The Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland
Serving the King and the community of Rutland
Sept 28th: Great cakes, bargains, fun & community spirit at the Macmillan Cancer coffee morning in Stretton today! Thanks to all for such an enjoyable time. A great charity – 1 in 2 of us will get cancer and Macmillan Cancer offers practical advice, nursing & emotional support.
Sept 28th: The vibrant village community of Stretton has a new & beautiful sign. It was hand made as a gift to the village. A pleasure to unveil it.
Sept 19th: Celebrating our cadets at the Rutland Show ground and awarding Certificates for Meritorious Service. The Combined Cadet Force & volunteer officers enable cadets to gain experience & qualifications & improve life chances for life. Thanks to the Station Commander RAF Wittering for an inspiring talk.
Sept 14th: History & fun mixed for #Rutland day Oakham Castle today!
. As patron of Leicestershire and Rutland Dying Matters I was very pleased to receive support from the Uppingham Masonic Lodge, and also to introduce our new Chair of Dying Matters, Andrew Brown (Leader of Rutland Council) at Oakham Castle. Thanks to all.
Sept 12th: Hard work goes into making Oakham beautiful with flowers & planters. Oakham in Bloom held its AGM yesterday. Nick Hamilton gave a fascinating talk about Barnsdale Garden.
Volunteers are needed to help plant bulbs, water and weed – gardening is therapeutic so do consider joining.
Sept 11th: The @MidlandsEngine has many outstanding businesses. Many deserve to win a @KingsAwards so I was proud that Rutland has 2 winners:
@TheWoolRoom
We had a great day at the University of Birmingham.
September 8th. Two years ago today Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth died & His Majesty King Charles acceded to the throne. Rutland held a small ceremony and I laid flowers at our statue to remember Queen Elizabeth’s life of service. This was followed by a service at All Saints’ Church, Oakham.
September 3rd. Raising the Red Ensign at Oakham Castle on Merchant Navy Day.
Rutland pays tribute to the past and present service given by our Merchant Navy, so called because of their contribution to our island’s defence. Without them we would have lost both world wars; merchant seamen proportionately lost more men than the armed forces.
September 1st was the 60th #anniversary of the founding of the Royal Anglians. I was invited to an amazing Drumhead service & parade at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford. We should be so proud of “the Vikings” and “the Poachers”, a.k.a. 1 & 2 Royal Anglian Brigade, who are based at Kendrew barracks in Rutland.
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A march past (click to see a video) was part of the Royal Anglian’s regimental day, in the presence of HRH the Duke of Gloucester; together with military bikers, cadets and many veterans plus their families, many from Rutland. The Regimental family feeling was tangible.