The High Sheriff of Staffordshire
The Service of Thanksgiving was held at Stoke Minster on Tuesday 31st May in the presence of The Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire Ian Dudson CBE KstJ, The High Sheriff of Staffordshire Ben Robinson MBE DL & The Lord Mayor of the City of Stoke on Trent, Councillor Faisal Hussain. The Service was Led by The Bishop […]
A message from The High Sheriff of Staffordshire Ben Robinson MBE DL on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. “On behalf of the people of Staffordshire I would like to congratulate the Queen on her platinum jubilee and to send thanks from the county for her remarkable service. “The Queen has always put duty first and has
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The High Sheriff was invited by Elan Homes to officially open Jubilee Park Play Area at Brook Meadow development on Sunday 29th May. Elan Regional Sales Director Marie Morris explained ‘we don’t usually name the play areas within our developments but when we realised that the facility at Brook Meadow would be ready around the
Left to Right Vice Lord-Lieutenant James Leavesley, Mrs Jan Gill Consort, High Sheriff of Staffordshire Ben Robinson MBE, DL On Tuesday 10th May The High Sheriff attended the personal honours’ presentation for the Staffordshire recipients of The British Empire Medals 2022. The Chairman of Staffordshire County Council, Paul Snape, requested The High Sheriffs’ attendance at
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On Friday 6th May The High Sheriff attended the Trent and Dove Community Impact Awards at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent, where he addressed the attendees as the Chairman of Burton Albion Football Club and The High Sheriff of Staffordshire. This year marks the 16th annual Impact on the Community Awards, which recognises
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On Wednesday 4th May The High Sheriff was delighted to attend a reception at the Old Bailey in the heart of the City of London for the High Sheriffs of England and Wales. The City of London Corporation hosted its annual event for The High Sheriffs’ Association of England and Wales for the first time
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The High Sheriff, Ben Robinson MBE, DL with his Chaplain, The Revd Dr Robin Trotter On Thursday 28th April The High Sheriff oversaw the formal opening of the Trinity Term of The Crown Court in Stafford. Following a Church Service at The Collegiate Church of St Mary in Stafford the Judicial Party left in procession
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On Tuesday 26th April, The High Sheriff and his Consort, Miss Lesley Machin, were delighted to attend Keele University’s Graduation Dinner. The High Sheriff extends his thanks to Vice-Chancellor, Professor Trevor McMillan for his kind invite. He and Lesley enjoyed a great evening with excellent hospitality and had the opportunity to meet other guests and
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On Sunday 17th April the High Sheriff and his Consort, Miss Lesley Machin, accompanied The Mayor of Lichfield, Cllr Robert Yardley and the Sheriff of Lichfield Mr Peter Hitchman on behalf of the Civic party to the Easter Sunday service at the Lichfield Cathedral. The cathedral adopted a hybrid approach to their Choral Eucharist service
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Left to Right: Paul Snape, Chairman of Staffordshire County Council, The High Sheriff Ben Robinson MBE, DL & Saj Ahmed, Owner of Panshi Restaurant On Wednesday 6th April the High Sheriff was delighted to be invited to attend a curry and bingo fundraiser at one of Staffordshire’s popular restaurants in Cannock. Panshi Restaurant hosted the
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I was delighted to have the opportunity, before the end of my year in office, to go back to Staffordshire Police HQ in Stafford, and be shown around the Contact and Response Centre where they receive over half a million 999 and 101 calls every year. That is about 1,500 calls a day on average,
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Having previously attended the swearing in of new Magistrates on the Family Division I was particularly pleased to be able to attend this occasion on the 28th March, when 7 new Magistrates were sworn on to the Staffordshire Bench, and delighted to meet the new Chair of the Stafford Bench Adrian Robinson JP. The Magistracy
HMP Dovegate, near Uttoxeter, is run by Serco, and accommodates 1060 adult male prisoners serving a range of sentences including trial, remand,, those awaiting sentence and convicted men serving long and short term sentences. I am grateful to Governor Mark Hanson for showing me and my wife Sanda and my Chaplain Rev’d Gerald Gardiner around
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On Tuesday 22nd March , at a ceremony in The County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford, ten Charities operating in Staffordshire received a High Sheriff’s Award. They were predominantly charities working in areas such as youth provision, care-leavers, prison-leavers and veteran support. which had come to my attention over the past year. I was delighted to
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Street pastors operate all over the country in towns and cities, caring for vulnerable people they find adrift on the streets at night. It was quite an eye-opener to join them one Saturday night in March seeing their dedication and endless patience with young people emerging from pubs and clubs, often the worse for drink,
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On Wednesday 16th March my wife and I, together with my Chaplain Rev’d Gerald Gardiner were shown around HMYOI Werrington. The challenges they face with 16-18 year old offenders are daunting, and the Covid pandemic has compounded the issues. It was so interesting to meet Anglican Chaplain Vanda Perret and see something of her building
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Having been invited to speak at the Soroptimist International Cannock & District Annual Dinner, I have found myself giving a series of talks – to the University of the Third Age, The Cheadle Fellowship and to our two local Primary Schools in Mucklestone and Loggerheads. Most of the history went over the heads of the
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It was fun to be invited to Vale Park, and take my Police Cadets Thomas Astbury and Holly Baker and my Chaplain to see the Port Vale beat Crawley Town on Saturday 12th March, after a delicious lunch in the Directors Suite with owner Carol Shanahan. Amazing community club – how lucky to have such
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So pleased to be given the opportunity to see round Drake Hall women’s prison near Eccleshall and hear about the education & life-skills, workshops with training courses, paid outwork programs and gardens supplying fresh produce for prison meals cooked on site. Despite aging Nissan Hut accommodation in some of the wings, there is an upbeat
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On a bitterly cold day in February, Staffordshire Police welcomed us to their HQ, and we were shown their impressive Armed Response Vehicles and elements of their training and equipment. A highlight was seeing all the kit they have to wear, or carry, learning about tasers, and seeing live-action refresher training in progress with armed
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