SOCIAL SCENE LEGAL SERVICE

Shrewsbury

Scores of dignitaries gathered at Shrewsbury Abbey for one of the last formal duties of outgoing High Sheriff Selina Graham.

The traditional service is achancefor the outgoing incumbent to reflect on their year,and givethanks to those who they met along the way.

The service was attended by many of the county’smayors and officials, as well as LordLieutenant Anna Turner

By taking up the role in April last year,Mrs Graham followedinthe footsteps of her mother,Catherine Lady Forester,who wasthe first female High Sheriff of Shropshirein1997.

When she first took on the royal appointment last year,Mrs Graham vowedtoseek out and celebrate those who make adifference to their communities.

Apassionate volunteer herself, she has spent much of the last year visiting community groups across the county to thank them for their dedication.