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The Archbishops of Canterbury played a key role in making Maidstone the prominent town it is today.

Paul Oldham’s fascinating talk on Thursday July 7th “Why Maidstone – Why Not Aylesford?” answered the question as to why Maidstone became bigger than its western neighbour and gained County Town status.

A gallery in Maidstone Museum was packed for the presentation of awards in the inaugural Heritage Design Challenge. The competition, backed by MMF and devised by its education trustee Janette Lloyd, encouraged young people from schools across Kent, to create a product inspired by an artefact they saw during a Museum visit.

2022 AGM & TALK Please consider a donation to support MMF ! In the absence of the Chairman, Fran Wilson, the Vice Chair presided for this evening on Thursday 9th June. She expanded on a yet another difficult year for the MMF operation, but pointed out that there were real

After a delay of a year due to covid, the preview and award presentation of the Maidstone Young Artist Award (MYAA) finally happened on 29 April. The competition runs bi-annually to help encourage the young artists of Kent and the surrounding areas and give them a chance to exhibit in a professional setting. This award is sponsored by MMF, who meet all the costs including prize money.

Thirty members and guests attended Fiona’s lively talk “Why Egypt Inspires the Modern Imagination” in the Museum Friends’ Shop in Fremlin Walk on April 7. A visit to Maidstone Museum, when she was very young, inspired Fiona Deal’s lifelong interest in classical and modern Egypt.

MMF is participating in this Easter Egg Hunt competition in Maidstone Town Centre.
It runs from April 2nd to 16th April.

There will be 20 eggs in various shop windows – and our Friends’ shop in Fremlin Walk will be one!.