News & Updates
Our blog containing all our news, updates, media and events.
Presentation of British Empire Medals, 16th April, 2019
Kent’s finest have been honoured by The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals (BEM). The 11 recipients, named in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List, were chosen for their outstanding and dedicated community work and public service. The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle MBE, held an Investiture at Penshurst Place to present the […]
Kent Volunteers – new website launched 13th March, 2019
Charities who are in desperate need of help and willing volunteers keen to give their time can now be matched online thanks to a new and simple initiative. Kentvolunteers.org.uk is able to match charitable organisations looking for help with suitable volunteer helpers. The initiative from the Lord- Lieutenant of Kent, The Viscount De L’Isle MBE […]
Lord-Lieutenant’s Civic Service, 12th March, 2019
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has launched a volunteering campaign and website to encourage the people of Kent to help each other. Speaking at his annual Civic Service, held this year in All Saints Church, Maidstone, Viscount De L’Isle, the Queen’s representative in the county, told a large congregation that the website, created by the Kent […]
HMS Kent gives a warm Royal Navy welcome to Deputy Lieutenants, 2nd March 2019
The ship’s company of HMS Kent, the Type 23 Frigate with close affiliations to the county, gave guests a warm welcome during her visit to Dover in March 2019. Eight Deputy Lieutenants of Kent joined Mayors from the Cinque Ports and representatives of Kent County Council, Canterbury Cathedral, the Association of Men of Kent & […]
Presentation of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise to Maverick Drinks, 24th January 2019
The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle MBE visited Tonbridge-based company Atom Group on Thursday 24th January to present The Queen’s Award for Enterprise to Maverick Drinks, the distribution arm of Atom Group. Maverick Drinks won the award in the International Trade category for Outstanding Short-Term Growth in overseas sales over the last three years. Founded in […]
Remembrance Sunday Services, 11th November 2018
The Lord-Lieutenant and his Deputy Lieutenants attended a large number of Remembrance Sunday Services and parades throughout Kent on 11th November 2018. This year the services, to honour and remember those who have sacrificed their lives in war and who continue to do so in conflicts around the world, additionally marked the centenary of the end […]
Diwali Celebrations, Gravesend, 10th November 2018
Deputy Lieutenant Dr Bhargawa Vasudaven joined the Mayor of Gravesham Councillor David Hurley as chief guests at Diwali celebrations which took place at the Civic Centre in Gravesend on 10th November 2018. The event, organised in partnership by Kent Equality Cohesion Council, Gravesham Borough Council, the Hindu Cultural Society and Cohesion Plus, brought local communities together as lanterns and candles […]
KCC Civic Launch of the 2018 RBL Poppy Appeal, Maidstone, 1st November 2018
Deputy Lieutenant Air Marshal Christopher Nickols CB CBE DL enjoyed Kent County Council’s launch of this year’s Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. The event, to mark the beginning of the Remembrance period in Kent, was held at County Hall, Maidstone on 1st November 2018.
HRH The Duke of Kent presents JTA with Queen’s Award, 1st November, 2018
HRH The Duke of Kent presented staff at JTA (Jon Tibbs Associates Limited) with the highly prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2018 at the company’s head office in Kent on 1st November. It was announced in April that JTA, the world’s leading independent communications and public affairs consultancy in sport, had won […]
A First for Kent: The Digital Memorial of The Queen’s Own Buffs The Royal Kent Regiment Held at University of Kent at Canterbury, 29th October 2018
Viscount De L’Isle, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, attended the launch of The Queen’s Own Buffs The Royal Kent Regiment digitized records to be held in the University of Kent. Robert Sidney, a forebear of Lord De L’Isle, was the first Colonel of The Buffs from 1665 to 1668. Lord De L’Isle is extremely proud to have […]
Trees planted at Margate’s Tudor House for Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project, 23rd October, 2018
Five trees have been planted in the grounds of Margate’s historic Tudor House as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project. The project was launched in 2015 with an appeal to all 53 Commonwealth nations to take part in tree planting to mark Her Majesty’s long service. Tudor House was one of 10,000 organisations and […]
Trafalgar Night Dinner, Sittingbourne, 20th October 2018
The Sittingbourne Maritime Cadets and Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Caroline Goodwin, hosted a Trafalgar Night Dinner at the Coniston Hotel, Sittingbourne on the 20th October to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and to commemorate the immortal memory of Admiral Lord Nelson. Representatives of both the Royal and Merchant Navies were in attendance and […]
