As Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire I would like to express huge sadness on the death of The Duke of Edinburgh. We remember him with huge affection and gratitude for his support to Her Majesty The Queen in her duties, his sense of fun,...
We are delighted to announce that five Shropshire groups are to be honoured in 2020 with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is Britain’s highest award for voluntary groups, for charities and for social enterprises. It is given to groups of volunteers working and benefitting others, to...
Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is considered to be the MBE for the voluntary sector.As many of you know Shropshire has literally thousands of voluntary organisations and groups.As a county we have been very successful at punching well above our weight for these awards and...
The Queen's Award for Enterprise is the most prestigious of business awards. Those who succeed in winning an award are allowed touse this official crest to help promote their business, they are also invited to a winners reception at Buckingham Palace. For the past couple of...
It was a sad start to the year as I attended the funeral of Liz Holt a former DL, I didn't know her but wished I had having heard the stories about her and what a personality she was. Fast cars and helping others seemed...
My appointment on 2nd January 2019, following the retirement of Sir Algernon Heber-Percy, began with a deluge of emails and letters from many organisations, asking me to be patron or to be involved in their work. Curiosity about the first woman Lord-Lieutenant appointed in Shropshire...
My first event of October was to present the awards at the Drapers Company Young Textile Design Competition in Shrewsbury. So many talented young people and the standard of work was incredible. The following night I attended a concert raising funds in support of the...
July began with a short visit to an initiative by Shropshire Magistrates in the community entitled 'Crucial Crew', presenting a scenario to school children to try and get the message across to them that a criminal record is not good news. The remainder of the...
At the beginning of April, I was honoured to present the awards at Shrewsbury Castle to the most outstanding cadets, four confident and personable young men who are a credit to their proud parents. The four cadets will now accompany me at various events throughout...
My appointment on 2nd January 2019, following the retirement of Sir Algernon Heber-Percy, began with a deluge of emails and letters from all manner of organisations, asking me to be patron or to be involved in their work. Curiosity about the first woman Lord-Lieutenant appointed...
