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ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION AIRDRIE AND COATBRIDGE BRANCH

ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION AIRDRIE AND COATBRIDGE BRANCH

 Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Roberts attended the Royal Air Force Association ( RAFA)  Airdrie & Coatbridge Branch event on 22nd March 2022 to present a gift – on behalf of the Branch – to Vincent Grant who has been a member of the Association for a good many years including acting as Chairman for over 40 of them.  Many congratulations to Vincent on this very well deserved  recognition which came as a complete surprise to him .
Vincent Grant is pictured with Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Roberts (left) and Rt Hon Sir Tom Clarke CBE KSG JP (right).

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THE QUEEN’S AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE

THE QUEEN’S AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE

One of the important roles of the Lord Lieutenant is to promote the
Queen’s Awards for Enterprise to the Lanarkshire Business
Community.
The Queen’s Awards are the most prestigious awards for U.K.
businesses and is a globally recognised royal seal of approval for
UK. Companies. Continue reading →

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THE UNIFORMED ORGANISATIONS ADVISORY GROUP

Over recent years within the Lanarkshire Lieutenancy a number of Advisory Groups have been established to ensure that there is full engagement and support for communities and businesses across Lanarkshire . The Uniformed Organisations Advisory Group is chaired by Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Roberts and this update provides  some background to its establishment and how it is working . Continue reading →

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The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC)

The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC)

The Queen’s Green Canopy  (QGC) is a unique, UK-wide tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, by inviting people to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee.” Continue reading →

Posted by Gavin Whitefield in News, Platinum Jubilee
REMEMBRANCE SERVICES – NOVEMBER 2021

REMEMBRANCE SERVICES – NOVEMBER 2021

As we approach Remembrance Sunday on 14th November 2021 the Lanarkshire Lieutenancy has finalised plans to lay sixty eight wreaths at towns and villages right across the county . A number of locations having been added to what was an already extended list in 2020 , as the Lieutenancy  aims  to include every war memorial in Lanarkshire .

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Posted by Gavin Whitefield in Events, News, Remembrance Services