HM Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner, is thrilled to congratulate the two Shropshire based companies that have been successful in being awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise (KAE) 2025. The KAE competition was instituted by Royal Warrant in 1965 with the first awards being...
This award celebrates the outstanding work of volunteer groups across the UK. Groups do not have to be a registered charity and any volunteer-led organisation with three or more volunteers can be nominated. The Lord-Lieutenant has been delighted to see so many voluntary groups in the...
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to return to Clun recently to cut the ceremonial ribbon at the official Reopening of Clun Town Hall. On a beautifully sunny morning, members of the local community gathered alongside Deputy Lieutenants Katherine Garnier and Fiona Rogers-Coltman and other invited guests, ...
On 3 April, Shropshire Staffordshire Cheshire Blood Bikes took delivery of a brand-new BMW 1250 RT in a presentation made by Mr Dennis Hill, Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Staffordshire and Shropshire Mark Master Masons, who was representing the Mark Benevolent Fund. The Mark Benevolent...
Spring has arrived in the County both astrologically and metrologically bringing with the promise of warmer, longer days and we look forward to some lovely events to come.It is always nice to start the new year with some good news and this year we learned...
A momentous day for OsNosh - Oswestry Community Kitchen in Oswestry as they celebrated their hard-working volunteer team with a visit from the Duke of Edinburgh.50 regular volunteers, including supporters from local organisations and students from St Martins school, came to enjoy a special buffet...
After visiting two other local charities earlier in the day – Derwen College in Gobowen and OsNosh in Oswestry Town Centre – The Duke of Edinburgh also stopped off at Park Hall Stadium – the home of the JD Cymru Premier champions. The New Saints FC...
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh was greeted by hundreds of excited students, staff, clients, dignitaries, and supporters of Derwen College at their campus in Gobowenon Tuesday. They lined up in their numbers, waving union flags, and waited in anticipation for a short, personal moment and chat...
Veronica Lillis DL represented the Lord-Lieutenant at a ceremony in Oswestry Council Chamber where luthier Steve Burnett officially handed over the violins and viola to the people of Oswestry. He crafted them from a branch of a sycamore tree that still grows in the grounds...
HM Lord-Lieutenant hosted The Rt Revd Jan McFarlane, Dean of Lichfield, who oversees the work of Lichfield Cathedral, for a whistle stop tour of Shropshire which is one of the three counties with parts within the Diocese of Lichfield.They visited three churches in different settings...
