Our News
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Summertime Policing
Wiltshire Chief Constable Catherine Roper is a busy officer. On top of leading her force, she is the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for the Children and Young Persons portfolio and since last year, she has added another role to her hectic schedule; trustee for the Police Children’s Fund. It seemed like a “natural charity
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Sherral’s Update
Hi everyone and welcome to another update. I hope you’re having an enjoyable summer. After the success of being a charity partner for the London Landmarks Half Marathon earlier this year, we are excited to have signed up for 2026 and can’t wait to start sharing news of our amazing runners and how you can
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My Hero, My father
One of our Avon & Somerset beneficiaries in receipt of higher education assistance has very generously shared a few words with us, showing how Police Children’s Fund has helped him thrive. Here is Alex’s story: “Growing up, my dad was always my hero. I remember one day vividly, we were in a McDonald’s and a
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Why the Fund Exists
A former police officer who suffered a horrific car crash on duty has spoken about how Police Children’s Fund helped his family in their time of need. Jonathan Norton was a dog handler for Avon and Somerset Police. Whilst in his police vehicle, responding to a request to help detain a suspect, he hit black
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Thanks on Father’s Day
On Father’s Day we wanted to hear from a lovely dad with his thoughts about Police Children’s Fund and how we have supported his family. The father of one of our Leicestershire beneficiaries contacted us and shared the following: “I first learned of the Police Children’s Fund a few years after my retirement. Since then,
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London Landmarks Half Marathon – LLHM2026
We are excited to let you all know that Police Children’s Fund has once again been chosen as a charity partner for the LLHM 2026 and we think we already have our five runners! The LLHM is a closed-road event in central London and is organised by baby charity, Tommy’s. The event has raised over
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Our Manager’s Update
Hi everyone and welcome to my Spring update. Earlier this month we held our second quarterly trustees’ meeting of the year where over £5,000 was awarded in grants towards driving lessons, school trips and computers. As mentioned last summer, we were excited to have signed up as a charity partner for the London Landmarks Half
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Did You Know…
…that Police Children’s Fund can support the eligible children of a Special Constable who has sadly died on duty? A Special Constable is a warranted, uniformed volunteer police officer with full police powers. As of 30 September 2024, there are just under 6k Special Constables volunteering their services across England and Wales. Many of us
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Realising Dreams
A Dorset dad sent us a few words to share how his son, Hugo, had benefitted from the support he recently received from Police Children’s Fund. Proud dad, Darren, told us that Hugo has just turned 18 and as a young boy, he was obsessed with aeroplanes and dreamt of being a pilot one day.
