Congratulations to our very own National team member Tim Mann who has been awarded the MBE for services to young people in the Queens birthday honours - congratulations Tim very well deserved !
God Save The King! Volunteer Police Cadets proudly support
#Coronation
,like Met &
@CityPolice
Cadets here in Admiralty Arch, The Mall & at Buckingham Palace yesterday! Great to join
@YOULondon1
groups, rep. amazing young people in Uniform. Post your Cadet pics & tag us in! 👑
Congratulations & sincere 👏👏 every Cadet, adult leader, colleague & supporter making a difference
#RemembranceSunday
> England & Wales! Here's the 2023 National VPC serial (City of London,
#Cumbria
,
#Northumbria
& Met Cadets) in London, V smart & proud to rep
#OneBigVPCFamily
!
Dear Volunteer Police Cadets family and colleagues!
2018 has been an amazing year for the Volunteer Police Cadets (VPC). We would like to thank everyone who has made this possible. Cadets and Mini Police,...
Today police colleagues, cadets, community partners, senior leaders & guests from 43 Forces & regions across UK at
@UKHouseofLords
for "A Celebration of the Volunteer Police Cadets". Outstanding event kindly hosted by Baroness Harris of Richmond in c London!
#CelebrateVPC
#VPC
Did you know ? In 2013 there were 4,000 Volunteer Police Cadets in 2019 there are now 17,756 and rising ! Representatives from all forces will be attending an event next Monday in
@gmpolice
to look at the way forward for the UK's fastest growing youth group.
#VPCFUTURE
At the start of volunteers week we would like to say a massive, heartfelt thankyou to all our volunteers who help out with cadets across the country changing young people’s lives. To our 15,000+ cadets well done we are proud of you all!
@Julia_Cleverdon
@NickHurdUK
Many (if not all) of our Leaders will know Tim - who is our Trainer and Partnerships Manager. As a ex cadet leader with
@metpoliceuk
& currently
@LFBFireCadets
he makes a huge difference to young people’s lives. A very well deserved honour … congratulation’s Tim 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Very proud at Windsor Castle today with my family, meeting HRH The Princess Royal to receive MBE for "Services to Young People" (HM The Queen's Birthday Honours, 2022). Huge privilege I am humbly grateful to receive, HRH👑 was awesome! Thank you😁
Thinking of all who have Served, and are Serving. Veterans, families, loved ones. All taking part this
#RemembranceSunday
#RemembranceDay
Good luck & thank you. Good luck Cadets & young people parading, in Column Y here & across all our communities.
#Proud
.
#LestWeForget
Alex, who has a rare form of bone cancer did us the honour of becoming a mini rural crime police officer. His story has touched the thousands of followers his has on social media. He is a truly inspirational boy.
Our exciting new VPC partnership with The Walt Disney Company (EMEA group) takes off with major webinar event for cadets here & fab future opportunities ahead (Covid allowing). 👀VPC eBulletin or contact your VPC Lead for details!
#StrongerTogether
#Disney
#Cadets
#PositiveFuture
Calling all
#policecadets
and leaders you have done us all proud this weekend check out our post on fb volunteer police cadets-national page the photos are a tribute to you all but we do need more page likes and follows 👍👍👏👏👌
CADETS!
#CouldYou
make the difference as a Special Constable?! Find out more in our webinar here, learn about SC duties including Response, Neighbourhoods, Roads Policing, Public Order & much more! Book direct via Eventbrite now (...still a few places left). See you on the 19th!
Cadets / Volunteer Leaders - Do you have what it takes to become a Special Constable ? Find out more at a virtual awareness event in 19th May 2021 - just for the VPC. Register now to attend -
Merry Christmas everyone! Sincerest thanks to all
#OneBigVPCFamily
Cadets, Mini Police, volunteers, colleagues, families, partners & supporters in 2021 - you're amazing! Stay safe, look after each other & can't wait to see you next year! 🎅🎄🎁🍰⭐
Award-winning VPC Awele (15) has been a Met cadet since 2019. She said "I never really talked to police before joining VPC but have learned so much! To help build positive change - we have to BE part of that change together, not just sit back!" Wow, proud of all our amazing YP!
From all the National VPC team - Happy New Year to all our Cadets, Leaders, Coordinators and supporters - we couldn’t do it without you!
Here’s to 2020 onwards & upwards !!!
Game, set & match
#wimbledon
! With all the 🎾 excitement
@Wimbledon
, big 👏👏
@CityPolice
Volunteer Police Cadets & BTP in Wimbledon Town Centre & Village, meeting crowds, giving out badges for kids, crime prevention & railway safety advice. Great job Cadets & team!
@YOULondon1
The Cadet program wouldn’t be the success it is without Leaders who volunteer in their own time to deliver it. Thank you to the leaders below and all our leaders throughout all Forces for what you do
#WeCouldntDoItWithoutYou
#onebigvpcfamily
Twitter - do your thing and say ‘thank you’ to these incredible volunteers.
Every week of the year, these people give their FREE time to look after the
@ClevelandPolice
cadets
Not everything is perfect in the world but we must shine a light on the good things sometimes
#itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas
🎄 ! Across the UK, fab Volunteer Police Cadets & Mini Police teams are celebrating Christmas, reflecting on an amazing 2018! Nearly 16000 young people…
#VPC
- fastest growing Uniformed youth group in the UK! CALLING ALL Volunteer Police Cadets & Adult VPC Leaders - we want to hear from YOU in our first-ever National VPC Survey. Share what matters to you! CLOSING DATE: 8 FEB
#YourVoiceCounts
#Listening
A huge amount of work with partners
@YouthareUnited
& others, focusing on Safeguarding, practices, policies, how VPCs are "managed", protected & led. Building safe spaces for cadets, leaders & organisations, sharing good practice & building the
#VPCFUTURE
.
What an amazing year in
#OneBigCadetFamily
! Since 2016, we've seen hundreds of new Volunteer Police Cadets in units across UK, making a huge positive difference in communities,…
Met these ⭐⭐ at
#ISE2019
, fab
@UK_COPS
Tim, Sally & crew, doing amazing work for families of UK police officers who tragically lost their lives on duty. Lots of good ideas to join up (we liked the new "VPC car"...ahem!) Thanks for everything you do
#OneFamily
#BuyaTeddy
! 👊👊
This was a very proud moment indeed! The top prize of the Met VPC Competition
#Gravesend2019
goes to Bromley unit!! Massive 👏👏 Staff Jon Thompson & all at Team Bromley! Well done you & all the fab
@MPSCadets
this year! 👏👏🏆
Tears of joy as VPC unit from Bromley win overall competition. Well done
@MPSBromley
cadets, a joy to see how much it meant and well done ALL cadets. Simply brilliant
@NationalVPC
BIG 👏👏 Mounted PC Emma (& ex-Volunteer Police Cadet) at Great Scotland Yard stables
#RemembranceSunday
(VPCs rep 4 force areas proudly marched at Cenotaph). 🐴-mad
@CumbriaCadet
were warmly welcomed at GSY afterwards & ♥️meeting PHs! Thank you Emma & team, you made their day!😁
A lot can happen in 13 years. All down to early intervention, I am the product of positive
#youth
#engagement
. Entering the
@metpoliceuk
at the age of 15 as a
#cadet
reinforced my desire to follow the footsteps of my late grandfather, Sergeant Yasar Salih who served in
@bfcyprus
Yesterday saw the official launch of the
#NVPC
Promotional Recruiting video 🎞️ at
@DerbysCadets
@DerbysPolice
- all who attended 🤩 had a fantastic evening - watch our video of the ceremony
Outstanding
@GMP_Cadets
Leaders on our dedicated training & team building day. BIG 👏👏 25 colleagues & volunteers at this event. Energy, dedication, integrity & "can do".
#Proud
to meet you all, great ideas, feedback, hopes & commitment.
#NewWayModel
#OneBigVPCFamily
#VPC
Today marks the start of
#VolunteersWeek
2024. Volunteers' Week celebrates the amazing contributions volunteers make to communities across the UK, including our cadets, leaders, and all those who make the Volunteer Police Cadet programmes possible!
Celebrating today the positive energy, dedication & commitment of our amazing women & girls in Volunteer Police Cadets programmes with Forces across England & Wales! Cadets, police colleagues & Volunteers, we're all
#OneBigVPCFamily
👏👏🏆
#IWD2021
#IWD
@YouthareUnited
@UKYouth
Several VPC units from
@MPSCadets
&
@DerbysCadets
have taken part in
#IronTeamChallenge
a 3 day challenge where cadets sleep under tarpaulin and undertake gruelling challenges. Developing great leaders and sums up the benefit of being a cadet.
#onebigVPCfamily
SO powerful Ceri, wow. We're running adult leader training nationally, thinking of our young people who may be living through similar experiences right now, hoping we can help open doors to make a difference.
@josh_ffw
has been fab with us; thank you all.
#TrustedAdults
Fantastic to see ITV News reporting Nacoa research that children of alcohol-dependents are much more likely to develop eating disorders, consider suicide, or develop their own alcohol problem.
Thanks so much to
@dreamingofeden_
who spoke so movingly about her experiences. 🙏
3 days to go ! VPC leads from all Forces converging on
@gmpolice
Mon 8th July to listen to research findings into the
@MinipoliceR
& Volunteer Police Cadets & to consult on the way ahead on various themes such as Governance/Safeguarding/Youth Voice & Balanced Program
#VPCFUTURE
All
#VPC
UK wide we must stand with our colleagues from Trafford VPC to remember families who lost loved ones, those who were tragically wounded and those who ran towards danger to save lives....
Today’s conference was MC’d by two outstanding Team members Soraya & Matt,both ex-cadets.They were brilliant in front of a very large audience & both commended by VPC lead
@CCShaunSawyer
for the work they have been doing & Soraya has achieved her dream joining as a PC!
#VPCFUTURE
1 more sleep to go !! Tomorrow representatives from 43 Police Forces and others will descend on
@gmpolice
for the VPC Consultation Event - it’s going to be a packed day !!
#VPCFUTURE
PC Rani encouraged young people to follow their dreams. She said "Go and find out for yourself. Let your courage define you - not your fears. No candle loses it's light, by lighting another candle". Absolutely, this is what
#OneBigVPCFamily
is all about!🏆
All this week we're supporting
@princestrust
& their inspiring online Eventbrite events, starting today with "Why Diversity Matters In Policing". GR8 panel incl Notts Supt Verma here with legend
@cadetswmp
PC Rani Gundhu QPM!🕯
#SLDay21
#LiveYourBestLife
Huge 👏👏👏 all our amazing cadets supporting
#LondonMarathon
today! Teams from almost every London borough deployed throughout the route providing drinks, supplies, clear-up crews & much more! Young Londoners making a big difference at such an iconic London event😎🎖
#Proud
#VPC