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The Lord-Lieutenant
@DianeHawkinsDL
was delighted to welcome HRH The Princess of Wales to GM today and accompany her to the match at Wigan. Thank you to
@RLWC2021
for organising and for their hospitality.
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In what has been, at times, a joyful, sad and landmark Civic Year, The Lord-Lieutenant
@DianeHawkinsDL
High Sheriff
@CountessPR
Lord Mayor
@donnaludford
and Vice Lord-Lieutenant gathered at the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst to celebrate the first time all four posts were women.
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The Lord-Lieutenant
@DianeHawkinsDL
was delighted to welcome HRH The Prince of Wales to Greater Manchester this morning to visit several fantastic projects in Moss Side in Manchester.
Proud to work with the Manchester Peace Together Alliance to improve opportunities and outcomes for young people.
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce that he has appointed Dr Carl Austin-Behan as a Deputy Lieutenant. This has been announced in The Gazette today We warmly welcome him the the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy.
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Congratulations to The Lord-Lieutenant on becoming a Knight Commander of The Royal Victorian Order (Sir Warren has a nice ring to it!) and Elaine Griffiths DL and Carl Austin-Behan DL on the award of their OBEs in the New Year Honours List.
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to appoint two new Deputy Lieutenants, Vikas Shah MBE and Rev Charles Kwaku-Odoi as announced in the
@TheGazetteUK
today. Welcome
@MrVikas
and
@charleskod
to the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy.
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The Lord Lieutenant was delighted to welcome Her Majesty The Queen to Greater Manchester this morning. Initially at Victoria Station and then
@ManCathedral
for their 600th Anniversary.
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On behalf of Her Majesty The Queen I wish everyone in Greater Manchester a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas and Festive Period.
WJS
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Congratulations to Lt Col Glyn Richard Potts MBE DL
@GlynYOGIPotts
@NewmanRC_Head
on his honour announced in the Birthday Honours List from everyone at the Lieutenancy. Extremely well deserved for services to Education and to the Army Cadet Force.
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Not Just Soup in Manchester have provided 42,000 meals to the homeless since 2015. They are run by volunteers and a partnership of City Centre restaurants who prepare and serve the food to those in need. Congratulations on being made a recipient of the
@QueensAwardVS
.
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The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to welcome The Princess Royal to Greater Manchester yesterday when she visited
@MFTnhs
and Timpson's opening their new training centre and planting a tree for the
@QGCanopy
The Princess Royal has officially unveiled Manchester Royal Infirmary’s new helipad - the first of its kind in the North West.
Located right in the city centre, the helipad will enable patients to receive life-saving care within minutes.
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Congratulations to Diane Hawkins JP DL
@DianeHawkinsDL
, who the Prime Minister announced today will be my successor as Lord-Lieutenant from 4th July this year. She brings a background of public service and a history of caring and protecting others. WJS
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to appoint a new Deputy Lieutenant which has been announced in The Gazette today. Congratulations and welcome to Mr. Glyn Richard Potts
@GlynYOGIPotts
@NewmanRC_Head
@gmanacf
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The Lord-Lieutenant is deeply saddened to hear the news that The Queen passed away this afternoon. She sends her condolences to The King and Queen Consort and all members of The Royal Family.
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
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Huge congratulations to Their Royal Highness’s, the Duke & Duchess of Sussex, on the arrival of their son. The people of Greater Manchester send very best wishes to you all!
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The Lord-Lieutenant is looking forward to welcoming HRH The Prince of Wales to Greater Manchester later this morning for a visit to
@1BMHC
in Manchester and
@theoldcourts
@UncleJoesSweets
and
@WiganLittleThtr
in Wigan.
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The Lord-Lieutenant would like to congratulate the 22 awardees of the
@QueensAwardVS
in Greater Manchester. An exceptional number from the 241 awarded in the UK.
#QAVS2021
#VolunteersWeek2021
Details of all 22 can be found here:
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Today is a day of great sadness for Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family and we offer them the sincerest condolences from all of us at the Lieutenancy.
His was a remarkable life of service, both to her Majesty the Queen and to this Country - WJS
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Congratulations to our Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Sharman Birtles JP DL, who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honour’s List for her long services to charity and volunteering. Thoroughly well deserved.
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Happy 50th Birthday Dr Carl Austin-Behan OBE DL from all at the Lieutenancy. Have a great day.
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The Lord-Lieutenant held a Zoom meeting tonight for all his Deputy and retired Deputy Lieutenants to talk about his 15 yrs service. The self titled "ramblings of an old man" did no justice to an immensely moving presentation. Thank you for your exceptional service Sir Warren.
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HRH Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge will attend The Manchester Arena National Service of Commemoration at Manchester Cathedral later today.
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Congratulations to those honoured in the New Year’s Honours List and thank you to those who took the time to nominate them. Without you the list would not be the best that Greater Manchester has ever had
#NYHonours
A full list of GM recipients is here
WJS
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to appoint three new Deputy Lieutenants, Dr Faye Bruce, Vicken Guy Couligian and Muzahid Khan as announced in the
@TheGazetteUK
today. Welcome
@VickenCouligian
@FayeBruce17
and Muzahid to the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy.
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When you are trying to film a message about the UK Honours List and someone is desperate to take the limelight! If you know a rising star who deserves recognition then nominate them here:
#DoTheHonours
#NeverWorkWithAnimals
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce that he has appointed
@MDRollinson
as a Deputy Lieutenant. This has been announced in
@TheGazetteUK
today We warmly welcome Michael to the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy.
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Her Majesty The Queen’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Mr. Warren Smith, wishes you all a happy Christmas on behalf of the GM Lieutenancy.
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33 fantastic Greater Manchester voluntary groups, of only 230 awarded in the UK, have been honoured with an
@QueensAwardVS
. The MBE for volunteer groups, it is the highest award a group can receive. Congratulations! Read about them here:
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On the 10th June DofE participants across GM will be planting a tree and sowing 65 blue bell seeds to celebrate the life of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and the 65th anniversary of the DofE Award Scheme.
@DofEGMTeam
More about this celebration is here:
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Following HM The King pricking The Lites in a ceremony yesterday, The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce that Mary-Liz Walker JP DL
@MaryLizWalker1
will be the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester for 2023/2024. Congratulations Mary-Liz.
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Congratulations to those honoured in the Birthday Honours List and thank you to those who took the time to nominate them. The list includes those who have gone the extra mile during the pandemic. A full list of Greater Manchester recipients are here
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Sir Warren thanked all the Deputy Lieutenants who have helped and represented him, his staff and everyone who has volunteered or worked in the community to make GM a better place during his 15 years service. He then handed the sword over to the new Lord-Lieutenent
@DianeHawkinsDL
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The Lord-Lieutenant will welcome TRH, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Manchester today to officially open The Glade of Light, a living memorial and peaceful space for remembrance and reflection dedicated to those who tragically lost their lives on the 22nd May 2017.
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to appoint Mr David Catterall as a Deputy Lieutenant as announced in the
@TheGazetteUK
this afternoon. Congratulations and welcome to
@TheRealDaveCee
from everyone at the Lieutenancy.
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Fantastic pictures from the
@MENnewsdesk
of HRH Prince Harry visiting the NHS Manchester Resilience Hub at Ashton Old Baths.
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The Lord-Lieutenant
@DianeHawkinsDL
thanks retiring Deputy Lieutenant,
@edith_conn
for her dedication to the communities of Greater Manchester and the North West and 22 exemplary years of service as a DL. Thank you also from everyone at the GMLO.
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The last year has highlighted just how valuable volunteering is to the country, with groups innovatively continuing their valuable work in the community, despite the restrictions and threat of the virus. Thank you to all volunteers in Greater Manchester. WJS
#VolunteersWeek2021
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce that he has appointed
@MikeWalmsleyMBE
as a Deputy Lieutenant. This has been announced in The Gazette today We warmly welcome him to the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy. Congratulations Mike.
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We are excited to announce that each week on
#CharityTuesday
, Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester will choose a Greater Manchester charity to promote on Twitter.
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Congratulations and good luck to the 65 volunteer groups across Greater Manchester who have been nominated for a
@QueensAwardVS
in 2021. A huge number of groups, which shows just how much volunteers are valued and act as the heartbeat of the County.
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Following HM The Queen pricking The Lites in a ceremony yesterday, The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce that Lorraine Worsley-Carter MBE DL
@CountessPR
will be the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester for 2022/2023. Congratulations Lorraine.
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To mark The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh's 70th Wedding Anniversary, new photographic portraits have been released.
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The Lord-Lieutenant took a quiet moment of contemplation in the Memorial Chapel
@SalfordCathedra
to remember all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. The names on the walls a stark reminder of those who never came back.
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceSunday
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Recipients of 2019’s Queen's Award for Voluntary Service have been announced!
A record 34 groups from Greater Manchester have won the highest award given to exceptional volunteer groups across the UK. This thread highlights some of the
@QueensAwardVS
recipients.
#QAVS2019
👇
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On the Lord-Lieutenant's behalf, the Vice Lord-Lieutenant welcomed Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal to GM yesterday to visit
@prehab4cancer
at Worsley Leisure Centre and then
@StAnnsHospice
to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.
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Once Upon a Smile has been made a recipient of Her Majesty the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
@Sidley_OUAS
's volunteers offer bespoke emotional, practical and financial support to bereaved families. Congratulations!
#QAVS2018
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The Lord-Lieutenant wishes Her Majesty the Queen a happy 93rd Birthday from the people of Greater Manchester.
#QueensBirthday
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WATCH: Two inspirational young people from Greater Manchester have been nominated by the Lord-Lieutenant to attend Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle’s Wedding next month. 21-yr-old
@saeedatcha
, CEO at
@XplodeMag
& 15-yr-old Shaneil from
@RECLAIMproject
appeared on
@BBCNWT
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce the appointment of 4 new Deputy Lieutenants.
Mr Saeed ATCHA MBE
Mrs Elinor Mair CHOHAN MBE
Mrs Amanda Elizabeth WADSWORTH MBE
Mrs Karen Lesley WILSON
We look forward to welcoming them to the Lieutenancy.
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Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex, Patron of
@BlindVeterans
, unveiled the statue, ‘Victory over Blindness’, to commemorate the end of the First World War.
Located outside
@NetworkRailMAN
, the statue features 7 soldiers who have lost their sight.
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A very Happy Birthday to HRH The Countess of Wessex, an exceptional Patron and supporter of
@the_halle
- WJS
🎈🎂 Wishing The Countess of Wessex a very happy birthday today!
To find out more about Her Royal Highness’s life and work, visit the Royal Family’s website:
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Happy 94th Birthday to Her Majesty The Queen. The Lord-Lieutenant is honoured to continue to represent you in Greater Manchester.
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The Lord-Lieutenant
@DianeHawkinsDL
would like to congratulate 3 GM DLs on the award of their Honours in the King's first New Year Honour's List. Each one is a major contributor to their communities in Greater Manchester and beyond. Congratulations Robina, Asrar and Wakkas.
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The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed HRH The Earl of Wessex this morning, hosting two Zoom calls with 9 fantastic organisations and charities from across GM, to hear about their experiences during the Pandemic and to thank them for all their hard work.
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Nominations for the
@QueensAwardVS
open on the 1st April. If you know a fantastic group of volunteers in your community who deserve to be nominated then find out how to nominate them here:
#QAVS
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce that 21 incredible volunteer groups have been awarded the
@QueensAwardVS
. For the 5th year running GM has the most awardees from anywhere in the UK. We are blessed with selfless people.
#QAVS2022
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The Lord-Lieutenant thanks all those volunteering to support essential services and as President of St John Ambulance Greater Manchester he is particularly proud of the way they have reacted in training new staff and deploying to the front line.
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A great event at Manchester Town Hall hosted by the
@LordMayorOfMcr
to thank those who responded to the Manchester Arena attack
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To coincide with the arrival of the new The Lord-Lieutenant for Greater Manchester, Mrs Diane Hawkins JP LLB, a refreshed website has been launched which is designed to be more accessible. You can read more about the Lord-Lieutenant on the website here:
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When your younger sister wants to do a Joe Wicks session but you only feel like watching A Place in the Sun.
#LockdownChoices
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to appoint the following as Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester:
Wing Commander David ARCHIBALD
Mrs Judith BROMLEY
Mr Mohammed Wakkas KHAN
Ms Karan LEE
Mrs Lisa Kit Yee YAM
Welcome to the Lieutenancy.
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The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to hear that more young people from Gtr Manchester are starting the
@DofE
Award than in any other comparable period since the
@DofEGMTeam
was formed. An incredible 48% are from a disadvantaged background, helped by funds raised by the Lieutenancy
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Congratulations to all residents of Greater Manchester who have been Honoured in HM The Queen's Birthday Honours List - WJS. A full list of GM recipients can be found here:
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The Lord-Lieutenant wishes everyone a happy St. George's Day and whilst celebrating our Patron Saint to stay safe.
#StGeorgesDay
#StayAtHomeSaveLives
#ClapForCarers
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HRH The Prince of Wales is tonight holding a reception to thank Red Cross volunteers for their help following the Manchester terror attack.
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The New Year's Honours List will be announced tonight after 10.30pm. Over 70% will go to extraordinary people working hard in their communities. A full list of GM residents receiving an honour will be published on the Lieutenancy website
#NYHonours2021
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted that Greater Manchester has received the highest number of Honours in the NY list since he took office in 2008. He thanks everyone who took the time to nominate these great people. Know someone worthy? Nominate them here
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The Lord-Lieutenant is extremely grateful to all the key-workers keeping Greater Manchester running and safe, especially those volunteering to help. He lit his house up in blue in support of the
#NHS
at 8pm last night during
#ClapForTheNHS
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The Lord-Lieutenant is pleased to announce that the following 4 people have been appointed as Deputy Lieutenants to Greater Manchester, Mrs Elaine Griffiths MBE, Ms Lucy Danger, Sir Howard Bernstein, Mrs Mary-Liz Walker.
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The Lord-Lieutenant wishes Her Majesty the Queen a Happy Birthday from the people of Greater Manchester on her official birthday 🎂
#QueensBirthday
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Congratulations to Deputy Lieutenant, Professor Dame Robina Shah
@robinashah_GM
on becoming an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine recognising her significant contribution to the healthcare sector. Robina will be inducted later this year.
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The Lord-Lieutenant,
@DianeHawkinsDL
congratulates everyone living in GM who has received an Honour in The King's Birthday Honour's List. She would also like to thank all those who took the time to nominate them. A list of all the recipients is here:
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“I pass onto you Her Majesty The Queen’s very best wishes. May you all enjoy the celebrations today. Congratulations.”
- Lord-Lieutenant Warren Smith, at this morning’s presentation to winners of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
@QueensAwardVS
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Happy 100th Birthday
@captaintommoore
and congratulations for becoming Honorary Colonel from the Lord-Lieutenant and everyone at the GM Lieutenancy.
#HappyBirthdayCaptainTom
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce the appointment of 6 new Deputy Lieutenants which was posted in the
@TheGazetteUK
today . These are
@DianeHawkinsDL
first commissions. The Lieutenancy congratulates and welcomes them all.
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The Lord-Lieutenant
@DianeHawkinsDL
is looking forward to welcoming HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh to GM this morning as she visits
@the_halle
St Peters as their Patron to officially open the Oglesby Centre.
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All ready
@TheMonasteryMcr
for the
@QueensAwardVS
ceremony for 21 fantastic voluntary groups. Congratulations to them all.
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I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of Lord Peter Smith, one of the most outstanding leaders in Greater Manchester, since its formation in 1974. I send my deepest condolences to Lady Smith DL and the family. WJS
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce that he has appointed Mr Asrar Ul-Haq as a Deputy Lieutenant. This has been announced in
@TheGazetteUK
today We warmly welcome him to the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy. Congratulations Asrar.
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The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to announce that he has appointed Mr Paul Brearley JP and Mrs Anne-Marie Wynne
@amrietweets
as a Deputy Lieutenants. This has been announced in
@TheGazetteUK
today We warmly welcome them to the GM Lieutenancy.
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The Lord-Lieutenant congratulates all the recipients announced in the New Year 2022 Honour's List. He also thanks all those who took the time to nominate them. A list of all the recipients who are residents of Greater Manchester can be found here:
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The Lord-Lieutenant has appointed Sharman Birtles JP DL as the new Vice Lord-Lieutenant. "I welcome my new Vice Lord-Lieutenant, who is well known to most of you. She has an enviable record in the voluntary and charitable sectors" Read more about Sharman:
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The Lord-Lieutenant
@DianeHawkinsDL
and The Lord Mayor
@LordMayorOfMcr
will be in attendance and introduce the High Sheriff
@CountessPR
who will read the Proclamation to the County. God Save The King.
Join us in St Peter’s Square today at 1pm to hear the Proclamation confirming the beginning of His Majesty King Charles III’s reign to the people of Greater Manchester.
You can also watch the ceremony online at
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Every Borough in Greater Manchester has had a volunteer group honoured. It is not won easily, it recognises real achievement and a major contribution to the community. Recent times have highlighted just how valuable volunteering is to the country. Thank you all.
#QAVS2020
The 230
@QueensAwardVS
winners are dotted around our country. Take a look at the locations on the map 👇- are any near you? 📌
#QAVS2020
|
#CharityTuesday
|
#VolunteersWeek
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Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester is tonight at
@ManCathedral
for the Interfaith Youth Iftar.
“Nights like this are important to hear about the thoughts of young people and to celebrate all you do for the common good.”
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Her Majesty the Queen's Vice Lord-Lieutenant welcomed HRH Prince Harry to Greater Manchester yesterday.
@KensingtonRoyal
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Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester has chosen
@RECLAIMproject
as the first charity to promote on
#CharityTuesday
. The Lord-Lieutenant is Patron of RECLAIM, a youth leadership and social change organisation.
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One of the most significant roles of the Lord-Lieutenant and wider Lieutenancy is to support and encourage charities and organisations working on a voluntary basis for the benefit of the community.
#UKCharityWeek
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The Lord-Lieutenant, presented 11 fantastic recipients with their medals at an event this morning
@TheMonasteryMcr
in his last investiture ceremony. He was joined by the Vice Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff and the Mayors from the recipients' home boroughs.
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27 fantastic groups of volunteers received their Queen's Award for Voluntary Service from the Lord-Lieutenant yesterday in a ceremony at The Monastery in Gorton. Well done again to you all. The photos from the day can be viewed here.
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Congratulations to Deputy Lieutenant
@edith_conn
on receiving a badge and certificate for her 40 years of service to the
@BritishRedCross
as a volunteer.
#CharityTuesday
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As firefighters start to tackle a third moorland fire The Lord-Lieutenant's thoughts and prayers are with the firefighters, soldiers and volunteers who continue to fight the fires or help them in their unenviable task. Thank you.
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On behalf of
@QGCanopy
The Lord-Lieutenant presented Greater Manchester with a
#QueensGreenCanopy
Champion Plaque to recognise its ambitious target to plant 3 million trees & become carbon neutral by 2038.
#PlantATreeForTheJubilee
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Congratulations to those honoured in the New Year’s Honours List and thank you to those who took the time to nominate them. Without you those deserving in GM would not have received the thanks they deserved
#NYHonours
A full list of GM recipients is here
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Very sad to hear that The Lady Mayoress of Manchester, Councillor Sheila Newman passed away last night. Our thoughts and prayers are with The Lord Mayor, Eddy Newman, and his family.
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