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The High Sheriff of Shropshire for 2025-26

Jane Trowbridge JP

Jane Trowbridge JP was declared the new High Sheriff of Shropshire on Thursday, 10 April 2025 at St Michael’s Church, Little Ness, Shropshire

Jane’s principal passion is about empowering the county’s young people whose lives have been impacted by fragmented family life, long term unemployment, addiction, exploitation, domestic violence and other forms of abuse,

She explains that “although Shropshire has a strong sense of community there are a significant number of young people who are outside it and isolated. This disconnected and disenfranchised group often suffer from mental illness and are prime candidates for criminalisation either out of a need to fuel an addiction or through relationship or gang pressure.” During her years as a magistrate Jane has been impressed by the number of selfless people in charities and organisations throughout the county who work tirelessly to help these young. Amongst the very many other deserving causes, it is these people in particular she wants to support and encourage during her Shrieval year.

Hard work and dedication

Being a High Sheriff

The Role of a High Sheriff

Charities and organisations, both large and small will look for your support, to thank their people and to help promote their work.
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Selection & Appointment

Possible candidates can be suggested by all panel members, and people can apply to be considered for the role.
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The History

The Office of High Sheriff is the oldest secular Office in the United Kingdom after the Crown and dates from Saxon times.
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Our Current High Sheriff

Always on the job

Although much of the High Sheriff’s time is spent supporting the judiciary, the police, prison and probation services and the emergency services the role has also evolved over the years and become more ambassadorial. Today a large proportion of the High Sheriff’s time is spent in offering encouragement and support to the many excellent charities and organisations throughout the county who work tirelessly for the good of the community.

In recent years many High Sheriffs have also been involved in encouraging crime reduction initiatives, especially amongst young people.

The High Sheriffs receive no remuneration for their work and no part of the expense of a High Sheriffs year falls on the public purse.

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The People

The High Sheriff

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The Under Sheriff

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The High Sheriff's Chaplain

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The High Sheriff's Cadets

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Recent High Sheriffs

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The county's finest

Supporting Charitable Causes

The fact that the office of High Sheriff is apolitical and voluntary and has no charge on the public purse places me in a unique position. I am able to devote my time to bringing people together in the county and to support the enormous contribution made by the emergency services, local authorities, church and faith groups and the voluntary community.

I can focus on the work of the thousands of volunteers within Shropshire who by their selfless commitment to helping others and working towards the well-being of their communities make this county work, especially at a time when government and local authority funding is so constrained. These people are the fabric which holds society together.

All too often this hard work and dedication is recognised only by those who benefit from it, and I passionately believe that one of the most important aspects of my role as High Sheriff is to highlight and bring to a wider audience, recognition of this outstanding contribution and to thank all these individuals and organisations on behalf of all of us. To this end I will be seeking nominations for the High Sheriff awards so if you know of an individual, a voluntary or community group or business that you feel needs recognising please do nominate them.

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