THE 2023 BRAVERY AWARDS
PS Loz East Amy East, Flint House CEO Sophia Majaya, PS Loz East, Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Flint House Chairman Jon Carter-Lang
The officer has been relentless in raising funds for charities and supporting others after being diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in September 2022
This year’s Inspiration in Policing Award, sponsored by Flint House, has been awarded to Sergeant Loz East from Thames Valley Police for his astonishing efforts in supporting others and fundraising for multiple charities despite the extreme life challenge he is facing. In September 2022,
have been diagnosed. Not long after his initial diagnosis,
he took on the Shield Run, a challenge to run one mile every day for a month
INSPIRATION IN POLICING AWARD
THAMES VALLEY
Loz was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer. Such devasting news often sees people understandably step back and concentrate on themselves, but Loz used the situation to spur himself on and undertake great physical challenges in efforts to raise money for charity, spread awareness of different cancers and help others who
“Loz is untiring in his support of police causes despite the extreme challenges he is facing in his life. He sets an astonishing example for his colleagues, and we are immensely proud of him.”
in full police body armour, weighing in at 17kg - all whilst he was undergoing chemotherapy, continuing police work and supporting his young family. His efforts raised an incredible £16,000 for pancreatic cancer therapies. This was the first of a huge array of
physical feats that Loz has achieved. Not long after the Shield Run, Loz turned his attention to helping police officers and staff suffering from physical and mental health issues. With support from the Curtis Palmer Program, Loz took part in several events to raise money, including helping to push an injured serviceman in a wheelchair to the highest peak in the Brecon Beacons. This resulted in raising money for
a new wheelchair to vastly improve the serviceman’s quality of life. From there, it was a 24-hour race to raise money in support of a former firefighter diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), helping to fund his flat conversion to make it fully accessible.
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