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North Wales Fed chair gets a reminder of life in uniform
NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL DAY TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY
National Police Memorial Day (NPMD) will be held virtually this month, for the first time in the event’s 17-year history. The annual service of remembrance
honours the sacrifice of police officers who have been killed on or off duty this year and in previous years. It involves family members, police officers and leaders, and dignitaries from the four nations of the United Kingdom. Sadly, the pandemic has made it
impossible for everyone to gather in person this year, so a virtual service will be held instead, at 3pm on Sunday 27 September.
The Reverend Canon David Wilbraham MBE, the National Police Chaplain, explained: “This is the first time in our event’s history that we have attempted a virtual service. We usually have around 2,000 people attending in person, I can’t say what the numbers will be online but as Trustees we were adamant that we could not let the day go unnoticed. “The service is important for the
relatives of the officers killed and the wider police family – we must always ensure those officers are not forgotten. Of course, it’s sad we can’t gather as we normally would, but in many ways it is also fitting that the service should be observed from people’s homes – this is where the loss of those officers is felt the greatest, because it is where they were loved the most.” There will be a 15-minute service involving senior police leadership and family members of fallen officers. Candles
The Reverend Canon David Wilbraham MBE
will be lit in the four nations, with Lissie Harper, the wife of Thames Valley officer Andrew Harper, lighting a candle at Federation House in Leatherhead, to represent England. Senior politicians and other VIPs are expected to take part, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend Justin Welby, is recording a blessing.
Filming for the event has taken place on a hillside in Wales and at the National Police Memorial on The Mall in London. There is a Tribute Wall where
attendees and supporters can post messages and photos of remembrance. We are also asking readers to join us in ‘lighting a virtual candle’ in the run up to NPMD and on the day, by sharing a moving candle image from our website.
You can view the service on 27 September or post a tribute, at
www.polfed.org/npmd
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North Wales Police Federation’s new chair spent a day with a rota in Deeside, North Flintshire. He refreshed his memory about a response officer’s life to acknowledge the fact it had been many years since he had worked a shift in uniform. Nick Hawe, who became
chair earlier this year, has been with the Force since 1992 and became a detective 16 years ago. His return to a response shift saw him respond to a wide variety of incidents including a domestic dispute. Nick (below) explained:
“I feel like I had a very decent – and very enjoyable – reminder of what life is like for our fantastic response officers. Unlike me, they are not on specialist departments. They do not work office hours and they don’t spend most of their time sat in front of a computer. They are out there, every day and every night, responding to whatever gets called in, as well as whatever they come across. “They are the first line of defence, the first port of call and the first thing the public see in their moment of need. What I saw during that one shift was enthusiasm, skill, compassion, intelligence and camaraderie.”
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