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# Police make crowdfunding appeal for former LGBT special constable’s funeral
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/police-make-crowdfunding-appeal-for-former-lgbt-special-constables-funeral/
- Published: 2017-09-07T08:24:50.000Z
- Updated: 2017-09-25T14:28:59.000Z
- Description: Kevin ‘Rocky’ Hills, a local man served in Sussex as a Special Constable during the nineties. Kevin aged 60, died in August of pancreatic cancer following a short but aggressive illness. In the years before he was a Special Constable, Kevin started a community project based out of Scene 22 (later ca
- Author: Besi
- Tags: In The South, News

## Kevin ‘Rocky’ Hills, a local man served in Sussex as a Special Police Constable during the nineties. Kevin aged 60, died in August of pancreatic cancer following a short but aggressive illness.

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web-600-400-20.jpg)](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/gscene-com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web-600-400-20.jpg)

**In the years before he was a Special Constable,** Kevin ran a community project based out of Scene 22 (later called *Speak Out*) for members of the LGBT+ communities to confidentially discuss their concerns when reporting crime, and help build *trust and confidence* in the police.

*Speak Out* was the first project of its kind in Sussex, and paved the way in raising awareness of the support available to LGBT+ victims of crime.

Kevin was also instrumental in challenging issues of homophobia within Sussex Police; the need to challenge discriminatory behaviour and change police culture.

As a result of this work, Kevin joined Sussex Police as a Special Constable in 1996 – a role he held with great pride.

The Sussex Police Diversity Team have created a Crowdfunding page to help Kevin’s sisters raise £3,500 to support the cost of his funeral arrangements.

Kevin’s funeral was at Downs Crematorium, Bear Rd, Brighton BN2 3PL on Friday, September 15 at 2pm.

**To make a donation towards the funeral costs, [click here:](https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/diversityteam-rocky?utm%5Fid=107&utm%5Fterm=drzyjaRKJ&ref=scenemag.co.uk)**