Forth Valley Welcome is an outstanding charity that works with refugees in Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire. It has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Forth Valley Welcome helps refugees who come to the area with practical aspects of resettling in an alien … More Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

The 8th May 2020 marked 75 years since Britain and the Allies celebrated Victory in Europe. Sadly due to the ongoing Coronavirus panademic the large scale celebrations many of us had planned to mark VE Day were rightly scaled back. The Lord-Lieutenant and Mrs Simpson enjoyed the good weather and a spot of tea in … More VE Day 75

The Lord-Lieutenant was pleased to see a number of local people recognised in the 2020 New Year Honours and wishes to convey his congratulations to them. Appointed as an Officer to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire;Agnes Gillespie, Head HMRC Payment Services for public service.https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3454892 Appointed as an Officer to the Most Excellent … More 2020 New Year Honours

Charlene Condeço BEM was recently presented with her British Empire Medal from the Lord-Lieutenant, Alan Simpson OBE, at a ceremony in Falkirk Council Chambers hosted by Provost William Buchanan. Charlene had received her BEM for her work for Slamannan Parish Church and the community. She was the driving force behind a major renovation of the … More BEM Presentation

The Lord-Lieutenant attended the Service of Dedication for a memorial to Grace Sharp that took place at Dunblane Cathedral. Grace, from Dunblane, served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during the First World War and sadly died in Montrose Royal Infirmary on 2 March 1918. She was brought home to Dunblane, accompanied by a detachment … More First World War Memorial Grave Dedication

On Wednesday 25th September 2019 the Forth Valley Sensory Centre welcomed HRH The Princess Royal, who officially opened the new Kitchen Garden at the Centre. Designed to be easily accessible, the Kitchen Garden has been developed as a community resource and will be helping local schoolchildren learn about sensory loss and healthy eating through a … More Princess Royal opens new Kitchen Garden at the Forth Valley Sensory Centre

The Lord-Lieutenant paid his respects at the Remembrance Parade in Stirling on Sunday 10th November 2019. On behlaf of Her Majesty he took the salute from the parade that marched down from the Church of the Holy Rude to the War Memorial. He therafter led the wreath laying. Lest We Forget.

Deputy Lieutenant; Robin Iffla MBE DL attended at Queen Victoria School and met the Army Section of the School’s Combined Cadet Force on Wednesday 13th November 2019. Whilst there he was able to meet a number of the Cadets, all pupils at the School, and their Instructors. To the surprise of all those pictured above, … More Queen Victoria School CCF Cadets Promoted

The Lord-Lieutenant had the pleasure of cutting the ribbon to open the new sensory garden at Forth Valley Sensory Centre. The garden was closed in 2016 after it was targeted by vandals. However,  the Centre saw this as an opportunity to make it even better, having added an array of new picturesque elements amongst which … More Forth Valley Sensory Centre Garden opened

The Princess Royal has been a regular visitor to Strathcarron Hospice since 1984 on an almost annual basis, earning her the title of “the Hospice Visitor”. After having been welcomed by Lord-Lieutenant of Falkirk and Stirling, Mr Alan Simpson, she was introduced to Miss Irene McKie, the Chief Executive of Strathcarron Hospice. Princess Anne spent … More Princess Royal visits Strathcarron Hospice