Deputy Lieutenant Robert Bland was delighted to represent the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner at the re-opening of the Severn Valley Railway. Following months of closure due to a landslide at Mor Brook near Bridgnorth earlier this year, the 16.5-mile heritage line between Kidderminster...
Newly-commissioned Deputy Lieutenant, Mrs Jo Baugh, attended her first solo engagement on Saturday 19th July 2025.Mrs. Baugh was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner, on 23rd May 2025 and was officially presented with her commission at the...
Garrison Sergeant Major Andrew John (Vern) Stokes OBE MVO DL was delighted to represent His Majesty’s representative, the Lord-Lieutenenant of Shropshire at the opening of the Monarch’s Mini Kingdom.In his day job, as Garrison Sergeant Major of London, he is charged with the planning and...
Shropshire Council proudly honoured its dedicated foster carers at the annual Foster Carer Celebration on Thursday 3 July, bringing together over 45 carers for an evening of recognition, appreciation, and community. There are currently over 700 children being looked after by Shropshire Council, and foster carers...
Earlier this week staff at HMP Stoke Heath welcomed Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, she was given a tour of the facilities that have been created and heard about programmes designed to support prisoner employment and resettlement. She was accompanied by Natasha Kendall, Head...
A Shropshire charity which provides outdoor education to thousands of schoolchildren has officially welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as its new patron. As the sun blazed over the county, The Princess Royal dressed in an elegant, cream trouser suit, toured the charity’s Preston Montford...
DL Katherine Garnier was delighted to join Deputy Mayor Monika Jones and her family at this year's Clun Gardens Open Weekend. A highlight of the town's summer calendar, the event was as joyful as ever and drew crowds from near and far.Beneath a bright summer...
Two of His Majesty the King’s Lieutenancies were given an insight into Neurodiversity this week.The informative day-long Specific Learning Difficulties awareness training was delivered by award winning Dyslexia specialist, Elizabeth Wilkinson MBE at the Chapel Field Conference Suites, nr Whitchurch.The event, co-ordinated by Mrs. Anna...
Businesses across Shropshire are being encouraged to put themselves forward for the prestigious 2026 King’s Awards for Enterprise following a celebration event for this year's county winners. Teams from Fabweld Steel Products and Grainger & Worrall, announced as winners in May, were guests of honour at...
Last week Deputy Lieutenant Diana Flint attended a Fizzgigs of Ellesmere production about the Ellesmere Workhouse. The moving and poignant play, staged in St Mary’s church brought to light this little known bit of local social history. The institution was finally demolished in 1939. ...
