Cambridgeshire Constabulary is set to publicise every 999 call in a 'Postathon' event on Friday in a bid to give the public a better understanding of the work it does.

The event, part of Control Room Week, aims to highlight the commitment of the force's control room staff.

The constabulary will update its Facebook and Instagram pages every 30 minutes, providing a summary of all 999 calls made during that period.

The Postathon will take place between 4pm and 9pm on Friday, October 25.

The aim of the event is to give the public a clear understanding of the daily demands faced by control room staff.

In September alone, the demand hub received 12,478 calls to 999, 19,024 calls to 101, as well as 2,309 web chats and 2,575 online reports.

Superintendent Nick Church, head of demand, said: “We often hear about officers on the frontline, but rarely do we hear about the hard work and resilience of our control room staff, who are on hand 24 hours a day to help the public whenever they need police assistance.

“This Postathon is important not only to raise awareness of the volume of calls we receive, but also to demonstrate the variety and complexity of some of the incidents we deal with, too."

The force will also be sharing posts throughout Control Room Week featuring call handler Lyndsay and dispatcher Aimee.

Aimee, who recently returned from maternity leave, said: "I wanted a role which would give me a good work life balance, however I still wanted a fast paced environment, and that is definitely what the control room offers."

Call handler Lyndsay added: “When we answer calls, we never know what we are going to be dealing with.

"I have experienced and learnt about situations working here that I would never have thought I'd come across."

The force is currently recruiting for control room staff, including call handlers and dispatchers.

More information can be found on the force's website.