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A photograph of Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club's first XI, taken at Cheriton Road Sports Ground in c. 1949.

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.

A brief history of the club's early years, 1923 - 1935.

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…

A summary of an oral history interview with Rodney Kilbee

A recording of an oral history interview with Rodney Kilbee

Summary of an excerpt of an oral history recording with interviewee Pat Turner

A photograph of Nonington College of Physical Education (main building) in Nonington, Kent, in c.1973

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.

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.