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The Build of UK Police Memorial to start in 2020, The Digital Memorial goes live and the public and the police come together to pay tribute to our policing heroes.

New UK Police Memorial Given the Go Ahead

Approval has been given to start construction of the new UK Police Memorial to be built at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. After a successful fundraising campaign that has raised £4million out of a £4.5million target, Trustees have given the go ahead for work to start.

New Police Digital Memorial Goes Live

The Names of over 4,200 police officers and police staff who have died on duty since the introduction of the Bow Street Runners in 1749 will be commemorated on a new digital memorial launched today (12th November) by the Police Arboretum Memorial Trust in partnership with Twitter UK.

Trust Corrects Misleading Media Reports

The Police Arboretum Memorial Trust have established a Names Committee that will examine all issues associated with the names of some 4,000 officers and staff to be commemorated on the new Memorial to ensure that the integrity of the Memorial is maintained.

Support the UK Police Memorial

The Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum is just one element of our vision. We still need your support to help us complete our work.

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