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I am proud (and a tad nervous!) to be part of Chapter IX of the Police Unity Tour. We are raising money for Care of Police Survivors (COPS), a UK registered charity dedicated to helping the families of police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty rebuild their lives. It aims to ensure that survivors have all the help they need to cope with such a tragedy, and that they remain part of the police family.

COPS enables survivors to help survivors. Only another survivor can fully understand what new survivors endure, and that shared experience is the basis for the peer support programme.

COPS aims to build a network of survivors around the UK, developing the capability of having a local survivor as soon as required. The extent of help provided will be controlled by the new survivor. Sometimes an understanding listener is needed. Sometimes more practical help is required. Whatever the need, COPS will be able to put survivors in touch with those who truly understand.

COPS and I would be very grateful if you could sponsor me to help the families of those who have lost their lives doing the job that they loved.

On Friday 29 July 2016 we will set off from Leicester and ride a 180 mile route over two days. On 31 July 2016 we will ride to the National Police Memorial in Alrewas, Staffordshire, to take part in the annual remembrance service.

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