Dec 31, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
The Dover Harbour Board held a reception for 300 people, many from the local community, to unveil a new installation in Cruise Terminal 1, as part of the refurbishment of the building. It was originally designed as a railway station to allow rolling stock to be loaded...
Dec 30, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame VC KBE CB DSO. 1888- 1978 Philip Neame was born at Macknade near Faversham on 12th December 1888 and educated at Cheltenham College. Entering the Army in 1908, he was a Lieutenant at the outbreak of war in 1914 when in October he...
Dec 9, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
In June this year it was announced that the Kent Special Constabulary had been given the prestigious award by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of its service to residents in Kent. They are the first Special Constabulary ever to be presented with the award and...
Dec 9, 2014 | General News
The new statue is sited in St Andrew’s Gardens in Gravesend to commemorate and celebrate all those who volunteered to serve Britain during various military campaigns between 1914 and 2014. It was decided that Squadron Leader Mahinder Singh Pujji DFC would be a great...
Nov 17, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
Kent’s finest have been honoured by The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals (BEM). Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the 6 recipients, Major (Ret’d) Maurice Bernard from Chatham, Mr Anthony Condon from Dover, Mr Noel...
Oct 28, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle MBE, presented one of the world’s leading sports communications agencies, JTA, with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade on 2nd October. It follows a record-breaking year which saw their exports rising...
Oct 28, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle MBE recently honoured twenty six members of the Reserve Forces and Cadet Movements from all three services – Sea, Army and Air – with medals and certificates in recognition of their dedicated service throughout the...
Oct 27, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The Vice -Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Mr Richard Oldfield, presented The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade on 26th September to Maviga International (Holdings) Ltd. Established in 1994, Maviga supplies dried edible pulses (peas, beans, lentils and...
Oct 23, 2014 | General News, Royal Visits
HRH The Countess of Wessex started her latest trip to Kent which took place on the 26th September, by visiting The Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate, of which she is patron. She was there to open a new hydrotherapy pool, a disability gym, and a café complex....
Oct 14, 2014 | General News, Royal Visits
On Monday 22nd September 2014 at 11 am, HRH the Duke of Kent unveiled the newly refurbished Tonbridge Memorial Gardens in the presence of some 350 invited guests and the public.This was the culmination of a five year project by the Tonbridge Memorial Trust and...
Oct 14, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
On Monday 22nd September 2014, His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent was the Principal Guest at a Drumhead Service which formed part of The Historic Dockyard Chatham’s First World War Centenary commemorations. This nationally significant commemoration marked the loss...
Sep 25, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant visited Marco’s new premises in Edenbridge to present the Queen’s Award for Export and at a special ceremony presented a cut glass bowl and certificate, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen. Marco Ltd was established in 1985 by Murray Hilborne...
