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Taplow Traffic Charity Trust support Children who have lost family members or have been seriously injured in Road collisions.

Taplow is a Roads Policing/ traffic base of Thames Valley Police, from where officers deal with some of the fatal road collisions that tragically occur in the thames valley police area. In 1998 officers at the base held a Christmas raffle, and whilst trying to establish a cause to donate the proceeds to, a couple of the officers involved suggested that perhaps the money could be used to do with something for the may children who were bereaved as a result of the fatal collisions they had dealt with, and with this the foundation for the trust was set.

In 1999 initial finances allowed the officers to take a group of children who had lost family in car crashes to go to Disneyland Paris for the day, travelling by air. In 2000, with an increase in donations, it was possible to arrange for a 2 night stop over at the park, but at a low budget hotel travelling by coach. As it was an overnight trip parents were also invited. However the journey time took longer.

Consequently, since 2001 sufficient funds have been raised to allow the officers to combine the best of both original trips: the children and their surviving parent(s) travelling by air and staying 2 nights in a hotel managing 3 full days at the park.

Money for each trip is raised from donations from local businesses and fund-raising events by staff and friends. The charity has been described as "an exclusive club for special children" although given the choice, those children would have chosen not to join but to have kept their family.

Unfortunately I am a member of this club, and went to Eurodisney in 2002 with my Mum,Sister, the police and other families after we lost my Dad in a Road Traffic accident in 2001. Please help me to give the Police the support to carry on the fantastic work they do.

 

 

 

 

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