Artwork by Brian Cannell featured in

National Magazine!

Brian's special Christmas card design entitled 'Christmas Eve - Back to the depot goes 72, but Santa still has work to do' is featured with a full colour reproduction on Page 10 of the November edition of Model Collector.  It has been produced to support fund-raising to restore Maidstone's last operational trolleybus (Maidstone Corporation No 72). It depicts No 72 (now resident at Sandtoft Museum of Trolleybuses) set against a festive scene by the Queen's Monument in Maidstone High Street.  Cards are being sold in packs of five at £3.65 or packs of 10 at £6.90, including p&p.  They can be obtained from D J Hatt, 27 Wrangleden Road, Maidstone, Kent ME15 9LW.

Readers of Community may also be interested to know that D J (David) Hatt is a former pupil of St Philip's CofE Primary School and is the promoter of the Mid Kent Collectors Toy Fair which is held in the Agricultural Hall at Lockmeadow Market.  David was kind enough to support St Philip's Future Fund by letting us have stalls on more than one occasion during our main fund-raising efforts to repair the spire and tower and our stalls there raised nearly £1,000 !  So, in addition to supporting Brian whose artwork has frequently adorned posters for our churches and of course the front page of Community Magazine we can say an extra 'thank you' to David for supporting us by buying some of these very excellent and nostalgic cards as well as those to support All Saints Restoration Fund!  Brian's cards will be available at the next Toy Fair to be held on Saturday October 18th.  Who knows - perhaps the church shop might stock a few too ? !!

Keith Ashford

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