On Monday 3rd April, The Lord-Lieutenant and Mr Sheldon attended the High Sheriff’s Declaration at Barton Manor, along with the Vice Lord-Lieutenant and many of the Deputy Lieutenants.
The Chair of the Bench, Keith Jones officiated. The new High Sheriff, Mrs Dawn Haig-Thomas read her Declaration of Office and April Newton was sworn in as the Under Sheriff.
Mrs Haig Thomas revealed her theme for the year to be Literacy.