Five Shropshire residents awarded British Empire Medals in the Queen’s New Year Honours 2022 were presented with their medals by Shropshire’s Lord Lieutenant Anna Turner. British Empire Medal (BEM) is awarded for a ‘hands-on’ service to the local community. This includes a long-term charitable or voluntary...
Deputy Lieutenant, Major General John Crackett CB TD VR was delighted to award long service awards to two SSAFA volunteers from Shropshire. SSAFA is the Armed Forces charity, formerly known as Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association, and is a UK-wide charity that provides lifelong support...
HM Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner, is thrilled to congratulate the four Shropshire based companies that have been successful in being awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise (QAE) 2022. Mrs Turner said that the winners demonstrated yet again that Shropshire is home to so...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner, attended the Declaration Service for the new High Sheriff of Shropshire, Selina Graham at the church of St John the Baptist, Willey, Broseley. The position of High Sheriff is held for a year. Meet Shropshire’s High Sheriff for 2022-23, Selina...
51 students from Sir John Talbot's School received their Duke of Edinburgh Awards, 44 Bronze awards and 7 Silver and the Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire was delighted to be able to present the students with the awards in front of parents and supporters. She praised the...
Children from a Shropshire primary school were selected to plant a tree in the grounds of Buckingham Palace The Queen’s daughter-in-law, the Countess of Wessex, planted an elm tree in the garden of the Palace yesterday, as part of the Queen’s Jubilee tree planting iniative. The Countess...
Can you help? Do you know of any voluntary groups that could be nominated for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service? Please share this information with them. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service celebrates the outstanding work of local volunteer groups across the UK. Groups do not...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner has praised the success of Shrewsbury-based leisure business and the contribution it makes to communities across the county.She made the comments during a visit with Deputy Lieutenant Tullis Matson to award-winning caravan and motorhome dealership Salop Leisure and the...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner, attended the High Sheriff of Shropshire, Tony Morris-Eyton's Legal Service in the magnificent chapel at Shrewsbury School.The Legal Service marks the end of the shrieval year for the High Sheriff and he took the opportunity to reflect on his...
Pictured above is Deputy-Lieutenant Tullis Matson welcoming new British Citizens to the county of Shropshire. In January 2004 the Government introduced a requirement that people aged 18 years or over, who are accepted for naturalisation or registration as British citizens, must take a Citizenship Oath and...
