They completed the gruelling 100 mile route through London and Surrey – successfully raising thousands of pounds to help children across the UK recover from serious crime. ‘Team Embrace’ saw 19 fund-raisers taking part in the annual Prudential Ride London Surrey 100 road race on Sunday – an iconic sporting
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Police fund-raisers reach ‘peak’ fitness
A group of police officers from Bedfordshire reached ‘peak’ fitness to complete a gruelling mountain challenge and raise £1200 for children affected by crime. The three teams of four took were taking part in the annual inter-police Snowdonia Seven – a race to travel 22 miles over seven peaks in
EURO CYCLING ADVENTURE CONTINUES
Embrace’s mascot Alfie bear continues his whirlwind tour of Europe thanks to our cycling fund-raising duo John and Andrew. John Brocklebank and Andrew Footer, both former detectives, are 400 miles into a 500 mile tour across Belgium and Holland – raising funds for young victims of crime with every peddle.
TEAM EMBRACE RAISE THOUSANDS AT LONDON MARATHON
They completed the gruelling 26.2 mile route with smiles on their faces – and raised thousands for young victims of crime with every step. Team Embrace was represented at this year’s London marathon by four supporters including our very own trustee Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn. Arcadia
Extra-time raises funds for child victims of crime
Children and police officers from across Bedfordshire joined leagues to raise hundreds of pounds to help young victims of serious crime. Embrace Child Victims of Crime was proud to be named chosen charity by Bedfordshire Police for its Kick Off@3 football tournament on Sunday. Aimed at boys and girls aged
Young lives brightened in memory of murdered nurse Lisa Skidmore
District nurse Lisa Skidmore was just 37 when she was raped and murdered by a stranger in her home in Woverhampton. Her attacker then attempted to murder her elderly mother and set fire to the property. Lisa’s life was brutally cut short in 2016 but her family were determined to
CRICKET CLUB ANNOUNCES EMBRACE AS CHARITY PARTNER
Embrace Child Victims of Crime is delighted to be named Sandiacre Town Cricket Club’s charity partner for the coming season. Based in Derbyshire, the large community cricket club fields four senior teams and has boys and girls of all ages playing at junior level. The club has chosen to fund-raise
EMBRACE-BAPCO PARTNERSHIP BREAKS NEW GROUND
Embrace Child Victims of Crime used the grand setting of British APCO’s annual conference to launch not one – but three – exclusive initiatives. More than 5,000 BAPCO delegates flocked to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on March 12 and 13 where Embrace held centre stage as the organisation’s charity
Nitro Bug leaves crowds ‘rawing’ for more
Nitro Bug, the one-of-a-kind VW Nitro Funny Car made its debut appearance this season at the VolksWorld Show at Sandown Park, Surrey, and at the same time helped to raise awareness of young victims of crime in the region. The unique VW Nitro Funny Car was lovingly built over four
Bedfordshire Police Officers Head For The Hills
Bedfordshire Police Officers are taking part in an Inter Police event, Snowdonia Seven which sees police forces from across the country taking part in a race to complete the seven peaks of Snowdonia in under 10 hours. The event has been held annually since 1974 and still embodies the original