Rob Beckley had a distinguished 38-year policing career, working in operational and investigative roles at all ranks from PC to Chief Constable before taking on the role of High Sheriff in March 2024.
Rob Beckley had a distinguished 38-year policing career, working in operational and investigative roles at all ranks from PC to Chief Constable before taking on the role of High Sheriff in March 2024.
Robert Drewett has lived in Somerset for the vast majority of his life, with time away only for education and a period of work in London. His early years were spent in Long Sutton, where his parents farmed, before the family moved to Yeabridge, near South Petherton.
Having been brought up in the north of Scotland, Jennifer Duke has lived on Exmoor for the past 24 years with her husband and three children.
She has an MA in English and worked in Singapore for the British Council, then joined Longman as a Book Editor in Melbourne, Australia.
Thomas qualified as a solicitor in 1977 and has held different roles both as a practising lawyer and in law firm management.
Alongside his professional life Thomas has been actively involved with charities and not for profit organisations..
Unlike many other incoming High Sheriffs of 2020, I managed to make my Declaration on Sunday 15th March at Wells Cathedral. Very shortly after that, our world changed completely. All the preparation I had done was of no use, events to which I had been invited were cancelled and an uncertain future lay ahead . . .