On 11th November 2021 RUCGC Foundation Chairman Stephen White OBE and Thelma Corkey BEM Chair of the RUC GC Widows Association attended the official opening ceremony at the Field of Remembrance in Westminster Abbey. For the first time a new plot to mark the sacrifices of the RUC GC is now in this poignant and prestigious location.
Despite Covid-19 restrictions the RUC GC Foundation was again able to organise an Act of Remembrance, which was held within the RUC GC Memorial Garden.
REOPENING OF RUC GC MEMORIAL GARDEN
Thursday, August 26th 2021, was a very special day for the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Foundation and a cause for celebration for its Chairman, Trustees, Volunteers and staff. It was also a very special day for all ex-members of the RUC GC and their families – especially those who value the role played by the RUC GC Memorial Garden in marking the sacrifices and honouring the achievements of the RUC. On this day the RUC GC Memorial Garden was officially re-opened, and it is now
The Church Service will once again be pre-recorded and can be accessed via the below link.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/munx6dkl3ol2o17/AADCuSK2MOXmE_71z8FS0gM9a?dl=0
On Friday 5th March, chairman Stephen White welcomed new trustee, Joanne Bunting, to the RUC GC Foundation. Joanne met
office staff and visited the RUC Memorial Garden.
Stephen White said, “I am absolutely delighted that Joanne has joined our small team of trustees. For the first time during my
chairmanship we have a full complement of trustees and I am very pleased that the Policing Board have nominated Joanne to
represent them. I am certain she will play a key role in helping us fulfil our important functions: to mark the sacrifices
and honour the
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