DEAL VISITORS INFORMATION CENTRE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MAY 2015
Sandwich Food Fayre
VE Day 70th Anniversary Charity Walk
Fri 1st
Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
Sat 2nd
Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
Stella, a new play by Siobhán Nicholas, 8pm, The Astor Theatre; contact
01304 370220 or www.theastor.org for more information.
Bandstand Concert, Betteshanger Welfare Brass Band, Walmer Green,
2.30pm
Bank Holiday Extravaganza in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, at The
Hole in the Roof, headlined by The Mariachis, performing from 8.30pm.
Live music all day, open 12pm-late.
City of Canterbury Chamber Choir and Sine Nomine, International
Touring Choir at St Clement’s Parish Church, Sandwich, 6.30pm. Tickets
£12, £5 for students and under 16’s free; contact 01304 370220 or visit
www.theastor.org . Organised by Deal Festival.
Bank Holiday Brocante, Walmer Green, 8am-4pm
Sun 3rd
Mon 4th
Tues 5th
Wed 6th
Thurs 7th
Fri 8th
Sat 9th
Sun 10th
Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
New Fun Club for children with Autism, St Leonard’s Church hall,
10.30am-12.30pm. The club welcomes all families with or awaiting
diagnosis for autism. For more information, find Deal NAS (National
Autistic Society) on Facebook or email doveranddeal@nas.org.uk.
Sandwich Food Fayre, 10am-4pm
The Odysseus Trio, with Clare Hammond on piano, Sarah Trickey on
violin and Gregor Riddell on cello. Deal Town Hall, 7.30pm. Works by
Ireland, Martinu, Matthews and Brahms. Tickets £12, students £5,
available from the Astor Community Theatre, by contacting 01304 370220
or by visiting www.theastor.org.
White Mill’s Bakers, Makers and Brewers Fair, Ash Road, 10.30am5.30pm
Alash Ensemble Tuvan Throat Singers, St Marys Art Centre, Sandwich.
Handicraft and Cookery Show held by Eastry WI, 2pm-4pm; tea and coffee
will be available and there will be a tombola. Free entry.
Bandstand Concert, Snowdown Colliery Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pm
Celebration of Mass for John Ireland, St Andrew’s Church, 10am.
Discussion between David Matthews and Bruce Phillips about John
Ireland’s Deal connection, Deal Town Hall, 2.15pm.
Music from pupils from The Purcell School, with works by Ireland,
Debussy and Britten, Deal Town Hall, 3pm. Tickets £10, students free
(including talk); available from The Astor Community Theatre, by
contacting 01304 370220, or by visiting www.theastor.org.
Sandwich Food Fayre, 10am-4pm
11th
Mon
Tues 12th
Wed 13th
Thurs 14th
Fri 15th
Sat 16th
Sun 17th
Mon 18th
Tues 19th
Wed 20th
Thurs 21st
Fri 22nd
Sat 23rd
Kent Family History Society (Deal & District Branch) talk
‘Complementary websites for Family History’ at the Wesley Hall, Trinity
Church, 7.15pm
Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
Steamboat in Concert Present – Silver Screen Jazz, “a rollercoaster ride of
live music and film from the dazzling age of jazz”, Astor Theatre, 8pm,
tickets £12 or VIP £16. Contact 01304 370220 or visit www.theastor.org
Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
The Deal Society Spring Drinks Party, 6.30pm-8.00pm, Glenhill, Liverpool
Road, Walmer. Wine and canapés will be served.
Friday Folk Club, with guest Cloudstreet, 8pm, The RMA Club, 37 The
Strand, Walmer. Admission £5, for more information visit
www.dealfolkclub.co.uk
White Cliffs Country Annual Tourism Launch
Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
Travelling Trends Fashion Show – High Street clothes at bargain prices,
The Golf Road Centre, doors open at 2pm, show starts at 2.30pm. Tickets
are £6, including a finger buffet and raffle ticket.
Special Event hosted by Blessed Mary of Walmer Church to commemorate
its links with the Duke of Wellington, including music by St Mary’s Church
Choir and a historical talk from the head curator at English Heritage South
East, 7pm at the church. The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Admiral
the Lord Boyce will also be attending. Tickets cost £10, including a glass of
wine and nibbles and the interval; space is limited so tickets must be
purchased in advance from the church office at Elizabeth House in St
Mary’s Road. Contact 01304 366605 for more information.
Bandstand Co0ncert, 1st Whitstable Scout Group Band, Walmer Green,
2.30pm
Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
St Nicholas Players presentation of ‘Boeing Boeing’, Ringwould Village
Hall, 7.30pm
St Nicholas Players presentation of ‘Boeing Boeing’, Ringwould Village
Hall, 7.30pm
Sean Lock – Work in Progress, Astor Theatre, doors open 7pm, show starts
at 8pm; tickets £15, theatre seating.
Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
St Nicholas Players presentation of ‘Boeing Boeing’, Ringwould Village
Hall, 7.30pm
From The Jam, with Bruce Foxton, The Astor Theatre. Tickets £25, visit
www.theastor.org or contact 01304 370220.
Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
Kingsdown Vistas – a 4-mile grade 3 walk beside the golf course, meeting at
Victoria Road, Kingsdown. Children over 7 welcome, please bring water to
drink and a suggested donation of £1 to White Cliffs Countryside
Partnership is appreciated. The leader is Diane, from Collyer’s
Companions on 01304 241806.
Sun 24th
Mon 25th
Tues 26th
Wed 27th
Thurs 28th
Fri 29th
Sat 30th
Sun 31st
St Nicholas Players presentation of ‘Boeing Boeing’, Ringwould Village
Hall, 7.30pm
Classic Car show, Walmer Green
Bandstand Concert, Birchington Silver Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pm
Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am.-1.30pm
Afternoon Tea Dance, Trinity Hall, Union Road, 2.30pm, £4 per person.
Deal General Market, Union Road car park from 8.30am
Bandstand Concert, Simon Langton Band, Canterbury, Walmer Green,
2.30pm