Please find enclosed a message from Their Majesties for Coronation-related local and community events around the UK. The message can be used by anyone who is hosting a Coronation event locally and may be read out or included in programmes.
The Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire Lady Haughey CBE is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Deputy Lieutenants – Continue reading →
We are now less than three weeks away from the Coronation of King Charles III, and many celebration events in towns and villages across the country are planned from 6th – 8th May.
Everyone involved in organising events, from afternoon teas to military parades and all manner of community celebrations, are being encouraged to register their event on the official Coronation Event map, which you can find here: Put your event on the map – Coronation of His Majesty The King & Her Majesty The Queen Consort.
Doing so will illustrate how so many communities have embraced this unique and historic occasion here in Lanarkshire .
One of the key roles of the Lord-Lieutenant is to promote the King’s Awards for Enterprise to the Lanarkshire Business Community. Continue reading →
The King and Queen Consort will mark their Coronations by celebrating inspiring volunteers who make far-reaching and positive differences in their local communities by introducing The Coronation Champion Awards. Continue reading →
At the end of 2022 Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire Lady Haughey CBE presented the Bothwell Horticultural Society with a very special tree in recognition of their excellent work in the local community . This included ambitious plans to plant 2000 trees as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy which aims to create a legacy in honour of Her Majesty’s extraordinary service to her country and to her people . Continue reading →
Many congratulations to Motherwell couple Hugh and Margaret Miller who celebrated 60 years of marriage together on 15th March 2023. Continue reading →
Miss Janet (Nett) Gillan has celebrated her 100th birthday chatting with friends and family at a special lunch in her honour.
Nett, who now stays in Lindsayfield, East Kilbride, said the secret for her reaching her 100th year was that she “never married”.
And to help her celebrate her remarkable achievement, South Lanarkshire’s Provost Margaret Cooper and Deputy Lieutenant John Brown DL, also attended the party and presented Nett with gifts and certificates.
Nett was born on 13 February 1923 and spent most of her life in Holytown before moving to Bellshill with her brother and sister (also unmarried) in 1992. She also had other siblings and has nieces and nephews.
She went to Bellshill Academy and then on to college to learn to type.
During the war years, she recalls zig-zagging through the streets of Glasgow with a wee torch to light her path. She would go on roof tops to watch for fires during air raids.
She then worked in insurance before taking on a temporary job with the council which lasted 40 years – moving through the ranks to be secretary/PA supporting the work of the chief area architect. She loved her job and brought in the fees for many projects including building new schools.
Nett retired in 1984 at the age of 61.
Over the years she travelled quite a bit, including going down through Russia into white Russia (now called Ukraine). She also travelled on the QEII and Concord.
Now living in Lindsayfield, Nett may not be as mobile as she used to be but still has a very active mind, keeping up to date with current affairs and is still a font of knowledge on local events from her early years that have long since been forgotten.
Many congratulations to Coltness couple Cyril and Ann Prater who celebrated 60 years of marriage together on 2nd February 2023. Continue reading →