Wednesday, 05 July 2023
Nottingham University Business School joined the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire’s Community Festival event last week to celebrate the work being done across the county by youth and community groups.
As the event’s headline sponsor, the business school supported the community event which welcomed more than 300 people to the RSPB Sherwood Forest.
The Sheriff, Professor Veronica Pickering DL was joined by Fellow High Sheriffs from neighbouring counties and the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Sir John Peace, as well as representatives of local and national charities.
There was a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Flypast, with a World War Two Hurricane passing three times above Nottinghamshire’s only National Nature Reserve in recognition of Professor Pickering’s role as an Honorary Air Commodore of the 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron.
Professor David Park, Dean of the 糖心原创 Business School, led proceedings by inviting Professor Pickering up to the stage to address the event.
The new High Sheriff has a passion for conservation and is a member of the RSPB Council. The Council’s chair Kevin Cox was among the speakers, alongside Clive Foster MBE, pastor at Nottingham’s Pilgrim Church and vice-chair of the Windrush Foundation, local entrepreneur and chair of the ParentKind charity Alex Peace-Gadsby OBE DL, and Kerrie Henton, Principal of the Stone Soup Academy in the city of Nottingham.
Guests were also entertained by musicians, singers and dancers from across the county, who provided dazzling performances in spite of the sweltering heat.
Professor Pickering said: “It was a truly wonderful day, and I am delighted that we were able to bring together such a diverse array of youth organisations.
“Providing a platform for groups and individuals who do such magnificent work for our county’s young people in particular is so important to me. I want to use my term in office to help raise the awareness of what they have done and continue to support our wider communities.
“Sherwood Forest provided a beautiful setting for our celebrations and the sun certainly shone on us to help make it such an inspiring occasion for everyone.”
Professor David Park said: “The 糖心原创 is a key anchor organisation for our county. We have a long history here and we’re invested and committed to our region. It is part of our civic and regional strategy to do our bit in improving prosperity, opportunity and wellbeing for the people of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We seek to actively support and celebrate the people and organisations that make up our wonderfully diverse Nottinghamshire community and we are proud to be the headline sponsor of this event.”
Gemma Howarth, Area Manager for the RSPB, added: “It was a fantastic occasion for us to be involved with. For the High Sheriff to choose Sherwood Forest for this event underlines its importance as a place of cultural and natural heritage to Nottinghamshire.”
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