Police Unity Tour: registration now open

18 April 2024

Registration is now open for anyone wanting to take part in this year’s Police Unity Tour to raise money for the Care of Police Survivors (COPS) charity.

Nottinghamshire riders join the East Midlands Chapter of the tour, joining riders from other forces in the region, including Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

“The Police Unity Tour has become a highlight of the policing year,” says Nottinghamshire Police Federation chair Simon Riley, “It takes the form of a sponsored cycle ride involving officers from forces across England and Wales.

The Police Unity Tour starts on Friday 26 July.

“They ride in memory of those colleagues who have lost their lives while serving their communities with each rider wearing a wristband inscribed with the name of a fallen officer.

“Cyclists set off from their home force on Friday 26 July and join up with other teams just outside Tamworth so that they can then ride into the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire together ahead of the COPS remembrance service on the Sunday, having covered around 180 miles.”

The Police Unity Tour is now in its 12th year and has raised more than £1.2 million to fund the invaluable peer support offered to families through COPS.

To take part register online and pay a £150 non-refundable registration fee to offset the costs of two nights’ accommodation and a Police Unity Tour cycling jersey.

COPS was founded in 2003 by retired Strathclyde police officer Jim McNulty and Christine Fulton (MBE) whose husband PC Lewis Fulton was murdered on duty in Glasgow in 1994.

COPS contacts the survivors of every officer who loses their life on duty, explaining what support the charity can offer and inviting them to get in touch if they need such support.

Find out more about COPS.