A head and shoulders shot of Lord Lieutenant of Essex Jennifer Tolhurst. She wears a dark jacket with the Lord Lieutenant medal on her left breast. She wears a necklaces of two short strings of pearls, pearl stud earrings and a dark pillbox hat. Behind her is a Union Jack unfurled and stained glass windows.

The Essex Lieutenancy

HM Lord Lieutenant of Essex

Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Essex is Mrs Jennifer Tolhurst, the first woman to be appointed to the office in the county since it was established in the 1500s.

She is Her Majesty the Queen’s personal representative in the county.

The main duty of the Lord-Lieutenant is to uphold the dignity of the Crown in Essex, including encouraging voluntary service and benevolent organisations, helping to create a spirit of co-operation in the county, supporting business and industry and the social life of Essex. The appointment is non-political and unpaid.

Good News from Essex

2019 New Year's Honours for Essex

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Congratulations to all of those recognised in the 2019 New Year's Honours, for their services to their communities.

First Responders awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

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Volunteers of the Stanford, Corringham and Tilbury Community First Responders have helped save hundreds of lives attending life-threatening emergency ...

Thurrock Mind outstanding

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Thurrock Mind, a mental health charity, won the 2018 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for its outstanding work.

Honours

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If you know a person or organisation who has made a significant difference in their community or field of work, or who has achieved great things against the odds, then please consider nominating them for an honour.

Honours for Individuals >

Honours for Voluntary Groups >

Honours for Business >

Contact Us

Address:

Third Floor
Marlborough House
Victoria Road South
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1LN

Phone:

01245 809884

Email:

enquiries@essex-lieutenancy.org.uk
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Essex_CF avatarEssex Community Foundation@Essex_CF·
16 May

Our brilliant volunteer Andrew Clarke and his wife Carol pictured at #BuckinghamPalace yesterday. Andrew was nominated to attend a Queen's Garden Party for his commitment to the local community in #Essex. He has volunteered at ECF for an incredible 20 years! Yes, 20!

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AcornVillages avatarAcorn Village@AcornVillages·
16 May

Thank you so much to @Essex_LL for inviting two special VIP's from Acorn to the Royal Garden Party yesterday. For the full pre-event write up go to: https://t.co/5I6JqgjXrJ
#RoyalGardenParty #Proud

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rollsrosemary avatarrosemarypadfield@rollsrosemary·
18 May

@Essex_HS @JHGSHW @GilberdSchool Well done to all the school taking part today. I was delighted to be representing @Essex_LL with @Essex_HS .

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Essex_LL avatarJennifer Tolhurst@Essex_LL·
16 May

The team at Brentwood Community Print in Warley @Brentwood_BC Check out their excellent @ECT_Network a resource for people in #Essex to access mental health care. So much achieved by this team. @mentalhealth

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Essex_LL avatarJennifer Tolhurst@Essex_LL·
16 May

In @Mentalhealth awareness week Audrey and her team @Brentwood_BC Community Print Warley are helping people in recovery from mental illness, working with skilled and talented people delivering a great not for profit printing service.

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Essex_LL avatarJennifer Tolhurst@Essex_LL·
15 May

Thank you for coming and many congratulations on winning the @TheQueensAwards for innovation. I hope more of our brilliant businesses will apply
@GibsonGav @essexuniversity @AngliaRuskin Dave Monk. @BBCEssex https://t.co/FLVWDXijGQ

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise - how to enter, online entry forms, guidance notes, deadline, nominations, award categories

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Forster_Anthony avatarProf Anthony Forster@Forster_Anthony·
14 May

Celebrating the Queen’s Award for Enterprise to businesses in Essex - a great initiative of our Lord Lieutenant of Essex Jenny Tolhurst ⁦⁦@Essex_LL⁩

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NickAlston_cm1 avatarNick Alston@NickAlston_cm1·
10 May

They were simply outstanding. I enjoyed both talking with them and even more listening to their excellent presentations. Well done and thank you @AllSaintsMaldon

All Saints' Primary on Twitter

“Our amazing year 6 speakers have arrived!!”

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Essex_LL avatarJennifer Tolhurst@Essex_LL·
9 May

Exceptional performance at the Cliffs Pavilion @SouthendBC by the Royal Marine Band @RoyalNavy led by Director of Music Captain Tom Crane, outstanding musicianship and programme; all funds raised to @RNLI and @GCSouthend #Hospital #Charity. With the Director and 4 L-L’s cadets.

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NickAlston_cm1 avatarNick Alston@NickAlston_cm1·
4 May

Waiting for the results at the @RotaryGBI National Young Musician of the Year final at @AngliaRuskin #Chelmsford where I am representing @Essex_LL

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BJH251 avatarBJHarrington CC@BJH251·
2 May

Fabulous evening and real pleasure to see staff & officers from @EssexPoliceUK recognised for long service. Thank you to to @Essex_LL for presenting on behalf of HMQ as @Essex_HS & @EssexPFCC for being there to show importance of the job my staff, officers and volunteers do.

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“Congratulations to all those who received their Long Service & Good Conduct medals at the ceremony tonight. Very proud of all. JD @EP_RPU_S...

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Essex_LL avatarJennifer Tolhurst@Essex_LL·
2 May

Very many congratulations to Catalyst, the evening was a perfect opportunity to celebrate the work done by volunteers and those that support them. Your grant giving is so important to their success.

Acorn Village on Twitter

“It was wonderful to join @rodneyappleyard & the team at #ColchesterCatalyst to celebrate 30years of grant giving. They’ve helped us o...

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Essex_HS avatarJames Bettley@Essex_HS·
12 Apr

And here’s the ⁦@K9memorialUk⁩ itself, destined to be a great attraction to Chelmsford and a firm favourite with children of all ages, as well as a fitting tribute to police dogs and their handlers.

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