insideKENT Magazine Issue 36 - March 2015 | Page 10

NEWS

TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOMESENSE OFFERS
EXCLUSIVE HENRY HOLLAND RED NOSE DAY
HOMEWARE RANGE
Red Nose Day is back on Friday 13th March and
for the second time, HomeSense is a proud
partner. Local homeware-for-less retailer,
Tunbridge Wells HomeSense, located at The
Fountains Retail Park, is offering a fantastic range
of limited-edition products so budding bakers
can get messy in the kitchen and bake something
funny for money.
Available in HomeSense, TK Maxx stores, and
on rednoseday.com, the range includes a Henry
Holland-designed apron and tea towel, plus a
selection of leather journals.
Tunbridge Wells HomeSense store manager,
James Gransden, comments: “Red Nose Day is
right around the corner, which can only mean
one thing: it’s time to do your bit for a fantastic
cause. There are many ways to take part—
perhaps one of the simplest would be to update
your apron or tea towel to a Red Nose Day one
designed exclusively by Henry Holland for
HomeSense. They’re sure to sell-out like hot
cakes, so make sure you get one of these limited
edition items before they’re scone!..."
Let them eat funny cake!
British fashion designer, Henry Holland, has
designed two limited-edition aprons for Red Nose

Day. Perfect for those wanting to rise to the
occasion, the apron features the famous Orson
Welles quote: “Ask not what you can do for your
country. Ask what’s for lunch", and is available
in both a plain and spotty design. The aprons
cost £12.99 each, with at least £6.50 going to
Comic Relief.
The collection also includes a tea towel featuring
the same Orson Welles quote in plain and spotty
designs. Tea towels are £4.99 each, with at least
£2.50 going to Comic Relief.
Notable quotes
A range of leather and patent leather journals in
red, black and white also feature, complete with
quirky quotations from writer and poet, Oscar
Wilde; Hannah Horvath from critically acclaimed
TV drama, Girls; and Baldrick from iconic British
comedy, Blackadder. Available in A4 for £9.99
or A5 for £7.99.
Profits from the sale of each item will go to Comic
Relief.
Tunbridge Wells HomeSense can be found at
Unit 5, The Fountains Retail Park, TN2 3FB. Open
Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm; Sat, 9am-7pm; Sun, 10am4.30pm. www.homesense.com

SANDWICH MAGNA CARTA DISCOVERED IN MAIDSTONE ARCHIVES
A previously overlooked Magna
Carta belonging to Sandwich Town
Council has been discovered in the
archives at KCC’s Kent History and
Library Centre (KHLC), in
Maidstone.
The document is an original Magna
Carta from the issue made in 1300
by King Edward I to the borough
of Sandwich, one of the Cinque
Ports. Since then it has been
carefully preserved in the borough’s
historic archive, now at the KHLC,
on deposit from Sandwich Town
Council, the legal owners.
The discovery was made by KCC
Community History Officer, Dr Mark
Bateson, after leading Magna Carta
academic historian, Prof. Nicholas
Vincent, contacted him to
investigate a separate document
in the archives – Sandwich’s original
Charter of the Forest.
The Mayor of Sandwich, Cllr Paul
Graeme, said: “On behalf of
Sandwich Town Council, I would
like to say that we are absolutely

delighted to discover that an original
Magna Carta and original Charter
of the Forest, previously unknown,
are in our ownership.
“To own one of these documents,
let alone both, is an immense
privilege given their international
importance..."
The document is the first Magna
Carta to be discovered since 2007,
when Sotheby’s produced a
catalogue listing all known 23
original Magna Cartas issued from
1215 onwards. This makes the
Sandwich charter the 24th known,
and the second surviving for a
Cinque Port, the other (again from
1300) being in Faversham.

KCC archivist, Dr Mark Bateson,
with the Sandwich Magna Carta

“Visit Kent and partners are delivering a one-off touring exhibition this year
to celebrate Kent’s unique role in Magna Carta’s history – the star of which
will be the Faversham Magna Carta, retained for the town since it was
issued in 1300 – as well as many other fantastic public events across the
county to mark the 800th anniversary..."

Chief executive of Visit Kent, Sandra
Matthews-Marsh, said: “This is an
incredible treasure for Kent – we
already have the Canterbury Magna
Carta and the Faversham Magna
Carta, and can now add a third
charter to our already fascinating
story.

The Kent-wide celebrations will be led by the Magna Carta Rediscovered
summer touring exhibition of never seen before artefacts and the 1300
Faversham Magna Carta. The tour will visit Canterbury, Rochester, Dover,
Maidstone and Faversham from May to December, and is supported by
Heritage Lottery Fund and organised by Visit Kent and district partners.
www.magnacarta800th.com

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