Deputy Lieutenant Alex Cairncross received a warm welcome from staff and pupils at Oakbank Primary School when she attended the P7 Leavers Ceremony. Alex presented 58 children with Junior Forester Awards, an educational programme which is part of The Queen’s Green Canopy. Each pupil received a commemorative Platinum Jubilee coin.
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Congratulations to Mrs Glenys Andrews for being awarded a BEM in the Birthday Honours List for her work with Open Studios.
Last Wednesday, a number of residents from Perth and Kinross were invited to attend the Royal Garden Party at Holyrood Palace. Although The Queen was in residence, she did not attend. This year the Garden Party was hosted by Prince Charles – The Duke of Rothesay, as he is known when he visits Scotland, The
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Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross, Stephen Leckie, was delighted to attend Perth Academy for the investiture of David Dykes, who was made an MBE for his services to the school and Perth community, in last year’s birthday honours. Current pupils and staff welcomed Mr Dykes back to the school for his investiture ceremony. The Lord-Lieutenant
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Honours are awarded to people twice a year, on the Queen’s birthday and at New Year. If you’d like to find out more about more honours system and how to nominate someone for an award you may wish to join a workshop and the Inaugural Honours Festival taking place across the UK this week. Full
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Royal representative, Lord Hodge, visited Crieff Hydro Hotel, where he met with representatives from a number of Perthshire organisations. Lord Hodge, the Lord High Commissioner who grew up in Perthshire and had some fond memories of his time spent at Crieff Hydro during family breaks, was welcomed by Stephen Leckie, Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.
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In my capacity as Lord-Lieutenant for Perth and Kinross, I would like to promote The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise within the local business community. First established in 1966, The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are recognised as the most prestigious business awards in the UK. To date, over 7000 companies have received a Queen’s Award. The
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Louise Reid McCosh was born on the 15th March 1922; a second daughter and fourth child of Mr William Waddell and Louise Ethel McCosh at Easter Moffat, Glasgow. During the 2nd World War she helped out at the canteen at Drem Airfield training base, before joining up as a military driver in the ATS, driving
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John Bullough of Culcreuch MBE receiving his honour from HRH Princess Anne at Holyrood Palace. His award is for services to the Emergency Services and the Community of Perth. He is founding Chairman of SCAA, Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance, a long serving Special Constable with Police Scotland in Perth, he served as Chair on the
On Friday 26 November 2021, by Command of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross invited six local recipients to an investiture ceremony at the Salutation Hotel, Perth. The worthy recipients were: Colleen Blair MBE, Nan Cook BEM, Jane Cepok BEM, Dr Elizabeth Ferris BEM, Kyle Wilson BEM & Lieutenant
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