustees and others over the years who have got the museum to this point.”

He added: “It is fantastic that Devon and Cornwall’s policing heritage is being preserved in this way and we can celebrate the new public accessibility which means more people in our communities can enjoy the artefacts and memorabilia on display, as well as learn more about the force’s history.”

The mini museum is the result of years of perseverance to find a premises where artefacts, documents and photographs charting Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s policing history and heritage can be displayed to the public.