NEWS RELEASE: Honour for Somerset’s Best Cadets   FIVE of the county’s best military cadets have been appointed as Lord-Lieutenant cadets in Somerset. It is an honour awarded annually to those cadets who have excelled and shown remarkable leadership.…

The Lord-Lieutenant and his Deputy, Mr Edward Bayntun-Coward DL had the profound privilege of attending a dinner at Fairfield House in Bath, the home of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie from 1936-1943. The event commemorated the 70th anniversary of his…

As Patron of the Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh attended a concert in Wells Cathedral on 26th September, in support of the Drakensberg Boys Choir. All funds raised on the evening contributed to a bursary scheme…

The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mr Mohammed Saddiq was joined by his Vice, Mr Ted Allen DL at the BBC Radio Somerset Make a Difference Awards 2024. The ceremony, held at Quantock Lakes in Nether Stowey, was a humbling experience, showcasing…

From Ted Allen, Vice Lord-Lieutenant: I recently attended a reception in the Undercroft and a concert in the Quire of Wells Cathedral. This was to mark the refurbishment appeal reaching half way towards the target of £2m. The range of…

From Nigel Beacom DL:  Congratulations to Richard Lowe and Claire Arbery and the rest of their team on the launch of the Emerging Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Working Group at the iAero Centre in Yeovil last night. It was a pleasure…

The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mr Mohammed Saddiq was delighted to be able to welcome Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal to the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton this afternoon as Patron on the occasion of the FAAMs 60th Anniversary.…

The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mr Mohammed Saddiq welcomed Her Majesty the Queen to the Dyson Cancer Centre at the RUH in Bath this morning. In attendance were the many staff who work at the Centre and various other stakeholders involved…

On a very hot afternoon, Mr Robert Drewett DL represented the Lord-Lieutenant at a very well attended party to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Somerset Young Farmers at their headquarters at Westonzoyland. A tree was planted by County Chair Sam…

From Denis Burn MBE DL: I greatly enjoyed being present at a Citizenship Ceremony in Weston-super-Mare.  It was lovely to present certificates to people from all around the world and to witness the pleasure that this gave to the new…

On July 11th the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mr Mohammed Saddiq joined The Britain-Australia Society Education Trust (BASET) and the Britain-Australia Society (BES) in Sydney Gardens, Bath, at the unveiling of a memorial commemorating the 200th year anniversary of the death…

The Vice Lord-Lieutenant Ted Allen DL and Brigadier Nigel Beacom DL represented the Lord-Lieutenant at the Families Day at RNAS Yeovilton this morning.  Over 3,000 serving members and families braved the weather to turn up to a fascinating event with…

From: Mrs Jennifer Duke DL.  It was a great pleasure to represent the Lord-Lieutenant on Wednesday, 24th July at the launch of a new community venture – THRIVE – in Taunton.  Diversity Voice, which is the Taunton Mayor’s charity of…

From Ian Kelham DL: Yesterday I attended a meeting on behalf of the Lord-Lieutenant  of the Weston-super-Mare stroke club. They hold weekly meetings  at Worle Golf Club as well as regular outings. The club has been running for almost 21…

This morning (18th July) the Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Edward (Ted) Allen DL attended a Citizenship Ceremony in The Guildhall, Bath, along with The High Sheriff, Rob Beckley and The Chair of B&NES, Cllr Karen Walker.  On a beautiful morning it was…

Congratulations to Dom Chambers, CEO of Sound Vision and Somer Valley FM, for his leadership over the last 15 years. His charity supports young people who lack opportunity by partnering with local schools and community groups. Don gave a motivational…

From Ted Allen, Vice Lord-Lieutenant: The Lord-Lieutenant and I had the pleasure of visiting the creative work forming part of the ‘Wells in Mosaic’ project. When completed this mosaic will be a walkable street map of the smallest city in…

Today the Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset visited the ‘Coronation Meadow’, an 87 acre Farm on the Mendips near Priddy. This farm has been managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust for the last 32 years and is the largest area of regenerated meadow…

“From the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq: Congratulations to all the residents of our county who have today received awards in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Every one of them richly deserved.  They are: Knighthood, Andrew David Marsh QPM, for…

Somerset Lieutenancy supports the ‘Big Help Out’ between 7 and 9 June, to encourage as many people as possible across the county to help out in their local communities by volunteering. More information can be found on The Big Help…