Local nature group, Friends of Dothill, was delighted this week to receive a special tree from The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) ‘Tree of Trees’ which stood tall as a message of hope, regeneration and optimism to the nation and the world as part of the...
Last month a new art piece titled The Sky Begins At My Feet was installed on the Wrekin with an official unveiling with representatives from Telford & Wrekin Council and the artists in attendance. The commemorative public art piece, The Sky Begins at My Feet, was...
It is with a heavy heart that I write the first part of this blog. On the 8th September we learned about the death of our much loved and respected Queen. She has been the longest reigning monarch in British history. We will miss her for...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire was delighted to finally be able to present the Friends of Telford Town Park with their Queen's Award for Voluntary Service that was awarded in 2020, but the Covid pandemic made it impossible to hold a proper celebration.Volunteers, family and guests...
Earlier this year it was announced that four Shropshire companies had won The Queen's Award for Enpterpise, a competition that was instituted by Royal Warrant in 1965 with the first awards being made in 1966 under the original title Queen’s Award to Industry. The awards have...
Hundreds of students and staff gathered for the event, where deputy lieutenant Sir Edward Tate was in attendance as an official representative of the King. The college’s public services students, who are training for careers in professions such as the army, navy and RAF, were on...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner was delighted to be able to present four Shropshire residents with their British Empire Medals awarded in Her Late Majesty's Birthday Honours.British Empire Medal (BEM) is awarded for 'hands-on” service to the local community and this includes long-term...
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner attended the State Funeral of her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 19th representing the people of Shropshire. Mrs Turner had also been able to visit Westminster Hall during her Late Majesty’s Lying in State,...
The news on Thursday 8th September 2022 that Her Majesty had died brought a huge sense of loss, shock, and deep emotion amongst us all.We admired her total commitment with stalwart loyalty to duty which brought universal admiration. Throughout the 70 years of her reign,...
Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire would like to express huge sadness on the death of our much loved and respected Queen. She has been the longest reigning monarch in British history. We will miss her for the sense of continuity and stability she has given...
