New Year’s Honours
Congratulations to all those named in the New Year’s Honours List 2025. They are: Sir Andrew Cooke QPM DL, Dr. David Gott OBE, Professor Andrew Levers OBE, Mr. Terence Crowley MBE, Mr. Mike Hagen MBE, Mrs. Sarah Hagen MBE, Mr. Alan Hansen MBE, Mr. Charles Hubbert MBE, Ms Dianne Hubbert MBE, Mrs. Susan Jee MBE, […]
Julie Lawson BEM DL visits The Frances Centre Aintree Hospital
On 17th December 2024 Julie Lawson BEM DL visited the Frances Centre in Aintree Hospital. This is a new room with a garden that has been funded by Professor Sarkar whose wife Frances died of dementia in 2021. They had a Christmas party with entertainment for some of the people who are currently in the […]
New Deputy Lieutenants Commissioned
The Lord-Lieutenant Commissioned five new Deputy Lieutenants on 17th December 2025 at The Raquet Club. Deputy Lieutenants represent the Lord-Lieutenant at a variety of events and visits including on Remembrance Sunday and other Remembrance events, at Citizenship Ceremonies, Awards Ceremonies and visits to community and charitable groups. Commissioned on 17th December were: Mr. Alan Ashton […]
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Investiture
The Lord-Lieutenant recently held an Investiture for one Member of the Order of the British Empire (an MBE) and six recipients of the British Empire Medal from the Birthday Honours List: Stephen Duffy MBE, Rebecca Chambers BEM, Jill Hyde BEM, Carol Marriott BEM, Stephen Ornellas BEM and Ken Orme BEM. The investiture was attended by […]
Operation Frankton Memorial
On 8th December the Lord-Lieutenant attended the Operation Frankton memorial service in Birkenhead with Mr. Liam Hanlon DL and the Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral, Cllr Cherry Povall and Mrs. Sheila Clarke. Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during World War II. The raid was carried out by a small unit […]
The King’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade) presented to JJ Smith & Company (Woodworking Machinery) Limited
On 22nd November 2024 the Lord-Lieutenant presented The King’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade) to JJ Smith & Company, another great company based in Knowsley, Merseyside. JJ Smith & Company is a fourth-generation family business founded by four brothers in 1923 which has been at the forefront of engineering for over 100 years. During that […]
Brighter Bebington – a Defibrillator in a Phone box!
Dr. Nicolas Jedynakiewicz represented the Lord-Lieutenant on 14th November at a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the completion of placing a traditional red telephone box in Lower Bebington village. This iconic feature has been completely renovated by local community group “Brighter Bebington” and fitted with a defibrillator machine. Following the ceremony the Chair of Brighter […]
Ukrainian Community Centre Concert
On Sunday 17th November the Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Dr. Ruth Hussey CB OBE, attended a celebration of Ukrainian culture and traditions at the Capstone Theatre in Shaw Street. The evening involved music, dance, art and celebrated the spirit of the Ukrainian community, bringing together people from all walks of life to enjoy the vibrancy of Ukrainian […]
Richardsons Healthcare Ltd awarded The King’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade).
On Friday 15th November 2024 the Lord-Lieutenant presented Michael Gould, the Managing Director of Richardsons Healthcare Ltd with their King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade, the highest award a business organisation can receive. This is the second award that Richardsons Healthcare has received, the first being the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, also for International […]
Schools’ Programme at Sacred Heart Primary
DLs Sue Higginson OBE and Julie Lawson BEM delivered one of the Merseyside Lieutenancy’s Schools’ Programme presentations at Sacred Heart Primary School in Liverpool 7 recently. The programme raises awareness of the Monarchy and has been specifically designed by Sue for Primary Schools aimed at Key Stage 2, years 5 and 6 and has been […]