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Joel Michael Forrester, born 28th September 1985, served with distinction in The Parachute Regiment - British Army. After operational tours inclusive of Iraq and Afghanistan, he left the British Army in February 2009. In June 2009 he joined the Police Force where he served as an Operational Firearms Commander within Tactical Firearms Policing, in both Overt and Covert roles. Over a 10 year Policing career Joel was awarded 5 bravery citations locally and received national press coverage in 2014 for being awarded the National Police National Bravery Medal, for actions of risking his own life, to save the life of others. Presented to him by H.R.H Princess Alexandra. Ref:https://www.royalhumanesociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Police-Medal-List-RHS-2017.pdf

Joel developed a skill set in Leadership, Motivation and Guest Speaking, educating the public on how to implement a strong mindset to tackle adversity.

Joel left the Police Force in 2019 and continued his role as CEO of a national award winning fundraising organisation called Hockey For Heroes, where their influence on the Field Hockey market is considerable.

As figure head of this award winning organisation, Joel is crucial to the development of the Field Hockey audience in the UK. https://hockeyforheroes.co.uk

Joel’s leadership and motivational skills have ensured the organisations winning of the National fundraising award in 2018z<https://hockeyforheroes.co.uk