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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 […]
Visit to Kent by HRH The Countess of Wessex,19th April, 2017
Crossways Community The Countess of Wessex visited Crossways Community in Tunbridge Wells, on 19th April, to unveil a plaque commemorating her visit, and 50 years since the charity’s work in the field of mental health began. The Chief Executive of Crossways, Chris Munday, escorted the Countess around Culverdale House – where residents who require supported accommodation […]
British Empire Medal Investiture, Penshurst Place,11th April, 2017
The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle, held an investiture at Penshurst Place for the three British Empire Medal recipients nominated in Her Majesty The Queen’s 2017 New Year Honours List. The short citations were read by Mrs Georgie Warner DL, before the Lord-Lieutenant assisted by decorating each recipient, on HM The Queen’s behalf. The recipients were […]
Barnes Lodge Care Home Opening, 31st March, 2017
Together with The Abbeyfield Kent Society’s former Chairman, Bobby Barnes, after whom Barnes Lodge is named, The Lord-Lieutenant officially declared the flagship care home open on 31st March. Guests gathered at Barnes Lodge to toast the grand opening of the new Tonbridge care home, which recently opened its doors in Tudeley Lane. The Mayor of Tonbridge and […]
