A Harrogate police officer was awarded a British Empire Medal today in recognition of his services to policing and charity.
Sergeant Paul Cording was honoured in the king’s birthday honours list in June.
Today, Sgt Cording received his medal from the Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Jo Ropner at her Camp Hill Estate near Bedale.
Sgt Cording joined North Yorkshire Police in 2001 and moved to the roads policing department in 2010.
He has since been called to over 100 fatal road traffic collisions and become well-known for tweeting about life as a roads policing sergeant in North Yorkshire. He has also featured on Channel 5’s Traffic Cops.
Sgt Cording was nominated for the award by the chief constable’s office.
In a social media post, Sgt Cording said:
“What an amazing and humbling experience to be in a room with such incredible people.
“My thanks to North Yorkshire Lieutenancy and Jo Ropner for presenting my award and thank you to everyone that has and continues to support me.”
In another post on X, Sgt Cording described his anticipation for the awards ceremony as:
“Proud moment in the Cording household if not a little bit overwhelmed by it all.”
Besides his police work, Sgt Cording frequently supports charities.
He visits local schools to educate young people and children on road traffic safety, and this year ran 325km in a week to honour the 325 people killed or seriously injured on North Yorkshire’s roads in 2021.
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