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Rodney Kilbee Oral History Summary
A summary of an oral history interview with Rodney Kilbee
Rodney Kilbee Oral History Recording
A recording of an oral history interview with Rodney Kilbee
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.
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.
'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…