'I BELIEVE WE HAVE A POSITIVE STORY TO TELL'. THE ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY GEORGE CROSS FOUNDATION

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I am indebted to the editor for agreeing to this article. I know many readers have served in, or have close connections with, the RUCGC so I am grateful for this opportunity to write to you. Since my appointment as Chairman of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Foundation, one month ago, I have been meeting and talking to as many members of the RUCGC family as possible - from Cookstown to Antrim and from Newtownards to Londonderry. As I said on the day of my appointment, "I feel very privileged to be offered the opportunity to lead the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation, particularly so since I am its first chairman to have served in the Royal Ulster Constabulary. The Foundation has a mandate which is very close to my heart - to mark the sacrifices and honour the achievements of the RUCGC and I will do all in my power to ensure that this mandate will be at the centre of all our activities. My aim is to provide visible, inclusive and empathetic leadership to a Foundation that is proud of the RUC's history while being meaningful to our stakeholders and outward-looking for those interested in learning about policing and the positive role it plays in society".