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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 […]
TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Yalding, 19th March, 2014
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall paid a short visit to Yalding on 19th March 2014, to thank the many people who had helped during the Christmas Floods. TRH were greeted by a large crowd including children from the local Primary School, which led to an impromptu walk-about, before TRH entered the […]
Annual Civic Service,Canterbury Cathedral,11th March, 2014
The ninth Civic Service was held in Canterbury Cathedral and was attended by Civic Leaders of Kent, Chairmen of Parish Councils, The Clergy, Magistrates, Armed Forces representatives, Police, Emergency Services and a multitude of individuals from a cross-section of voluntary organisations, working for the public good. The Lord-Lieutenant said “On behalf of Her Majesty I […]
Medway Ghanaian Association Celebrations to mark the 57th Anniversary of Ghanaian Independence Day, 8th March, 2014
The Medway Ghanaian Association (MGA) was founded in 2011 as a non-profit making, non-religious, dedicated, community- based voluntary association. It was set up to inform, educate and entertain Ghanaians, Ghanaian descendants and British citizens with Ghanaian heritage, living in Medway and its surrounding towns. On 8th March Dr Bhargawa Vasudaven DL attended the 57th Ghanaian […]
Inauguration of Nasir Mosque, Gillingham, 1st March, 2014
The Lord-Lieutenant and Lady De L’Isle were delighted to be asked to the celebrations surrounding the Inauguration of the Nasir Mosque in Gillingham on 1st March 2014. His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad the Fifth Khalifatul Masih of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, unveiled a plaque, then offered a silent prayer. The Lord-Lieutenant and Lady De […]
Lieutenancy Book Printing Visit at Headley Brothers, Ashford, 10th February, 2014
The first-ever in-depth story of a county lieutenancy from Tudor times to the present day is close to publication. Unconquered: The Story of Kent and its Lieutenancy, is a sumptuously illustrated book about the county, its Lieutenants and their Deputies down the ages. Lord-Lieutenants represent the Monarch in a key role dating back nearly 500 years, linking the […]
