The East Kilbride and District Young Farmers Club was formally presented with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service on Sunday 19th November 2023 by Deputy Lieutenant Sandy Wilkie MBE . Continue reading →
On Sunday 3rd December St Andrew’s Hospice in Airdrie hosted a ‘Light Up a Life’ -a service of remembrance, celebrating the lives of those who are no longer with us. Deputy Lieutenant Derrick Hannan DL represented the Lanarkshire Lieutenancy at the event in his home town. Continue reading →
Two groups of volunteers based in Airdrie and Coatbridge have just been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. Continue reading →
Representatives of the Lieutenancy laid wreaths at Remembrance Services right across Lanarkshire to remember and honour all those who made the ultimate sacrifice .
Where we could not be present at a Remembrance Service , due to the number of locations involved , a number of wreaths were once again laid outside the formal service settings .
Many congratulations to Wishaw couple Derrick and Margaret Kokot who celebrated 60 years of marriage together on 18th October 2023. Continue reading →
Mary Blair has been celebrating her 100th birthday in John Smith Court in the town she has called home her entire life. Continue reading →
The Uniformed Organisations Advisory Group is one of five advisory groups supporting the Lord Lieutenant, the others being the Business Group, the Community Group, the Honours Group, and the Media Group. Continue reading →
The seventh public speaking competition for schools in Lanarkshire, organised by the Lanarkshire Lieutenancy, was held on 26th October 2023 at The Town House , Hamilton with the following schools taking part:
Airdrie Academy
Cathkin High School
Duncanrig Secondary School
Taylor High School
The Princess Royal joined Equi’s Ice Cream to celebrate their fundraising in aid of cancer charity Maggie’s at a visit to the Lanarkshire family business on Wednesday 25 October. Continue reading →
Lord Lieutenant presents King’s Award for Enterprise to Euro Central based company- ACS Ltd Continue reading →