History

In March 1993 a terrorist bomb explosion in Warrington, Cheshire killed two boys and injured scores more local people.

As so often in these circumstances, the public reached out in the only way they could. They sent money. Two police officers collected these donations and by organising various fundraising events were eventually able to send 34 child victims of crime to Disney World, Florida.

In 1994 children from Warrington were joined by other young people from Belfast whose lives had also been blighted by terrorism.

The Beginning of CVoC

An early supporter of the initiative was a Chief Officer from the Cheshire Police who was also a member of the British Police Rugby Committee.

When Child Victims of Crime became a Registered Charity in 1994 it was administered by members of the British Police Rugby Section, and is now administered by a Board of Trustees, which includes Chief Officers, serving and retired officers and civilian police support staff.