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Phil Mills reports on the love station and a business that is growing despite the climate
A Sussex police station has been dubbed “Cupid Central” after nine of its officers married in as many months. Its reputation as a hot-bed of romance has spread and some officers now looking for love are hoping to be transferred there.
There have been seven weddings in total since last summer involving nine grooms and brides all of whom found partners while at Bexhill police station.
With the town’s police population at just over 80, the marrying officers made up more than ten per cent of its entire force. PCs married other PCs, an Inspector married a police community support officer, a Sergeant married a Detective Constable, while others married police from other stations or people from outside the service.
“Jokes were flying round about being careful where you sit in case you are hit by Cupid’s arrow”
Support officer Sarah Ellis, married joiner Adam Hunt. She said: “It’s only a small station and it doesn’t look a romantic place but there is a lot of love going round.
“You can imagine how packed with flowers it was here on Valentine’s Day. All the men were very romantic.” Sarah, the first among the brides to fall pregnant since their wedding days, said jokes were flying round about being careful what seats you sit in at the station in case you are hit by Cupid’s arrow.
DC Richard Gill, who married Sergeant Claire Hamblin, said it was all one big coincidence: “I can’t imagine what odds you could have got for this to happen but I doubt if the bookies would have taken my money – they would have accused me of having insider knowledge.”
Support officer Rachael Pollen, who married Inspector James Scott, said: “When it comes to love, Bexhill is the place to be. Who said romance was dead?”
