Activities & News

It was my delight and honour to give Raymond Bennett a High Sheriffs Award in recognition of the great and valuable services he has given to the community. Ray was born in Sproxton, lived all his life there and, amongst many other things, Ray was on the Parish Council for over 35 years, chairing it…

It is exciting to meet young people who, when given the opportunity, reach for more in life through the Cubs and Scouts. I recently had the pleasure of speaking to and handing out 50 Awards to the Cubs and Scouts of the South West Leicester District. I met their wonderful leaders who have helped and…

A huge honour as part of the annual Chief Constable Awards at Athena, Leicester this week to present Crown Court Commendations by High Court Judges.The evening celebrated and recognised the outstanding work by officers, staff and volunteers across all areas of the force. Leicestershire is extremely lucky to have such dedicated and committed individuals at…

On 15th May Leicestershire’s Chief Fire Officer, Callum Faint, and his Fire Officers gave me a tour Birstall Fire Station.It was an honour to meet them and also learn about how they do so much to educate and prevent fires and accidents to help keep us safe. Leicestershire’s Fire and Rescue Service’s selfless courage in…

Wonderful to be invited to judge at the Artisan Cheese Awards 2023 in St Mary’s Church, Melton Mowbray. Judges from many countries and around 400 different artisan cheeses from the UK divided into 19 categories. My thanks to Charlie Turnbull who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of cheese tasting and is a wonderful teacher too. Thank…

The rain didn’t dampen our spirits when I joined Coalville Belvoir Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Ashby de la Zouch Castle to help do some weeding, tidying and litter picking at Snibston Colliery park for the #TheBigHelpOut. It was my honour to pass on a personal thank you from King Charles III and…

It was an extraordinarily humbling and happy evening at The Lord Lieutenant’s Young Person of the Year Awards Ceremony. It was a joy to speak to so many of Award recipients and to their rightly proud families. There were so many stories of adversity and achievement and I feel sure these young people will continue…

On Thursday 20th April, it was my absolute privilege to attend the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland School Games Paralympic Festival. Over 300 young athletes from over 35 schools across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland (LLR) were at Loughborough University to take part in a day of activity. Delivered by Active Together in partnership with our School…

At the invitation of Councillor John Deakin, Mayor of Ashby de la Zouch and Ashby de la Zouch Town Council the High Sheriff attended the Civic Service in St Helen’s Church.Wonderful to meet so many of the congregation and also representatives from The Mayor’s chosen charities, Canine Partners, and the Fire Fighters Charity.@caninepartnersuk @thefirefighterscharity

On 14th April the High Sheriff of Leicestershire was warmly welcomed to the Baitul Ikram Mosque, Clarendon Leicester. Thank you for the opportunity and the tour of the mosque. I look forward to continuing connections in the community during my year. Thank you.