Special police officer Andy Holter has been given a special invite to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Mr Holter, 26, from Eastbourne, will meet the prime minister at a reception at 10 Downing Street tomorrow.

As an Acting divisional officer, with equivalent powers to a police inspector, he has been invited because of his commitment to the Special Constabulary, which he joined five years ago.

He divides his time between his full-time job as a civilian CCTV operator for Sussex Police and voluntary work for the Specials, the Sea Cadets and the St John Ambulance.

In August 1999, he was called on to console the family of a pilot who died while performing air stunts during the Eastbourne aerial show.

He has also been the first officer to attend serious and fatal road crashes.

The former Cavendish School pupil said: "When I heard about the invite, I was amazed.

"It is great to have been invited but I feel a bit singled out. I don't know why it is me. There are probably plenty of others around who do more than I do."

A Downing Street spokeswoman said: "Mr Blair is very keen to meet people from all walks of life."

Andy has just been promoted to work with the Special Constabulary training unit at Sussex Police headquarters in Lewes.

He said: "I failed to get into the Police Service, which was a great disappointment to me, so the Special Constabulary was a sensible option.

"My personal life takes a back burner but I am happy for that to be the case because I genuinely like to give something back to the community."