Ian Coley, the Great British Olympic shooting coach will be on hand to coach enthusiasts at the Gloucestershire Crimestoppers Clay Pigeon Shooting event on Friday 1st June [26 April 2012].

The independent crime fighting charity is offering an opportunity for the business community and individuals to entertain clients or business contacts, whilst also supporting the Gloucestershire arm of Crimestoppers.  

Crimestoppers run the anonymous 0800 555 111 phone number that you can call to pass on information about crime. Alternatively, people can pass information anonymously via the website www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

The half day event (12.30pm – 5pm) for teams of four, is being held at the Ian Coley Shooting School, near Andoversford, Cheltenham, one of the premier shooting establishments in the UK.

The programme will include a BBQ lunch, health and safety instruction, a practice and coaching session (with expert coaches including Ian Coley), and a fun team competition.

All guns, ear defenders, cartridges and clays will be provided, and the cost per team of four is £500.

All profits from the day will go to Gloucestershire Crimestoppers. Since the charity was launched in the County in 1995, there have been 14,900 actionable calls and nearly 1,200 people have been arrested and charged as a result.

Darren Stevens, Vice chairman of Gloucestershire Crimestoppers said:“Demand is expected to be high for this event and seven teams from the business community have already registered to enter.  We would however be delighted to welcome many more,  to what will be an enjoyable day raising funds for this excellent charity."

If you are interested in entering a team, and supporting the work of Gloucestershire Crimestoppers in helping to detect crimes and catch criminals, then please contact:

Darren Stevens on 0788 904 2345 or email darren.stevens@prestburymarketing.co.uk

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Julia Richardson, Crimestoppers Co-ordinator -01452 752056
julia.richardson@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk

Notes:

• Crimestoppers is an independent charity which helps the police to solve crimes, making communities safer. It does this by operating the 24/7 telephone number 0800 555 111 which people can ring to pass on information about crimes anonymously. They can also use our ‘giving information’ form via our website www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
• The Crimestoppers call bureau, which is based in Surrey, is the charity’s national centre for taking information from members of the public from across the UK.Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year, Crimestoppers’ dedicated call agents are available around the clock to take anonymous information about crime. With over 90,000 pieces of actionable material received during 2011 and into 2012, call agents are specially trained to retrieve key information that law enforcement agencies can use to solve crimes.  
• Around 23 people are arrested and charged every day as a result of information given to Crimestoppers.
• Since Crimestoppers began in 1988, it has received over a million actionable calls, resulting in over 108,000 arrests and charges. Over £115 million worth of goods has been recovered and over £213 million worth of drugs has been seized. 
• In 2005, Crimestoppers launched the UK’s Most Wanted on its website which allows the public to view images of criminals and pass on vital information about their whereabouts. It has been highly successful with over 1,000 arrests to date. 
• Crimestoppers UK was founded by Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, Chairman of Trustees. In 1988, he launched Crimestoppers in the Metropolitan Police area. Crimestoppers’ ‘call to action’ is built on a three-way partnership between the business community, the police and the media.