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Margate Army Cadets Annual Presentation Evening, 9th June, 2016
Margate Army Cadets recently held their annual Presentation Evening which was attended by the Mayor of Margate, Councillor Robin Edwards and former Army Cadet Force PR Officer, Barry Duffield DL, representing the Lord-Lieutenant. The Detachment Commander, 2nd Lieutenant Alison Green, thanked all those who attended the evening and congratulated all cadets who received awards which […]
HM The Queen’s 90th Birthday Cake Competion, County Hall, 8th June, 2016
The Lord-Lieutenant attended the Final of a 90th Birthday Cake Competition for Kent Primary Schools held on Wednesday 8th June at County Hall, Maidstone, as part of The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations. The initial entry was 100 designs in the first round. This was whittled down to 13 Finalists, who were asked to make the […]
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 […]
