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 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...
Sep 8, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
The Jessel family joined the Mons Centenary Tour, organised by Peter Rollington who runs a charity called Great War Battlefields to commemorate the first British engagement of the First World War at Mons, Belgium. George Jessel DL, in his capacity as a Deputy...
Aug 8, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
On the evening of 4th August as dusk was falling, supporters of the Shorncliffe Trust, together with volunteer helpers and many members of the local community, came together for a moving ceremony at the Shorncliffe military cemetery in honour of the fallen soldiers of...
Aug 5, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
In response to the appeal made by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and supported by The Royal Household for floodlighting and house lights to be extinguished between 2200 and 2300 hours on the night of 4th August, and to leave a single light burning in...
Aug 5, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales visited Folkestone on Monday 4th August 2014 to open the Step Short Association’s Memorial Arch on the Leas, Folkestone. The arch is the only new memorial to be built in commemoration of World War 1. The arch replaces an...
Jul 18, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant attended Memorial Day at the Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne, with Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Andrew Pulford KCB CBE ADC RAF. A number of the Battle of Britain pilots were present for this annual gathering, and next year...
Jul 18, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
HRH the Duke of Kent visited the Kent Show on Friday 11th July, in his 39th year as Patron of the Kent Agricultural Society and opened the new Maidstone Pavilion. During the tour of the building he visited the stand where David McDine DL was promoting his new book...
Jun 30, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
Kent’s in-coming civic heads were congratulated by The Queen’s representative in the County at a reception on 19th June to welcome them at the start of their year of office. It was an opportunity for the new County, Borough and District Council Chairmen and Mayors...
Apr 29, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
Kent’s finest were recently honoured by The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals (BEM). Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the 6 recipients were presented with their awards by Kent’s Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle...
