CHARITY UPDATE
GOOD CAUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
The PFEW is getting behind these great causes that will help so many of our colleagues, as well as our wider communities
RATANA RIDE Sergeant Matt Ratana was murdered on duty in September 2020. In the wake of his death, he received plaudits for his work as an officer and his inspirational work as a rugby coach.
Matt Ratana and Martin Christianson
Matt had in July 2020. While in Germany and looking over a collection of bikes in front of them, Matt and his friend Martin Christianson calculated that the value of the bikes before them was more than their combined annual salary. It was then that Matt suggested “Why don’t we come over on cheap bikes next year, Mart? Say for around £1,000 each…” Two years later, and using bikes worth no more than £1,000, the Ratana Ride team will take part in three challenges. One of these
The Matt Ratana Rugby Foundation was established in November 2020 and Matt was awarded the Unsung Hero award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020 ceremony.
Matt was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. The ‘Ratana Ride’ stems from an idea
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•London to John O’Groats, onto Lands End and then back to East Grinstead
•London to The Nurburgring and a complete lap of the track
Rugby Club •1,000 miles in 24 hours – this can be
bikes is Matt’s first ever touring bike – The Baron. The challenges include:
completed with as many riders as required but has to be on the same bike! The first challenge takes place from 22 April to 24 April and will see the riders covering around 2,000 miles in three days.
www.ratanaride.com follows the highs and lows of this year, from the purchase and maintenance of the bikes, through to the three challenges. The challenges are open to all and everyone is welcome. Martin says: “The Ratana Riders hope that our exploits, the seeds of which were planted by Matt himself, will help to keep his legacy alive. We hope that by following our hopeful highs and more probable lows we’ll inspire others to support The Matt Ratana Rugby Foundation.”
SURVIVORS OF BEREAVEMENT BY SUICIDE Following the death of her brother in 1991 and finding little help available, Alice Middleton
placed an advert in her local paper seeking to meet others who had been
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