downsmail.co.uk


Princessmeets new graduates


PRINCESS Eugenie of York has visitedMaidstone for theEuropean School of Osteopathy’s 2018 grad- uation ceremony. The event took place atAll Saints’ Church, Mill Street, on July 12.


Princess Eu-


genie is patron of the ESO, re- flecting her in- terest


in


musculoskele- tal healthcare. As a child, she had back sur-


gery to correct a scoliosis condition, andsupports charities that helppeo- plewith similar disorders. After presenting the awards,


PrincessEugenie spoke to graduates about their studies and their plans. ESOChancellorDr Paula Fletcher


said: “It’s an absolute pleasure hav- ing Her Royal Highness as our pa- tron. The school aims to bring affordable osteopathic care to the whole community and it’swonder-


ful to have the Princess’s support.” The European School ofOsteopa-


thy (ESO) provides a four-year un- dergraduate degree programme leading to the integrated master’s degree inOsteopathy (M.Ost). TheESO’smain academic andad-


ministrative site is at BoxleyHouse, with a teaching clinic near the town centre. ESOstudents, supervised by experienced osteopaths, provide more than 20,000 consultations in theMaidstone area each year. The school was founded in Paris


in 1951 as Ecole Française d’Ostéopathie (EFO) and moved to


England in 1965. Initially based in London, it moved to Maidstone in 1971where it continuedtodeliver its French-speaking programme. In 1974, a full-time English-speak-


ing programme was created. The School was incorporated as a regis- tered charity trading as the Euro- pean School of Osteopathy and in October 1974 its first four-year full- time diploma began. For more information, visit www.eso.ac.uk.


News Slayer’s cricketing life


A NEWbook has been published on an outstanding Maidstone cricketer and Kent fast bowler,David Sayer of Bearsted,who died last year. Theauthorof “Slayer – the storyof


a fast bowler” is his Bearsted friend Ian Lambert, himself a talented cricketerwith a long associationwith Bearsted Cricket Club. David, who attended Maidstone


Boys’ Grammar School, played for England Schools, Oxford University and 154 matches for Kent, taking a total of 613 first-classwickets. He was twice elected for MCC


overseas tours. He played club cricket with The Mote CC and cap- tained the first teamto Kent League honours. The book includes photographs


David Sayer, right, and


above, in his cricketing days with


TheMote CC


and recollections from family and friends, as well as a foreword by his Kent colleague andWest Indian Test player, John Shepherd. David left the Kent staff in 1969


and later became an insurance bro- kerwith an office in Lenham. The book is available fromthe au-


thor at £10 (free local delivery) at lambertsontour@gmail.comand the Kent CCC shop at Canterbury. Pro- ceedswill provide a fitting cricketing tribute to David.


Business Focus


Maidstone August 2018


25


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48