Maidstone Museum is opening its doors to offer residents the chance to pop-in for a free hot drink and a warm place to be for the day, with social activity, information and the company of other people. A chance to read a book or bring one to share.
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On Thursday December 1, MMF began the countdown to Christmas at their 8th annual carol concert. The event saw a crowd of around 60 people, many wearing a festive hat, gathering to listen as the Invicta Grammar School choir sang a wide variety of songs, with Miss Hughes accompanying on the piano.
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Over the summer, the Youth Ambassadors of Maidstone Museums’ Foundation organised a challenge, open to schools in Kent, to design a new mascot for this section of MMF. We were amazed by the high standard of the entries and how skilfully the students met the criteria of creating a strong and likeable character
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For more than a century, Maidstone United has been a beacon of soccer in the County Town. In 2019-2020, a highly acclaimed exhibition celebrating this remarkable story of football and social history was displayed for four months in Maidstone Museum.
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Many of us love railways, especially the steam variety, and the October 2022 talk about “The Kent & East Sussex Railway, Past and Present” attracted a large audience to the Friends’ Shop in Fremlin Walk, Maidstone. Doug Lindsay’s long, deep and wide-ranging experience and knowledge of this line …
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About 30 Friends joined a visit around parts of Allington Castle and the gardens, on a splendid evening of the 4th August.
We were treated to a superb guided tour by two expert and humorous guides. They imparted much information about the castle and the grounds – their history, uses and various restorations – to bring them to their glory today.
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