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Despite Covid-19 restrictions the RUC GC Foundation was able to organise an Act of Remembrance, which was held within the RUC GC Memorial Garden at Police Headquarters, Brooklyn.

Dear friends and colleagues, as Chairman of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Foundation, I know how difficult the past eight or nine months have beenfor many of us and our loved ones. It has also been very challenging for the RUCGC Foundation as we attempted to fulfill its mandate and achieve its annual objectives.

The Foundation, established by the Police (NI) Act 2000, was formed “to mark the sacrifices and honour the achievements of the Royal Ulster Constabulary”. We do this in many ways including the holding of our Annual RUCGC

Statement from Foundation Chairman.

I am sure many of you are aware of the dreadful events of 50 years ago – events that sadly were the commencement of a despicable, bloody trail of murder of many good men and women who served Northern Ireland society as members of the RUC. The following statement was circulated to mark the dreadful events of 11th August 1970:

As Chairman of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Foundation it is my privilege to lead an organisation that is charged with the solemn, but nevertheless essential, duty “to

RUC GC DAY 7TH JUNE 2020

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN

Dear Colleagues, I posted this short message on 7th June 2020 – the first Sunday of this month – when we had planned to hold our ANNUAL RUC GC DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE. This year it was to be in Ballymena but due to the dreadful pandemic affecting us all, the RUC GC Foundation reluctantly had to postpone the event. As Chairman of that Foundation – a FOUNDATION that was created to MARK THE SACRIFICES AND HONOUR THE ACHIEVEMENTS of

Chairman’s Announcement:

Due to the outbreak of Covid 19, while normal office business continues, guided group visits
to our Memorial Garden have been postponed until further notice. For further
information please contact the Foundation Office.

The RUCGC Foundation is delighted to launch applications for its 2020

Bursary scheme. These provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for officers

and staff to explore potential policing innovations through travel outside

Northern Ireland. Up to £5,000 and three weeks of research leave is

available.

The Bursaries are a core part of the Foundation’s mandate to support

policing innovations and are delivered in partnership with Ulster

University and PSNI. They aim to support individual officers and staff in

their professional development and contribute to improvements and

innovations in policing in Northern Ireland. We encourage proposals that

demonstrate why applicants are passionate about

Two RUC officers killed in a 1972 IRA gun attack on their vehicle in Londonderry were remembered at the War Memorial in the city on the anniversary of their deaths.

Sergeant Peter Gilgunn (26) and David Montgomery (20) were the first of 20 RUC casualties that year.

Chairman of the RUCGC Foundation Stephen White, who laid a wreath at the cenotaph, said it was important not to forget the sacrifice and dedication of the RUC officers.

Chairman’s New Year Message 2020

Dear Colleagues, may I start by wishing you, and all your families, a very happy New Year and by thanking you for all the excellent support given to the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Foundation.

As a new year, in fact a new decade, begins I thought I should write a short message to review the past twelve months and also to look forward to what the RUC GC Foundation plans to achieve in the future.

It seems only a short time since November 2018 when I had the

Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for Belfast, Fionnuala Jay O’Boyle visited the
offices of the Foundation on 13th June.

There she met Chairman Stephen White and Trustee Shane Quinn and discussed the
Foundation’s plans and objectives for the future.

Stephen thanked HML for her keen interest in the work of the Foundation and her
ongoing support as it performs its important role.

The RUC George Cross Foundation is calling for applications from PSNI officers and staff for a Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Bursary. These bursaries form a key part of the Foundation’s mandate to “support the professional development of police officers and innovations in policing”.

Awards fund a potential research project which relates to specific themes, identified in collaboration with the Chief Constable. (See bullet points below).

*The closing date for applications is 5pm on Tuesday 30th April 2019*.

Prospective applicants with any questions are encouraged to make contact with the RUC George Cross Foundation