Jun 30, 2017 | General News, Kent County Events
The Lord–Lieutenant and Viscountess De L’Isle hosted their Annual Civic Reception for all incoming Local Authority Mayors, District Council Chairmen and Chief Executives in the Barons Hall at Penshurst Place on Thursday 22nd June. In welcoming everyone to Penshurst...
Jun 6, 2017 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
Crossways Community The Countess of Wessex visited Crossways Community in Tunbridge Wells, on 19th April, to unveil a plaque commemorating her visit, and 50 years since the charity’s work in the field of mental health began. The Chief Executive of Crossways, Chris...
Jun 1, 2017 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle, held an investiture at Penshurst Place for the three British Empire Medal recipients nominated in Her Majesty The Queen’s 2017 New Year Honours List. The short citations were read by Mrs Georgie Warner DL, before the...
Mar 16, 2017 | General News, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent is calling for more volunteers amid concerns that the volunteering spirit may not be as strong as it used to be. Viscount De L’Isle has told a congregation of more than 550 in Rochester Cathedral that “the philosophy and motivation behind...
Mar 15, 2017 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
KM Charity Team Partnership Awards 2017 were held at Rowhill Grange Hotel, Wilmington, on 1st March, to recognise the support given to the Charity Team by eighty of their many sponsors and partners to thank them for their backing. Over 50 certificates and awards were...
Mar 15, 2017 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The award winners at the SECAmb East awards ceremony. (c) Cripps Photography The South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS awards Ceremony was held 23rd February, at The Orangery at Turkey Mill, Maidstone. SECAmb staff were joined by volunteers and members of the public...
Feb 7, 2017 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
Mr Tom Gates, Chairman of Kent County Council, held a Reception in the Darenth Room at County Hall, Maidstone, on 7th February for recipients of the Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur (Chevalier). Present at the event was the Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount...
Dec 22, 2016 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
ecoegg, a laundry products manufacturer which makes environmentally-friendly washing pellets, was presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle, only five months after the company’s former premises were...
Dec 22, 2016 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
The Countess of Wessex made a visit to officially open the Benenden Community Shop where she enjoyed time with volunteers who saved the village shop, and post office, from closure. During her visit the Countess unveiled a plaque commemorating the occasion and...
Dec 21, 2016 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
A manufacturer of plastic pipe systems which exports around the world has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its international trading achievements. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is given to businesses to recognise outstanding...
Dec 21, 2016 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
The Queen visited the Royal Engineers as their Colonel-in-Chief on 13th October 2016, to mark the 300th Anniversary of the Corps foundation. The sun shone in the crisp autumn morning as Her Majesty arrived at Brompton Barracks. The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle...
Dec 20, 2016 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
Deputy Lieutenant Major Dennis Bradley BEM DL represented the Lord-Lieutenant at The Lyminge Good Citizens Awards for 2016. Lyminge is a small village with an average population of 2000 citizens and is surrounded by farmland and ancient forests. It was a... 
