On Thursday 6th August 2026 a team of cyclists and their support crew will set off on the UK Police Unity Tour 2026.

The cyclists will set off on two wheels with nothing but pedal power from Dorset to Staffordshire. Their support team, however, will be on hand to make sure the team makes it to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Sunday 9th August 2026. No matter what we always get there come rain, shine, falls and mechanicals. We can’t do it without each other or the wider support of family, friends and colleagues.

As we move up the country the tour grows as we amalgamate into a bigger team of more forces. However, it is at the arboretum that we converge with all riders from Police Forces across the country. Here we represent Dorset Police at the COPS Service of Remembrance. We stand proudly together not just in memory of our fallen friends and colleagues but also in support of their family and their friends. We may ride in memory of individual officer but we stand together in remembrance of them all.

The Police Unity Tour is a long-distance cycle ride undertaken by hundreds of police officers across the UK in aid of Care of Police Survivors (COPS). The primary purpose of the Police Unity Tour is to raise awareness of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty.

The secondary purpose of the UK tour is to raise funds for Care of Police Survivors, a UK charity dedicated to helping the families of police officers and police staff who have lost their lives on duty.

The cyclists will join together and finish their journey at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, where a Service of Remembrance is being held by COPS for their fallen friends and colleagues.