THE Care of Police Survivors Service of Remembrance is a \u201cgreat opportunity for serving officers to pay their respects and to show their support for families who pay the ultimate sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n
John Ainsworth, Secretary of Lancashire Police Federation, was among more than 700 people to attend this year\u2019s COPS Service of Remembrance on Sunday 26 July. Pictured are the Lancashire Police contingent.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very special day, a very meaningful day for survivors\u2019 families,\u201d said Mr Ainsworth (pictured right).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very important event that the Federation also supports through charitable donations<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the families find this an extremely important event. They have it in their calendar every year and it\u2019s something they look forward to and I think they take a lot of spirit from it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surviving family members and serving police officers gathered at the National Memorial Arboretum to remember officers who have fallen in the line of duty.<\/p>\n
Steve Finnigan, Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary, (pictured centre) said: \u201cWe all understand how important it is for us to remember fallen colleagues. Police officers do a wonderful job every day, and thankfully not that many pay the ultimate price.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut regrettably some do, and it\u2019s absolutely right and proper that we come together, at least annually, and often more regularly than that, to just spend a bit of time thinking about the contribution they\u2019ve made and, of course, the sacrifice that they\u2019ve made.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it\u2019s lovely that families are able to come and talk to serving colleagues and just do a little bit of reminiscing, spend some quiet, contemplative time thinking about people who have kept the community safe and during that work have paid the ultimate price.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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