16/06/2026
After another successful Two Castles Run at the weekend, we wanted to say a huge well done to everyone who took part, supported and helped make the event such a positive and safe one for all involved.
Events like this are a great reminder of the community spirit that sits at the heart of everything we do.
That spirit was seen so powerfully last year, when two members of the public and two off-duty officers worked together to save the life of a man who collapsed nearby in Hampton Lucy.
It was June 2025, when a father-of-one had collapsed 40 miles into a 45-mile ride with his cycling club. Retired nurse Tracey Rutter was already on scene giving first aid along with a cycle club member, Fiona Jolly.
Two of our officers, PC Faye Gardner and PC Samuel Long, were both off duty and heading back from Two Castles Run when they came across the scene and immediately began CPR. The group of four continued to give aid until the ambulance arrived – with paramedics using a defibrillator and the man regaining consciousness.
He was taken to hospital where, with his wife and 15-year-old daughter by his side, he recovered. The doctor told us that if the two residents and our two officers hadn’t have done what they did on that day, the man wouldn’t be with us.
Moments like that remind us how strong our communities are when people step forward to help each other and we were really happy to be able to recognise the exceptional actions of each of those four with a Chief Constable’s commendation at a recent event.
We’re sure you’ll want to join us in saying a huge well done to each of them!
