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Services Design Solution Awarded with Queen’s Award for Enterprise
On 20th January, The Lord Lieutenant of Devon presented Services Design Solution Ltd (SDS) with their Queen's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.
Deputy Lieutenant Richard Stevens Awarded with MBE
Congratulations to Deputy Lieutenant Richard Stevens for receiving an MBE in the New Year Honours List 2023 for services to transport and to the community. In May 2012, Richard was appointed Managing Director of Plymouth Citybus. With 950 employees and a network of...
Lord Lieutenant Awards Ceremony 2022
The Lord Lieutenant with the Lord Lieutenant Cadets on 3rd October 2022 at the Lord Lieutenant's Awards Ceremony.
Spirent Communications Wins Queen’s Award for International Trade
Founded in 1997 and based in Paignton, Spirent Communications - Positioning Technology Division develops and manufactures the world’s leading test solutions for PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) solutions. The core of its business is the simulation of Global...
Deputy Lieutenants Visit Atlantic Racquet Centre
Deputy Lieutenants Mark Ansell, Christina Williams, The Honourable John Rous, Grania Philips, and Jim French CBE recently visited the Atlantic Racquets Centre in Bideford. The centre is a volunteer led community business and charity focused on improving the health...
The Dedication Service of the Seaborne Salter Memorial Plaque
On Sunday, 11th September 2022, Deputy Lieutenant Heleen Lindsay-Fynn attended The Dedication Service of Seaborne Observer William John Salter Memorial Plaque. Lawrence Holmes, Chairman of 10 Group ROCA, narrated the ‘Story of Seaborne Observer Bill Salter’. He...
The Lord Lieutenant Visits The Deaf Academy
On Wednesday, 16th November 2022, The Lord Lieutenant visited The Deaf Academy in Exmouth. Founded in 1826, the Deaf Academy provides a school and further education college for deaf young people aged 9-25, and currently has around 60 students. There, he was given a...
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
Richard Stevens DL attended Okehampton’s Remembrance Service on 13th November 2022 to represent the Devonshire Lieutenancy.
Barnstaple Remembrance Service
Christina Williams DL attended Barnstaple’s Remembrance Service on 13th November 2022 to represent the Devonshire Lieutenancy.
Paignton Remembrance Service
Nick Powe DL attended Paignton’s Remembrance Service on 13th November 2022 to represent the Devonshire Lieutenancy.
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
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
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
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...