Charity Car Sunday is back, and it’s set to be one of the highlights of the summer. Join us at St Andrews, Harrogate on Saturday 16 August from 12:00pm to 4:00pm for an afternoon that brings together great cars, good food and a strong sense of comm...
Read moreAround a year ago, I mused that time definitely flies faster as you get older! It may be a year on, but I am no wiser and suddenly it’s my turn again to compile a blog! For (...)
Read moreI badly injured my shoulder 2 years ago, requiring surgery in 2025 with a massive repair. I was struggling to rehab from the surgery, this was compounded by suddenly and unexp(...)
Read moreI was absolutely thrilled and genuinely surprised to hear that I’d won the Police Treatment Centres Lotto. It was such a wonderful feeling! For me, supporting the Police Tre(...)
Read moreI first attended the PTC at Castlebrae in 1996, having sustained a neck injury on duty some 12 years earlier with recurring issues over the years. Having a treatment centre (...)
Read moreI’ve had the great fortune to have received treatment at Castlebrae, both as a serving and now retired officer. I’ve attended for both physio and well being. The q(...)
Read moreWe are now approaching the mid-point of the year, and patient numbers remain strong and on track with where we were this time last year. We are now starting to get some clarit(...)
Read moreOn Sunday 26th April 2026 Matt completed the London Marathon to raise money for the Police Treatment Centre! Matt managed to complete this in less that 4 hours – 3:59:42(...)
Read moreI am a serving Police Officer of 10 years and I’ve always contributed to the PTC however, didn’t necessarily know I needed their support until recently. During a(...)
Read moreGrowing Recovery: Why Green Spaces Matter for Policing Patient Rehabilitation Spring is now in full bloom and driving to work I am enjoying the crowds of daffodils and the you(...)
Read moreFrom the minute I stepped though the door at the PTC in Harrogate I was made to feel at ease. Every single member of staff I came across in my 2 weeks, from the cleaners to nu(...)
Read moreWe are now into the second month of 2026, and for this year, I have to say that in comparison to previous years, I did not feel that January dragged, but we were straight back(...)
Read moreThe PTC became the place that I didn’t even know I needed to be. An experience and opportunity that gave me so much more than I can put into words. To find out that the well(...)
Read moreI found my weeks stay to be beyond excellence. It was the week before Christmas and the centre was tastefully decorated inside and in particular externally. All the staff from(...)
Read moreFollowing a number of years of increasing arthritic pain in my right knee, in early August I had a partial knee replacement. I was aware that physiotherapy is key to a satisfa(...)
Read moreOne of the PTC’s very own Trustees, Elaine McCormill, found herself attending the Charity’s Auchterarder Centre, Castlebrae, in October 2025, not as a Trustee, but(...)
Read moreIt does feel as if Christmas comes earlier every year these days and although I try to resist this movement myself, I am happy to acknowledge that once we edge into December, (...)
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