‘The baton has been passed on’

Life is full of surprises.  If anyone had told me 30 or even 5 years ago that a girl from the northern Netherlands would hold one of the oldest secular offices in the UK after the Crown, I would have been rather incredulous. But here we are.

It will be an interesting and exciting year and I am hugely looking forward to it.

It will also be a challenging year as I have rather large shoes to fill. Peter Cluff DL has been a very active and highly effective High Sheriff and has done a phenomenal amount for the young people of Surrey who are “Not in Education, Employment, or Training”. If I can manage half of what Peter has done during his Shrieval Year, I shall be happy!.

Thank you to everyone who attended my declaration Ceremony as High Sheriff of Surrey last Friday.  I felt very supported by you all on that beautiful sunny Spring day and ready to assume this important and historic appointment.

I very much look forward to working with the Under Sheriff Dr Mike Kelly JP, Reverend Clare Marren the Chaplain, and the police cadets Dylan and Husam. Together we will have a wonderful Shrieval Year to celebrate what a vibrant and innovative county Surrey is.