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Raising money for Care of Police Survivors
In memory of PC Dale Johnson PC Andy Cochran PS Matt Ratana PS Graham Saville PC Ashleigh Metcalf PC Ty Jones PS Matt Hinton DC Ansah Ossei-Owusu PC Damien ‘Minty’ Harris PC Chris Donovan PS Paul Purdy PC Samantha Jones PC Kate Murphy PC Daz Howard

Light The Lakes 2026 · 26 June 2026 to 27 June 2026 · Start fundraising for this event

The Light the Lakes event sees teams of police officers, staff, retired officers and police friends light up the famous Wainwright fells of Cumbria at 3am in memory of friends and colleagues who have died.

Story

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.

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.

This year is the seventh for Team Up and we will be hiking up Sergeant Man and wild camping along the way.

Among those we will be remembering are:

PC Dale Johnson

PC Andy Cochran

PS Matt Ratana

PS Graham Saville

PC Ashleigh Metcalf

PC Ty Jones

PS Matt Hinton

DC Ansah Ossei-Owusu

PC Damien ‘Minty’ Harris

PC Chris Donovan

PS Paul Purdy

PC Samantha Jones

PC Kate Murphy

PC Daz Howard

Tribute members (3)

Donation summary

Total
£120.00
+ £30.00 Gift Aid
Online
£120.00

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