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Paul Hatcher: 'I just loved the participation.'

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For motor sport enthusiast Paul Hatcher, stock car racing was all about participation: ‘I loved…being part of it – the drivers, the club, the social…

Contributors: Paul Hatcher; Michael Romyn

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Alan Taylor: Man of the Sea

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As a young boy, Folkestonian Alan Taylor taught himself to swim in the sea. There began a fascination with the water that still endures today. The…

Contributors: Alan Taylor; Michael Romyn

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Rodney Kilbee: Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club

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Rodney Kilbee played his first match for Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club in 1959, aged 15. Now in his seventies, and only a few years since he retired…

Contributors: Rodney Kilbee; Michael Romyn

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Pat Turner: Nonington College of Physical Education

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Londoner Pat Turner attended Nonington College of Physical Education in the Kent village of Nonington in the 1970s. In this interview excerpt, Pat…

Contributors: Pat Turner; Michael Romyn

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Pradip Rai: Wheels to Perform

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In 2014, Folkestone resident and Gurkha, Pradip Rai, was paralysed from the chest down following a surgical operation. In this oral history, Pradip…

Contributors: Pradip Rai; Michael Romyn

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John Godden: A Life in Folkestone Cricket

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From scoring matches as an 11-year-old in the mid-1950s, to serving as Captain in the 1970s, to becoming club President in 2020, John Godden has done…

Contributors: John Godden; Michael Romyn

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Graeme Fuller: 'Adrenalin is the secret to eternal youth.'

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A pioneer of action sports in Folkestone, Graeme Fuller took up water skiing in the early 1970s, before launching into windsurfing - a sport in which…

Contributors: Graeme Fuller; Graham Jeffery; Michael Romyn

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Richard Goss: Folkestone Saints Basketball Club

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Richard Goss joined Folkestone Saints Basketball Club in 1965, aged 16. He remained active with - and instrumental to - the club for the next fifty…

Contributors: Richard Goss

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Shuna Body MBE: 'I just love seeing people flourish.'

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Romney Marsh resident Shuna Body has been deeply involved with disability fencing since the mid-1990s - a service acknowledged in 2014 when she was…

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Alan Bartley: 'The sport never stopped.'

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Whether it was boxing, bowls, football, fishing, or tennis, sport has always been 'central' in Alan Bartley's life. In this oral history interview,…

Contributors: Alan Bartley

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