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The Lord Lieutenant Visits Plymouth Centre for Cultural Diversity

The Lord Lieutenant Visits Plymouth Centre for Cultural Diversity

On Monday, 14th November, The Lord Lieutenant attended Plymouth's Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity (PCFCD) 20th anniversary event. The central aim of their work remains to promote education about different beliefs, faiths and cultures and to explore their...

Okehampton Remembrance Service

Okehampton Remembrance Service

Richard Stevens DL attended Okehampton’s Remembrance Service on 13th November 2022 to represent the Devonshire Lieutenancy.

Barnstaple Remembrance Service

Barnstaple Remembrance Service

Christina Williams DL attended Barnstaple’s Remembrance Service on 13th November 2022 to represent the Devonshire Lieutenancy.

Paignton Remembrance Service

Paignton Remembrance Service

Nick Powe DL attended Paignton’s Remembrance Service on 13th November 2022 to represent the Devonshire Lieutenancy.

Brixham Remembrance Service

Brixham Remembrance Service

Nick Powe DL attended Brixham’s Remembrance Service on 13th November 2022 to represent the Devonshire Lieutenancy.

Exeter City vs Peterborough United Football Match

Exeter City vs Peterborough United Football Match

On 12th November 2022, Philip Bostock OBE DL attended the Exeter City vs Peterborough United Football match. There, he laid a wreath on behalf of the County to commemorate Remembrance Day.

Armistice Day at Higher Cemetery, Exeter

Armistice Day at Higher Cemetery, Exeter

The Vice Lord Lieutenant of Devon, The Countess of Arran, was accompanied by Cadet Martha Newman to lay a wreath at Higher Cemetery, Exeter, on behalf of the County to commemorate Armistice Day 2022.

Poppies to Paddington

Poppies to Paddington

On 11th September 2022, Group Capt (Ret’d) Gordon Evans DL met the 07:21 ‘Poppies to Paddington’ train at Newton Abbot Station. He was accompanied by LLC Cdt Sjt Evan Morgan from Teignmouth Detachment D Coy Devon ACF. During Covid lockdowns when local memorial...

Devon Remembers Armistice Day

Devon Remembers Armistice Day

Armistice Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by our Armed Services personnel in the Second World War, and in more recent conflicts around the world, including the Falklands war, which marks its 40th anniversary this year. Shortly before 11am, in the...

The Queen’s Green Canopy Tree Planting at Bicclescombe Park

The Queen’s Green Canopy Tree Planting at Bicclescombe Park

On Tuesday, 25th October 2022, an alder tree was planted by His Majesty's Vice Lord Lieutenant of Devon, The Countess of Arran MBE, who is a representative of the North Devon Council and Ilfracombe Town Council. She was accompanied by the Deputy Member of the United...

The Queen’s Green Canopy Tree Planting

The Queen’s Green Canopy Tree Planting

On Wednesday 12th October, The Vice Lord Lieutenant, The Countess of Arran, planted a tree at Yonder Oak Wood in memory of Her Late Majesty and the legacy of The Queen’s Green Canopy. She was joined by Deputy Lieutenants Philip Jenkinson and Clare Broom, as well as...

Devon County Proclamation

Devon County Proclamation

As the next step in the cascade after the Proclamation has been made by the Heralds in Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff at 12noon today, the County Proclamation will be held today at County Hall Exeter at 1pm.  It will be read by the High Sheriff of Devon Richard...

Burma Star Memorial

Burma Star Memorial

  On Monday 15 August 2022, we commemorated the end of the War in the Far East. It was on this day in 1945 that Japan surrendered to the Allies. Attended by our Deputy Lieutenant, Brian Wills-Pope, pictured in the Burma Campaign Memorial Gardens in Paignton with...