North Wales Police have welcomed four new Chaplains who will provide a ‘listening ear’ and additional support for officers, staff and volunteers.

Chief Officers, the Workforce Representation Team, alongside the Citizens in Policing Team have been focusing on the development of additional multi-faith volunteer Chaplains, to help provide pastoral and spiritual care for the police service in an increasingly challenging time.

Policing can be a demanding and difficult role, particularly as so many of the things that officers and staff deal with are of a sensitive nature which means they are often unable to discuss what they do with even their nearest and dearest.

Those wanting someone to talk to, whatever the situation or subject and irrespective of religious background will now have a team from the chaplaincy service who will provide ‘a listening ear’ and where required, additional spiritual support.

The four new Police Chaplains are the Reverend Lesley Randle of the Bro Seiriol Ministry Area on Anglesey, Reverend Ant Howe from the Trawsfynydd area, Pastor Laurie Searle who is also a Co-ordinator for the Wrexham Street Pastors and Chaplain at Wrexham’s Glyndŵr University and Llinos Mai Morris who is a Youth and Children’s Community worker and a Pastoral Carer for Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru in Caernarfon. They will be working alongside North Wales Police’ Lead Chaplain, Gerald Williams who joined North Wales Police in 2015.