SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation are delighted to be celebrating the fantastic work of colleagues at our upcoming first ever Bravery Awards \u2013 coming up this Summer!<\/p>\n
The inaugural Bravery Awards will take place on 16 June and will recognise and celebrate heroic officers\u2019 courageous actions from across the force area.<\/p>\n
Federation Chair Steve Kent said: \u201cWe\u2019ve got some great nominations that have come in and we can\u2019t wait to tell everyone about them. I think it\u2019s going to be a great night, at a great venue, and I just hope it\u2019s the first on many.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Awards will include a prestigious ceremony in Sheffield, which winning officers will be invited to.<\/p>\n
And one overall winner will be announced which will then become the South Yorkshire Police representative at the 2022 Police Federation of England and Wales Bravery Awards in London in July.<\/p>\n
Steve added: \u201cWe spend the majority of our time and a lot of our resources, quite rightly, representing officers in sometimes quite negative circumstances, which is our core role, absolutely. But also what we want to strive to do is recognise the great things our officers do.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe see so little positivity in the media about police officers, so we need to start proactively pushing the heroes out there who do the work, day in and day out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to make them feel like they are heroes for a nigh and feel proud of themselves. The Bravery Awards will really put our officers on a platform where they can get the sort of recognition they deserve.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an exciting event that we\u2019re looking forward to \u2013 we just can\u2019t wait \u2013 and we hope that the cops of South Yorkshire really enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Awards are in association with the Northern Police Healthcare Scheme.<\/p>\n