Last month Deputy-Lieutenant Katherine Garnier was honoured to join members of the Clun community for a short Ceremony of Remembrance held to mark the unveiling of a new memorial plaque. The plaque was designed and commissioned by members of the Clun Branch of the Royal British Legion...
Businesses across Shropshire are being urged to enter the UK’s most prestigious awards in 2024 – the King’s Award for Enterprise. A special event hosted by Shropshire’s Lord Lieutenant Anna Turner and Lord Hamilton of Dalziel DL launched this year’s awards at Harrington Hall in Shifnal. Guests...
As we welcome Summer to the County, I am reflecting on what a busy first half of the year it has been. We recently learned that 7 Shropshire citizens (including 2 military awards) were recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List. It is a very proud...
His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenants are invited to select members of the Sea Cadet Corps, the Army Cadet Force and the RAF Air Cadets and appoint them as a Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet to support them in their official duties. The Lord Lieutenants’ Cadets are typically amongst the...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire was delighted to be invited to unveil a plaque following a successful £1.1 million project supported by people across the country to celebrate the culmination of years of planning and fund-raising by local canal charities working together to restore the Montgomery...
Shropshire Archives’ new room, now known as the Lily Chitty Room, was officially opened on Tuesday 25 June by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Shopshire, Mrs Anna Turner JP. The room, which was created thanks to Shropshire Council’s capital project. creates a flexible area that can be...
Deputy Lieutenant Fiona Rogers-Coltman attended the unveiling of a memorial plaque for Sir Albert Howard who is considered by many to have been, along with Lady Eve Balfour (founder of the Soil Association), one of the founders of organic farming.Albert Howard was born in Bishop's...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire is thrilled that 5 individuals from Shropshire have been recognised in His Majesty’s Birthday Honours list 2024.Recipients are:Order of the British Empire Officers of the Order of the British Empire Heather Ruth KEATES - Bishops Castle, ShropshireShropshire Chief Executive Officer, Community...
As the current President, The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire was given a very warm welcome when she attended the 149th Shropshire County Show. It was a beautiful day with possibly one of the best turnouts in years. There were record entries in the livestock classes, wonderful...
In 1944 Allied forces mounted the largest amphibious invasion the world has ever witnessed; Operation Overlord, D-Day, saw over 5,000 ships and landing craft set down more than 150,000 troops on five Normandy beaches in an action that would bring about the liberation of north-west...
