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National Police Memorial Day is a chance to honour colleagues who made the ultimate sacrifice and support their loves ones, says Cambridgeshire Federation chair Liz Groom.
Liz will represent Cambridgeshire Police Federation at this year’s service, which takes place in Glasgow on Sunday (29 September).
Hundreds of people will come together in the city’s Royal Concert Hall to honour the more than 5,000 police officers who have died on duty in the past 180 years.
Liz said: “It is always a great honour to represent Cambridgeshire Police Federation and our members at the National Police Memorial Day.
“It is a poignant event that brings the country together to remember those officers who have their lives in service, to pay our respects to them, and to support their family and friends.
“National Police Memorial Day is a reminder of the very real risks that police officers face every day in their jobs, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.”
The service will start at 2pm on Sunday and attendees are to be seated no later than 1.30pm.
Ahead of the service there will be a parade from Glasgow’s George Square to the Royal Concert Hall involving the Police Scotland and Scottish Federation Pipe Band, and standard bearers carrying force flags from across the UK.
A guard of honour made up of officers from the UK and abroad will welcome the pipe band and the force standards procession.
There will be a Police Scotland flypast above the Royal Concert Hall at 12.40pm and vintage police vehicles will be on display in George Square.
The NPMD Tribute Wall is now live for people to share their memories and messages, and will remain online until a month after the NPMD weekend.
And for those who are unable to attend, an online service featuring highlights will be posted to the NPMD website after the event.