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…

The Lieutenancy was hugely honoured to be part of D-Day commemorative events across Somerset – from Glastonbury to Whitchurch, from Taunton to Winscombe.  Lord-Lieutenant Mohammed Saddiq joined the commemoration event at the top of Glastonbury Tor.  It culminated with a…

  On Saturday I attended the Mayor’s installation event at Wells Town Hall.  Cllr Jasmine Brown was elected as the 650th Mayor of Wells at a ceremony attended by the full City Council and many dignitaries from neighbouring towns, family and…

It was my pleasure today (14th May 2024) to present Citizenship Certificates to 22 new British Citizens at a ceremony in the Old Municipal Building in Taunton. Also in attendance was Brig Nigel Beacom DL. The recipients represented 12 different countries…

Somerset Day was the theme of a choral evensong service at The Minster in Taunton. Deputy Lieutenant Clinton Rogers attended, representing the Lord-Lieutenant. Afterwards he said: “It’s always good to be reminded of the privilege of living in beautiful Somerset. …

Somerset’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Ted Allen, had the pleasure of welcoming to Somerset and formally opening the Lions Clubs National Convention, held at the Winter Gardens, Weston-super-Mare. Approximately 300 delegates were in attendance from across the UK & also France, Germany,…

The King’s Award for Voluntary Service has been presented by the Lord-Lieutenant to Refugee Aid from Taunton (RAFT). This organisation provides a hub for items needed by displaced people locally and worldwide and connects many organisations that work for the…

The restoration of a natural lowland peatland environment on the Somerset Levels is a priority for the Somerset Wildlife Trust and a project of national significance.  The Trust’s work on the Levels was showcased to the Lord Lieutenant and a…

Following the very personal televised broadcast by HRH The Princess of Wales, on behalf of communities across Somerset, I send her and her family sincere best wishes for a speedy recovery in the privacy of her home with her family.…

Somerset’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant Ted Allen attended the 2024 Avon & Somerset Outstanding Policing Awards, held at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. It was hosted by the Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable and presented by Alex Lovell from…

Representing the Lord-Lieutenant, Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff CBE DL attended the seafront march past and subsequent presentation ceremony granting the Freedom of the Town to the Weston-super-Mare crew of the RNLI. I was also invited to speak and to present…

It was a most uplifting experience to attend the Chard Together event held at the Guildhall in Chard. More than 800 people from the local community attended the event to celebrate the rich diverse cultures of Chard. The event was…