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Remembering the WW1 Tontine Street bombing in Folkestone, 25th May 2017
Appointments of New Deputy Lieutenants of Kent Announced, 18th July, 2017
Three 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 Louise Bryant JP (Tonbridge); The Lord Colgrain (Sevenoaks) and Mr Clive Stevens (Margate). Louise Bryant has lived in Tonbridge since 1999 and sits as a Magistrate on the Adult […]
Battle of Britain Memorial Day Capel-le-Ferne, 9th July, 2017
The hot summer weather on Sunday 9th July at the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne was similar to that which the RAF enjoyed 77 years before in the opening days of the Battle of Britain, before battle was joined with the Luftwaffe over the Channel and skies above Kent. The event included a parade […]
Kent Poppy Appeal Community Awards, 4th July, 2017
The Lord-Lieutenant, Patron of Royal British Legion Kent, attended the Poppy Appeal Community Awards Ceremony held on 4th July at the Capel Morris Centre, RBL Village, Aylesford, to thank volunteer groups who support the Poppy Appeal in Kent. There are 170 Poppy Appeal Districts in Kent raising a total of £1.7 million, compared to £1.2 […]
Top trophies for Forestry & Conservation at CLA Kent Awards, 7th July, 2017
Outstanding contributions to conservation and the forestry and woodland sector in Kent have been recognised at a CLA awards ceremony held during a reception at The Kent County Show, the awards being presented by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent. The CLA is the membership organisation for owners of land, property and businesses in rural England and […]
KCC Chairman’s Reception for recipients of the Legion D’Honneur, 7th February, 2017
Ramsgate Sea Cadets Awards Evening, 17th February 2017
KM Charity Team Partnership Awards Ceremony, 1st March 2017
Lord-Lieutenant’s Civic Service, 14th March, 2017
Lord-Lieutenant’s Civic Reception, 22nd June, 2017
The Lord–Lieutenant and Viscountess De L’Isle hosted their Annual Civic Reception for all incoming Local Authority Mayors, District Council Chairmen and Chief Executives in the Barons Hall at Penshurst Place on Thursday 22nd June. In welcoming everyone to Penshurst Place the Lord-Lieutenant congratulated those civics present on being honoured as first citizen of their communities. Two of […]
Prince Michael of Kent unveils bust of Lord Dowding in Battle of Britain tribute, 31st May, 2017
Tributes were paid to one of the country’s most visionary leaders during the Battle of Britain, Lord Dowding, at a statue unveiling ceremony attended by HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO at the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne, on 31st May. A bust of Lord Dowding, who, as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, led RAF […]
Remembering the WW1 Tontine Street bombing in Folkestone, 25th May 2017
The Lord-Lieutenant was represented by Mrs Ros McCarthy DL at a commemorative service which took place in Folkestone’s Methodist Church on 25th May 2017, to remember those who suffered or were killed in the German air raid on Folkestone and its neighbourhood, one hundred years ago on 25th May 1917 – the first air raid […]
