Category: news
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Catching Up – LLHM 2025
Thirty years after running the London Marathon, Police Children’s Fund Trustee Mel Warnes is looking forward to soaking up the atmosphere as she raises money by running the London Landmarks Half Marathon (LLHM). Taking place on 6 April 2025, the LLHM weaves around Westminster and the City of London, passing grand buildings as well as…
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Following in Dad’s Footsteps
In the spring of 2021, Police Children’s Fund was made aware of three young brothers who needed our support following the very sad loss of their dad, an Essex police officer. We have been helping the boys throughout their education ever since. Their lovely mum, Natalie, recently got in touch to update us on her…
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A Review of 2024
We hope that 2025 has started well for everyone and we are taking the opportunity to reflect upon the work of Police Children’s Fund in 2024. We are introducing a new annual review of the work of the Fund, the impact on our community and the support received. Please read our full report here and…
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New Year, New Ventures
Police Children’s Fund is delighted to be a charity partner for the London Landmarks Half Marathon on 6 April 2025. The LLHM2025 is a closed-road route going through central London, celebrating the grand, quirky and hidden landmarks of the city and is organised by baby charity, Tommy’s. The event has raised millions for charity since…
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Happy Christmas
It’s time to reflect on another year in the life of the Fund; the triumphs, changes and out of the ordinary. Over a year on from our rebrand and we hope everyone in our community is now familiar with our name and our mission. As always, the generosity and kindness of our donors, fundraisers and…
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A New Trustee’s Perspective
We are delighted to welcome Jon Ross, a Devon and Cornwall Police Federation Representative, as a new Trustee of Police Children’s Fund. Jon kindly shared a few words with us following his attendance at his first trustees’ meeting: Why is the charity so important?I’m passionate about looking after the kids of police officers and making…
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Sherral’s Update
Hi everyone and welcome to my final update of 2024. The end of October marked the first anniversary of our new name and re-brand as we continue to provide police children with financial support and stability throughout their educational and developmental years. Earlier this month we held our quarterly trustees’ meeting where just over £83k…
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Valuing Support
Today, everyone at Police Children’s Fund would like to say a special ‘thank you’ to Uniform Mortgages who recently became a supporter of the Fund. Uniform Mortgages have been arranging mortgages for key workers for over twenty years and their service is free for police officers. We have recently entered a partnership with the organisation…
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A Little Help & A Big Bright Future
One of our lovely Hampshire beneficiaries has recently graduated from Winchester University and attended her graduation ceremony last week. Police Children’s Fund has supported Katie for ten years throughout her education, providing grants to help with her studies and she has now officially started her job as a primary school teacher. Katie says “It was…
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Welcoming a New Trustee
What better way to end Trustees’ Week than to welcome a new trustee on to our Board. Warren Franklin of Kent Police is the Secretary of the Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales and one of three new trustees recently welcomed to Police Children’s Fund. We asked Warren why he chose to support us…