On 20th December the Broxbourne U3A celebrated its foundation 25 years ago at the turn of the millenium.. We welcomed our Broxbourne Member of Parliament Lewis Cocking, a senior representative of the central u3a movement Dr Sue Rayner Jacobs, and the Mayor of Broxbourne, Councillors Patsy Spears and Councillor Mark Mills-Bishop. Each of these guests gave a short speech and congratulated Broxbourne U3A in achieving this major milestone.

We also extended a warm welcome to Robert Voss, CBE, CStJ, who is the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and as the priniple speaker we had an extremely interesting and informative talk about his role as representing the monarch in Hertfordshire..

At this meeting we also recognised and thanked some of our own members by awardng honorary membership to Shirley Cato, Jean Chatterton, Vivienne Edwards, Margaret Ellis, Sylvia Ells, Elizabeth Elve, David Gostellow, Jean Hart, Mary Hhoward, Patricia Jay, Margaret Kelly, Dennis and Shirley Lacey, Jacqueline Margetts, Rosalind and Steve Nendick, Rosemary Roles, Rita Shepherd, Ann Sims, June Smith, Pam and Glen Travell, Barbara Tulley and Vernon Tye, all of whom have been instrumental in making Broxbourne u3a the successful organisation it is today.

Photographs taken on the day are shown below:

The Lieutenancy of Hertfordshire

These few paragraphs seek to inform and update you on the role of the Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Robert Voss CBE CStJ, and the ways in which the Lieutenancy supports and impacts on the life of this county. Hertfordshire is a vibrant, dynamic yet diverse county whose motto is: “Trust and Fear Not”.

Lord-Lieutenants were first appointed by King Henry VIII in the 1500s to assume the military duties of the Sheriff. Today, the King appoints Lord Lieutenants, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be his representative in their counties. Her Majesty The Queen appointed Mr Robert Voss CBE CStJ as her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Hertfordshire to succeed The Countess of Verulam who stepped down on 31 July 2017.

The Lord-Lieutenant upholds the dignity of the Crown and serves the community. Supported by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant and by other Deputy Lieutenants, Robert Voss is the main link between the Monarch and his people in the county.

The King in his capacity as ‘Head of the Nation’, in which he acts as a focus for national identity, unity and pride; gives a sense of stability and continuity; officially recognises success and excellence, and supports the ideal of voluntary service and community integration. Robert Voss gives his time voluntarily to the role and helps promote and encourage voluntary and charitable organisations, local businesses, arrange visits from the Royal Family, attend civic and social activities, support the work with the Armed Forces, take part in the honours’ system and appoint appropriate Vice and Deputy Lieutenants.

While the Lieutenancy’s role has evolved over time, much like that of the Monarchy’s, its purpose in supporting the Crown remains. The King and his Government expect certain duties of the Lord-Lieutenant. These duties may broadly be classified as being: (i) to assist with visits by Members of the Royal Family; (ii) to promote, encourage and validate nominations for national honours and awards, and to present certain honours, medals and awards on behalf of The King, notably, these include British Empire Medals, the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) and the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise (QAE); (iii) to liaise with and support local units of the Armed Forces and associated Cadet Forces; and (iv) to lead the local magistracy as Co-chair of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Advisory Committee for Magistrates, with the Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire.

In addition to these duties, the Lord-Lieutenant will follow the example of The King and other members of the Royal Family in seeking generally to promote a spirit of co-operation through the encouragement he gives to voluntary service, and to benevolent organisations, and by the interest he takes in the business, industrial, community and social life of the County, and of its affairs generally.

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