Shared Ambition For Sustainability
Shared Ambition For Sustainability
The Duchy of Lancaster is inviting farming tenants across of its rural estates to commit to a shared ambition for sustainability by signing up to individual Memoranda of Understanding developed in partnership with each holding. The initiative is the latest in a series of measures introduced over the past 24 months to keep tenants informed […]
Civic Trust Award For Lancaster Castle
The refurbishment of Lancaster Castle’s historic courtyards commissioned by the Duchy of Lancaster in 2018 has been awarded a 2022 Civic Trust Award for “the execution and quality of the works….(which offers)….a clear legibility between the historical fabric and new interventions”. Established in 1959 to recognise outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment, […]
Duchy of Lancaster Annual Report and Accounts for Year Ended 31st March 2021
The Duchy of Lancaster has today published its financial results for the year ended 31st March 2021. During the year: Net Surplus has decreased by 4.2 % from £23.2m to £22.3m Capital Value has increased by 7.2 % from £538.5m to £577.3m Nathan Thompson CVO, CEO and Clerk of the Duchy Council, said: “This has been […]
Annual Carol Service Moves Online
The Duchy’s annual Carol Service and reception at The Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy will take the form of a podcast this year, due to Covid-19 restrictions around large gatherings. The Carol Service is a much-loved institution bringing together staff, tenants, partners, members of Council and a large cross-section of the wider Duchy family in […]
Carol Hawkey Takes Over As Head of Rural
The Duchy of Lancaster is delighted to announce that Carol Hawkey has been appointed as Head of Rural from 1st November 2020. Carol, who joined the Duchy in a new role as Head of Rural Investment in June, was previously Head of Rural Asset Management at The Church Commissioners for England where she was responsible […]
