Police Federation reps, Trustees, and supporters of the Police Treatment Centres are taking part in a 12-hour padelathon to raise money for the charity.

On Friday 14 August, the group will play padel tennis continuously for twelve hours at St Andrews, the charity’s treatment centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. They will play on the centre’s newly opened padel court, built during a recent investment in the charity’s wellbeing facilities.

To make the challenge even more difficult, during time off the court, players will take turns cycling on static bikes. The aim of this side quest is to cover the distance between St Andrews and Castlebrae, the treatment centre in Perthshire, Scotland, as many times as possible.

Stuart Cowan, Chair of the British Transport Police Federation and Trustee of the Police Treatment Centres, came up with the idea for the Padel for Protectors challenge.

He explained, “We are all big supporters of the Police Treatment Centres and have seen at first-hand the amazing work they do to help officers recover from physical injuries and mental health challenges.

“The charity relies on donations to provide its life-changing services, so in order to raise as much money as possible, we really wanted to test ourselves. The padelathon will be tiring, but adding the cycling challenge takes it to another level.”

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