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Ashford Mayor’s Reception honouring local Link Deputy Lieutenant Role, 28th May, 2014
The Mayor of Ashford has welcomed the new Link Deputy Lieutenant for the Ashford area to his post. The Mayor & Mayoress of Ashford (Cllr. John & Mrs Jill Link) hosted an afternoon tea on Wednesday 28th May for the new Ashford Link Deputy Lieutenant of Kent and his predecessor. Retiring Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Peter […]
HRH The Duke of Kent’s visit to Ramsgate 27th May, 2014
Ramsgate Tunnels HRH the Duke of Kent visited Ramsgate on 27th May. Ramsgate Tunnels were completed in June 1939 as air-raid shelters and opened by The Duke’s father. The far-sightedness of the Mayor and Borough Surveyor saved many lives during WWII and provided shelter to those who lost their homes in the bombing. The tunnels […]
Rainham Pupils win praise from the Lord Lieutenant, 23rd May, 2014
Pupils at Rainham Mark Grammar School were praised by the Lord Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle, for their good citizenship and charity fundraising when he visited the school on Friday 23rd May. Accompanied by the Mayor of Medway, Cllr Barry Kemp, and Medway Council’s portfolio holder for children’s services, Cllr Mike O’Brien, he spoke at the […]
First World War Commemorative Drumhead Service, 3rd August, 2014
Mr Peter Blackwell JP DL is representing the Lord-Lieutenant at The 1st World War Drumhead Commemorative Service being held at 2.30pm on Sunday 3rd August, at The Calverley Grounds in Tunbridge Wells. The invitation came from the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells, Cllr Julian Stanyer, who will also be present at the event.
Promotional Event for Waterloo 200 Commemorations,13th May 2014
Teachers and school pupils from across Kent attended an event on 13th May 2014 at Wellesley House School, Broadstairs to learn about the Battle of Waterloo Commemorations in 2015. The event, which was organised by ‘Hungry for History’, a national schools campaign, took place just over a year before the official commemorations of the Battle […]
Presentation of British Empire Medals at Penshurst Place, 29th April, 2014
Kent’s finest were recently honoured by The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals (BEM). Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the 6 recipients were presented with their awards by Kent’s Lord-Lieutenant, Viscount De L’Isle MBE, The Queen’s representative in the county, at a special ceremonial event at his home, Penshurst Place […]
Scouts and Cubs St George’s Day Celebration, Adamswell, 27th April 2014
Peter Blackwell JP DL accompanied the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells, Cllr Ronen Basu and the Mayoress, Sue Basu, in an inspection of over 500 Scouts and Cubs at the St George’s Day Celebration held at the Scout Activity Field, at Adamswell, near Langton Green. They were accompanied around the site by the District Commissioner […]
East Kent Launch of Kent Lieutenancy Book ‘Unconquered’, 24th April, 2014
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Richard Oldfield, attended the East Kent launch of Unconquered at Canterbury Cathedral Shop, where the book is on sale, on 24th April. He told guests he had greatly enjoyed reading the book and regaled them with quotations from it, both the dramatic and the amusing. He also remarked how apt Sir Winston […]
Queen’s Award Winners for International Trade, 2014
The Lord-Lieutenant congratulates the following companies, which have been granted The Queen’s Award for International Trade, 2014. Jon Tibbs Associates Ltd – Speldhurst Founded in 2001, Jon Tibbs Associates Ltd (JTA) provides strategic brand building and communications consultancy in the international sports movement. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade having increased exports as […]
Successful book launch for ‘Unconquered – The Story of Kent and Its Lieutenancy’, 8th April, 2014
Guests from all over the county gathered at the new Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone, on 8th April for the launch of Unconquered – The Story of Kent and its Lieutenancy. Speaking during the event, attended by more than 130 guests, the Lord-Lieutenant, The Viscount De L’Isle, said: ‘This book represents another first […]
70th Anniversary of the Launch of HMS Cavalier, 5th April, 2014
On the 5th April 2014 the Cavalier Association celebrated the launch of H.M.S. Cavalier R73. The launch took place on the 7th April 1944 at J.S. Whites Yard, Cowes, Isle of Wight. HMS Cavalier was the last destroyer built in the 2nd World War to be decommissioned in 1972. She is now a museum ship […]
HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits Kent, 2nd April, 2014
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester spent the day in Kent on 2nd April. The visit started at – Kent Institute of Medicine & Surgery (KIMS) Six years in the planning, KIMS is a state-of-the-art, £85 million hospital development covering seven acres of land and is the first occupier on the Medical Campus. As […]
