The Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland
Serving the King and the community of Rutland
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.
Congratulations to Barbara Crellin, whose MBE was awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours! Pictured here with her fellow Rutland Community First Responders receiving their Platinum Jubilee medal from the Lord Lieutenant. What a well l deserved honour! Barbara has made huge impact on our county’s health and fitness – and beyond.
Rutland’s High Sheriff and I were celebrating Volunteers Week at Rutland Citizens Advice Bureau yesterday. Rutland has a wealth of voluntary organisations. There are more than 69 vacancies for volunteers. Being a volunteer helps others & makes for happier lives.
June 1st: Nicki Dutton is walking 5 half marathons over the Platinum Jubilee weekend to raise funds for Wags and Bones, a charity that helps both dogs & humans. Nicki started in Rutland but will also walk around London ending in Rutland on Sunday.
