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Former traffic cop donates £7,500 to police charity

Thursday, 18 July 2024 06:55

Paul Cording presents a cheque to The Police Treatment Centre.

A former Harrogate police officer has donated more than £7,500 to charity following a mammoth running challenge.

Paul Cording, a former Roads Policing Sergeant, ran just under 80 miles (129km) in one day last month.

He was fundraising for The Police Treatment Centres following his retirement from the force after 23 years of service.

The charity supports the physical and mental wellbeing of police officers.

And Paul met with the charity earlier this week to donate a cheque worth £7,557.89.

He said:

“It was an absolute honour to present a cheque to The Police Treatment Centre and a massive thank you once again to all those who supported, donated and ran with me, I am truly humbled.

“Your generosity will make such a difference.”

Good morning from #Harrogate where @OscarRomeo1268 is still going!!
Hear from him @your_harrogate pic.twitter.com/5sQfFrf2Uo
— Nick Hancock (@NickHancock) June 13, 2024

Paul’s final shift for North Yorkshire Police came on 19th June.

During his years of service, Paul campaigned for road safety and was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to policing and charity in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours.

He also became a popular figure on social media, using Twitter (X) to update members of the public with various incidents that he has dealt with at work.

His commitment to road safety has seen him take on regular charity challenges where he has raised thousands of pounds for local and national charities.

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