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To support COPS, the Police CPI Nominated Charity, a number of Police CPI team members will again be hiking Sheffield Pike, ready to light their beacons at 3am as part of The Light The Lakes event.
Your loss is a part of who you are but COPS helps you realise that it doesn’t define you. We are all one big family.
Light the Lakes has become an established event in the climber's diary where Police Officers, colleagues and friends climb the 214 Wainwright peaks in the Lake District to raise money to support COPS (Care of Police Survivors).
COPS provides peer support, counselling, mental well-being and respite services to help surviving family members of police officers and staff who have died on duty rebuild their lives. They work with hundreds of families from across the UK – all of their services are provided free of charge and for as along as they are needed.
The vision has always been to cover all 214 Wainwright fells with the light of flares in honour of our fallen officers. Knowing that each flare is in honour of those who have lost their life is an incredibly special and moving experience.
Find out more about the event at lightthelakes.org