Guy Swatland of the Coldstream Guards Leicester Branch

GUY ‘SWAT’ SWATLAND ... It is with great sadness and regret that the Leicester Branch report the death of Guy Swatland, an outstanding member of The Leicester Branch. Guy 'Swat' Swatland was a very active member of the Branch and was known and will be missed by many.

Information from the Leicester Police Website can be found here, and is shown below to preserve this information. Funeral details are: Tuesday 1300hrs 23nd June 2009 St Mary Church Brindmead Road Knighton Leicester Followed by: Private Family Service at the Gilrose Crematorium , Leicester. A Celebration of Life At Glen Gorse Golf Club Glen Road (A6) Oadby Leicester LE2 4RF Family flowers only donations to the Derbyshire Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance Via: AJ Adkinson & Sons Funeral & Cremation Directors 12 London Road Oadby Leicester LE2 5TG Telephone: 0116 2712340

MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE: Many messages of condolence have been left at Coldsteamers (www.Coldstreamers.co.uk) and ShinyCapstar (www.shinycapstar.com/shinychat), some of these are shown below: Pecker: A true gent and genuinely nice bloke, felt speechless when I got the call today. R.I.P mate, like all the Branch Members I will miss and remember you. SKand: Swatty was a great Guardsman, I had the pleasure of being his platoon sgt (10 plt) RIP mate. Michael Bevan: I served with Swat in 3 Company and the Mortar Platoon and we shared good times together over the years. Swat will be sadly missed and our condolences are with Debbie and her family at this very sad time. Michael (Bev) Debbie Bevan Andy Wilk: Unbelievable news Pecker, served with Swat in 3 Coy, always a great laugh and a keen Leicester City supporter, very sad news indeed, RIP Swat, gone to the heavens of the great Coldstreamers. My sincere condolences to all his family, thinking of you all, Andy Wilk Pete Young: sorry to hear the very sad news swat was in my section in fally great bloke aways a laugh my condolences to the family you,ll be sadly missed mate pete Graham McSweeney: Just read the tragic & sad news, saddened & shocked to hear of Swat's passing, I only saw him the other week in Welly over Black weekend & said hello to him! My sincere condolences to Swat's family & friends RIP my old mucker you will be sorely missed. 3 pics of Swat, me & our brick from Belfast 78 of the happy times I shared with him.

With sad regret, Graham McSweeney Paul Kerrigan: Sorry to hear about Guy 'Swat' Swatland. We joined up together in '76. We served together for many years, 3 coy, 4 supp coy. What a sad loss, he was a great coldstreamer. Condolences to his family, R.I.P Swat You can leave your own message of condolence at Coldsteamers (www.Coldstreamers.co.uk) or ShinyCapstar (www.shinycapstar.com/shinychat)

Police officer killed in Road Traffic Collision: Leicestershire Constabulary have tonight confirmed that a serving police officer was killed in a road traffic collision today (Friday June 12). PC Guy Swatland (49) was a beat officer for the Stoneygate and Knighton beat at Welford Road local policing unit. PC Guy Swatland pictured in the Leicester Mercury after being announced as Beat Bobby of the Year 2008. He was riding a pedal cycle that was involved in a collision with a silver Mercedes Sprinter at around 8.45am this morning on the A6 in Great Glen. He was off duty at the time. Speaking this afternoon Chief Constable Matt Baggott, said: “Guy was a dedicated and highly respected beat officer. He was not only hugely popular with his colleagues, but was also well known, liked and truly influential in the community he served, resulting in him being named ‘Beat Bobby of the Year’ in 2008. “His death has come as a terrible shock and my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.” Chief Superintendent Chris Garnham, City BCU Commander, said: “The death of a colleague is always a terrible shock and I know many of us are feeling the loss. “Guy had worked for Leicestershire Constabulary for over 15 years and was an enthusiastic, dedicated and well respected beat officer who was a credit to Welford Road local policing unit and the Force as a whole. "He will be greatly missed by his colleagues and the community he served. The fact that Guy was named ‘Beat Bobby of the Year’ last year shows the high regard the people of Stoneygate and Knighton had for him. “I will always remember a recent conversation I had with Guy in which he told me he had started work at 4am that morning to tackle burglaries on his beat and would be outside a local school at 4pm to sort out problems there. For me that sums Guy up – he was always there when people needed him. He will be greatly missed.” A book of condolences will be available in the front enquiry office at Welford Road Police Station for any members of the public who wish to leave tributes to Guy, with special arrangements being made for the enquiry office to be open over the coming weekend. PC Harvey Watson worked with PC Swatland at Welford Road LPU. He said: “Guy was a dear friend and a fantastic colleague. We always had a lot of banter and he will be greatly missed at Welford Road police station. “I know he will also be sadly missed in Stoneygate and Knighton where he was a well liked and respected beat bobby.” A 43-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the collision. Detectives investigating the incident still want to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision. They’re particularly keen to speak to the occupants of a white van which stopped at the scene following the incident but left before police arrived. These people may have important information that helps the investigation and officers urge them to get in touch. Anyone with any information is asked to contact DS 1522 Mark Watling from SCIU on Leicester (0116) 222 2222, follow the instructions to leave a message for an officer and when prompted key in his identification number 1522. Alternatively, people can call Crimestoppers free* and anonymously on 0800 555 111. * Some mobile phone providers may charge for this call

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