WELL WORTH A VISIT...

To Maidstone - a rare occurrence these days - to see the exhibition in Maidstone Museum which tells the story, the ups and downs, the good times and not so good of being a supporter of Maidstone United Football Club.  I had not been in the museum for over half a century and I have to say that today`s visit left me very impressed with the museum itself and the quite excellent exhibition about `The Stones.`

When my sons were young, I used to take them regularly to the old football ground in London Road and so seeing the exhibits from the history of the club brought back many happy memories of being amongst friends on the half-way line in the Charrington shed cheering the team to many a victory.   The exhibition is well worth a visit and to describe it better than I can here is a bit I have nicked from the museum website:-

Maidstone: United in Football

Sat 14th Sep 2019 to Sat 18th Jan 2020 - All Day

Exhibitions

Maidstone: United in Football

Maidstone: United in Football not only tells the remarkable history of football in the town. It also paints a vivid picture of how the game has been bringing people of diverse backgrounds together for well over a century.

The story of Maidstone football is special. The town has had a pioneering role in a number of different aspects of the game. And its representative club famously plummeted further than any in history after being ejected from the Football League, yet has since embarked on an extraordinary renaissance.

The exhibition has exclusive access to a collection of memorabilia compiled by Maidstone United’s former chairman Jim Thompson: a collection that, including its many trophies, mementoes, photographs, and cuttings, runs to several thousand items.

Maidstone: United in Football is open from 10am to 5pm on Tuesdays to Sundays from September 14 to October 27, and then on Tuesdays to Saturdays until 18 January 2020,