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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,…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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…