High Sheriff delivers award to Police Cadet at Halfords in Rustington
The High Sheriff of West Sussex, Dr Tim Fooks, visited Halfords in Rustington, in his full court dress, to present one of his three police cadets, Fin Anderson, with a High Sheriff Award.
Fin, who is a cadet leader at Worthing Police Cadets, works at the large retail store at the weekends and some evenings and is also studying hard at his college during the week. As a result he was not able to attend the High Sheriff’s official award ceremony.
However, Dr Fooks was determined that Fin should receive his Award in person. “Fin is an outstanding Police Cadet and has supported me during my year of Office. He is a credit to his family, the local community and his Police Cadet group and I had no hesitation in selecting him to receive one of my Awards. However, as he could not attend the Awards ceremony itself, I decided to find him at work and make a formal presentation there.”
The High Sheriff did not look like a regular Halfords customer as he arrived at the store on Saturday morning to find Fin and his father, Peter, and his official uniform certainly caused some surprise to customers and staff alike. However, as Dr Fooks presented the Award certificate, Fin received a well-deserved round of applause from his colleagues.
The High Sheriff commented, “with such a great work ethic and community spirit, Fin should go on to do great things whether that be with the police or in another career. I am very pleased he has been one of my cadets this year and I wish him all the very best for his future.”