Richard E. Emmett MSc GCGI PGDip – archaeology
Richard’s Career
Here is a potted history for Richard who was born in Essex in 1956 and attended the Plume School, Maldon. He realised his career path and joined the Hampshire Constabulary as a police cadet in 1974 and on turning 19, he graduated into the regular police force. Then in 1978 Richard transferred into the City of London Police.
During his spare time, he volunteered to run cadet detachments with the Army Cadet Force across London as an instructor and was commissioned with them in 1979. In 1988, Richard was commissioned once again, to serve as movement control officer with 162 Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport then the Royal Logistic Corps, Territorial Army (TA). During his service with the TA he achieved the rank of Captain. In 1991, he took a three-month sabbatical from work to be a group leader on an ‘Operation Raleigh’ scientific expedition for ‘young venturers’ to Chile, South America. He went onto the reserve of army officers in 1995 to concentrate on his professional career, but in 2005, Richard returned to the TA as a liaison officer, with the District Reinforcement Team, HQ London District.
Richard enjoys scuba diving and eventually became semi-professional trainer as a Course Director/Master Instructor with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), additionally he trained as a first aid Instructor Trainer with Emergency First Response (EFR). He has received a total of three certificates for ‘training excellence’ from PADI for scuba training.
From 2002 until he retired from the police service in 2005, Richard was seconded to the London Resilience Team working on emergency planning management across London. During his 30-year police service, he has received two Commanders’ commendations and a Chief Superintendent’s certificate of merit; in 2007 he was made a Freeman of the City of London and is pleased to have completed three London marathons.
Richard’s Link with Kent and HRGS
In 2004, Richard met and married Theresa, moving from Essex to live in Upchurch, Kent. Here he completed his Master of Science degree (Emergency Planning Management); graduated with the City and Guilds Institute in (Leadership and Management); and graduated with a Post-Graduate Diploma in archaeology through the University of Leicester.
In 2009, Richard joined the Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne (HRGS) and in 2010 joined the committee. He retired from the Territorial Army in 2011, and in 2014, Richard was elected chairman of HRGS.
Richard is delighted that the HRGS has been awarded a Kent Volunteering Award in 2019 and a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in June 2020.
A list of the Talk Subjects that Richard covers is available here.