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Aylesford carer hoping to reunite family with old pictures found in Maidstone charity shop biscuit tin

11:30, 17 May 2022

updated: 11:32, 17 May 2022

A carer is on a mission to reunite a family with old pictures which were found in a charity shop biscuit tin.

Karen Winspear, 57, is trying to locate the family after a woman she cares for, who volunteers at Making A Difference to Maidstone (MADM), found the photos wedged in the biscuit tin.

Is this your family? The photos were found in a biscuit tin at a Maidstone charity shop
Is this your family? The photos were found in a biscuit tin at a Maidstone charity shop

One of the black and white photos show a bride and groom with three men and four women - who look like family members - stood next to them.

While the second photo is a head shot of a young man, who Ms Winspear believes was in the army or Navy.

The Aylesford carer said: "If it was my family I'd want to have the photos back, which is why we're trying to track them down.

"It's our last shot really as I have a family and work and just don't have the time to try and track them down.

"My client has no access to the Internet, so I offered to put the photos on Facebook to see if they could be reunited with their owners, the photos were shared through various groups but no one came forward.

Aylesford carer Karen Winspear thinks the man pictured was from the army or Navy
Aylesford carer Karen Winspear thinks the man pictured was from the army or Navy

"I came across the photos in my drawer again while having a tidy up at the weekend so decided to give them one last chance to be returned to their owners

"One woman did comment to say the picture was the spitting image of her brother and she was going to ask round her family."

Ms Winspear thinks the pictures come from anywhere between the 1920s and 1940s.

She added: "If there's no joy this time then they'll just go back in the draw and will probably stay there forever.

"It's a bit of family history so we want to get them back into the right hands.

The old photos were found in a biscuit tin from the Making A Difference Maidstone (MADM) charity shop
The old photos were found in a biscuit tin from the Making A Difference Maidstone (MADM) charity shop

"Hopefully this can help reunite the family with the pictures. It would be amazing if they could be returned to their rightful owner."

If you recognise the people in the photo or have any information email messengernews@thekmgroup.co.uk.

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