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...
