Two Shropshire men have been presented with honours by Lord Lieutenant Anna Turner at a garden party held at Preen Manor. Glen Perkins, 60, from Market Drayton, founded the Action for Ashes campaign after the baby ashes scandal emerged. Gareth Smith, the 32-year-old assistant principal at Severndale...
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant to Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner, recently visited Shropshire Woodcarvers Club to review its tribute to the monarch’s forthcoming Platinum Jubilee anniversary.Club members have been busy over recent months carving a wide and diverse array of intricate jubilee love spoons which during the...
This is an open invitation for anyone wishing to attend the above service at Shrewsbury Abbey on Sunday 29th May....
You may have noticed we have changed the name of the newsletter. It was originally the Town Links newsletter but during discussions with my Deputy Lieutenants we thought it beneficial to change to include the word Community. As a Lieutenancy we want to reach out...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner was delighted to open the Norton in Hales community car park. This was a collaboration between the community pub, the Parish Council and Shropshire Council and will help alleviate traffic congestion in the village. After the opening, guests enjoyed a...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner opened the new training and education facility at Landau in Wellington. Landau is a supported employment and training charity that transform over 800 lives a year across the West Midlands by providing routes to employment, access to learning, social enterprise...
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...
