Jul 25, 2025 | General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Andrew Wood, had a fantastic time at the Maidstone Light Up Festival. This fun event in the County Town was organised by Cohesion Plus and included a lantern parade, entertainment and a brass band. Thank you to everyone involved in the organisation...
Jul 25, 2025 | General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Major Dennis Bradley, was thrilled to present the winning team of the Youth Speaks Awards with their award. The Youth Speaks Awards are organised by Hythe Rotary Club and the winners were from Folkestone Girls Grammar School. Congratulations to the...
Jul 25, 2025 | General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Andrew Wood, was delighted to join the celebrations in Maidstone for Lunar New Year. This fantastic event was organised by Cohesion Plus to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the town. Thank you and well done to all involved!
Jul 25, 2025 | General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Jane Carey-Harris joined the Lord Mayor of Canterbury for Holocaust Memorial Day where a moment of reflection was held to mark the occasion. Visit the Holocaust Memorial Day website to learn more about this important day.
Jul 25, 2025 | General News, Kent County Events
Colourful tradional dress, wonderful music and a mystery play cheered up a gloomy January day when Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Jane Carey-Harris joined Denys Nizalov and others at the Canterbury for Ukraine Malanka celebrations held in St Mary’s Church. Malanka is an...
Jul 11, 2025 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
His Majesty The King visited Kent on Thursday 10 July and paid tribute to the dedication and resilience of local volunteers during a visit to Deal and Walmer, where he joined a series of engagements highlighting community action, environmental stewardship, and...
May 16, 2025 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
Thursday 8th May saw the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. Communities across the county hosted events to mark this important occasion, remember those we lost, and celebrate and pay tribute to the WWII generation. The Lord-Lieutenant and her Deputy Lieutenants have attended...
Jan 20, 2025 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant, Colonel Jane Carey-Harris was delighted to represent the Lord-Lieutenant at the County Conference of the Royal British Legion which was overseen by Caye Gould, the County Chairman. It was attended by Paul Bennett, the National President, and...
Jan 2, 2025 | General News, Kent County Events
A very rainy but fun Maidstone Mela was held in September where Link Deputy Lieutenant for Maidstone, Victoria Wallace represented the Lord-Lieutenant. Thank you to everyone at Cohesion Plus for once again, putting on a fantastic event in the County Town, enjoyed by...
Jan 2, 2025 | General News, Kent County Events
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to attend the Hythe Venetian Fete in August 2024. ‘The Hythe Venetian Fete is a tableau of decorated floats in various themes held on the Royal Military Canal in the town of Hythe every second year on the third Wednesday in...
Jan 2, 2025 | General News, Kent County Events
In the Summer of 2024, the Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to join the celebrations at Pinnocks in Gravesend as they celebrated 400 years of the charity. The Henry Pinnock and Victoria & Albert Memorial Charity has been providing social housing in the form of...
Dec 5, 2024 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events
We were thrilled to be given the opportunity by The Royal Foundation to host a Community Carol Service at Rochester Cathedral as part of HRH The Princess of Wales’ ‘Together at Christmas’ initiative. Fifteen Community Carol Services are taking place...
