News & Updates
Our blog containing all our news, updates, media and events.
Her Majesty The Queen Visits Canterbury
On Tuesday 25 February, we were thrilled to welcome Her Majesty The Queen to Kent. Her Majesty The Queen visited Canterbury and unveiled a statue of Aphra Behn, the Canterbury born playwright who was England's first professional female writer. Her Majesty visited The...
Royal British Legion County Conference
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...
Maya’s Community Support Centre
The Lord-Lieutenant had a fantastic visit to Maya’s Community Support Centre in Herne Bay where she had the opportunity to meet with the volunteers and see first hand the inspirational work they are doing for the community. This includes a free shop as well as a food...
Maidstone Mela
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...
Duke of Kent Visit to Hornby
In July 2024, we were delighted to welcome His Royal Highness, The Duke of Kent, to Hornby in Margate. Deputy Lieutenant and Former Chief Executive of Hornby, Frank Martin, represented the Lord-Lieutenant in welcoming His Royal Highness to the County. Everyone...
Hythe Venetian Fete
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...
Pinnocks 400th Anniversary Celebration
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...
New Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Kent Announced
The Lord-Lieutenant is pleased to appoint The Right Honourable Sir Hugh Robertson KCMG DL as the new Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, on 2nd January 2025. Lady Colgrain has expressed her gratitude to Brigadier (Retd) Trevor Minter OBE DL who is stepping down as Vice...
The Royal Foundation Community Carol Service
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 across the...
Canterbury Sea Cadets AGM
Deputy Lieutenant Jane Carey-Harris was delighted to represent the Lord-Lieutenant at the Canterbury Sea Cadets AGM on Friday 4 October. It was a particular honour to present a gold burgee to the President, Sir Julian Brazier. This exceptional burgee was awarded in...
Fordwich Civic Service
Deputy Lieutenant Jane Carey-Harris was delighted to represent the Lord Lieutenant at the Fordwich Civic Service. She was able to meet up with Mayors of Fordwich and the Cinque Ports. After the service, guests were hosted for afternoon tea by Cllr Rosali Pretorius and...
South Asian Heritage Month
Deputy Lieutenants, Jo Holmes, Jane Loudon and Andrew Wood were pleased to join fellow Deputy Lieutenant, Gurvinder Sandher at a special celebration event for South Asian Heritage Month. The event was organised by Kent Equality Cohesion Council and took place in...
