News & Updates
Our blog containing all our news, updates, media and events.
Prince Michael of Kent unveils bust of Lord Dowding in Battle of Britain tribute, 31st May, 2017
400th Anniversary Commemoration of the Death of Pocahontas, 21st March 2017
Barnes Lodge Care Home Opening, 31st March, 2017
British Empire Medal Investiture, Penshurst Place, 11th April, 2017
British Empire Medal Investiture, Penshurst Place,11th April, 2017
Visit to Kent by HRH The Countess of Wessex, 19th April, 2017
HRH The Princess Royal’s visit to Kent, 4th May, 2017
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 […]
