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 […]
Duchy Appoints Carol Hawkey As Head of Rural Investment
The Duchy of Lancaster has appointed a new Head of Rural Investment to support the management and growth of its rural estates across England and Wales. Carol Hawkey joins the team after over 7 years as Head of Rural Asset Management at The Church Commissioners for England. As Team Head in the Investment Division there, […]
Lancaster University Moves Into Lancaster Castle
Lancaster University is to open a new academic space in the former Link Block of Lancaster Castle. The University has signed a two-year lease to operate the new purpose-built teaching suite completed last month as part of the Duchy’s latest phase of renovation and conservation. A seminar room with a capacity for around 60 people […]
Lancaster Castle Restored and Re-Opened
Following a 2-year conservation project, the Duchy of Lancaster has re-opened the historic John O’Gaunt gate and unveiled the new-look Lancaster Castle to the visiting public. The works have included the careful removal of the former Prison Visitors building to reveal a new sweeping piazza, covered cloister walk, purpose-built Visitor café, gallery space and teaching […]
The Reverend Canon Professor Peter Galloway OBE Retires As Chaplain Of The Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy
The current Chaplain of The Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy, The Reverend Canon Professor Peter Galloway OBE, will retire from his post on 31st July 2019. Peter has served as the Chapel’s full-time Chaplain since he was appointed by Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Her Duchy of Lancaster in February 2008. Preparations are […]
