Remembrance
Following a service led by Revd. David Gamble, Mr. Robert Owen JP DL laid a wreath on behalf of the Lord-Lieutenant at the graveside of LCpl Peter Eustace of The RIFLES, killed in action in Afghanistan on 16th November 2011. Also attending was the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr Richard Kemp CBE and Lady Mayoress […]
Remembrance Day Services
The Lieutenancy attended Remembrance Day Services yesterday and today across Merseyside to honour those who served and returned and those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. We will remember them.
D Day 80th Anniversary Service
The Lord-Lieutenant attended the Civic Service organised by the Lord-Mayor of Liverpool in St. John’s Gardens on 6th June. It was an emotional service, showing gratitude to the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom, and also to those who came back home. It was a timely reminder of the value of […]
Holocaust Memorial Day
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Mr. Robert T H Owen JP DL and Mr. David Steer KC DL attended Holocaust Memorial Services in Southport and St. Helens. This year’s theme was “The Fragility of Freedom”. Pictured here in Southport left to right are Pauline Collier (Holocaust yellow of the Imperial War Museum), Cllr Heather Fletcher (The Muslim-Jewish […]
Operation Frankton Memorial Service
Liam Hanlon DL attended the Special Boat Service Association Operation Frankton Memorial Service on Sunday 10th December at the Operation Frankton Memorial at Woodside Promenade. Pictured is the Mayor of Wirral Cllr Jerry Williams, and the Lady Mayoress Mrs. Williams, the Commanding Officer of the Royal Marines Reserve Merseyside, Lt. Col. William Clarke RM, with […]
Remembrance Sunday
The Merseyside Lieutenancy remembered those who gave their lives for our freedom at services across the County this weekend. Lest we forget.
Merseyside Polonia Commemoration.
On 1st September 2023 the Lord-Lieutenant attended a commemoration with the Merseyside Polish Community of the start of the Second World War with a service and wreath laying at the Naval Memorial at Mann Island. A very moving event remembering the bravery of so many.