Lady Redmond MBE appointed as President of Cheshire Scouts

At Cheshire Scouts Annual General Meeting in June, Cheshire County Scout Council unanimously approved the appointment of Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire Lady Redmond MBE (Alexis), as the next President of Cheshire Scouts.

Alexis said

“I am delighted to accept your invitation to become your honorary President, please be assured of my commitment to support and promote the wellbeing and perception of Cheshire Scouts, as you adjust and recover from the coronavirus pandemic whilst continuing the strategy of delivering skills for life and preparing for better futures for young people.

May I take this opportunity to extend my thanks for the work you have done during the pandemic. Let’s look forward to the future and a speedy recovery from the impact of the pandemic for all, and the already robust Scouting in Cheshire going from strength to strength.

Alexis is a chartered accountant and spent several years in the accountancy profession before establishing, with her husband Phil, one of the largest independent television drama production companies in the UK.

She has held many senior non-executive, governor and trustee positions including National Museums Liverpool, Riverside Housing Association, Liverpool John Moores University and Alder Hey Hospital NHS Children’s Charitable Trust.  She continues to support many charitable and not for profit organisations.

In 2003 she was made a Fellow of John Moores University, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was awarded her MBE in 2011 for services to the community.  Alexis held the office of High Sheriff of Cheshire during 2018/19.

Dave Hopley, County Commissioner said

I am delighted that Lady Redmond (Alexis) has accepted our invitation to become our next President, Alexis is a fantastic ambassador for Scouts in Cheshire, and I am looking forward to working with her to continue our work in promoting the wellbeing and perception of Scouts in the community, connecting Scouts more with the local community and continuing to build relationships with other organisations.