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Opening the Janet Gow Farmyard at Farmer Gow’s
One of the pleasures of serving as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire is the opportunity to see the extraordinary range of people and organisations quietly enriching life across our county. This morning I travelled to Farmer Gow’s, near Longcot, to open the new Janet Gow Farmyard – a project that has been years in the making….
Celebrating Four Remarkable Oxfordshire Citizens
This afternoon, I had the privilege of standing alongside the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire as she invested four exceptional individuals with the British Empire Medal—an honour recognising truly outstanding contributions to community life. It was a proud and humbling moment to be invited to read the citations aloud and share the stories of four people…
Pedals, Purpose and Pure Determination
If you’d told me that one of the most entertaining moments of my Shrieval year so far would involve standing on a sun-scorched airfield near Banbury, chequered flag in hand, as sleep-deprived teams of pedal-powered racers whirred past me after 24 hours on the circuit — I might have raised an eyebrow. And yet, that’s…
A new hat
I was honoured this week to receive an Honorary Doctorate in Social Science from the University of Bolton. As one friend commented – “Dressing up and a show; perfect way to celebrate, John!” It wasn’t quite the normal show of a graduation ceremony that you’d expect to see. Covid rather put paid to that… Instead,…
Celebrating a Remarkable Young Leader in Oxford Spires
Tonight, I had the enormous pleasure of visiting the 22nd Oxford Scout Group and Wanderers Explorer Scout Unit to celebrate the achievements of an exceptional young person — Daisy, an Explorer Scout — who has recently completed both her Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and her King’s Scout Award. These awards are not handed out…
