News & Updates
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Bhangra Dance and Dhol Drumming Showcase
As part of South Asian Heritage Month, Deputy Lieutenant Gurvinder Sandher, worked with a small group of volunteers to teach Bhangra dance and Dhol drumming to young people in Gravesham. The young people worked really hard to learn these new skills and at the end of...
YolanDa Brown – new Chancellor of University of Kent
The Lord-Lieutenant was thrilled to attend a very special ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral in the Summer where she saw YolanDa Brown OBE DL be appointed to the role of Chancellor of the University of Kent. We are delighted to welcome YolanDa to Kent in her new role as...
Jesus Hospital, Canterbury
In the Summer, Deputy Lieutenant, Jane Carey-Harris, attended a fundraising fete at Jesus Hospital in Canterbury.Jesus Hospital is a very old, firmly established Alms House with Charity status. This was a wonderful celebratory event where the Canterbury Town Band...
Ramsgate Civic Service
Deputy Lieutenant, Jane Carey-Harris, was pleased to attend the Mayor of Ramsgate's Civic Service in July. The event commenced with the Mayoral procession from The Custom House and the Service took place at the Sailor’s Church in Ramsgate. After the service, a...
Punjab United
Deputy Lieutenant, Gurvinder Sandher, was delighted to represent the Lord-Lieutenant at a special football match between Punjab United based in Gravesham and Sporting Khalsa based in Wolverhampton. The match took place to coincide with the launch of South Asian...
Lord-Lieutenant Meritorious Service Certificate
Deputy Lieutenants, Peter Gilbert and Andrew Wood were delighted to present Lt Cdr Dick Thackery with his SERFCA Lord-Lieutenant's Meritorious Service Certificate at the Royal College of Defence Studies. Dick had been unable to attend the Awards Ceremony but we were...
Ghana Republic Day
In the Summer, Deputy Lieutenant, Chris Gilbert, was delighted to join the Medway Ghanaian Association to celebrate Ghana's Republic Day. A Family Fun Day was held in Rainham for all the local community to enjoy and it was a wonderful opportunity for everyone to get...
MND Global Awareness Day
On Motor Neurone Global Awareness Day, the Lord-Lieutenant joined the MND Community in Kent for a Roundtable event and reception. The event was a great success and established some really important benchmarks and relationships with care providers across the county....
Citizenship Ceremonies at Medway
Deputy Lieutenants have the pleasure of attending Citizenship Ceremonies each month in Rochester to welcome those in Medway who are receiving their British Citizenship. These ceremonies take place at the Corn Exchange in Rochester and the Deputy Lieutenants join the...
Kent Police Cadets Passing Out Parade
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to attend the Kent Volunteer Police Cadets Passing Out Parade where 74 new Cadets 'passed-out' following their intensive new recruit course. Lady Colgrain thoroughly enjoyed meeting the new Police Cadets and talking to them about...
Inter Faith Week Reception
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to host a networking reception to mark the start of Inter Faith Week on 11 November. Lady Colgrain hosted this reception with one of her Deputy Lieutenants, Gurvinder Sandher ,who is the CEO of Kent Equality Cohesion Council. It was a...
Priority Freight Wins King’s Award for Enterprise
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to visit Priority Freight in Dover to present them with their King's Award for Enterprise. She was joined by Deputy Lieutenant, Clive Stevens and her Lord-Lieutenant Cadet, Layana Joshy. Priority Freight winning this Award is...
