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Thank you BMWF for inviting me to your Afternoon High Tea fundraising event for Behbud. Lovely to share the platform with Lord Mayor of Bradford. Keep up the great work!

An honour to be present at the Police Long Service & Good Conduct and Police Staff Long Service Medals Presentation at Carr Gate. Remarkable citations of people who have served for decades in the police force. Thank you Chief Constable for a lovely evening.

A pleasure to co host an iftar with Lord Mayor of Leeds. Breaking fast with 200 people from various communities across Yorkshire. Thank you LL WY & SY, Lord Mayors, Mayors, Bishop Smitha for attending.

Thank you Woven Warriors for inviting me to speak at your event marking International Women’s Day at the Library in Halifax. Great to meet everyone. This year theme “Accelerate Action”. Thank you for your warm welcome.

Thank you Mayor of Kirklees for inviting me and Lord Lieutenant WY to speak at your civic iftar. A lovely evening with everyone including all civic heads of West Yorkshire. Time to share food and friendships

Thank you to staff and students at New College, Bradford. Congratulations on your Outstanding Ofsted status. Pleasure to speak about gender equality commemorating IWD. Wishing the students who are looking at joining the police & armed forces, all the best as they go forward.

Thank you HM Senior Coroner Martin Fleming for hosting a visit for me at the HM Coroners Court which covers Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale. Great to hear about all the important work you and your staff are doing.

Wonderful evening for me to be “in conversation” with the public and Bishop Smitha at Halifax Minster, part of the Festival of Faith 2025. An opportunity to reflect on many things. Thank you for a thought provoking discussion. Great to see Mayor of Calderdale.

Well done YorkshireBloodBikes on receiving your The King's Award from @LLWY in Elland. Committed volunteers riding motorcycles to transfer blood, milk and other life saving supplies. Such valuable contributions being made by blood bikers to the well being of patients.

A pleasure to present awards at the Regional Standard Bearer’s Competition held @ The Army Reserve Centre, Wakefield organised by the Royal British Legion. Thank you for the warm reception.

A lovely Choral Evensong and Mayor Civic Service at Halifax Minster in attendance with LL WY. Thank you Mayor of Calderdale for your service and Bishop Smitha for your sermon.

Great to meet 19 volunteers with Yorkshire Aid leaving for the Ukraine from Bowcliffe Hall. Lorries full of donated materials and equipment, to renovate a care home with 40 beds. With fellow DLs Kevin Sharp and Yvonne Stocks. Good luck

Three lovely citizenship ceremonies this morning at Leeds Civic Hall, for our new WY citizens.

Wonderful to meet fellow board members/exec of Yorkshire Forward. We came together in December 1998 & pioneered regional development led by late Lord John Prescott. Brian Greenwood, Susan Johnson, me, Sir Graham Hall, Martin Havenhand & Tom Riordan. Special time in my career

Lovely evening with Lord Mayor of Bradford, Deputy Lieutenant Vicky Reynolds and guests at the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s Opera Dinner, featuring popular operatic arias by great opera singers.

A pleasure to have the very first High Sheriff I met back in 1994, David Sutcliffe OBE, attend the Former High Sheriffs Lunch which I hosted at Leeds Combined Courts. Great to have former HS’s together along with the Lord Lieutenant, a former High Sheriff himself.

A pleasure to be at my last pass out parade of 47 new police officers at Carr Gate. They will serve across our county with enthusiasm and determination. Thank you Deputy Chief Constable, Helen and the staff for your hard work. It has been a pleasure to work with all of you.

Thank you to the volunteers at Friends of Chapel Street Cemetery who are doing a fantastic job to preserve the heritage, history and environment of this old cemetery in Bradford. It’s a gem in Bradford’s history. A pleasure to spend time with all of you.

Had a wonderful time celebrating Vaisakhi at the Prospect Street Gurdwara in Huddersfield. Thank you to everyone for your warm welcome, and the lovely langa prepared by the women. The food was great. I made chapatis! Thank you Balbir, Kiran, lovely to see you again.

My term as High Sheriff has come to an end. It’s been a huge privilege to serve the people of West Yorkshire. Thank you to everyone who invited me to see the important work they do & for their kindness. WY has great people! Take care & I wish you all the best. ❤️