The High Sheriff of Staffordshire

The High Sheriff of Staffordshire

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Burton upon Trent
Crowdecote
Lichfield Cathedral
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Rural View
Stoke on Trent
The Park at Stafford
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Staffordshire

Staffordshire is located in the heart of Britain and offers a wealth of heritage to explore from natural beauty and historic architecture to a significant industrial past. It also offers a wide range of leisure and cultural opportunities. With a population of approximately 1.1m, the county is bordered by Cheshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Derbyshire. The county town is Stafford with other major centres being Stoke on Trent, Lichfield, Tamworth, Newcastle under Lyme and Burton upon Trent.

The National Memorial Arboretum

The National Memorial Arboretum is a British site of national remembrance at Alrewas near Lichfield. It is situated on a 150-acre visitor site on the edge of the National Forest and its objective is to honour the fallen, recognise service and sacrifice, and foster pride in the British Armed Forces and civilian community.

In March 2017, after undergoing a large scale regeneration project, the Arboretum’s new award-winning Remembrance Centre was officially opened by The Duke of Cambridge. Featuring three new exhibition galleries, larger restaurant and shop, separate coffee shop and a courtyard with garden, it provides visitors with facilities fitting that of a large scale visitor attraction.

In 2018 the National Memorial Arboretum was awarded Gold Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in Awards for Excellence, as well as Coach Friendly Attraction of the Year in the British Coach Tourism Awards.

The NMA welcomes over 300,000 visitors from all over the world to its site each year, including over 20,000 young people for formal and informal learning visits. Visitors can enjoy discovering almost 400 memorials nestled amongst some 25,000 trees, experience riverside walks and participate in a wide variety of daily activities such as guided walks, land train tours, memorial talks, exhibitions and buggy tours.

Each year around 250 events take place on site, from small intimate services of Remembrance to set piece events like Armistice Day, Remembrance Sunday, a summer proms and Armed Forces Day.

Lichfield Cathedral

East view of Lichfield Cathedral
 
Lichfield Cathedral is the only medieval three-spired Cathedral in the UK and is a treasured landmark in the heart of England – in our county of Staffordshire. It is one of the oldest places of Christian worship and the burial place of the great Anglo-Saxon missionary Bishop, St Chad. This magnificent building has a rich history, reflected in its architecture and treasures. As a place of great beauty, it continues to inspire and encourage all who visits it as tourists, pilgrims or worshippers.
 
For more information on the Cathedral, visit their website here https://www.lichfield-cathedral.org/

Police

Staffordshire Police, under the leadership of Chief Constable Chris Noble, is responsible for policing the county. Its headquarters are based at Weston Road in Stafford. Policing in Staffordshire is locally-based with 22 locations across the county.

https://www.staffordshire.police.uk

Judiciary

Staffordshire has a Crown Court in Stafford presided over by The Resident Judge of Stafford Combined Court, Her Honour Judge Kristina Montgomery KC, and a Crown Court in Stoke-on-Trent presided over by The Honorary Recorder of Stoke-on-Trent, Her Honour Judge Sally Hancox.

Coroner’s Office

There is a Coroner’s Office in Stafford and in Stoke. The South Staffordshire Coroner (Interim Senior Coroner) is Mr Andrew Barkley and he is supported by three assistant Coroners in Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire – Richard Hughes, Heather Westerman and Emma Serrano.

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Births-deaths-and-marriages/Death-and-bereavement/South-Staffordshire-Coroner.aspx

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Ben Adams is the Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner and is supported by his Deputy, Helen Fisher. The Commissioner is responsible for delivering the strategic vision and holding the Chief for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Mr Rob Barber, to account in delivering that vision.

htps://staffordshire-pfcc.gov.uk/

https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/

Magistrates

Staffordshire Bench Chair (Elect) is Kate Fitzpatrick JP. Magistrates Courts are based in Cannock, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stafford.

https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/stafford-combined-court-centre

Probation Service

The Staffordshire and West Midlands Community Rehabilitation Company manages low and medium risk offenders in the community, those subject to a court order and those released from prison on licence. The CRC has offices in Stafford, Tamworth, Leek, Stoke, Hanley and Longton. The National Probation Service manages high risk offenders.

https://www.swmcrc.co.uk/

Prisons

There are eight prisons in Staffordshire:

HMYOI Brinsford

HMP Dovegate

HMP Featherstone

HMP Oakwood

HMP Drake Hall

HMP Stafford

HMP Swinfen Hall

HMYOI Werrington

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-prison-and-probation-service

Parliamentary Constituencies

There are 12 Parliamentary Constituencies in the county:

Burton

Cannock Chase

Lichfield

Newcastle-under-Lyme

South Staffordshire

Stafford

Staffordshire Moorlands

Stoke-on-Trent Central

Stoke-on-Trent North

Stoke-on-Trent South

Stone & Great Wyrley

Tamworth