I feel incredibly lucky and privileged to have been the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for the last year. It has given me an insight into the amazing and positive work that is done by so many people in this county and I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many incredible organisations and inspiring individuals. My themes have been Modern Slavery and Youth Volunteering and I have enjoyed focusing on these, in various ways throughout the year. It would be almost impossible to p

It was an absolute pleasure to attend the National Crimebeat Awards in London on 13th March, alongside two fantastic teams from Hertfordshire who had made it through to the Finals. National Crimebeat is the youth crime prevention charity of the High Sheriffs’ Association in England and Wales. The purpose of National Crimebeat is to provide High Sheriffs with an annual awards ceremony, to give recognition to the most innovative and successful crime prevention projects carrie

Winners of a High Sheriff Award - Herts Inclusive Theatre (Photo credit: Tammy Leach Photography) It was a huge privilege to host the 24th annual High Sheriff Awards last night in The County Suite, at County Hall in Hertford. Expertly compered by broadcaster Stuart Storey DL, the focus of the Awards was to celebrate young people and organisations across the county who do so much to help young people avoid contact with the criminal justice system. During my year as High Sheri