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As High Sheriff this evening I attended a reception at the Hungarian Consulate marking the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution. A lovely speech by the Lord-Lieutenant mentioning her family connections and we heard from some of those who made new lives here. @GMLO_UK
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These young people are an absolute credit to #Wigan Borough. As Lord Lieutenant Youth Committee members they consulted their peers, listened carefully, expressed their views clearly and thoughtfully, and engaged with one another with maturity and respect. @GMLO_UK
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Great time had at Burrs Park Light Show. Well done organisers. @gmlo @Thesunnywoodpro
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Tonight as High Sheriff I attended the Hindu Navaratri Festival in Wythenshawe. It was an amazing event attended by all generations and is organised by volunteers. It was evening five of the nine nights of festivities and up to 1000 people attend each evening. @GMLO_UK
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It was a privilege and joy to represent His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant for Greater Manchester @GMLO_UK at the 723 Wigan Royal Air Force Air Cadets graduation parade. Our Cadets are marvellous young role models and a credit to their community. Congratulations to all!
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This afternoon as High Sheriff I attended an afternoon tea at The Lock in Stalybridge in aid of the Willow Wood Hospice Flower Festival. A great turnout!
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An honour and privilege to present young people with their DofE awards tonight at The Khizra Mosque Annual Dinner. Thank you for inviting me. @gmlo @DofEGMTeam @KhizraMosque
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A pleasure as High Sheriff to attend the Pride of Tameside Awards this evening at Dukinfield Town Hall and to present the Special Recognition Award. Also delighted that one of my chosen charities this year Willow Wood Hospice won in their category.
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This morning as High Sheriff I visited Milnrow Cricket Club for a training session for children organised by Child Safety Media at which they met various agencies including GMP, Transport Police, Metrolink, Victim Support & Rochdale’s Environment Team to talk about safety.
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Yes Duncan, my wife Elaine and I fondly remember your father Sandy. We often think of him and quote his comments! Professional and a stickler for achieving the best possible outcome for Heritage. Sandy is part of the Monastery history and story. You should feel immensely proud.
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Do you know an amazing voluntary group that deserves national recognition? If so the King's Award for Voluntary Service nomination portal opens on 1 September. If your group is in Greater Manchester then our Lieutenancy would be delighted to help. @GMLO_UK @KingsAwardVS
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As High Sheriff of Greater Manchester this evening I, and my consort Sharman Birtles MBE DL, enjoyed the opening night performance of a new play by Martin Paul Roche at Millgate Arts Centre produced by Saddleworth Players. A superb evening enjoyed by a packed house.
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Great to see such meaningful recognition for the DofE Award and the impact it has on young people.
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On this day, the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Charity @TheMonasteryMcr to save and restore the near ruined E.W. Pugin designed World Famous spiritual masterpiece…Thank you to everyone for the tireless transformation of this much loved place. Forever grateful.
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Our Sense of Belonging Stop R Clock Day has been action packed. What a superb year group Year 7 are. We are extremely proud of our students. Massive thank you to all of the staff @eastlancsrly who have gone above and beyond to make our experience possible.
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An inspirational talk from @alfie_watts11 - Race Across the World winner. Alfie visited The Derby to share his story, inspiring Year 8 students to be resilient, believe in themselves, to follow up their ideas and to start everything with kindness. Thank you Alfie
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A huge thank you to @KaranleeDL for inviting us to meet HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, the High Sheriff & senior leaders from @DofEGMTeam. A fantastic opportunity to talk about how we deliver the DofE Award at The Derby & to showcase the opportunities it creates for our young people
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What an amazing event. HRH Duke of Edinburgh, visiting our DofE groups in Manchester @GMLO_UK Congratulations everyone
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Our Y7s are enjoying their Sense of Belonging Day with a visit to @BuryTransMuseum and on the East Lancashire Railway They’ve completed Numeracy tasks throughout the morning and found examples of applied mathematics in the steam train exhibitions @derbyhighbury #Enrichment
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Maths Study Club explored aerodynamics today after school! Normally we don’t encourage paper planes in the classroom but this was in the interest of applied mathematics… Join us Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in A15 to work towards your #DerbyDiploma @derbyhighbury #Enrichment
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