Media Releases

In this section you will find the Trust’s comments relating to the development of the UK Police Memorial, associated events and activities, together with commentary about wider police service issues.

17 May 2017

Royal support for campaign to remember fallen police officers

HIS ROYAL Highness the Duke of Cambridge is supporting a national campaign launched today (17th May) to raise funds to build a new UK Police Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) in Staffordshire.

The campaign is launched two months after the murder of PC Keith Palmer in the Westminster terrorist attack.

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17 May 2017

Campaign launched to remember fallen police officers

EIGHT WEEKS on from the murder of PC Keith Palmer in a terrorist attack in London, a major campaign is launched across the country today (Wednesday, 17th May) to help raise funds to build a new UK Police Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) in Staffordshire.

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24 Mar 2017

In memory of Met PC Keith Palmer

Sir Hugh Orde, Chair of the UK Police Memorial Trustees, said: “The selfless actions of Met PC Keith Palmer remind us all that, every day, the brave men and women of our police service are prepared to put themselves in a position of danger to keep us safe and protect us from harm.

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