Duo join the county elite

Two men from Chronicle country have joined an elite group supporting the Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Sep 2018, 11:20 BST

The duo, Philip Fothergill and Charles Whitbread, are among five who have been made Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Bedfordshire on September 1.

Mr Fothergill has been a broadcaster and chairman of MKFM Radio, covering Beds, Herts and Bucks and a presenter on Biggles FM.

Mr Whitbread, who was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire last year, has been chairman of the Greensand Ridge Local Action group and is currently a director of the Shuttleworth Trust.

He is also involved in Southill PCC and a Friend of Southill Church.

The three others to have received the honours are Mrs Emma Carolyn Brayn Garrett, Mr Mark Glyn Hardy and Mrs Colette McKeaveney.