Mar 22, 2016 | General News, Kent County Events
Exactly a century after Corporal Cotter’s act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross, a Service of Commemoration organised by Sandgate Parish Council (Chairman Robert Bliss) was held at St Paul’s Church Sandgate, followed by the unveiling of the slab...
Feb 18, 2016 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
Joining the ancient office of Justice of the Peace carries a huge responsibility as well as an exciting chance to administer the law within the local community, and this is not any less true for Kent’s youngest Magistrate, Alex Hyne. Having been appointed at the age...
Jan 12, 2016 | General News, Kent County Events
Four new Deputy Lieutenants of Kent have been appointed, each of them honoured for their positive contributions to the County and the Nation. They are Mr Desmond Crampton (Canterbury), Mr Bill Ferris (Headcorn), The Lord King of Lothbury KG, GBE, FBA (Canterbury) and...
Nov 19, 2015 | General News, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant and Viscountess De L’Isle were invited to attend the Folkestone commemoration by the Town Mayor, Cllr Emily Arnold. The Parade of 80 Servicemen, Veterans, Cadets, Scouts and Beavers formed up at the Leas Cliff Hall and marched, led by a Piper, to...
Nov 16, 2015 | General News, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle MBE, greeted the six Walkers who had covered over 900 miles of their 1000 mile walk through Scotland, England and Wales, and cheered them on their way through Penshurst village, on 28th October. The Walkers, four British and two...
Nov 16, 2015 | General News, Kent County Events
HMS Hythe was a cargo ship converted into a minesweeper, for service in the 1st World War. 3rd Kent Fortress Company was formed by Sir David Salomons and was one of the PALS Units raised in 50 towns across the country, enlisting men from the local area, in this case...
Nov 11, 2015 | General News, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant and Lady De L’Isle were guests at a Service which marked Simon Magnus’s building of the Synagogue commemorating Captain Lazarus Simon Magnus who died at the young age of 39. In 1865 The Synagogue replaced a wooden structure on the same site. The...
Nov 2, 2015 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, The Viscount De L’Isle MBE attended the CRM office on the Medway City Estate in Rochester on the 16th October to present the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Established in 2003, CRM Logistics Ltd provide freight and warehousing services. The...
Oct 30, 2015 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
Kent’s finest have been honoured by Her Majesty The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals. Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the recipients, Tracey Creed from Dover, Ruth Glenn from Swanley, Cherry Leppard from...
Oct 27, 2015 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
AbBaltis Limited was founded by Giedre Brandao in 2010 to provide research materials for the In Vitro Diagnostic Business. This innovative Kent based company based at the Kent Science Park in Sittingbourne, has recorded outstanding overseas sales growth in the last...
Oct 27, 2015 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle MBE held his annual awards presentation at his family home on 28th September 2015. Twenty four members of the Reserve Forces and Cadet Movements from all three services – Sea, Army and Air – were presented with...
