Browse Collections (32 total)
Pat Turner: Nonington College of Physical Education
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
Pat Lindsey: A True Lydder
Pat Lindsey began his association with Lydd Town Football Club as a seven-year-old, when he went to watch his older brothers play for the team. He's…
Contributors: Pat Lindsey; Michael Romyn
Mike Denness OBE
An as-told-to account of the sporting life of Scottish cricketer Mike Denness OBE. Mike paints a vivid portrait of his sports-filled childhood in Ayr,…
Contributors: Mike Denness; Chris Wilkins
Michael and Marion Smailes: Redoubt Sailing Club
Folkestone resident Michael Smailes is a founding member of Redoubt Sailing Club. Established on 1 May, 1967, at Nickolls Quarry in west Hythe - where…
Contributors: Michael Smailes, Marion Smailes; Michael Romyn
Mark Steeple: Beyond the White Breakers
For Burmarsh resident Mark Steeple, sea swimming is more than just a pastime - it's a way of life. Listen to Mark describe his life in water sports -…
Contributors: Mark Steeple; Michael Romyn; Oliver Parkin
Marina Bobeldijk: For Club and County
Tenterden resident Marina Bobeldijk had her first golf lesson on 3 June, 2003; she says her children 'haven't seen me since!' In this oral history,…
Contributors: Marina Bobeldijk
Joyce Thompson: ‘I just did what I thought had to be done.’
During the 1970s, Romney Marsh resident Joyce Thompson was a linchpin of women's football in Kent. Despite having little initial interest in the…
Contributors: Joyce Thompson
John Godden: A Life in Folkestone Cricket
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
Jean Penfold: 'It was all girls together.'
In this collection, listen to Appledore resident Jean Penfold's fascinating story of her experience playing women's village football in the 1970s.…
Contributors: Jean Penfold; Michael Romyn