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June 24th – I was joined by the Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire for a great visit to Kendrew Barracks to meet ‘The Poachers’, the 2nd Royal Anglians. Fascinating how busy soldiers are – only 10 weeks at base in a year. Pleased to see the beautiful silverware from the Rutland Regiment. Thanks to all for a memorable time.

A quote from a soldier I met:

26 years ago today, l joined the British Army. From a broken home in a small Lancashire town with no job prospects, little education (the Army discovered l was dyslexic & then helped me achieve) I’ve had a full career from Private Soldier to Officer. It’s awesome.

May 20th: A good opportunity to express our appreciation and thanks for all the military do & have done for us all. Rutland may be unique in having such a high proportion of its population linked to the military; serving in county or out of county, but living here. Also including reservists, veterans, & their all their families.

Welcome to Rutland for a small team of young visitors from #Texas#USA! They are helping Oakham Baptist church to publicise a Life Skills course, to help with everyday problems, at Rutland Citizens Advice Bureau.

June 11th: A Platinum Jubilee concert to remember in Braunston, Rutland! Leicester Chorale delivered a fantastic selection of music taken from the time of Queen Elizabeth 1st and from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2nd’s Coronation. Thanks to all – it was spectacular!

June 12th – How quintessentially English! Ashwell village fete provided fun, delicious cakes, Pimms and beer, Morris-men, a Punch and Judy show, a dog show, dancers, Rutland bands, shops, a plant stall, vintage cars and more. All on a perfect summer’s day. It was a great pleasure to open it. Thanks to all who worked so hard to make a great afternoon.

June 8th. Often carers get forgotten but not in Rutland. ⁦Oakham Castle⁩ hosted a comprehensive event showcasing the many forms of help available, as a contribution to ⁦Carers’ Week⁩ ⁦.

Thank you to Lands End & Rutland Council for providing a great event to support our Ukrainian visitors & their sponsors. There are now 103 in Rutland. Help provided included language classes, clothing, toys & a small jobs fair. It was lovely to meet our visitors and their sponsors.

More trees for Rutland as part of ⁦the Queen’s Green Canopy.⁩ Residents of Barleythorpe have planted 700 native trees & whips to create a wildflower meadow that in years to come will become a wood. A great pleasure to meet those who have driven the project forward.

What a weekend that was!

And Rutland played its part magnificently. Here are just a few of the highlights that I was personally involved in. There were many more, but I just didn’t have enough hours in the day to visit all of them.

I would like to compile an ‘electronic scrapbook’ of Platinum Jubilee events in Rutland to submit to Her Majesty and to publish online. Please send me your best photographs of your local events, with a short caption, to add to the few I have already compiled below. By email please to ll@rutlandlordlieutenant.org .

Beacons were lit all over Rutland & the UnitedKingdom as a mark of loyalty & celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Pictured here is the one I was asked to light at Oakham, in Cutts Close. Thanks to ⁦Oakham Town Council⁩ and the Military Wives Choir.