Editing Folkestone (section)

==Sport==
[[Folkestone Invicta|Folkestone Invicta Football Club]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.folkestoneinvicta.co.uk/ |title=Folkestone Invicta – Personal finance news and information. |access-date=23 April 2004 |archive-date=1 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040401002256/http://www.folkestoneinvicta.co.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref> was formed in 1936 and played in the Eastern Section of the Kent Amateur League (now the Kent County League), taking over the Cheriton Road ground in early 1991 after the demise of the old [[Folkestone F.C.]] which had had a long history in the Southern League.

Folkestone Rugby Club<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.folkestonerugbyclub.co.uk/ |title=Folkestone Rugby Club |access-date=30 June 2007 |archive-date=6 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806130248/http://www.folkestonerugbyclub.co.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref> was formed in 1974 and currently play in London and SE league 4. The club runs 4 adult, a ladies and various colts teams. A former ladies player, Catherine Spencer, captained the [[England women's national rugby union team]] to a grand slam in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spencer leads Grand Slam success |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7298988.stm |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=6 February 2022 |date=16 March 2008 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206135740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7298988.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Folkestone Cricket Club currently competes in the first division of the Kent Cricket League. It was formed in 1851. Current Kent players such as [[Robbie Joseph]] and [[Geraint Jones]], plus [[Neil Dexter]], who moved to Middlesex CCC at the end of the 2008 season, have all represented the club. [[James Tredwell]], who came through the youth academy, is still heavily involved with the club.

Folkestone is home to Astra, one of the most prominent Motorcycle Grasstrack clubs. Their meetings take place at [[Swingfield Minnis]] and over the years have hosted a number of championship meetings. In 2007 and 2016 they hosted the [[European Grasstrack Championship]] finals and well as the [[Team Long Track World Championship]] Team Cup in 2013. They hosted the major Domestic championship — the British Masters — in 2000, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014.

Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club are based at Three Hills Sports Park (along with the cricket and netball clubs).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.folkestone-optimists.co.uk/ |title=Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club |access-date=16 March 2013 |archive-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416020421/http://www.folkestone-optimists.co.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

There is a Bowls Club<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.folkestoneparks.com/ |title=Folkestone Park Bowls Club – Lawn bowls in Folkestone, Kent |access-date=6 November 2006 |archive-date=11 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211133245/http://www.folkestoneparks.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and a Running Club<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.folkestonerunningclub.co.uk/ |title=Home – Folkestone Running Club |access-date=24 October 2006 |archive-date=23 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023112003/http://www.folkestonerunningclub.co.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref> based in the town.

Folkestone hosted the [[5th Chess Olympiad]] in 1933.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/1933/1933in.html |title=OlimpBase :: 5th Chess Olympiad, Folkestone 1933, information |first=Wojciech |last=Bartelski |access-date=16 October 2008 |archive-date=18 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518105001/http://www.olimpbase.org/1933/1933in.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Among others, the artist [[Marcel Duchamp]] took part as a member of the French team.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}