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Platinum Jubilee Weekend Celebrations in Kent
HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend was a huge success with communities across the country taking part in celebrations to mark this unprecedented achievement and to thank Her Majesty for 70 years of service. The Platinum Jubilee was cause for huge celebration by...
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Winners Announced
Five groups in Kent have been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. The winning groups in Kent are Chatham Town Football Club, Hands of Hope, Friends of...
Kent Birthday Honours Announced
Many congratulations to those in Kent who have been recognised in the Birthday Honours 2022 list. We are so proud to have such outstanding individuals in the County and wish them all the best, thank you for all you do. The full list of Kent recipients is: Most...
HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
LORD-LIEUTENANT OF KENT HAILS HER MAJESTY’S 70 YEARS OF SERVICE AND ENCOURAGES COUNTY TO CELEBRATE HER UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT The Queen’s 70 years of service is a cause for huge celebration by the people of Kent and Medway during the Platinum Jubilee weekend. The Lady...
Lieutenancy Talk
Deputy Lieutenant, Trevor Sturgess, attended the meeting of Gillingham Inner Wheel District at Upchurch River Valley Golf Club and gave a talk on the Lieutenancy, its history and its position in modern day life. Thank you to Gillingham Inner Wheel District for...
Investitures at Chevening
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to present the following people with their well deserved medals at an Investiture held at Chevening House last month. Alan Emby BEM, For Services to the Community in Broadstairs (received by his daughter on his behalf). Jonathan...
Shepherd Neame and Queen’s Green Canopy
Shepherd Neame is planting 70 trees at pubs across its estate as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy project to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee this year. The Faversham-based brewer and pub company has so far planted 66 fruit trees at four pubs in the South East...
Queen’s Green Canopy Planting in Brenchley
Deputy Lieutenant, Georgie Warner, was pleased to be invited to the planting ceremony of The Queen's Green Canopy on Friday 8th April along a well used PROW from Brenchley to Matfield. These trees have been named the Platinum Jubilee Orchard and were planted on...
Kent Autistic Trust Art Exhibition
Last month, Deputy Lieutenant, Nadra Ahmed was delighted to attend the opening of Kent Autistic Trust's Annual Art Exhibition at Historic Dockyard Chatham. The Kent Autistic Trust has been providing support for individuals on the autism spectrum for 30 years. Their...
Queen’s Green Canopy Tree Planting in Maidstone
Deputy Lieutenant, Bill Cockcroft, was pleased to join the Mayor of Maidstone last month to plant a lime tree in Brenchley Gardens in Maidstone as part of The Queen's Green Canopy for the Platinum Jubilee. Thank you to the Mayor for inviting us to be a part of this...
The Queen’s Green Canopy
On the last day of the UK tree planting season, we would like to thank everyone in Kent who has taken part and contributed to The Queen's Green Canopy to celebrate HM The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. We share the following message from The Queen's Green Canopy Office: On...
Wheels of Time Launch
Deputy Lieutenant, Kate Fenwick, was absolutely thrilled to attend the Launch of Wheels of Time 2022. The Wheels of Time is an initiative developed to promote education in history and heritage among young children. The scheme encourages children to visit museums and...
