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Canterbury Cathedral welcomes the return of the Relic of St Thomas Becket, Saturday 28th May 2016
The Lord Lieutenant and Lady De L’Isle were in the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral to welcome the Hungarian Pilgrims who brought with them the relic of St Thomas Becket from the Basilica of Esztergom. The Pilgrims had visited Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in London before coming to Rochester Cathedral for an overnight stop, the […]
13th Annual Kent Teacher of The Year Awards, 19th May, 2016
The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle and Viscountess De L’Isle attended the 13th Annual Kent Teacher of the Year Awards Dinner at Leeds Castle on 19th May 2016. It was organised by the Kent Messenger Charity Team and co-sponsored by many other firms and charities, together with Kent and Medway Councils. The Awards were divided between […]
British Empire Medal Ceremony,12th May 2016
Twelve Kent residents were honoured by Her Majesty The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals on 12th May, 2016. Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the recipients were named in The Queen’s New Year Honours list after the medal was reintroduced in the Diamond Jubilee year. The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De […]
Westerham Sea Cadets receive the Roddie Casement Sword, 14th April, 2016
Kent welcomes its youngest Magistrate, aged 19, to the Bench.
Opening of Medway University Technical College (UTC) by HRH The Duke of York, Tuesday 1st March, 2016
Unveiling of WWI Centenary VC Paving Slab for Corporal William Cotter VC (1882-1916), 6th March 2016
Lord-Lieutenant’s Civic Service celebrates The Queen’s great service to the nation,15th March, 2016
HRH The Princess Royal visits Agri-Expo (South East), 2nd March 2016
Unveiling of WWI Centenary VC Paving Slab for Corporal William Cotter VC (1882-1916), 6th March 2016
Exactly a century after Corporal Cotter’s act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross, a Service of Commemoration organised by Sandgate Parish Council (Chairman Robert Bliss) was held at St Paul’s Church Sandgate, followed by the unveiling of the slab set into the pavement adjacent to the Sandgate War Memorial. Members […]
Opening of Medway University Technical College (UTC) by HRH The Duke of York, Tuesday 1st March, 2016
HRH the Duke of York visited Medway on 1st March 2016 to open the new Medway UTC. The brand new building was completed in less than one year and the first students arrived in September 2015. The Baker-Dearing Trust set up the model of UTCs of which there are now 40 across England and Wales. […]
HRH The Princess Royal visits Agri-Expo (South East), 2nd March 2016
It was a cold, wet and blustery day when HRH The Princess Royal arrived at the Kent County Agricultural Showground, Detling, on 2nd March, to visit Agri-Expo, 2016. The reception party made a swift walk past the outside exhibits and thence into the shelter of the Kent Pavilion to visit the stands and talk to […]
