Mar 15, 2022 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
Commonwealth Day took place on Monday 14 March and Local Authorities across Kent celebrated this important day by raising their Commonwealth Flags. Deputy Lieutenants represented the Lord-Lieutenant at Flag Raising Ceremonies around the County including at Kent County...
Mar 11, 2022 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Peter Gilbert, recently represented the Lord-Lieutenant at the opening of the fantastic Unknown Soldier Exhibition at Rochester Art Gallery. The Artist, David Tovey, is a former soldier who has experienced homelessness. His artwork demonstrates the...
Mar 11, 2022 | Featured News, General News, Royal Visits
On 2 February, we were thrilled to welcome HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall to Kent. Their Royal Highnesses spent the day in Kent visiting many venues and groups across the County. They started the day at Sheppey Matters, a health and wellbeing...
Jan 7, 2022 | Featured News, General News
Deputy Lieutenant, Marion Regan was delighted to join East Malling Trust, the Kent-based charity dedicated to promoting horticultural research, in their planting of an Oak tree in support of The Queen’s Green Canopy which is part of the celebrations for Her...
Jan 1, 2022 | Featured News, General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies
Congratulations to all the recipients of Honours in the New Year 2022 list. We are so very fortunate to have such inspirational people in the County and we thank all the recipients for the work they do in Kent and across the country, very well done to you all. The...
Dec 3, 2021 | Featured News, General News
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to be invited to visit Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex at Rochester to meet with David Welch, Chief Executive, Leigh Curtis, Executive Director of Service Delivery, Lynne Harris, Executive Director of Income Generation, Marketing and...
Dec 2, 2021 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Kelvin Holford attending the Dartford Festival of Lights, organised by Cohesion Plus. The Festival celebrated the diverse community in Dartford and everyone enjoyed the performances and lanterns created by children in local schools. This video has...
Dec 2, 2021 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant had the absolute pleasure of joining veteran, Peter Topley, in the planting of a tree at the RBLI in Maidstone to celebrate the RBLI being given the opportunity to manufacture the plaques for The Queen’s Green Canopy. The Queen’s Green...
Dec 2, 2021 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Bhargawa Vasudaven attended the excellent community event, Gravesham Festival of Lights, organised by Cohesion Plus. The event brought the community together for a wonderful celebration. The beautiful lanterns were created by children from local...
Dec 2, 2021 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Bhargawa Vasudaven had a wonderful time at the Gifted Young Generation Showcase at The Grand in Gravesend. Gifted Young Generation supports young people and their mental health. The Showcase celebrates the young people’s skills and...
Nov 19, 2021 | Featured News, General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant has presented individuals from Kent with their long awaited medals at Investitures held in October and November. We were extremely fortunate to hold the presentations at the beautiful Chevening House in Sevenoaks, the perfect setting for such...
Nov 18, 2021 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
The Lieutenancy supported Remembrance Services across the County this Remembrance Sunday and laid wreaths at memorials throughout Kent. The Lord-Lieutenant attended the Service and Parade in Rochester, accompanied by one of her Lord-Lieutenant Cadets, CWO Andrew Loy... 
