A charity has been praised after serving more than 18,000 meals to police officers during US President Donad Trump’s visit to Scotland earlier this week.
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) provided free hot meals and welfare packs to officers deployed across the country between July 21 and 30.
The charity worked alongside Police Scotland at six distribution centres in Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, cooking 18,693 hot meals and refreshments; as well as preparing 26,000 welfare packs.
The packs, which were assembled by 160 volunteers, included protein bars, water bottles, suncream, fruit, and chocolate, while 700 people assisted in meal preparations.
A senior Police Scotland officer praised the charity’s efforts, which cost around £250,000, saying: “Our operation at Menie would not have been as successful as it was without the support of RRT. The staff and volunteers went above and beyond to look after us and provided an incredible service.”
RRT, which is made up of volunteers from the Plymouth Brethren Church, has responded to a number of major incidents over the last decade, providing hot food and practical support.
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Ross Norman, RRT UK Operations Manager, said: “We were absolutely honoured to be asked by Police Scotland to assist during this large-scale operation.
"I’m incredibly proud of every single one of our volunteers who went above and beyond to support police officers working long hours to keep Scotland’s communities safe.
“This was our charity’s largest operation, and it was only possible because of the dedication, teamwork and compassion shown by our volunteers on the ground.
"From early breakfasts to late-night meals, our teams were there around the clock to make sure officers had the food, refreshments and welfare support they needed to stay energised and focused."
According to Police Scotland, more than 7,000 police officers were deployed across Mr Trump’s five day visit.
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