With less than three weeks until the Platinum Jubilee celebrations over the weekend of 2nd to 5th June many events are being planned right across Lanarkshire to mark this historic occasion. Continue reading →
Since late 2020, four Deputy Lieutenants of the Lanarkshire Lieutenancy have retired from active duties following a combined total of over 36 years sterling service .
HRH Princess Royal visited the regeneration site at Ravenscraig and officially opened the new £3.7m public park called The Craig on Friday 11th March 2022. Continue reading →
HRH Princess Royal visited the Gypsy and Traveller Site at Springbank Park , East Kilbride on Friday 11th March 2022.
Princess Anne was received by Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire Gavin Whitefield CBE and introduced to South Lanarkshire Council Provost Ian McAllan , local MP Dr Lisa Cameron , Council Chief Executive Cleland Sneddon and Housing Director , Daniel Low . Area Housing Manager Sharon Egan along with the Travelling Site Officer John Irvine then took the Princess on a walking tour of the site during which she was introduced to the contractors and project team involved in the award winning recent improvement works at the development .
HRH visited an amenity unit and the chalet of the longest staying resident and talked to a number of residents who spoke about their pride in the development and their positive engagement with the local community . Before leaving the Princess Royal was presented with a posy of flowers by the youngest resident on the site .
On 31 March 2022, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire, Lady Haughey CBE, planted the final tree and unveiled a commemorative plaque at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Wood. Guests from across Lanarkshire witnessed the planting, including Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire, members of the Armed Forces, Cadet representatives, and partnering organisations. Continue reading →
A special fund to help celebrate the historic occasion of The Queen becoming the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee has been launched in North Lanarkshire. Continue reading →
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).
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 →
Planning is well under way to plant a wood of some 2,000 native trees at Dechmont by Cambuslang – just one of Lanarkshire’s initiatives to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s milestone Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Continue reading →
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 →
