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Devon’s recipients announced in Her Majesty’s Birthday Honours List 2019
Honoured in HM The Queen's Birthday Honours List are:- Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Professor Tamsin Jane Ford (Tamsin Cromwell) Officers of the Order of the British Empire: Professor Fred Frank Land, Mrs Ann Margaret Marcer, Robert Ormsby Members of...
Events attended around Devon commemorating 75th Anniversary of D-Day by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant and his team of Deputy Lieutenants
28th April 2019 Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE, DL attended the Sherman Tank Memorial at Torcross 12th May 2019 HM Lord-Lieutenant of Devon, David Fursdon attended rededication of a plaque for 75th Anniversary of D-Day at Exeter Swing Bridge, Bridge Road. 14th May 2019...
Royal recognition for Devon’s top volunteer groups
Three Devon volunteer groups receive the Royal seal of approval as they are honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2018. The Award, the highest given each year to volunteer groups, sets the benchmark for excellence in volunteering and is equivalent...
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Devon awards British Empire Medals at County Hall, Exeter 10th May 2019
The most excellent Order of the British Empire are awarded for a ‘hands-on’ service to the local community. This could be a long-term charitable or voluntary activity, or innovative work of a relatively short duration that has made a significant difference. Miss Robyn...
Ten Tors 2019
Lt General Sir Andrew Ridgway DL visited Ten Tors 2019 on Dartmoor yesterday representing the Lieutenancy. He was briefed on the event although having taken part himself when he was at school in Exeter, he understood full well how the participants felt when he chatted...
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Devon introduces his newly commissioned Deputy Lieutenants on 10th May 2019
from left to right Michael Caines MBE DL, Adrian Vinken OBE DL, Grania Philips DL, HM Lord-Lieutenant David Fursdon, His Honour Erik Salomonsen DL, Heleen Lindsay-Fynn and Mark Ansell DL
Mark Parkhouse DL attends Pitch@Palace 8th May @ Imperial College London
PETER MELVILLE-SHREEVE (CEO) and HOSSEIN REZAEI (CTO) OF OTA WATER. DR OLIVIA CHAMPION ( centre) and VANESSA FRANCIS from BIOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES Pitch@Palace 11.0 Boot Camp was held at Imperial College White City, London on 8 May, 2019. 42 Entrepreneurs delivered a...
HRH The Princess Royal at the opening of the development at Brunel College Paignton on 25th March
The HRH Duke of Sussex giving out green berets to new Royal Marines at Bickleigh
The HRH Duke of Sussex giving out green berets to new Royal Marines at Bickleigh on 20th February 2019. https://twitter.com/LLofDevon/status/1098327040242171905 https://twitter.com/majgenstickland/status/1098302046799912961
HRH Duke of York attends Pitch @ Palace on Tour in Devon
HRH Duke of York attends Pitch @ Palace on Tour in Devon on 18th February 2019. https://twitter.com/philipbostock/status/1097805135424696320
Plymouth gets new, purpose-built Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Plymouth’s new Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) was formally opened on 5 February, coinciding with the start of national Sexual Violence Awareness Week. The facility, run by Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT), is a new, purpose-built environment that will...
Local Charities Day 2018 announced as 14th December
From the DCMS blog: I am delighted to announce that Local Charities Day will be returning this year on Friday 14 December 2018! It is my first Local Charities Day as Minister for Sport and Civil Society and I could not be more excited about building on the success of...
Devon Remembers – Events from across the County
Lady Arran Vice Lord-Lieutenant attended Service of Remembrance on 9th November held WW1 Commonwealth War Graves at Higher Cemetery, Exeter followed by a reception at the White Ensign Club. Sir John Evans, Deputy Lieutenant of Devon attended Exeter City Football...
Awards for community champions and volunteer groups
HM Lord Lieutenant of Devon awards twelve community champions and two volunteer groups, all from Devon, at a double awards ceremony on Friday 12 October.
Royal honours received at a double awards ceremony
Twelve community champions and two volunteer groups, all from Devon, received their Royal honours at a double awards ceremony on Friday 12 October. Representatives from the two volunteer groups were presented with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2018 at a...