Glasgow Airport's FlightPath Fund awards £1000 towards building a memorial to Scotland's brave police dogs

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Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund has awarded £1000 to support the building of a memorial to Police Scotland’s canine heroes.Registered charity Scottish Police Dog Memorial applied for the £1,000 funding support to help reach the £35,000 required to build a lasting tribute to Scotland’s police dogs past, present and future.The permanent memorial will be based at Pollok Country Park, home to the National Dog Training Centre, and will be created by British artist John Doubleday and unveiled later this year. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Scottish Police Dog Memorial’s Carrie-Ann McNab said: “We are very grateful to have received such a generous donation from the Flightpath Fund and it gave us a much-needed boost as fundraising has been difficult as a result of the pandemic.“We are currently £5,000 away from our overall target, so we would welcome any further donations from the public in order to create a fitting memorial that will acknowledge the role these dogs undertake across the country.”There are more than 180 Police Scotland dogs working or in training today across the country and they are regularly deployed to Glasgow Airport.Ronald Leitch, Operations Director at Glasgow Airport, said: “Creating a tribute to the country’s police dogs is a fantastic idea given the role they play, particularly at the airport.“Well done to the FlightPath Fund for supporting Carrie-Ann’s efforts to recognise the dedication our canine protectors deliver to keep us all safe as part