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...
Apr 25, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Richard Oldfield, attended the East Kent launch of Unconquered at Canterbury Cathedral Shop, where the book is on sale, on 24th April. He told guests he had greatly enjoyed reading the book and regaled them with quotations from it, both the...
Apr 22, 2014 | General News, Honours and Awards Ceremonies, Kent County Events
The Lord-Lieutenant congratulates the following companies, which have been granted The Queen’s Award for International Trade, 2014. Jon Tibbs Associates Ltd – Speldhurst Founded in 2001, Jon Tibbs Associates Ltd (JTA) provides strategic brand building and...
Apr 8, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
Guests from all over the county gathered at the new Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone, on 8th April for the launch of Unconquered – The Story of Kent and its Lieutenancy. Speaking during the event, attended by more than 130 guests, the...
Mar 11, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
The ninth Civic Service was held in Canterbury Cathedral and was attended by Civic Leaders of Kent, Chairmen of Parish Councils, The Clergy, Magistrates, Armed Forces representatives, Police, Emergency Services and a multitude of individuals from a cross-section of...
Mar 8, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
The Medway Ghanaian Association (MGA) was founded in 2011 as a non-profit making, non-religious, dedicated, community- based voluntary association. It was set up to inform, educate and entertain Ghanaians, Ghanaian descendants and British citizens with...
Feb 10, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
The first-ever in-depth story of a county lieutenancy from Tudor times to the present day is close to publication. Unconquered: The Story of Kent and its Lieutenancy, is a sumptuously illustrated book about the county, its Lieutenants and their Deputies down the...
Jan 16, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events
Two new Deputy Lieutenants of Kent have been appointed, each of them honoured for their positive contributions to the County and the Nation. They are Mrs Valerie Hale JP of Ash, near Canterbury and Lord Sackville of Knole in Sevenoaks. Mrs Valerie Hale has lived in...
