A team of Metropolitan Police officers who responded to the 2017 London terrorist attacks will be taking part in a 55-mile walk from Westminster to Brighton to raise funds for the Flint House Police Rehabilitation Centre.

They will start the walk on the evening of 29 September and aim to finish within 24 hours. Darren Sanders, Mick Gibson, and Darren Laurie will walk supported by Keith Malda. Keith and Darren recently received Royal Humane Society awards for their extraordinary bravery and lifesaving acts at both the Westminster Bridge and London Bridge attacks.

In June of this year, Darren, Darren and Mick took part in a ‘Run To Remember’ around the capital, on the fourth anniversary of the London Bridge attack. They aimed to raise awareness of the trauma and mental health issues suffered by emergency services staff who respond to traumatic incidents in the course of duty.

Darren Laurie said: “That wasn’t going to be a one-off for us, this time it's a walk from London to Brighton, and as well as raising awareness we also wanted to raise money for Flint House Rehabilitation Centre. They’re so good at helping people with not just physical injuries but also mental health issues.

“On a personal note, I've been to Flint House twice, where they’ve helped me massively with physiotherapy following a motorcycle crash and surgery, I became aware of the work they were doing around mental health.

“We wanted to raise money for a place that does such good work and has the tools and knowledge to help officers. Knowing how great they are there, we want to support them in any way we can.”

The four officers have also been asked to become Flint House Ambassadors. Darren said: “We all view that as an honour and are proud to accept that role."

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