Merseyside Lieutenancy

Hello, and a warm welcome to the home of the Merseyside Lieutenancy, an office committed to connecting, supporting, and encouraging local communities.  The Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, Mark Blundell, represents His Majesty the King in the county, which comprises the five local authority areas of Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, and Liverpool, a population of approximately 1.4 million people.   Following the example of the King and the Royal Family, the role of the Lieutenancy is to maintain the dignity of The Crown and to promote cooperation, cohesion, and links within and between all sections of the community on Merseyside.  The Merseyside Lieutenancy seek to work with, and encourage, all businesses and government authorities within Merseyside, all voluntary and charitable groups, our Civic and Religious leaders, the Uniformed Services, the legal professions, and our educational establishments to help make the lives of everyone on Merseyside richer and more fulfilling.  We look forward to connecting with you and sharing in your journey. #MerseysideLieutenancy

The King's Award for Enterprise (International Trade) presented to JJ Smith & Co (Woodworking Machinery) Limited on 24th November 2024. The fifth of this year's KAE awards won by Merseyside companies was presented to Dr. Rachael Baker the Managing Director of JJ Smith & Co by the Lord-Lieutenant. JJ Smith & Co is a small business based in Knowsley which has been at the forefront of engineering for over 100 years. During that time it has continually adapted to the needs of the woodworking industry and is keen that manufacturing in the 21st Century is a thriving industry. Pictured here is the Lord-Lieutenant presenting the KAE to Dr. Baker and the small team, which is able to provide customers with a personal service from its sale team through to its highly trained engineers, offering the most technically suitable and cost-effective machining solutions to meet production requirements, as well as providing technical support, servicing and aftercare. Included in the picture are some of the earlier generations of this fourth-generation family business. The presentation was attended by the High Sheriff of Merseyside, Professor John Mohin D.Univ OBE DL, Lesley Martin-Wright DL, the Mayor of Knowsley Cllr Ken McGlashan and Mayoress Ms Anne McGlashan, Leader of Knowsley Council, Cllr Graham Morgan, Chief Executive of Knowsley Council Mr. Mike Harden and the Member of Knowsley, the Rt. Hon. Anneliese Midgley MP. Well done to all concerned, a thoroughly deserved award. The King's Awards for Enterprise will open for next year's applications on 6th May 2025. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/d_ccFxiU

Sixteen Merseyside Voluntary organisations have today been awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service. They are: Wirral: Brighter Bebington  New Ferry Community Land Trust.  Shaftesbury Youth Club Sefton:  4th Crosby and District Scouts St. William of York Ainsdale Civic Society Birkdale Community Hub Sunshine Group Knowsley:  Breast Mates Cancer Support Safari Kids Club The Eco Therapy Garden CIC St. Helens:  Portico Vine ARLFC Valley Brass (Haydock) Liverpool: Hoby UK Merseyside Children’s Holiday Fund Merseyside Domestic Violence Service Ltd Samaritans Liverpool and Merseyside This is an outstanding number from the 281 awarded across the United Kingdom.  Equivalent to an MBE, the King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local voluntary groups in the UK and is awarded for life. Congratulations to all of these tremendous organisations whose volunteers consistently go above and beyond to help others in their local area.  They are an example to us all! More information on the recipients and the Award can be found at https://kavs.dcms.gov.uk/ Nominations for the 2025 awards are open until 1st December 2024. 

Three great Merseyside organisations have been presented with their King's Awards for Enterprise recently by the Lord-Lieutenant: Rise Construction Framework for Promoting Opportunity through Social Mobility, Alfred H Knight for Innovation and John Mason International for International Trade. Well done to these three great organisations. Fabulous examples of the wealth of skills and expertise here in Merseyside. Two more presentations to be made in the next two weeks. Look up https://lnkd.in/eW7dZ2Kz

Nominations are now open!

The Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance meets today for a conference on progress made since the Chavasse Report ten years ago to develop a strategic partnership between health providers and the MOD to assist veterans.  Last night (10th September 2024) a wreath was laid at the Chavasse Memorial followed by a reception at St. George’s Hall and “Beat the Retreat” by the Royal Marines. Standing to my right in uniform is WO2 Beharry VC COG, the only living recipient of a VC.  Saving members of his unit, the 1st Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, from ambushes on 1st May and again on 11th June 2004 at Al-Amarah, Iraq, he sustained serious head injuries in the latter engagement.  Queen Elizabeth II formally invested him with the Victoria Cross on 27th April 2005. It was an honour to meet him. Captain Noel Chavasse VC and Bar, was one of only three people to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice.  He was a medical doctor and British Army Officer, the most highly decorated British Officer of the First World War.  He died of his wounds sustained at Passchendaele in 1917. The Chavasse sword will be handed over to Liverpool Cathedral for permanent keeping on Thursday 12thSeptember at a service during Evensong.

Nominations are now open!

The King's Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) opens on 1st September for nominations. There are so many groups of volunteers doing tremendous work in Merseyside, you must know of at least one! Why not nominate them?

The King’s Awards for Enterprise event 14:00 – 15:30 Thursday 25th July The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK organisations, recognising and rewarding achievements in the fields of Innovation, International Trade, Sustainable Development and Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility) You will hear from: ·      The King’s Awards for Enterprise team at the Department for Business and Trade ·      King’s Awards for Enterprise recipients. This is a good opportunity to hear directly from the team on what makes a good application. As well as from recipients on their top tips! If you would like to attend, please email us at kingsawards@businessandtrade.gov.uk with your name and business details and you will be sent a link to the meeting. THE KING’S AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE                                 

Sara Lawton of Rise Construction Framework in Liverpool also met His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle at the reception for recipients of the King's Awards for Enterprise (KAE) recently. Another great Merseyside company being recognised for their work, and allowed to use the KAE emblem to show the World how good they are. Applications are open for the 2025 awards until 12th September via this link: https://lnkd.in/d_ccFxiU