A huge congratulations to Amy and Hannah who both completed the Virtual Virgin London Marathon on 3 October 2021!

Both smashed their fundraising target and raised over £1,200.00 for the PTC!

Amy let us know why she was taking part in the marathon:

"Following an injury on duty in 2012, the PTC supported my recovery and return to work, and I know that they have been instrumental in the recovery of a number of colleagues too. The PTC provide an invaluable service to officers and staff with both physical and mental ill health. It is a pleasure to run for them this year, and to be able to raise valuable funds for their charity. This will be my first ever marathon, having only just laced my trainers up again in March 2020, so please show your support by donating whatever you can, anything is appreciated and will be used to support the well-being and recovery of our workforce."​

The Chorley Three, Chris Hilton, Rick Kershaw and Rick Nicol will take on the Manchester Marathon on 10th October 2021!

 The Team have been training hard since the Marathon was cancelled in 2020, and have taken part in lots of half marathons and other runs since then. 

You can support the three colleagues

here: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Thechorley3

PTC Ambassador Phil Spencer turns 50 years of age on 19th May 2021 and he has decided to mark the occasion with a Fundraising challenge! 

Phil will Cycle 50 miles (on the day) and hope to raise at least £50 for each nominated charity. Phil has chosen Police Treatment Centres, Police Care UK and Redcar and Cleveland Mind as they all help to promote better mental health in Policing and Emergency services and they are very much needed charities to support Police officers and staff.

Phil said "Mental health is such a passion of mine having seen my friends and colleague's disintegrate in front of me, having some of my own issues and watching my daughter struggle with anorexia."

You can donate and support Phil here: Virgin Money Giving | Cycling 50 miles on my 50th birthday

On 12 June, Castlebrae PT Andrew Aitken will take on the Celtman Challenge. He will be raising funds for both the PTC and Marie Curie.

The Celtman involves a 3.4 km swim in Loch Shieldaig. 202 km bike on undulating/ twisty roads and finally a 42 km run through an ancient Drover’s pass and over the Beinn Eighe mountain range.

You can donate and support Andrew here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AndrewAitken

"I have had great support in my training and preparation for Celtman. Working as a PT for the charity I get to see the excellent work the centers do to help improve the health and wellbeing of injured and ill officers."​

2020 was a tough year for many charities around the world, and the PTC was no exception.

 Although our fundraising income was hit hard by the COVID-19 Pandemic, some fundraising still took place!

Thank you to the amazing fundraisers who completed marathons, climbed mountains and raised money in memory of friends, all for the PTC!

When Simon Jay couldn't take part in the Virgin London Marathon 2020 due to cancellation he still completed the Virtual London Maratthon and raised over £1,600 for the PTC! He even rather a little further just for luck!

Thanks Simon for all of your support!

 "I ran the Virtual Marathon in 2020 for The Police Treatment Centres on a wet, windy October... I definitely learnt a few things I would do differently next time! I didn't expect it to be so well known - Cars were beeping along the streets as you ran past with your marathon vest on, other runners and pedestrians cheering you on, it seemed like the whole thing had gone viral for the day!"

Today PC Laura Sayer of Police Scotland visited Castlebrae to mark her magnificent triumph in completing the New York City Marathon a few weeks ago and raising an amazing £3,392 for the PTC.

Laura was seriously injured on duty last year in a knife attack while attending a routine call. She has since then visited Castlebrae twice as part of her rehabilitation. Laura was so grateful for the help and support she received at the centre that she took on the daunting challenge of completing the New York City Marathon and raising the funds for the PTC.

We are so glad to see Laura having made such a good recovery from her injuries and we are very grateful to her for support.

You can still add to Laura’s fundraising total by donating here: https://bit.ly/34iHUPj

In the early hours of Thursday 30th May, members of North Wales Police climbed Snowdon in the dark to raise money for Hafal, Care of Police Survivors (COPS) and The Police Treatment Centres.

Sergeant Tom Prytherch organised the event as part of his wider 'Cerdded Cymraeg' initiative which encourages police officers, staff, friends and family members to get some exercise by walking and to practive chatting in Welsh.

The group set off at 1am in the morning and ​reached the summit at sunrise. The team decided to split their fundraising between the three charities as all provide essential services and support for the communities of North Wales and we would love your help to raise as much as we can to help them to continue their work.

 The Team raised a fantastic £352.38 for the PTC! Thank you and a huge congratulations!

Nicola and Christopher Hilton have raised nearly £1,000 for the PTC by completing a series of marathons.

Culminating in the Wigan 1/2 Marathon earlier this year. A huge thank you to Nicola and Christopher for all of their efforts over the last 12 months. The amazing total will go towards helping the PTC's police family patients when they need it the most.

Fundraising Hero Chris Birks recently took on the Ironman70.3 Staffordshire!

Chris put himself through a continuous:

1.2 mile swim
56 mile cycle
13.1 mile run