News & Updates

Viscount De L’Isle MBE, the Lord Lieutenant of Kent  and John Smith, the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells,  joined Nikki King OBE, CEO of Isuzu Truck (UK) Ltd,  and Chris Wright, Chief Executive of Catch22 Social Enterprise Ltd on 14th November for the official opening of a second fully operational service garage under the trading name Auto22 in Paddock Wood, […]

  The Viscount De L’Isle MBE, Lord Lieutenant of Kent was recently dined out as Honorary Colonel of the Kent Army Cadet Force after taking up his role in August 2006. Members of KACF joined in a celebratory dinner held at the Weekend Training Centre in Dibgate near Folkestone, Kent to dine him out and thank […]

  Chatham Dockyard Historical Society, based in Chatham Dockyard, has been presented with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2012 for providing an excellent service in maintaining centuries of historical records, manning the Chatham Historical Dockyard Museum and conducting research into the history of the Dockyard. Deputy Lieutenant Mrs Ann West MBE JP DL read […]

The Lord-Lieutenant’s Presentation of Meritorious Certificates and other Awards 2012 Viscount De L’Isle MBE, as The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent honoured and thanked 30 members of the Reserve Forces and Cadet Movements from all three services – Sea, Army and Air – with medals and certificates in recognition of their dedicated service to the Reserve Forces […]

  KENT’S finest have been honoured by The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals (BEM), on 15th October, 2012. The BEM was established in 1917 as part of the Order of the British Empire. It was intended to be awarded for meritorious public or voluntary service, particularly to local communities, for those […]

As part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and led by the national charity  Fields in Trust, five public green spaces in East Kent have been accepted as Queen Elizabeth II Fields, and two of these were  officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle, on 12th October – Herne Bay Coastal […]

  BENENDEN SCHOOL The Princess Royal visited Benenden School, which she attended as a pupil, to open the new Science Centre. Having unveiled a plaque at the entrance, HRH toured the building meeting staff and pupils before addressing those people attending the opening ceremony; after which she attended a reception for sponsors and those who […]

Colonel James Partridge TD DL has been appointed Honorary Colonel of the Kent Army Cadet Force (ACF). The appointment took effect on 1st October 2012.  Colonel Partridge succeeds the now Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle MBE, of Penshurst, who stepped down after six years as Honorary Colonel. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Dixon DL was in […]

  KENT’s in-coming civic heads were congratulated by The Queen’s representative in the County at a reception on Thursday 14th  June to welcome them at the start of their year of office. It was an opportunity for the new county, borough and district council chairmen and mayors from across the County to meet – many for […]

FOUR new Deputy Lieutenants of Kent have been appointed, each of them honoured for their positive contributions to the County and the Nation. They are The Lady Colgrain of Sevenoaks, William (Bill) Fawcus of Dover, Colonel James Partridge TD of East Sussex and Trevor Sturgess of Maidstone. Annabel Colgrain of Ide Hill near Sevenoaks, spent […]

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The Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Mr Richard Oldfield DL, attended this annual event at Leeds Castle where he had the opportunity to meet some of the many dedicated staff that had worked tirelessly for this incredibly important Service. He presented The Queen’s Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct and also presented staff with Long […]