SIR Rex Hunt, Governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the Argentinian invasion, returns to his North-East roots on March 30, in support of a £1.5m renovation of the 325-year-old Sir William Turner Almshouses, at Kirkleatham.
He will visit the hospital to present an evening of personal recollections, and a selection of favourite prose and poetry.
The trustees of the almhouses are seeking local funding to make up a shortfall in the cost of the scheme.
Sir Rex was a pupil at Sir William Turner's School (Coatham Grammar School), in Redcar.
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