October 2023
MMF hosted a reception for Maidstone Borough Councillors in the Friends’ Shop, Fremlin Walk, Maidstone.
The annual event aims to tell our representatives about MMF, update them on the new Museum Gallery and underline the importance of Maidstone Museums to the County Town, its residents, wider community and local economy.
October 2023
With its key location on the River Medway, and long before competitors stole manufacturing jobs, the County Town was home to many hundreds, perhaps thousands, employed in paper-making, confectionery, brewing, food products. motors, engineering, agricultural machinery, hops and river trade.
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September 2023
Etty Winser found the measure of rivals when her laser-cut bamboo rulers won the top award in the 2023 Heritage Design Challenge.
The contest, supported by Maidstone Museums’ Foundation (MMF) in partnership with Maidstone Museum, attracted entrants from schools across the area.
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September 2023
Prestigious Whatman paper and Turkey Mill, where it was made, spread Maidstone’s fame across the world. Perhaps less well known is the role of the Whatman family in the story of Vinters Park.
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August 2023
People love messing about on the river, and it was no different for Friends and guests who enjoyed a scenic evening aboard the Kentish Lady.
This year’s annual outing on Thursday August 3, 2023, hosted by Maidstone Museums’ Foundation, took them up the River Medway
July 2023
Unheralded women whose courage played crucial roles in the Second World War were brought to life in a talk at the Museum Friends’ shop.
Pete Batty’s fascinating insight into the women he dubbed Band of Sisters attracted an appreciative audience of Maidstone Museums’ Foundation (MMF) members and guests on July 6.
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