THE National Police Memorial Day – taking place in Lincoln on 26 September after being postponed last year – is \u201ca wonderful but emotional day to remember our fallen officers\u201d, South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Steve Kent said.<\/p>\n
This year the Federation will be remembering South Yorkshire Police roads officer PC Matt Lannie, who died in a collision in the line of duty while responding to an emergency in April 2020.<\/p>\n
Steve said: \u201cWe\u2019ll be attending and we\u2019re also taking Matt\u2019s family members because, sadly, after Matt passed away last year they weren\u2019t able to attend a Memorial Day because of the pandemic. So it\u2019s really important to get them to the service. It\u2019s such a wonderful but emotional day to remember our fallen officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely important that we do this and that we go to support the families who are there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Numbers at this year\u2019s National Police Memorial Day are limited due to COVID, but Steve said he hoped that next year they could take more family members of fallen officers.<\/p>\n