Percy Hedley College Cadets during Remembrance Day 2023
We are pleased to announce that the newly established Volunteer Police Cadet unit at Percy Hedley College has been nominated and shortlisted for a British Diversity Award 2023.
The British Diversity Awards, founded by diversity champion Linda Riley, promote the values of equality, diversity and inclusion by rewarding those individuals, organizations and unsung heroes who help to make the world and the workplace a better place for others.The new VPC unit has been nominated for “Community Project of the Year”.
Northumbria Police, believe everyone who wants to make a difference should be given the opportunity to do so. Back in October 2022, Chief Constable, Winton Keenen QPM, welcomed the newest police cadets from the Percy Hedley College into their policing family.
The Percy Hedley Foundation provides specialist education support to disabled people and their families and has been supporting disabled people across the North East for almost 70 years. Percy Hedley and Northumbria Police are proud to have a longstanding relationship
Superintendent Claire Wheatley, Force VPC lead said:
"Our volunteering work has always been about connecting communities to policing and policing to communities. I am extremely proud of our volunteers and the variety of opportunities we have here at #TeamNP. To be nominated and shortlisted for this award is a fantastic achievement and I couldn't be prouder of our cadets and the scheme that has been introduced, good luck and I look forward to hearing the outcome in March".
Northumbria Police is very fortunate to have a significant number of volunteers working alongside their staff and officers, who freely give up their own valuable time to the benefit of the communities served by the force.
We wish the new cadets luck at the awards ceremony which will take place at the end of March in London. We look forwards to providing an update on the outcome!