Walsall FC Foundation
I have had the pleasure of visiting the Walsall FC Foundation on a number of occasions during the course of my Shrieval year. The Foundation was formed in 1989 as the registered charity of Walsall Football Club and from the outset, it had a clear vision which remains to this day: “To use the vehicle […]
Rose Cook Monk
I was delighted to present a High Sheriff’s Award to Rose Cook Monk, who does an incredible amount of work in Dudley and across the wider Black Country in support of veterans. It was very early in my Shrieval year that I attended a Peace Concert that Rose had organised to celebrate the contribution made […]
Birmingham Crown Court
I was delighted to visit the Queen Elizabeth Crown Court in Birmingham and recognise the exceptional contribution of a number of members of HMCTS staff who have made vital contributions to the Courts operations over an extended period of time. I presented High Sheriff Awards to the following: Cynthia Lewis – 46 years Sally Roberts […]
Birmingham Magistrates Long Service Awards
High Sheriff Awards are often given to those Volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution, often over an extended period of time, to the working of the justice system. Magistrates are volunteers from the community who provide their services for a minimum of 13 days a year and hear cases in the Magistrates Courts, which […]
Walsall Community Association Kitchen Team
The Walsall Community Association has been operating for 50 years, playing a vital role within the Borough and the wider West Midlands in support of a range of different people, primarily of African Caribbean descent. One of the key services is the Luncheon Hub which provides a hot meal every Wednesday lunchtime, to a number […]
High Sheriff Award to Bengisu Sevik of the Dialogue Society
I wad delighted to present a High Sheriff’s Award to Bengisu Sevik from the Dialogue Society in Birmingham. Bengisu serves as a lead storyteller in “Life of a Chickpea” sessions that the Dialogue Society run in schools across the Country to introduce children to themes of empathy, coexistence and responsibility in support of key values […]
High Sheriff Award to Pete Owen for 50 year’s service
I was delighted to visit Coventry Magistrates Court to present a High Sheriff’s award to Pete Owen to mark the fact that he has completed 50 year’s service as a legal adviser. Peter started his career as an Office Manager in Leamington with no legal experience, but he then decided to complete a law degree […]
High Sheriff Award to the BCFJC Pathfinder team
I was delighted to return to the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice centre to present a High Sheriff’s award to the Pathfinder team. This pilot project has been running for around 18 months to try and improve the processes which underpin the consideration of civil cases involving children in the Family Court. By putting the […]
High Sheriff Award to the BCFJC Business Support and DSO team
I was delighted to visit the Birmingham and Civil Family Justice Centre to present a High Sheriff’s Award to the Business Support and DSO team. During 2025, the MOJO system has been introduced and needed to be implemented to a tight timescale. BCFJC is a very large court and these teams have been at the […]
High Sheriff Award to the CLIPs team
I was delighted to return to the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre to present a High Sheriff’s Award to the CLIPS team. This group of staff from the High Court team have been instrumental in the planning and organising a Court list that involves arranging free legal advice for litigants in persons, for cases […]