News & Updates
Our blog containing all our news, updates, media and events.
HRH Princess Alexandra Visit to Leeds Castle
We recently had the pleasure of welcoming HRH Princess Alexandra to the County when she paid a visit to Leeds Castle. Her Royal Highness met with the Chief Executive of Leeds Castle, Helen Bonser-Wilton before formally opening the 'Queens With Means' Medieval...
Queen’s Award Presentation To Chatham Town Football Club
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to present Chatham Town Football Club with their extremely well-deserved Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. Chatham Town Football Club is making a real difference to the community in Chatham. The sheer number of volunteers is...
HRH The Duke of Kent Visit – 16 November 2022
HRH The Duke of Kent visited the County on 16 November and was welcomed at The Battle of Britain Memorial and Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. Whilst at The Battle of Britain Memorial, he was briefed on the Memorial and the work they are doing and viewed the short...
New Deputy Lieutenants Appointed
SEVEN new Deputy Lieutenants of Kent have been appointed today, each of them honoured for their positive contributions to the County and the Nation. They are Ms Judith Armitt (Medway); Sir Stephen Deuchar CBE (Ashford); Mrs Tracy Luke MBE (Folkestone and Hythe); Mr...
RAF Presentation at Battle of Britain Memorial
Lord Northbourne was pleased to represent the Lord-Lieutenant at the Battle of Britain Memorial at an extremely informative and entertaining illustrated talk given by the RAF Presentation Team. The informative presentation about the modern Royal Air Force was...
Opening of Maplewood Court
Bill Cockcroft DL was delighted to represent the Lord-Lieutenant and perform the official opening of Maplewood Court, a new Care Home as part of the Oakland Care Group. The first resident arrived on 21 June, and the occupancy continues to grow as it proves to be a...
Festival of Onam
Trevor Sturgess, one of our Deputy Lieutenants, attended the annual Festival of Onam organised by the Kerala Cultural Association in Maidstone in September. As this took place during the mourning period, the event opened with two minutes' silence and a tribute to the...
QAVS Presentation to Hands of Hope
The Lord-Lieutenant was thrilled to present Hands of Hope with their well deserved Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. She was accompanied by Deputy Lieutenant, Jane Ashton, who was involved with assessing the group for this prestigious award. Hands of Hope is an...
Kent’s Big Writing Challenge
Deputy Lieutenant, Kate Fenwick, was delighted to attend the Final of Kent's Big Writing Challenge where she presented the worthy winners with their awards. Well done to all the children who took part in the challenge and many congratulations to all the winners, there...
Gravesham Pride
Deputy Lieutenant, Bhargawa Vasudaven, was pleased to be invited to attend the Gravesham Pride Day in Gravesend during the Summer. This fantastic event included a parade and Dr Vasudaven was delighted to be given the opportunity to speak at this important event in the...
Dartford Science and Technology College
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to attend Dartford Science and Technology College's Community Day last term where she had the opportunity to visit various projects in the area. She was very pleased to meet with all the students and learn more about their annual...
Citizenship Ceremonies in Kent
Each week, Deputy Lieutenants take part in a Citizenship Ceremony at the Archbishop's Palace in Maidstone. These important Ceremonies are where new British Citizens are officially welcomed to Kent. To read more about the special Jubilee Ceremony that was held in June,...
