Police Unity Tour: register now to help COPS charity

17 April 2024

Registration is now open for anyone keen to get involved in this year’s Police Unity Tour.

The sponsored cycle ride, which this year will be completed by at least 17 teams, aims to raise awareness of police officers killed in the line of duty but also raises funds for Care of Police Survivors (COPS), the charity supporting the families of fallen officers.

The cyclists will set off from their home forces on Friday 26 July and will - over a two-day route usually covering around 180 miles - make their way to the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire for the annual COPS service of remembrance on Sunday 28 July.

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.

Registration is now open for the Police Unity Tour.

To take part this year, entrants have to register online and pay a £150 non-refundable registration fee which will offset the costs of two nights’ accommodation and a PUT cycling jersey.

COPS was founded in 2003 by Jim McNulty and Christine Fulton (MBE). Jim was a retired police officer from Strathclyde Police while Christine’s 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.