A parishioner from Salford Cathedral has been chosen by King Charles III as High Sheriff of Greater Manchester.
Mary-Liz Walker JP DL was appointed into the role after a career of avid community work and previously holding the role of Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester in 2017.
The role of High Sheriff of Greater Manchester will see the parishioner take on a year-long role as an “independent non-political Royal appointment”, according to the High Sheriff’s Association.
The role will require Ms Walker to actively support the voluntary sector within the county, ensure the welfare of visiting High Court Judges, and support the Lord-Lieutenant on royal visits.
Ms Walker will take over from Mrs Lorraine Christine Worsley-Carter MBE DL, who held the role throughout the 2022/23 term.
Ms Walker’s career has seen her work as Magistrate at Salford Courthouse in 1997, for both Adult and Youth jurisdictions; the Greater Manchester Advisory Committee, the panel responsible for magistrate recruitment; and teaching Salford children about Magistracy.
As well as this, Ms.Walker has also had an avid hand in the voluntary sector, supporting communities through working as Booth Charities’ Board of Trustees as a Cooptative Trustee/Housing Trustee and chair of the Friends of Jack’s House which organises fundraising for Young Lives vs Cancer’s new ‘Home from Home’.
Ms Walker has also been involved in various choirs, working as a chorister at Salford Cathedral as well as the church’s volunteer coordinator for safeguarding, and secretary to the Manchester & District Hospital Choirs Committee.
The Salford cathedral community have welcomed Ms Walker’s appointment into the role in a Twitter post. The post read: “Congratulations to one of our cathedral parishioners, Mary-Liz Walker, who has been chosen as the King’s next High Sheriff of Greater Manchester! Please join us in praying for her mission in this role.”
Congratulations to one of our cathedral parishioners, Mary-Liz Walker, who has been chosen as the King’s next High Sheriff of Greater Manchester! Please join us in praying for her mission in this role.
Find out more about this ancient role here: https://t.co/Yqo8eS7Ie8#salford
— Salford Cathedral (@SalfordCathedra) March 28, 2023
The role of High Sheriff can be traced back to Saxon times, when the ‘Shire Reeve’ was responsible to the king for the maintenance of law and order within the shire, or county, and for the collection and return of taxes due to the Crown. Today, there are 55 High Sheriffs serving the counties of England and Wales each year.
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