Peter Thomas: Folkestone Ski Centre
Title
Peter Thomas: Folkestone Ski Centre
Subject
Peter Thomas
Description
Peter Thomas was a teacher at The Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone for more than thirty years. He was also the chief ski instructor at Folkestone Sports Centre until 1985. In this collection, Peter describes his involvement with skiing, both at school and at the sports centre, and the immense satisfaction he took from helping others develop on the slopes.
Creator
Michael Romyn
Publisher
Kent's Sporting Memories
Contributor
Peter Thomas; Michael Romyn
Collection Items
Peter Thomas Oral History Summary
Summary of an Oral History Recording with interviewee Peter Thomas
The Harvey Grammar School Ski Trip, 1968
A photo of Harvey Grammar School pupils and teachers just prior to their setting-off on the school ski trip, taken in Folkestone in 1968. Peter Thomas stands furthest right in the picture
Konrad Bartelski at Folkestone Ski Centre, c. 1981
A photograph of British Alpine Ski Racer, Konrad Bartelski, assisting young skiers at Folkestone Ski Centre, c. 1981. Peter Thomas is positioned at the back-left of the picture (black jumper, arms crossed).
'Arctic Weather Suits Some': Skiers at Folkestone Sports Centre, c. 1981
A newspaper article and photo covering activities at Folkestone Sports Centre's ski slope during a particularly cold winter, c. 1981. The author wrote: ' Ironically, Folkestone's (sic) Sports Centre's chief ski instructor, Peter Thomas, was in…
'We thought this is it, you know, it was lovely, it really was': The early days of Folkestone Ski Centre, and its importance to pupils at the Harvey Grammar School
An excerpt from a recording of an oral history interview with Peter Thomas. Peter describes some of his early experiences on the ski slope at Folkestone Sports Centre, and how formative it was for many young skiers from the Harvey Grammar School -…
'Oh we’d take anybody...as long as they could stand up and put a pair of skis on': The running of Folkestone Ski Centre
In this excerpt of an oral history recording with Peter Thomas, we hear about the operational side of the ski slope at Folkestone Sports Centre in the 1970s and '80s, and its popularity in the town. Transcript attached.
Peter Thomas Oral History Transcript
Transcription of an oral history recording of interviewee Peter Thomas