Brother and Sister Team, Chloe and Jack Lewis will run again in the Vitality London 10K. They will fill two of our three charity spaces for 2017, running alongside Mike Calder. You will probably best know Chloe and Jack as…
Police Officer jumps in at last minute and raises money for Call4Backup
Allan, who is a MET Police Officer and Daddy to two aspiring officers, has jumped in at the last minute to fill in for a friend who was meant to be taking part in a Nuclear Races event and decided…
Volunteers in our Charity on Volunteer Recognition Day
Today is Volunteer Recognition Day and it wouldn’t be right to end the day without sharing how volunteers are the life-blood of OUR charity. In the 26 months since Call4Backup’s inception we have thrived on volunteers to keep us running…
Cumbrian Officer planning ‘Challenge For Charity’
An Officer from Cumbria Constabulary is planning a big challenge this year in order to raise money for charity. Wendy Fothergill has decided that this year she will be taking part in not 1, but 3 Half Marathons! All in…
London Marathon Countdown
Today marks one month until thousands of runners cross the line at the start of the London Marathon and for Call4Backup this is a massive milestone as this is the first national event we have been given a place to…
Mental Struggles Of Overstretched Police Staff
I started working for the Police in 2007 and worked in a few different departments before eventually ending up working as a casebuilder in the Safeguarding Unit preparing court cases for rape and serious sexual offences against adults and children.…
The Mental Struggles Of An Experienced Officer
As an officer with over 10 unblemished years service I had been identified as being more than capable of, and had undertaken different specialist roles. I was also identified as a good candidate for promotion. Something that some of my…
7 Signs that you may have PTSD
One of the hardest aspects of dealing with any mental illness is diagnosing it correctly in the first place. For many people, the symptoms develop slowly over time making it difficult to spot early on; and the longer you’re dealing…
Auction Lots Announced!
It is 2 weeks now until our second Facebook auction begins and with that in mind, we feel it is best we let you know a little more about the prizes that will be auctioned so you know what to look out for. We will be mixing all of the lots up to keep you guessing. Please take a look and share this page and the Facebook event as far and wide as you can.
Police Officer to run London Marathon for Call4Backup
Scott Davies, who is a serving officer in West Midlands Police, has today been announced as the winner of the charity’s sole spot in the 2017 London Marathon which will take place in April next year. ‘We are always looking…