CHAIR ASKS


MEDALS FOR HEROES


In this edition of ‘The Chair Asks’, Steve Hartshorn talks to Bryn Hughes about the importance of the Medals for Heroes campaign in recognising services of fallen heroes and the campaign’s progress through 2023


National Chair Steve Hartshorn met with Bryn Hughes at this year’s Annual Conference where he also repeated PFEW’s call for Medals for Heroes, which will be the first formal State recognition for emergency service workers who make the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Bryn’s daughter,


Nicola, was ambushed along with her colleague Fiona Bone in Manchester in 2012. They were responding to a bogus ‘call for help’. Tragically both officers were attacked and killed as they approached


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the address. The attack made headlines around the world and despite the unimaginable difficulties, Nicola’s father Bryn began fundraising and campaigning


“Working alongside everyone at PFEW both nationally and locally has been really important to me. I’ve have had so much support, both practically and emotionally, and this has been priceless.”


in his daughter’s name soon after. During their meeting, Steve told Bryn: “It’s every officer’s worst nightmare. We police by consent and when we receive


a call for help from the public, we don’t hesitate to put ourselves into some really difficult and dangerous situations. We accept that the job comes with risks, but no one goes to work to be abused, assaulted, hurt or worse. “The Police


Federation of England and Wales exists to protect our members’ interests and that’s why for a number of


years now, we’ve been calling for State recognition for those who have paid the ultimate price in the execution of their duties. Police officers deserve the


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