Pat Turner: Nonington College of Physical Education
Title
Pat Turner: Nonington College of Physical Education
Subject
Pat Turner
Description
Londoner Pat Turner attended Nonington College of Physical Education in the Kent village of Nonington in the 1970s. In this interview excerpt, Pat describes why she decided to attend a physical education college, what it was like to live away from London for the first time, and her experience of college - and village - life. Pat, an accomplished swimmer, also spoke about the decline of designated physical education colleges (including Nonington - the college closed in 1986), her fondness for her swimming instructor, and the scourge of woolen tights!
Pat went on to teach PE in London, before moving into sports development.
More information about the history of the college here: https://www.nonington.org.uk/eswalt-later-st-albans-court-nonington/a-brief-history-of-nonington-college-of-physical-education/
Pat went on to teach PE in London, before moving into sports development.
More information about the history of the college here: https://www.nonington.org.uk/eswalt-later-st-albans-court-nonington/a-brief-history-of-nonington-college-of-physical-education/
Creator
Michael Romyn
Publisher
Kent's Sporting Memories
Contributor
Pat Turner; Michael Romyn
Collection Items
'You could hardly move, your muscles ached so much!' Pat Turner on Nonington College of Physical Education
An excerpt of an oral history recording with Pat Turner, in which she describes her time at Nonington College of Physical Education in Nonington, Kent, in the 1970s.
Pat Turner with Linford Christie, 2003
A photograph of Pat Turner with Linford Christie at the London Youth Games (Crystal Palace National Sports Centre) in 2003. Pat was leading a sports development team in Southwark at this time.
Nonington College of Physical Education
A photograph of Nonington College of Physical Education (main building) in Nonington, Kent, in c.1973
Pat Turner Oral History (excerpt) Summary
Summary of an excerpt of an oral history recording with interviewee Pat Turner