I am proud to be taking part for the first time in the UK Police Unity Tour to help raise funds for Care Of Police Survivors (COPS).  This will be alongside a number of other riders, including my dad - Martin Wiltshire! He inspired me so much last year when he rode for the first time. 

COPS offer invaluable support opportunities and access to counselling services to help surviving family members (‘survivors’) rebuild their shattered lives.  Since its foundation in 2003, COPS has helped hundreds of police families devastated by the loss of a loved one who died on duty.  Raising funds for the work that COPS do is very close to mine and my family’s heart because my grandad, DC Malcom Wiltshire, was killed whilst on duty alongside PC Gerald Spencer when the observation aircraft they were in crashed on 15 May 1985 in Ringwood, Hampshire.  My dad was 15 years old at the time. I want to support those who find themselves in similar circumstances.

The Police Unity Tour is a long-distance cycle ride undertaken by hundreds of police officers across the UK in aid of Care of Police Survivors (COPS).The primary purpose of the Police Unity Tour is to raise awareness of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty.The secondary purpose of the UK tour is to raise funds for Care of Police Survivors, a UK charity dedicated to helping the families of police officers and police staff who have lost their lives on duty.The cyclists will join together and finish their journey at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, where a Service of Remembrance is being held by COPS for their fallen friends and colleagues.