Retirement of Madeleine Thomas, of Capel-le-Ferne, who founded Dover and Folkestone branches of Parkinson's UK
Published: 00:06, 17 April 2017
The founder of two charity branches for Parkinson’s Disease sufferers has retired.
Madeleine Thomas, from Capel-le-Ferne, founded the Folkestone division of Parkinson’s UK in 1980.
She created a sister group in Dover exactly 20 years later.
Mrs Thomas was secretary for many years and the Dover and Folkestone sections today thrive as a merged group.
Fellow charity members held a farewell party for Mrs Thomas at the Ramada Hotel in Whitfield.
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