I was talking to the Lord-Lieutenant in Cornwall last week and he told me their average rainfall is 1200mm, then I spoke to a friend in Cumbria and she said theirs is 1482mm and so I then began to feel blessed that in Shropshire we...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner was delighted to accept an invitation from the Lyneal Trust to attend an event celebrating 40 years of helping people with disabilities or mobility issues to enjoy time on the Llangollen canal.The charity is based at Lyneal Wharf,...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner, was delighted to accept an invitation to attend the Shropshire Army Cadet Force visitors’ day.The Army Cadet Force annual camp was held at Altcar Training camp, Liverpool and, as is tradition, they hosted a visitors’ day.Mrs. Turner, Patron...
Deputy Lieutenant Robert Bland was delighted to represent the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner at the re-opening of the Severn Valley Railway. Following months of closure due to a landslide at Mor Brook near Bridgnorth earlier this year, the 16.5-mile heritage line between Kidderminster...
Newly-commissioned Deputy Lieutenant, Mrs Jo Baugh, attended her first solo engagement on Saturday 19th July 2025.Mrs. Baugh was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner, on 23rd May 2025 and was officially presented with her commission at the...
Garrison Sergeant Major Andrew John (Vern) Stokes OBE MVO DL was delighted to represent His Majesty’s representative, the Lord-Lieutenenant of Shropshire at the opening of the Monarch’s Mini Kingdom.In his day job, as Garrison Sergeant Major of London, he is charged with the planning and...
Shropshire Council proudly honoured its dedicated foster carers at the annual Foster Carer Celebration on Thursday 3 July, bringing together over 45 carers for an evening of recognition, appreciation, and community. There are currently over 700 children being looked after by Shropshire Council, and foster carers...
Earlier this week staff at HMP Stoke Heath welcomed Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, she was given a tour of the facilities that have been created and heard about programmes designed to support prisoner employment and resettlement. She was accompanied by Natasha Kendall, Head...
A Shropshire charity which provides outdoor education to thousands of schoolchildren has officially welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as its new patron. As the sun blazed over the county, The Princess Royal dressed in an elegant, cream trouser suit, toured the charity’s Preston Montford...
DL Katherine Garnier was delighted to join Deputy Mayor Monika Jones and her family at this year's Clun Gardens Open Weekend. A highlight of the town's summer calendar, the event was as joyful as ever and drew crowds from near and far.Beneath a bright summer...
