Countdown to 2023 PUT ride gets underway

21 July 2023

The countdown to the 2023 Police Unity Tour bike ride is well underway and the Nottinghamshire Police team is making last minute preparations for the 200-mile challenge.

The riders will set off from Force HQ on Friday 28 July and reach the finish line on Sunday 30 July at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas where a service of remembrance for fallen friends and colleagues takes place.

The annual event raises funds for Care of Police Survivors (COPS), the UK-wide charity which is dedicated to helping the families of police officers and staff who have lost their lives on duty.

Each cyclist will be wearing a wristband specifically dedicated to a fallen officer which is traditionally presented to family members of those officers at the end of the ride.

Action from last years PUT ride

Hundreds of officers representing police forces across the country will take part in the ride which was first held back in 1997 as a low-key fund-raising event but has grown into a major international event and is now one of the key dates in the policing calendar.

Serving and retired police officers and Specials can take part in the event and participants talk about the extraordinary camaraderie between fellow riders and the lifelong friendships that have been forged in the saddle.

Nottinghamshire Police Federation chair Simon Riley said: “The Police Unity Tour is one of the highlights of the policing calendar and is something that the Nottinghamshire branch are delighted to sponsor each year, this year being no exception. 

“We wish all participants well.”