Officers urged to sign up to the Big Step Challenge

10 May 2023

A month-long step challenge is being launched in support of the Police Treatment Centres (PTC) – and Nottinghamshire Police Federation members are being encouraged to take part.

The PTC is running its Big Step Challenge from 15 May to 14 June to raise much-needed funds.

Each year it costs £6.5 million to run the Police Treatment Centres in Harrogate in North Yorkshire, and in Auchterarder in Perthshire, with fundraising needed to make up at least 10 per cent of the cost.

Entry into the Big Step Challenge is free but those who take part are asked to raise a minimum of £30 for the PTC.

Nottinghamshire Police Federation chair Simon Riley said: “Each year the PTC supports around 4,000 serving and retired police officers through illness and injury, which is just incredible.

“It does so much important work for the policing family, so it’s great when we have opportunities like the Big Step Challenge to be able to give something back.

“Walking hundreds of thousands of steps in a month really is a challenge but it’s in aid of a great cause and hopefully you’ll help your own health and wellbeing at the same time.”

Organisers of the Big Step Challenge have set three targets. Choose from the 250,000 steps of the Gentle Stepper, the 500,000 steps of the Middle Stepper or the 750,000 steps of the Top stepper. The top three fundraisers will win a Fitbit Inspire 3.

Sign up to the Big Step Challenge now.