Citizenship in Bedfordshire
Citizenship Ceremonies take place in registry offices in two locations in the county, namely, Ampthill and Luton. At each ceremony somewhere between 10 and 20 people are granted British Citizenship. The Lord Lieutenant, her Deputies, the High Sheriff or the Town Mayor officiate, supported by the Registrar:
2022
20 May 2022: Citizenship Ceremony, Ampthill
1 April 2022: Deborah Inskip DL attends attends Citizenship Ceremonies, Ampthill Registry Office
2020
26 February 2020: Colette McKeaveney DL attends Citizenship Ceremony in Luton
14 February 2020: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill Registration Office
31 January 2020: Ruth Bell MBE JP DL attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill Registry Office
29 January 2020: Lloyd Denny DL attends Citizenship Ceremonies, Luton
3 January 2020: Robert Lovesey DL attends Citizenship Ceremonies, Ampthill Registration Office
2019
20 December 2019: Deborah Inskip DL attends Citizenship Ceremonies, Ampthill Registration Office
6 December 2019: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill Registration Office
8 November 2019 Lord-Lieutenant attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill Registry Office
30 October 2019: HM Lord-Lieutenant attends Citizenship Ceremony in Luton
25 October 2019: Robert Lovesey DL attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill Registry Office
11 October 2019: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill Registry Office
4 September 2019: HM Lord-Lieutenant attends Citizenship Ceremony, Mayor's Parlour, Bedford
28 August 2019: Colonel Colin Mason OBE DL attends Citizenship Ceremonies in Luton
31 July 2019: Vinod Tailor DL attends Citizenship Ceremony in Luton
7 June 2019: Ruth Bell MBE DL attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill Registry Office
29 May 2019: DL Robert Goodwin attends Citizenship Ceremony at Luton
10 May 2019: Colonel Colin Mason OBE attends Citizenship Ceremonies in Ampthill
26 April 2019: Lord-Lieutenant Helen Nellis attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
12 April 2019: Rosie Gutteridge MBE DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
15 March 2019: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill Registry Office
1 March 2018: DL Robert Lovesey attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill Registry Office
15 February 2019: Colonel Tony Winton DL OBE attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
30 January 2019: Vinod Tailor DL attends Citizenship Ceremony in Luton
18 January 2019: Dr Vaughan Southgate attends DL Citizenship at Ampthill
4 January 2019: DL Deborah Inskip attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
2018
21 December 2018: Dr Vaughan Southgate DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
7 December 2018: Colonel Tony Winton OBE DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
23 November 2018: High Sheriff attends a Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
17 August 2018: Colonel Chris Sharwood-Smith attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
3 August 2018: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
20 July 2018: Colonel Tony Winton OBE DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
6 July 2018: Colonel Tony Winton OBE DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
8 June 2018: Ruth Bell DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
25 May 2018: Vaughan Southgate DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
27 April 2018: Colonel Tony Winton OBE DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
6 April 2018: Rosie Gutteridge DL attends a Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
28 March 2018: Deborah Inskip DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Luton
19 January 2018: Deborah Inskip DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
2017
22 December 2017: Chris Sharwood-Smith DL attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
21 July 2017: DL Bob Lovesey attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
31 May 2017: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremony at Putteridgebury, Luton
19 May 2017: DL Rosie Gutteridge MBE attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
5 May 2017: HM Lord-Lieutenant attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
24 March 2017: High Sheriff Charles Whitbread attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
3 February 2017: High Sheriff Charles Whitbread attends Citizenship Ceremony in Ampthill
25 January 2017 : DL Cynthia Gresham attends Citizenship Ceremony at Luton
2016
26 October 2016: Citizenship Ceremony at Luton Registrar’s Office
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21 October 2016: HM Lord-Lieutenant attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill
30 September 2016: DL Air Commodore Peter Ayee attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill
23 September 2016: Deputy Lieutenant Col Anthony Winton OBE attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
9 September 2016: Deputy Lieutenant Deborah Inskip attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
22 July 2016: Deputy Lieutenant Chris Kilroy attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
15 July 2016: Deputy Lieutenant Major John Benjamin attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
17 June 2016: Rosie Gutteridge DL attends Citizenship Ceremony in Ampthill
3 June 2016: High Sheriff Charles Whitbread attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
29 April 2016: Deputy Lieutenant Col. Sharwood Smith attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
15 April 2016: High Sheriff Charles Whitbread attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
8 April 2016: Deputy Lieutenant Vaughan Southgate attends Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill
2015
15 October 2015: Citizenship Ceremony at Bedford
1 September 2015: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill
20 August 2015: Deputy Lieutenant Deborah Inskip attends Citizenship Ceremonies in Bedford
7 July 2015: Deputy Lieutenant Chris Kilroy attends Citizenship in Bedford
7 July 2015: Deputy Lieutenant Chris Sharwood-Smith attends Citizenship Ceremonies in Ampthill
9 June 2015: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill Registrar’s Office
20 May 2015: Deputy Lieutenants attend Citizenship Ceremonies in Luton
29 April 2015: Deputy Lieutenant Peter Ayee CBE attends Luton Citizenship Ceremonies
14 April 2015: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremonies in Bedford
2 April 2015: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremonies in Ampthill
25 March 2015: Citizenship Ceremony at Luton
17 March 2015: High Sheriff attends Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill
20 January 2015: Citizenship Ceremony, Ampthill
2014
25 November 2014: Citizenship Ceremony's Ampthill Registrar’s Office
16 October 2014: Citizenship ceremony at Bedford Registration Office
6 August 2014: High Sheriff at Citizenship Ceremonies in Luton
28 May 2014: Luton Citizenship Ceremonies to mark 10th Anniversary
15 April 2014: Citizenship Ceremonies at Ampthill Registrars
2013
3 September 2013: Citizenship Ceremony at Ampthill Registry Office
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