The individuals listed below have been nominated as High Sheriff for their respective years. Their names were read out by the Queen’s Remembrancer at the Royal Courts of Justice in November each year and are published in the London Gazette.

Pippa Kirkbride
Pippa Kirkbride 2025/26

Throughout her career and since retiring, Pippa has taken a keen interest in volunteering and working with organisations that directly impact the local community. Pippa has supported Sense, the deaf blind charity and for 10 years volunteered for Citizens Advice as a Money Advice Caseworker. She has also been a Governor of a number of schools, most recently the Beacon where she chaired the admissions and marketing committee. She is now a trustee of Heart of Bucks Community Foundation, where she is the Lead Trustee for their fundraising programme and sits on the grants panel.

Pippa developed a joy of working with people and a strong commercial focus throughout her successful career in food manufacturing and retail. She is a Product Development Specialist and has worked with several organisations including United Biscuits, Grand Metropolitan, Northern Foods and Marks and Spencer.

Pippa has been married to Nick for 33 years and they have lived in Old Amersham for nearly 30 years. She has two daughters, Charlie and Livvie and is a recent and very proud grandmother! She is a keen walker, gardener, cook and bridge player.

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Kurshida Mirza BEM

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