A recording of a poem about footballing dreams, written and performed by Alan Bartley. Since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in the mid-2010s, Alan has used poetry both to express himself and to help 'beat the plaques'. Photo of text…
A poster advertising the official opening of Lindsey Field, Lydd Town Football Club's new home ground, on 19 August, 2000. For a brief history of Lydd Town, see here: https://scefl.com/directory/clubs/lydd-town-football-club
An excerpt of an oral history recording with Joyce Thompson, in which she describes how she came to start and manage a women's football team in Hamstreet in the late 1960s, despite her lack of interest in football. (Transcript attached.)