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 | | Thursday, 15 November, 2001, 11:57 GMT RUC widows welcome garden plans  The RUC Widows' Association has welcomed plans for a garden of remembrance and Museum dedicated to the force. The �1m project is to be funded by the government. The Northern Ireland Secretary, John Reid, said the garden would allow visitors to reflect on the dedication and sacrifices of officers. Many relatives of RUC victims of the Troubles have expressed hurt about police reforms.
Iona Myers of the association said a lasting tribute would help those who lost loved ones. "It is fine now when you have people like ourselves who are here and are able to do something," she said. "But eventually one day we will be gone and at least it will keep forever the name of the Royal Ulster Constabulary which is our big aim at the moment". Reforms The RUC became the Police Service of Northern Ireland on 4 November as part of sweeping reforms to the service under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement peace accord. The first recruits to the new PSNI began training earlier this month and are expected to be on the streets in the Spring. The RUC was established in Northern Ireland following partition in 1921. The service lost 302 members to terror attacks during the last 30 years of violence and thousands more were injured. Current members of the RUC automatically transferred into the new service. | |
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