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Hilary Casey 'hated sport' as a young girl growing up in Hythe; it was a sentiment she quickly left behind. We spoke to Hilary about her love of…

Harry Slater was the first boxer to represent Folkestone Amateur Boxing Club, back in 1970. Whether fighting, coaching, judging or refereeing, he's…

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…

In this collection, Glyn Hibbert describes his involvement with weightlifting in Folkestone, and how this led to a long, varied and dedicated…

Now more than fifty-years-old, Folkestone Squash Club is one of the longest-running clubs to operate out of Folkestone Sports Centre. In this oral…

Over the course of a running career that spanned more than four decades, Folkestone resident David Crocker ran an incredible 35,000 miles. We spoke…

In 1989, paddle sport enthusiast Dave Barker received a call from Kent County Council, asking him to breathe life into a disused youth club. With a…

Littlestone resident Chris Reynolds has had an illustrious golfing career to date. Among many other achievements, his resume boasts an English Golf…

Hythe resident Bill Day always wanted to be a reporter – that, or an England football player. Here we learn about Bill's long and varied career in…

Hamstreet's Anne Rutland is a natural athlete and a lifelong lover of sport. Anne spoke to us about the range of sports she has played, coached and…