Vi er meget kede af at høre dødsfaldet til æresfreeman fra Dover, Reverend Michael Hinton. It was an honour in 2018 for den daværende borgmester, Rådmand Sue Jones præsenterer pastor Hinton med sin rulle og Freemans kiste som en formel tak fra byen for hans årtiers tjeneste for Dover.
Michael Hinton was inspirational teacher. His early career was in the north of England before moving to Dover in 1960 and becoming Headmaster of Dover Grammar School for Boys. I 1983 he was ordained as a priest in the Church of England, work he continued on a voluntary basis in Dover after his retirement from full time parish ministry.
Han var en offentliggjort forfatter, and is most well-known for his popular and ground breaking “100-minute Bible”. Dovorians may know him best for his many years writing the weekly “Christian Comment” column for the Dover Express.
Pastor Hinton var også dybt involveret i kampagner for social retfærdighed både i byen og mere bredt. Han var et af grundlæggerne af den lokale Fairtrade Group, and a supporter of Christian Aid and the Dover Foodbank.
Our condolences go to his son Chris and his wider family and friends.
Our picture shows Rev. Hinton (venstre) sammen med kollega freeman, hr. Pat Sherratt på 2018 Borgmester Making i Dover Rådhus.