National Police Memorial Day 2024: book your place

3 April 2024

Officers wishing to attend this year’s National Police Memorial Day (NPMD) service in Glasgow can now book their place.

This year marks the 21^st NPMD service.

“National Police Memorial Day was first held at St Paul’s Cathedral in London in October 2004,” says Darren Harris, chair of Suffolk Police Federation.

“It has been a relatively recent addition to the policing year and was the brainchild of Inspector Joe Holness, who has now retired from policing. He wanted to ensure that fallen officers were honoured and recognised following the tragic and brutal killing of his Kent Police colleague Jon Odell in 2000.

“Each year now police officers of all ranks, representatives of Government and other policing bodies join the families of fallen officers at the National Police Memorial Day service which rotates around the four nations of the UK.

“While giving us all a chance to remember our fallen colleagues, memorial day also serves as a reminder of the dangers police officers face as they serve and protect their communities. We should never forget those who pay the ultimate price while going about their duties.”

This year’s service will be held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on Sunday 29 September. It will start at 2pm.

Find out more about the service and book your place.