On Wednesday 26th November, the High Sheriff visited RAF Shawbury with Susan Sellars the High Sheriff of Cheshire and Councillor Beverley Baker, The Mayor of Shrewsbury. The party was escorted throughout the day by Squadron Leader Kim Leach. The visit included the Hawk fighter jet refurbishment department (including Red Arrows planes), the helicopter flying school …
A presentation of awards given to outstanding young RAF cadets of 1119 (Shrewsbury) Squadron was held at an annual Gala Dinner Evening held this year at The Albright Hussey, near Shrewsbury. The Air Training Corps was launched on 5th February 1941 by the Father of ATC Air Commodore JA Chamier. It didn’t take long before …
Saturday, 22nd November RAF Cadets 1119 (Shrewsbury) Squadron Awards Dinner. Read More »
The High Sheriff and his wife were given an enlightened tour of the new Redwood Centre in Shrewsbury, built on the site of the old Shelton Hospital, and now part of the Mental Health South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. It was officially opened in September this year by Mr Steve Jones, chairman of …
Monday 21st November Visit to ‘The Redwood Centre’, Shrewsbury Mental Health Centre. Read More »
A unique fundraising event was held by the High Sheriff of Cheshire at Oulton Park in order to raise money for the five hospices in Cheshire. The High Sheriff and his wife were invited along with about 250 other enthusiastic guests to a private preview of ‘Art in the Park’, where a vast number of …
Friday, 14th November Art in the Park, High Sheriff of Cheshire Read More »
The High Sheriff and his wife attended a Gala Evening to celebrate achievements across South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The POD Awards (Positively Different Staff Awards) are in recognition of staff aiming to provide outstanding mental health, learning disability and children’s services nationally regionally and to local communities. They aim to make …
The High Sheriff was invited to partake in an Awards Ceremony for the Ellesmere Cadets where he was able to award certificates of merit to a number of well deserving Cadets. There are about 600 young Army Cadets in Shropshire between the ages of 12 – 18 yrs old, of which there are 20 young enthusiastic …
Wednesday, 12th November Ellesmere Cadet’s Awards Ceremony Read More »
All pictures courtesy and copyright of Sabine Hutchinson at Virtual Shropshire.
The Chairman of Shropshire Council, Councillor Malcolm Pate, kindly invited the High Sheriff and his wife to attend the Remembrance Service at the Shirehall in Shrewsbury. Councillor Pate laid a wreath on the Memorial Stones in the Quadrangle, inside the Shirehall, to commemorate the Council staff who lost their lives in the service of their country in …
Tuesday, 11th November Shropshire Council’s Remembrance Service Read More »
A beautiful crisp, cloudless morning dawned on this year’s Sunday of remembrance of The Great War held at St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury. The centenary Remembrance was attended by a huge crowd who witnessed the Parade to the Church, which consisted of members of the Council, The Mayor, Aldermen, Magistrates, Senior members of the Armed Forces, Police …
Sunday 9th November Shrewsbury Town Council Remembrance Sunday Read More »
The Mayor of Shrewsbury invited the High Sheriff to meet a group of french and german students who were doing an exchange with Shrewsbury 6th Form students. The students and their teachers were invited by the Mayor to a lunch held at the new Museum in Shrewsbury on the day following their arrival. They were …
On Thursday 6th November, the High Sheriff attended the AGM of the Shropshire branch of The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) at The Museum and Art Gallery, Market Street, in Shrewsbury. The retiring Chair of the branch, Mrs Morgan, gave an illuminating outline of the activities the FSB had undertaken in Shropshire over the previous …
Thursday, 6th November Federation of Small Businesses Shropshire AGM Read More »
On Thursday 6th November, the High Sheriff visited Telford College of Arts and Technology for the formal opening of their new £3.5m state of the art Automotive Engineering Centre on the invitation of Mr Chris Scott, the Principal of the College. The Centre was opened by Matt Neal, three times BTCC Champion and current Honda …
Thursday, 6th November Telford College of Arts and Technology Read More »
Quote: Derwin College provides specialist further eduction for over 230 students in residential and day placements. The college is able to meet the individual and diverse needs of the young people aged between 16 and 25 with a wide range of learning difficulties and associated disabilities. In order to meet the needs of the local …
Wednesday, 5th November Opening of Derwen College at Walford. Read More »
The High Sheriff was invited to a Festival of Remembrance held by The Royal British Legion at Shrewsbury Abbey. The Royal British Legion, the Patron of which is Her Majesty The Queen and has a membership of over 300,000, helps the whole of the Armed Forces community through welfare, comradeship and representation as well as …
A brilliant initiative has been started by Pc Andy Gardiner to engage with the local community around the Ditherington area of Shrewsbury by getting some of the young children between the ages of 11 and 17 to go around their neighbourhood on a day during the school holidays to pick up litter. Their reward for …
Monday, 27th October Litter Picking with the Police and ‘local’ children. Read More »
