Freeman forges town link Oncology centre
Left: Hedley Ring outside the fam- ily shop in Hart Street 90 years ago.
Below: Christopher Ring receives his certificate from mayor, Cllr Eric Hotson, with council chief executive Alison Broom along- side.
Maidstone. Nowadays it is an increasingly
rare honour, said the mayor, Cllr Eric Hotson, as he presented Christopher with his certificate. Christopher and his wife Rachel
WHENChristopher Ring's fa- ther was granted the freedom of Maidstone in 1937, his gent's outfitters in Hart Street was the pride of the town.
Hedley Ring was
making a habit of his shop being named the best-dressed window in a national competi- tion run by the Daily Express. And it's not hard to
see why looking at this photo of Hedley stood under the gas lamp in the entrance of his menswear store. It was taken in 1920 when a cap cost two shillings (10p) and a shirt, in- cluding two collars, about
the Town Hall at which he was made a hereditary free- man of the borough. He quali- fies as the son of a previous freeman and was also born in
27p. This sepia photo was among
many Christopher brought with him for a ceremony at
are both natives of Maidstone - he lived near the bowls club in Loose Road and she in Brockenhurst Av- enue, before they married and lived in Salisbury Road. The family shop, founded in
1896, was at 1-3 Hart Street, part of The Broadway that was compulso- rily purchased to make way for the Law Courts in 1972. Christopher set up a new outlet in Wadhurst, East Sussex, while his father con- tinued for another year until the Maidstone shop had to shut. Christopher (62), was joined by several members of his family, in- cluding the oldest, Bridget Bate, of Holtye Close, behind Mote Park. The first Ring to be made a free-
man was Mark, a carpenter, in 1843, followed by James in 1865, Angus Alfred in 1898, Angus George in 1922 and then Hedley 15 years later.
launches website A NEW website has been launched by the Kent Oncology Centre, giving patients and their friends, families and car- ers up-to-date, easy-to-read in- formation and advice through every step of the patient jour- ney, from diagnosis to treat- ment. The site provides support for
the emotional aspects of a diag- nosis, with information on counselling, spiritual care, pal- liative care and charitable or- ganisations as well as important practical information about parking, location and contact details. Visit the site at:
www.kentoncologycentre.nhs. uk
Women art project ANart project showing a series of photographs focusing on women over the age of 40 is coming to The Mall shopping centre. Artist Chris Brunt’s Vitality Project will be on show next to McDonalds between June 6 and 12. He said: “I will be encour- aging women over 40 to jump in and have a portrait taken and join a visual list that celebrates the mature woman and her vi- tality. The stall will also feature a representative of the Maid- stone Visual Artists Network. For more information, go to:
vitalityproject.weebly.com
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