On 15 March a contingent from Sutton Police Cadets received a special award from the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, Mr Michael More-Molyneux, and the Surrey Royal British Legion, for the funds they have raised for the Surrey Poppy Appeal. They were the only police cadet group to receive an award at the ceremony led by the Lord Lieutenant to celebrate the fund raising work of cadet groups throughout Surrey and the outer south London boroughs.

Sutton has one of the largest contingents of police cadets in London and for the past two years they have won the prestigious Gravesend trophy which is competed for by police cadet groups in the Metropolitan police area. The photograph shows them being congratulated by Richard, as Sutton’s Mayor, at the presentation ceremony.

Richard told the cadets “Sutton is blessed with numerous scout, guide and cadet groups providing opportunities for young people. The police cadets are particularly strong in Sutton, and I was astonished to learn of how much effort you have put in to raising funds for this very worthy appeal to help those injured in military service.”