The Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland
Serving the King and the community of Rutland
The new High Sheriff, Sue Jarron & yours truly get stuck into making poppies for the Rutland Poppy Project. Serious fun! A great way to commemorate the end of WW1 in November. Ceramic poppies are also being made by young & old across the county. Typical Rutland; we are doing DIY. Look out for the display at Castle. If our efforts are any guide, every poppy will be slightly different, even though we started with the same pattern!
I’m proud to be a member of the steering committee of Women in Philanthropy, which raises money for 3 less well known charities each year and also promotes them.
This year £3,793.44 each to (1) Centre for Fun and Families, (2) New Dawn New Day, (3 )Dementia Friendly Garden. And another £3,000 + given to last year’s charities.
Rutland ‘s young people are determined to increase mental resilience and awareness of mental health. Last month representatives from all of the secondary schools in county held a meeting. They back Resilient Rutland in its Big Lotter bid. Fingers Crossed!
Rutland Grants presents a cheque for defibrillators to East Midlands Immediate Care, a network of volunteer doctors who help at scene of life threatening emergencies. Two great Rutland charities.
There was a buzzing crowd of happy people In Oakham today for the Rutland Food Festival – rain could not dampen their spirits!
Fabulous day today – proper spring sunshine and my Letters Patent from Her Majesty The Queen arrived, formally appointing me Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland. Complete with a remarkably large red seal and a red leather wallet.
A real red letter day!
What an exciting day – my first as Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland. I have had so many letters, cards and emails saying lovely things and wishing me well. It fills me with confidence to know that I have so many people behind me. Thanks everybody!
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I am delighted to support the Rutland Poppy Project. What a splendid idea – a ‘sea of poppies’ in Oakham Castle to commemorate the end ofWW1, and the poppies will all be made in Rutland!
See:
https://www.facebook.com/Rutlandpoppyproject/
Dr Sarah Furness has been named as the next Lord Lieutenant of Rutland. Sarah says ‘I never dreamt that I would be appointed to such a role. It is an enormous honour to serve Her Majesty The Queen as her representative in Rutland – a county I love. I am delighted and will serve Her Majesty and Rutland diligently.’
Sarah will be known to many people in Rutland as she was High Sheriff of Rutland from 2016 -17. Her year saw the introduction of the Hue and Cry, races for charity down Oakham High Street, Continue reading “Press Release”
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Dr Sarah Furness as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Rutland to succeed Sir Laurence Howard when he retires on 29 March 2018.
The announcement was made public at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-a-new-lord-lieutenant-for-rutland
on 14th February 2018