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'He'd had half a bottle of scotch': Rodney Kilbee on his first match for Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club's first XI
An excerpt of an oral history recording with Rodney Kilbee, in which he describes his memorable first match for the Optimist's first XI, in Chatham, Kent, in 1959, aged 15.
Brian Swoffer: a pictorial tribute
An illustrated tribute to Brian Swoffer, former chairman and president of Folkestone Optimists, who 'dedicated his life to the...club.' Brian was a friend and mentor to Rodney, and many others at the club.
Rodney Kilbee and the Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club first XI: Kent and Sussex Trumann League Champions, 1982
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A photograph of the Kent and Sussex Trumann League-winning (1982) Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club first XI. Rodney Kilbee stands back row, second from left.
Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club first XI, 1967/68
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A photograph of the Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club first XI (1967/68 season), taken at the Cheriton Road ground. Rodney's brother Toby (Kilby) is front row, left.
Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club, Ladies first XI, c.1940s
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A photograph of Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club Ladies' first XI, taken at Cheriton Road Sports Ground during the Folkestone Easter Hockey Festival in c. 1940s.
Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club first XI, c. 1949
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A photograph of Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club's first XI, taken at Cheriton Road Sports Ground in c. 1949.
Letter concerning the Folkestone Easter Hockey Festival, 1927
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A letter to Festival Manager, F.J. Hall, concerning adverts in the Folkestone Easter Hockey Festival programme (1927). A photo of the Cheriton Road Sports Ground is included.
'The Folkestone Optimists cannot claim to be an old established club, for they were formed as recently as 1923': an early history of Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club
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A brief history of the club's early years, 1923 - 1935.
'We're all optimists here, why not leave it at that?': an account of the origins of Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club
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A letter to the editor by K.P. Gifford (Folkestone and Hythe Herald, 1951) describing the origins of Folkestone Optimists, including an account of how it came to be named: 'One of the most important items on the agenda was the naming of our new…
Rodney Kilbee Oral History Summary
A summary of an oral history interview with Rodney Kilbee