Friday 23rd March 2018 My last act as High Sheriff was to officiate at the transfer of the office to Rhoddy Swire near his home in Ludlow. After an excellent lunch at the Swires in Broad Street, we processed to … Continue reading
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Thursday 22nd March 2018 At the invitation of the High Sheriff of Worcestershire, Mr Stephen Betts, Veronica and I attended the Declaration of the new High Sheriff, Mr Cassian Roberts, in the Shirehall in Worcester. The Reverend Timothy Wright OSB, … Continue reading
Thursday 22nd March 2018 At the invitation of the League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Veronica and I attended the formal Opening Ceremony for the new MRI scanners at the hospital. We met many of the key staff … Continue reading
Tuesday 20th March 2018 Telford College kindly hosted the High Sheriff’s Outstanding Young Citizens Award Ceremony in their Sports Hall. As in previous years, we had a very good selection of strong entries. The nominees, a third boys and two … Continue reading
Saturday 10th March 2018 At the invitation of the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Cllr Jane Mackenzie, Veronica and I attended the Purple Tie & Tiara Ball held at the Shrewsbury Town Football Club. We greatly enjoyed the evening which was for … Continue reading
Monday 19th March 2018 At the invitation of Christine Holmes JP, my predecessor as High Sheriff, I attended the Performing Arts Centre, Shrewsbury College, to see the “play” put on by Theatre Clwyd for schools in Shropshire so that pupils … Continue reading
Thursday 15th March 2018 Veronica and I attended a meeting of the Whittington Brownie Pack in the charge of Tawny Owl Fiona Wilkinson Roberts. I came in uniform and gave a brief talk on the role and history of the … Continue reading
Thursday 15th March 2018 At the invitation of Jamie Edwards, CEO of Shrewsbury Town in the Community (the charitable arm of Shrewsbury Town Football Club), I visited the Community Hub next to the football ground to see the work being … Continue reading
Wednesday 14th March 2018 At the invitation of Mrs Katie Tanner DL, Veronica and I joined the Moreton Hall Business Lunch, which was extremely well attended by members of local businesses and the professions ,and went off beautifully. Xavier Rolet, … Continue reading
Sunday 11th March 2018 Veronica and I attended the Service for the Commonwealth at Shrewsbury Abbey in the presence of the Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Colonel Mark Cuthbert-Brown CBE, DL, and the MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, Daniel Kawczynski. It was a … Continue reading