Jun 26, 2023 | General News, Kent County Events
In March, the Lord-Lieutenant joined the celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of the Salvation Army in Chatham, one of the oldest Salvation Army’s in the world. It was commenced in 1873 when William Booth was the leader of ‘Christian Mission’ which...
Jun 26, 2023 | General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Gurvinder Sandher, represented the Lord-Lieutenant at the Holi Festival of Colours Celebration in Dartford. Organised by Cohesion Plus, this was a fantastic community event. To learn more about the Holi Festival and its origins, visit the Cohesion...
Jun 26, 2023 | General News, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to unveil the Fenland Black Oak Table at Rochester Cathedral. The table was completed and unveiled in 2022 and was dedicated to Her Late Majesty The Queen as a ‘Table for the Nation’. Read more about its history and...
Jun 26, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
We were thrilled to welcome HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh to Kent in April where she visited Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent and Medway Medical School and Kent Refugee Action Network. Her first visit of the day was at...
Jun 26, 2023 | General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Rosemary Dymond, was delighted to attend the Eid Community Mela. This fantastic event was organised by the Kent Equality Cohesion Council and took place in Fort Gardens in Gravesend. A wonderful way to bring the community together to celebrate Eid...
Jun 26, 2023 | General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Peter Gilbert, was delighted to attend the Kent Gifted and Talented Science and Technology Challenge Day. This annual event is organised by MCS Projects Ltd in conjunction with the University of Greenwich and has been running for more than ten...
Jun 23, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
Many congratulations to everyone at the wonderful Elvis and Kresse on receiving The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category. Elvis and Kresse was founded in 2005 when the founders learned that London Fire Brigade’s damaged hoses were...
Jun 23, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenants attended events around the County to celebrate Windrush 75 and recognise the contributions and achievements of the Windrush generation. Windrush flags were raised in Gravesend and Dartford and a special Windrush 75 flag designed for Kent was raised...
Jun 19, 2023 | Featured News, General News
SEVEN new Deputy Lieutenants of Kent have been appointed today, each of them honoured for their positive contributions to the County and the Nation. They are Mr Paul Barrett MBE (Canterbury); Mrs Marian Boswall (Maidstone); Colonel (Retd) Jane Carey-Harris TD VR...
Jun 19, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies
Many congratulations to all those honoured in HM The King’s Birthday Honours List. A great list and we are so fortunate to have so many exceptional people living in Kent and doing so much for their communities and their Country. We were delighted to see two Kent...
Mar 29, 2023 | Featured News, General News
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, The Lady Colgrain, has expressed much sadness on hearing the news of the unexpected death of Paul O’Grady last night. In paying tribute to Paul, The Lady Colgrain said: It is with great sadness that we have woken to the news of Paul’s...
Jan 26, 2023 | Featured News, Forthcoming Events, General News, Kent County Events
Plans to celebrate the Coronation of HM The King are underway with a weekend of events planned as follows: Saturday 6th May The Coronation Service will take place at Westminster Abbey. Sunday 7th May This is the day for the Coronation Big Lunch where communities...
