Donation in memory of PC Nicola

Inspector Alan Sanders, GMP, Lawrence Perrins, Rotary Saddleworth, Bryn Hughes, Frank Bolger, co-chair Saddleworth Show, Sgt Paul Heap, GMP.

Compassionate Rotarians have made a £200 donation to a poignant charity from proceeds raised from the recent successful Saddleworth Show.

The cheque was presented to Bryn Hughes of the PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund nominated by the GMP Uppermill policing team, who attended the show.

Mr Hughes thanked Rotary and police, declaring: “The donation will be used to provide outdoor clothing to a young person that we are providing continued support as they start the next term at college.

“By providing this support they tell us they feel like a normal student at college and is able to focus on other things without having to worry about the cost of appropriate outdoor clothing for their studies.”

Mr Hughes added: “This year marks the 10th year since we lost Nicola, alongside her colleague Fiona Bone on that horrendous day.

“We continue to strive to support those that need our help with the practical things in life that will help them to continue after losing a parent through violent crime.”

Bryn, who is returning to New York in November to run the New York marathon, will be joined by more than 30 police officers from across the UK, Canada and Italy. They have been training and fundraising to provide that ongoing support.
 
He added: “And next  will see a three peaks challenge to provide a budget for the provision of therapy for children that need more than the standard counselling sessions.

“Also, the PC Nicola Hughes Marathon Club will be taking part in the London marathon. A tough year ahead - but the children we support face tough days every day.”

Nicola and Fiona, both serving officers with GMP, were killed by Dale Cregan in a gun and grenade ambush responding to a report of a burglary in Hattersley on September 18, 2012.

The incident was the first in the UK in which two female police officers were killed on duty.  Greater Manchester's chief constable Peter Fahy called the attack "cold-blooded murder.” And then Prime Minister, David Cameron, described it as a "despicable act... of pure evil.”

In February  2013, Cregan changed his plea to guilty in relation to the murder of the two police officers. Three months later he admitted to carrying out two separate murders in 2012, which were linked to a gangland feud in Manchester. Cregan was sentenced to a whole life tariff at Preston Crown Court on  June 13 2013.

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Picture: Inspector Alan Sanders, GMP, Lawrence Perrins, Rotary Saddleworth, Bryn Hughes, Frank Bolger, co-chair Saddleworth Show, Sgt Paul Heap, GMP.