Harp and Crown Credit Union donate £1000 to Care of Police Survivors (COPS) PSNI Unity Tour.
On 6th August 2026, the PSNI Unity Tour team of five cyclists and a piper, travelled from the Gardens of Remembrance at Brooklyn, finishing at the National Arboretum, Staffordshire 3 days later.
Money was raised for the Care of Police Survivors, (COPS) charity, as part of an annual UK wide Police fundraising event. Care of Police Survivors, (COPS) is a charity that provides peer support to families of fallen officers across the UK. This support is in addition to the work of our RUCGC-PSNI Benevolent fund and other support groups based within Northern Ireland.
Chief Constable Jon Boutcher joined the PSNI Unity Tour Team, commencing from the Remembrance Gardens at Brooklyn, with all riding to remember six officers who lost their lives in the line of duty;
Sgt Stephen Gillespie who died as a result of the injuries he received 2nd May 1991 after a rocket propelled grenade attack on mobile patrol in Mica Street, Belfast.
Constable Gary Martin, who died on 27th April 1981, when the abandoned lorry he attempted to move exploded, Anderstown, Belfast.
Constable Tracey Doak, who died on 20th May 1985, alongside three colleagues when a bomb exploded as their vehicle passed a parked trailer near Killen, Newry
Constable Kevin Gorman who died in on duty road traffic collision on 23rd November 2008 in Rostrevor, County Down.
Constable Stephen Carroll, who died as a result of a shooting attack on 9th March 2009, Portadown.
Constable Philippa Reynolds who also died as a result of a road traffic collision involving a stolen vehicle on 9th Feb 2013, Derry/Londonderry.
FUNDRAISING TOTALS SO FAR
Over £4,000 has been fundraised in Northern Ireland alone, with a total of almost £250,000 raised so far for the charity UK-wide.
“On behalf of Harp and Crown Credit Union, it was an honour to present our charitable donation to the PSNI Unity Tour team, ahead of their challenging 3-day cycle to the National Arboretum. We are proud to support Care of Police Survivors, with our donation helping support the families of officers’ who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Northern Ireland.”
"It was a great privilege to lead our peloton of cyclists again this year as we rode to remember our fallen colleagues, and lay wreaths at the UK COPS remembrance event. We are humbled to receive a donation from Harp and Crown Credit Union which will go towards the Northern Ireland Chapter of the Unity Tour."
If you wish to suggest the name of a fallen colleague or simply donate to the PSNI Unity Tour, please get in touch with Mark Donnan, Peter Smith or Jamie Walker via CoPSNIChapter@gmail.com.
The Harp and Crown Credit Union has been providing safe, ethical and flexible finances for the Police and wider Police family in Northern Ireland since 1998.
