A big surprise!

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This evening, as I was cycling home at about 8:30 pm, I had a big surprise – I passed two police officers walking along beside one of the main roads from the centre of town. I can’t remember the last time I saw a police officer actually ‘on the beat’ – in fact I was just talking about this the other day when we happened to be watching an episode of ‘Jeeves and Wooster’ and Wooster is arrested for stealing a policemen’s helmet. It’s so long since I saw one in real life that I couldn’t actually remember whether police officers still wore the traditional helmets! Maybe they don’t, and these two ‘officers’ were actually just civilians in fancy dress? But they certainly looked the part. As I cycled up behind them I was wondering whether I should stop and take a photo, but then just as I got close they stopped and looked around in preparation for crossing the road. They must have seen me staring open-mouthed at them because they smiled and said hello. I wonder if this is some sort of new initiative or was it just a freak event? I didn’t get a photo so I have lifted this one from Hampshire Constabulary. All rights reserved. © Text copyright Fleur 2023.