A NEW High Sheriff of Dorset is due to be sworn in today.
The outgoing sheriff is Alan Frost, 67, from Charminster in Bournemouth.
He is a former managing director of Abbey Life Assurance and visiting fellow at Bournemouth University.
The new High Sheriff, Jeremy Pope, is a Dorchester solicitor and former chief executive of Eldridge Pope.
He is vice-chairman of both the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy and Dorset’s Olympic Board.
He chairs the Weymouth & Portland Spirit of the Sea Festival, established in 2008 as an Olympic Legacy event. Mr Pope is a married dad of three.
The role of High Sheriff dates back to Saxon times when the ‘Shire Reeve’ was responsible for law and order.
Today’s High Sheriffs lend support to crime prevention agencies, the emergency services and the voluntary sector.
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