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Remembrance Sunday Services, 8th November, 2015
The Lord-Lieutenant and Viscountess De L’Isle were invited to attend the Folkestone commemoration by the Town Mayor, Cllr Emily Arnold. The Parade of 80 Servicemen, Veterans, Cadets, Scouts and Beavers formed up at the Leas Cliff Hall and marched, led by a Piper, to the War Memorial. The parade passed under the Step Short Arch, […]
HMS Hythe Centenary Commemoration, 28th October 2015
HMS Hythe was a cargo ship converted into a minesweeper, for service in the 1st World War. 3rd Kent Fortress Company was formed by Sir David Salomons and was one of the PALS Units raised in 50 towns across the country, enlisting men from the local area, in this case Southborough. The Company was formed […]
Walking With The Wounded – Walk of Britain, Day 68 – 28th October 2015
The Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle MBE, greeted the six Walkers who had covered over 900 miles of their 1000 mile walk through Scotland, England and Wales, and cheered them on their way through Penshurst village, on 28th October. The Walkers, four British and two American Marines, had all received serious injuries as a result of […]
Chatham Memorial Synagogue 150th anniversary of the laying of the Foundation Stone, 25th October, 2015
The Lord-Lieutenant and Lady De L’Isle were guests at a Service which marked Simon Magnus’s building of the Synagogue commemorating Captain Lazarus Simon Magnus who died at the young age of 39. In 1865 The Synagogue replaced a wooden structure on the same site. The Guests were presented with a history of the Synagogue by […]
Presentation of Queen’s Award for Enterprise to CRM Logistics Ltd, 16th October, 2015
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, The Viscount De L’Isle MBE attended the CRM office on the Medway City Estate in Rochester on the 16th October to present the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Established in 2003, CRM Logistics Ltd provide freight and warehousing services. The company provides bespoke services and has a policy of high-quality after-sales reporting […]
British Empire Medal Ceremony,13th October, 2015
Kent’s finest have been honoured by Her Majesty The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals. Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the recipients, Tracey Creed from Dover, Ruth Glenn from Swanley, Cherry Leppard from Capel-Le-Ferne, Catherine Lewis from Sheerness and Julie Nixon from Greatstone were named in The Queen’s Birthday […]
AbBaltis Ltd presented with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade), 30th September, 2015
AbBaltis Limited was founded by Giedre Brandao in 2010 to provide research materials for the In Vitro Diagnostic Business. This innovative Kent based company based at the Kent Science Park in Sittingbourne, has recorded outstanding overseas sales growth in the last three years and now has a growing staff of nine. The product is perishable […]
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent’s 2015 Reservist and Cadet Awards Ceremony, 28th September, 2015
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle MBE held his annual awards presentation at his family home on 28th September 2015. Twenty four members of the Reserve Forces and Cadet Movements from all three services – Sea, Army and Air – were presented with medals and certificates in recognition of their dedicated service throughout the […]
Wealden Sailability Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Ceremony, 17th September, 2015
Wealden Sailability, a Sevenoaks charity that provides people with disabilities the chance to learn to sail has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service by the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Mr Richard Oldfield. The accolade is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK, and the Vice Lord Lieutenant made […]
The Buffs Statue Unveiling by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 11th September, 2015
The Unveiling of The Buffs Statue by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark took place in bright sunshine in the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral on Friday 11th September. In order to provide a lasting memorial to The Buffs in Canterbury and the men of Kent who gave their lives over the centuries, a statue was commissioned reflecting the […]
HRH Princess Alexandra opens the new Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum, 6th September, 2015
HRH Princess Alexandra, as Royal Honorary Colonel, visited Hever Castle to open the new Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum , which replaces the original museum at Hever Castle opened by Princess Alexandra in 1985. The new museum takes into account the improvement in modern technology and better access. Her Royal Highness toured the museum with […]
St John Maidstone Division Centenary Thanksgiving and Re-dedication Service, The Friars, 22nd August 2015
The Lord-Lieutenant as President of Kent County Priory Group attended the Thanksgiving and Re-dedication Service to mark the centenary of St John Maidstone Division which was held in the open air at the Friars on Saturday 22nd August 2015. The Service was conducted by The Rev Mark Griffin, Deputy County Chaplain, joined by Father Damian Cassidy, […]
