The Gwent High Sheriffs’ Community Fund aims to provide a safer and better quality of life for the people of Gwent by supporting community-based initiatives and projects that reduce crime and improve community safety.

The fund will reopen on 30th September 2025.

The next Gwent High Sheriff Your Voice, Your Choice event 2025 will take place in March 2026.

High Sheriff of Gwent 2025/26: Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Griffin

Ralph Griffin was raised near Monmouth, where his family has lived since the 14th century. A former officer in The Life Guards, his military career included service in the UK, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Egypt and Canada, and ceremonial duties in London. After senior roles in NATO and the Ministry of Defence, he became COO of the homelessness charity Glass Door. He now works as a MOD Civil Servant supporting the Household Cavalry. Rafe lives with his wife Louise and has two grown-up children.

You can connect with the current High Sheriff of Gwent, via the links below: