The Andy Tait Memorial trophy is now in its 10th year.
It was established to commemorate the life of Andy Tait, an otherwise fit and healthy young police officer, who died from an underlying cardiac disorder in February 2001, aged just 26. Since his death, Fife Constabulary and Andy's family have commemorated his life by running an annual charity golf competition at Thornton Golf Club.
This has grown in stature over the years and has raised a significant amount of money for charity.
Andy's colleagues, friends and family have continued to support this special event and it is a real testament to how popular Andy was, and how much he is missed.
Andy's grandmother donated the trophy for the first competition in 2001 and Andy's father, Andy Tait Snr (a retired Police Sergeant who served mainly as a Traffic Officer in Fife) continues to support the annual outing and plays a very active role in the organisation of the event.
The charitable focus for this year's special day was CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. Founded in 1995, CRY offers support to those who have suffered a bereavement.
The charity is very close to the hearts of Andy's family and as part of the fundraising, an online Charity Auction was launched which provided an opportunity to raise funds for CRY, whilst allowing an opportunity to bid for some fantastic prizes. In total the excellent sum of over £2,500 was raised.
In support of the efforts of the fundraising committee, the Force Charities Fund further awarded £500 to CRY.
Superintendent Andy Morris, Chair of the Force Charities Fund, which is funded entirely through voluntary contributions by police officers and police staff, is pleased to support CRY, which provides much needed support to families or individuals who have suffered the loss of a loved one, a situation which undoubtedly impacts immensely upon them.
Those involved in organising the annual event work tirelessly in raising funds and we wish them well with this year's effort.
