Paul Cook The Road Victims Trust

16/06/2026

A great night for a brilliant charity…

06/06/2026

Please see my latest blog and raise awareness of the trauma resulting from fatal and life changing road collisions.

Please drive safely.

During Volunteers’ Week 2026, The Road Victims Trust reflects on the compassion, professionalism and quiet strength of the counselling volunteers and trustees supporting people affected by fatal and life-changing road collisions.Meet our fundraiser!

06/06/2026

Today, The Road Victims Trust is supported by 69 volunteer counsellors across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (and further afield in some cases). Collectively, they enable us to provide thousands of hours of specialist counselling every year, free of charge to those who need it most.

In my latest blog recognising Volunteers Week, I reflect on the invaluable contribution of our volunteers and why they remain pivotal to everything we do.

Thank you to all our counselling volunteers, who continue to make a difference.

Read the full blog here:

During Volunteers’ Week 2026, The Road Victims Trust reflects on the compassion, professionalism and quiet strength of the counselling volunteers and trustees supporting people affected by fatal and life-changing road collisions.Meet our fundraiser!

29/05/2026

The perfect tribute to those who have lost their lives in Northamptonshire roads. It’s important to remember that five people lose their lives on UK roads. Drive safely, consider others and arrive at your destination.

Visitors to Stanwick Lakes will be able to pay their respects to those who tragically lost their lives or sustained an injury in a road collision in Northamptonshire last year.

Over the next two weeks, the poignant memorial will be in place next to the café at the nature reserve to raise awareness of the devastating impact road collisions have on all those involved as well as the wider community.

The special display has been organised by Northamptonshire Police Roads Policing officer PC Emilie Bunkall with the support of the Northamptonshire Safer Roads Alliance, which includes the Office of the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner.

This is the fifth year that Emilie has created this powerful and moving memorial for people to visit and remember loved ones who never returned home safely or had their lives changed forever.

The static display has 26 black silhouettes of road users, signifying the full cost of road collisions – with each one representing a loved one who lost their life on the county’s roads in 2025, including two members of the Force’s policing family.

Alongside the silhouettes there are 331 doves, with each bird representing someone who sustained a significant injury on our roads, and 1,354 county flags to mark the number of people who received a slight injury in a collision.

It took 15 hours for Emilie and her sister Lesley to install the display and is a project which is close to their hearts after they tragically lost their mum Julie in a collision on the A6 at Burton Latimer in 2013.

This personal experience is the driving force behind the sister’s dedication and commitment to raise awareness of the road death epidemic in the UK.

Emilie said: “In Northamptonshire alone, 1,711 people were injured on our roads last year however, this does not reflect the true cost of road collisions in the county. For every casualty, there are many more people who have also had their lives changed forever.

“The aim of the memorial has always been to get the public talking about the impact of road deaths and significant injuries, and I hope this year’s display at Stanwick Lakes will provide a meeting point for people to do just that.”

If your loved one’s represented in the display and you would like to have the silhouette which represents them, Emilie can arrange this when the display removed. Please email her on [email protected].

22/05/2026

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22/05/2026

🏃‍♂️🎉 Have YOU signed up for the Bedford Charity Chase yet?! 🎉🏃‍♀️

Whether you’re running for a personal goal, for fun with friends and family, or to support an amazing cause, we’d love to have you join us!

The Bedford Charity Chase is all about bringing the community together, raising money for charity, and creating an unforgettable day for everyone involved 💙

All abilities are welcome, whether you’re aiming for a PB or just fancy taking part in a great local event, now’s the time to get involved!

Don’t leave it too late… sign up today and be part of something special! 💨🏅- thebedfordcharitychase.org

15/05/2026

We are looking for volunteers and supporters to help at lots of different events over the summer. This could be wrapping up books for our secret book sale, potting plants for our stalls, cheering our runners on at Marathon and half Marathon events, cheering for people at the fantastic skydive days, the list goes on and on!

If you're interested sign up for our monthly newsletter (link in bio) to see what events are coming up and DM us for more info!

14/05/2026

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12/05/2026

We are looking for people to take part in the Herts Half Marathon on the 1st November 2026 and raise money for RVT.

The route is through Knebworth Park Close to Stevenage with roads closed on the day. Message us if you're interested and please share with anyone else that might like to get involved!

08/05/2026

This month the CEO blog talks about fundraising for a small charity and Amy shares a little of her personal experience.

Every single £1 really does make a difference to RVT and we saw our fantastic runners reach new heights of what's possible during the Marathons throughout April.

Thank you to everyone that has ever donated, fundraised, is currently doing so, or even just thinking about it - we couldn't do this essential work with people affected by serious and fatal collisions without you.

Read the full blog on our website: https://rvtrust.org.uk/ceo-blog-may-2026-community-connection-and-purpose/