Man killed in head-on crash A MAN was killed in a head-on collision between two cars in Bewdley. The victim suffered fatal injuries after the head-on crash between two cars on Saturday. The accident happened in Habberley Road, near the Heath Hotel, Bewdley just after 9am. West Midlands Ambulance Service sent a rapid response vehicle and an ambulance to the scene. Death crash victim identified Crash victim: CSO James Price. THE man killed in a crash at Bewdley was a police community support officer. James Price, 27, was certified dead at the scene of the crash in Habberley Road at 9am on Saturday. Mr Price, from Kidderminster, was a CSO based at Bewdley Police Station and was on his way to work when the collision happened. The silver Ford Fiesta he was driving was in collision with a black Toyota Landcruiser driven by a Bewdley man in his 50s, who was not injured. The circumstances of the collision are being investigated. Posted by: coldali, kidderminster on 4:57pm Mon 14 Jan 08 I miss u and Adam-James and Aewen miss u we want u back we love u xxxxxxxxxxx I miss u and Adam-James and Aewen miss u we want u back we love u xxxxxxxxxxx Mayor's tribute to dead CSO BEWDLEY'S Mayor has paid tribute to the community support officer who died in a road crash in the town on Saturday. Twenty-seven-year-old James Price, of Kidderminster, died at the scene of the accident after his car was involved in a head-on collision. Anne Mace, Mayor of Bewdley, where Mr Price worked as a CSO, said: "James was one of the first community support officers to be appointed in Bewdley. "With his shy smile and warm, friendly personality, he quickly gained a special place in the community. Together with his fellow CSO, Shelley Shaw, James worked extremely hard to establish this role and was very successful, rapidly gaining the respect and support of most people in Bewdley. "He was particularly good at developing positive links and relationships with the young people, who he willingly helped. He gave a great deal of support to the elderly, visiting them to make sure they were all right. "James will be sadly missed. He was rapidly becoming what we sometimes think of as an old-fashioned local bobby and there can be no higher praise. "We send condolences to his family and friends, who are much in our thoughts at this time." Monday 14th January 2008 Councillor 'distraught' over CSO's death Comment BEWDLEY Conservative councillor, Stephen Clee, has expressed his sympathy to the family and friends of police community support officer, James Price, who died following a head-on collision on Saturday on the B4190 Habberley Road in Bewdley. CSO Price had served Bewdley and the rural areas. Mr Clee said: " I and colleagues are distraught to hear James was involved in an RTA which, unfortunately, resulted in his loss of life. "He was a very dedicated young member of the police force and residents and colleagues are grieving his passing. I personally saw him pounding the beat in Bewdley town centre twice this last week. He was very committed to the job and was a very popular young officer. "My thoughts and prayers go out to James's family following this very tragic accident." Police tributes to CSO Achievement: CSO James Price with his certificate after completing the Initial Police Learning and Development Plus course last year. WEST Mercia Constabulary has today paid tribute to its community support officer who died in a road crash at Bewdley at the weekend. James Price was on his way to work at Bewdley Police Station when the silver Ford Fiesta he was driving was in collision with a black Toyota Landcruiser driven by a Bewdley man in his 50s, who was not injured, on Habberley Road just before 9am on Saturday. Mr Price was 27 and lived in Kidderminster. He was the father of two young children. North Worcestershire Divisional Commander, Chief Supt David Spencer, said CSO Price had made a much valued contribution to the community he served, was very popular with his colleagues and held in the highest esteem. "All his colleagues, both police officers and police staff, are devastated by his tragic death, particularly those who worked with him at Bewdley. He will be missed by us all," he said. "My thoughts and the thoughts of everyone at West Mercia are with CSO Price's family at this extremely sad time." Local policing sergeant for Bewdley, Chris Aimes, said James's tragic and untimely death had shocked his colleagues on the team there, particularly those that attended the collision and his fellow CSO, Shelley Shaw. He said: "There is a deep sense of loss at Bewdley Police Station, where many tributes and condolences have been received from the local community that James had worked so hard to be a part of. "He was a quiet and very private person, yet he made so many friends and contacts throughout Bewdley, all of whom have nothing but genuine praise and respect for him. "In particular, he was able to communicate and empathise with the youth of the town and see issues from their viewpoint. He will be greatly missed, both as a valued member of the team and as a friend and colleague." As a mark of respect, the West Mercia Constabulary flag is being flown at half mast outside the divisional headquarters at Kidderminster. Mr Price was educated at Wolverley High School and Birmingham University, from which he graduated in 2004 with a drama degree. He was a former police cadet and Severn Valley Railway volunteer and was also a former lifeguard at Wyre Forest Glades leisure centre. He helped every year with the Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal and was a regular churchgoer, youth leader and volunteer drama leader. Between 2000 and 2006, he had several part-time jobs, including transport administrator for Aquilla Networks, part of Eon, and as a shift manager at Blockbuster video in Kidderminster. He also regularly worked as an actor and appeared in films including Dead Man's Shoes and the period drama, The Libertine, which starred Johnny Depp and John Malkovich. He also appeared in TV series such as Casualty and Dalziel and Pascoe, as well as commercials for British Airways and Barclaycard. Mr Price joined West Mercia Constabulary in April, 2006 and was among the first batch of CSOs to participate in the new 12-month Initial Police Learning and Development Programme Plus - IPLDP+ - course when it was introduced by the force. After initial training he was posted to Bewdley. Mr Price had since been successful in applying to become a student police officer and was due to start his training soon. Guard of honour for CSO CSO James Price: Service of thanksgiving planned. THE family of a police community support officer killed in a road accident say his death has left "a huge gap" in their close-knit family. James Price, 27, from Kidderminster, was on his way to work at Bewdley Police Station when the silver Ford Fiesta he was driving was in collision with a black Toyota Landcruiser on Habberley Road just before 9am on January 12. In a joint statement, his parents John and Lyn and brothers Jonathan, 30, and Joseph, 16, said: "We are a very close family, and are devastated by James' death. "James was devoted to his four-year-old son Adam and daughter Aewen, two, and one of his greatest pleasures was taking the children to feed the ducks and see the Severn Valley Railway trains at Arley. "He was the best father, son and brother. We had three favourite sons and always referred to James as our favourite middle son. "His death has left a huge gap in our family and he will be very much missed. "James was very generous and was full of fun. He was a keen Aston Villa fan, and as a boy played for Franche Boys team. "He was a former pupil of Franche First School, Franche Middle School, and Wolverley High School, and a graduate of Birmingham University. "His love of drama began after joining Wolverley Wasps amateur dramatics society, where he had leading roles in several productions including Doctor In The House and Murdered To Death. "He loved the whole atmosphere of the theatre and being on the stage. The statement continued: "We have so much appreciated the thoughts and prayers of all who have kindly sent messages of sympathy. "We have been touched by all the tributes to James we have received and would value support at the service of thanksgiving for his life" A book of condolence is now in place at St Anne's Church in Load Street, Bewdley, with church doors opened from 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday and for Sunday service. The funeral will be a service of thanksgiving at Trinity Methodist Church, Churchfields, Kidderminster on Monday at 1.45pm. There will be a police motorcycle escort from James' home to the church and fellow CSOs will form a guard of honour as the coffin leaves the church. The service of thanksgiving is intended to be a celebration of James' life and the congregation are asked to wear colours rather than black. There will be family flowers only, with donations in James' memory to a charity yet to be decided. The service will be followed by a private cremation at Stourbridge Crematorium on January 30, followed by a private interment at the church in Arley, where James had so many happy times with his children, on February 1. CSO’s death ‘has left huge gap’ Floral tributes: Flowers left outside Bewdley Police Station in memory of CSO James Price. THE family of community support officer, James Price, who was killed in a road traffic accident, have described him as their "favourite middle son." CSO Price, 27, from Kidderminster was on his way to work at Bewdley Police Station when the silver Ford Fiesta he was driving was in collision with a black Toyota Landcruiser, on Habberley Road, just before 9am on January 12. In a joint statement, his parents, John and Lyn and brothers, Jonathan, 30 and Joseph, 16, said: "We are a very close family and are devastated by James's death. "James was devoted to his son, Adam, 4, and daughter Aewen, 2, and his greatest pleasures were taking the children to feed the ducks and see the Severn Valley Railway trains at Arley. "James was the best father, son and brother. We had three favourite sons and we always referred to James as our favourite middle son. "His death has left a huge gap in our family and he will be very much missed." advertisement They added: "James was very generous and was full of fun. He was a keen Aston Villa fan and, as a boy, played for Franche Boys. "He was a former pupil of Franche First School, Franche Middle School and Wolverley High School and a graduate of Birmingham University. "His love of drama began when he joined the Wolverley Wasps amateur dramatics society, where he had leading roles in several productions, including Doctor In The House. He loved the whole atmosphere of the theatre and being on the stage. "We have so much appreciated the thoughts and prayers of all who have kindly sent messages of sympathy. "We have been touched by all the tributes to James that we have received and would value support at the service of thanksgiving for his life," the statement added. CSO Price's funeral will be held at Trinity Methodist Church, Churchfields, Kidderminster, on Monday, at 1.45pm and the congregation is asked to wear colours rather than black. There will be a police motorcycle escort from CSO Price's home to the church and fellow CSOs will form a guard of honour as the coffin leaves the church. The service will be followed by a private cremation at Stourbridge Crematorium, next Wednesday, followed by a private interment on Friday, February 1, at the church in Arley, where James had happy times with his children. A book of condolence is in place at Bewdley's St Anne's Church. Doors are open from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 4pm, and for Sunday service. CSO colleagues pay respects at funeral Police and community support officers pay their respects as the hearse bearing CSO James Price's coffin passes. FAMILY, friends and colleagues of Community Support Officer, James Price, have paid their final respects during his funeral service in Kidderminster. Mourners filled Trinity Methodist Church, the same church attended by the CSO, who died in a road accident on January 12. Two police motorcycles escorted the funeral cortege along the Horsefair and four police officers and community support officers carried his coffin into the church as the congregation sang the hymn, My Jesus, My Saviour. The moving service was led by Rev Mary Austin, who described Mr Price as a "good old fashioned bobby on the beat". She said: "He was a young man with a great deal to give in friendship, support, love and care. He cared for his family. James's weakness was that he could not say no but that became his strength. "He lived a full and varied life and has left a lasting mark in the lives of all who knew him." She added: "James loved his work. He was popular in the community and with his colleagues. "James was a family person and was a wonderful dad to Adam, 4 and Aewen, 2. There was always fun when he was around. He was very much a family person." Family and close friends of CSO Price wept as pictures of him tracing his life from his days as a young boy right up until his death were projected across a screen to the sound of music. Police officers and his fellow community support officers came out in force to pay their respects to their colleague and Sgt Chris Aimes paid tribute to CSO Price through a reading. North Worcestershire police divisional commander, Chief Supt Dave Spencer and Assistant Chief Constable Peter Wright saluted the coffin as it left the church. Around 50 police officers and community support officers formed a guard of honour as the cortege was escorted by two police motorcycles to the chapel of rest. Donations in memory of CSO Price will go towards a memorial fund for his children or to the Roadpeace charity. 4:25pm Monday 28th January 200 SILENT TRIBUTE Police officers and Community Support Officers stand in silent tribute as the hearse carries the coffin of their CSO colleague James Price from Kidderminster's Trinity Methodist Church following his funeral service.