DEAL VISITORS INFORMATION CENTRE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MAY 2015
Deal & Walmer Castles open every day to the public
Deal Timeball Tower, Deal Seafront, open Saturdays,
Sundays and Bank Holidays
Deal Maritime & Local History Museum, 22 St Georges Road, open Tuesdays-Fridays
2-4pm, Saturdays 11am-4.30pm, Sundays 12noon-4pm including Dunkirk Exhibition
Charity Art Exhibition ‘Memories’, Golf Road Centre, Deal, 1st-31st May
Fri 1st
Sat 2nd
Sun 3rd
Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
‘Memories’, Charity Art Exhibition, The Golf Road, Centre, Golf Road,
Deal, with 10% of all sales going to Dementia UK. Exhibition until the 31st
May
Deal Chess Club Meeting, RMA Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer, 1.30pm.
New members and beginners welcome. Contact Michael Burney on 01304
831686 or visit https://sites.google.com/site/dealandwalmerchessclub/
Deal and District Strokes Meeting, Community Centre, Golf Road, North
Deal. Contact 07584 044122, email coordinator@dealanddistrictstrokes.org
or visit www.dealstrokeclub.btck.co.uk
Charity Fashion Show in aid of Abigail’s Footsteps, a charity that helps
parents of stillborn babies, and the Queen Mother’s Clothing Guild.
Organised by the Inner Wheel of Deal and it will take place at St George’s
Church, High Street, 7pm for 8pm. Admission is £8.
Great Mongeham Table Tennis Club Weekly Meeting, Village Hall, Great
Mongeham, 7pm-9pm. All abilities welcome. Contact Val Rees on 01304
373307
Guilty Pleasures - Charity disco in aid of Leukemia and Lymphoma
Research, Children with Cancer and the Cardiomyopathy Association.
Astor Community Theatre, doors 7pm, starts 8pm. Tickets £5 (with all
proceeds going to the charities). Contact 01304 370220 or visit the Astor
Theatre for more information or tickets
Deal Folk Club Meeting, RMA Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer, 8pm.
Contact Sue Watson on 01304 360877 or visit www.dealfolkclub.co.uk/
Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
Deal Farmer's Market, Astor Community Theatre. 9.30am-1pm
Lifeboats Charity Car Wash, Walmer Lifeboat Station, 10am-3pm, £7 per
car
Baby and Children's Sale, Deal Welfare Club, Cowdray Square, Deal,
10am-2pm. Entry 50p; funds from this event go towards CAMPS
International. Contact Maria Flanagan on 07985 744038
Insanity Workout by Dave Parfitt, 10am, The Landmark Centre, normally
£5 but first two classes are free, subject to space.
Stella, a new play by Siobhán Nicholas, doors open 7pm, show starts at
8pm, The Astor Theatre; contact 01304 370220 or www.theastor.org for
more information.
Bandstand Concert, Betteshanger Welfare Brass Band, Walmer Green,
2.30pm. For wet weather information, contact 07790 434256
Sandwich Classic Motor Show, Discovery Park, 10am-4pm
Mon 4th
Tues 5th
Wed 6th
Thurs 7th
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.
Stevefest - local musicians in annual fund raising concert. Astor
Community Theatre, from 2pm until late. Tickets £8.
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. Contact 01304 362363
HealthWalks - Fowlmead Country Park: 10.30am (for 10.45am start)
duration 90mins. Contact Bernie on 07977 491084
Deal Timeball Tower, Deal Seafront. open 11.30am - 4.30pm.
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum, 22 St George's Road, Deal.
Open: 11am-4.30pm.
Weekly Coffee Morning, Betteshanger Sports and Social Club, Cavell
Square, Deal, 10am-12noon. Profits to the Club and local charities.
HealthWalks 2015 - Sandown Castle, North Deal: 10.15am (for 10.30am)
duration 60mins. Contact Bernie on 07977 491084
MAPS Chill Bar, The Alma Pub, West Street, Deal - social meeting group
for people with disabilities. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1pm-4pm. Fee: £5
per session or £10 all day. Contact Mark Spurgeon on 07770 912 437
Deal Promenaders Walk, meet in front of Deal Pier, start 10.30am. A gentle
paced walk suitable for those recovering from illness or needing extra
support; approx 30mins. Contact 0300 123 1220
Knitting for the Needy meeting. A knitting circle making items for
babies/children in South Africa and the Ukraine, Walmer Baptist Church,
Dover Road, Walmer, 2pm-4pm. Visit www.walmerbaptistchurch.co.uk or
contact 01304 364216
Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
HealthWalks 2015 - Kingsdown Road Car Park (near the bottle banks),
Walmer, 9.45am (for 10am) duration 60-90mins. Free, short, volunteer-led
local walk. Contact 0300 123 1220
Landmark Show Choir Meeting, The Cleary Hall, The Landmark Centre,
High Street, Deal, 5pm-6pm. For adults (16years +); newcomers welcome.
Contact Maddie Cordes on 01304 239055
Deal and District Camera Club Meeting, The Landmark Centre, High
Street, Deal, 7.30pm. New members welcome. Contact John Harrop
(Secretary) on 01304 360956 or visit http://ddcc.wordpress.com.
Deal Philatelic Club Monthly Meeting, The Landmark Centre, High Street,
Deal, 7.30pm. New members and visitors with an interest in postage stamps
design and collecting are welcome. Contact Alan Buckman on 01304
367711 or email bee.bishop@yahoo.com
Great Mongeham Horticultural Society Meeting, Village Hall, Great
Mongeham, 7.30pm. Talk by Jim Masters: "Adventures on the Allotment".
Visit http://greatmongeham horticulturalsociety.org/gmhs/
Parliamentary, District Council and Parish Council elections - Polling Day
HealthWalks 2015 - Deal Pier (perfect for people with walking difficulties
or those recovering from illness). Meet in front of Deal Pier, Beach Street,
Deal, 10.45am for 11am start - duration 30 mins. Contact Rob Moore on
Fri 8th
Sat 9th
01304 374603
Deal Scrabble Club Meeting, Deal Library, 2pm. All abilities welcome.
Contact Myriam on 01304 363525
Talk It Out Meeting, St George's Church, St George's Road, Deal, 6.30pm.
A support group for people experiencing depression and their families.
Contact Tracy Carr on 07923 096273
Insanity Workout by Dave Parfitt, 7pm, The Landmark Centre, normally
£5 but this class is free, subject to space.
Deal and District Motorcycle Club Meeting, The Magnet Pub, London
Road, Deal, 7.30pm. All enthusiasts welcome. Contact Graham Prior on
07749 480104 or visit www.dealanddistrictmotorcycleclub.co.uk
Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
Deal Chess Club Meeting, RMA Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer, 1.30pm.
New members and beginners welcome. Contact Michael Burney on 01304
831686 or visit https://sites.google.com/site/dealandwalmerchessclub/
Walmer Women's Institute Meeting, Walmer Parish Hall, Dover Road,
Walmer, 2pm-4pm. New members welcome.
Great Mongeham Table Tennis Club Weekly Meeting, Village Hall, Great
Mongeham, 7pm-9pm. All abilities welcome. Contact Val Rees on 01304
373307
Deal Folk Club Meeting, RMA Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer, 8pm.
Contact Sue Watson on 01304 360877 or visit www.dealfolkclub.co.uk/
Dear Ivor and Leading Ladies - a tribute to Ivor Novello featuring stars of
radio's popular light music programme, Friday Night Is Music Night and
the West End stage. Astor Community Theatre, doors 7pm, show 8pm.
Tickets £12.
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
A Celebration of 70 Years of the Astor Theatre; exhibition opens from
10am, evening show starts from 8pm, with free entry. Subject to
availability, The Cocos Lovers, Gentlemen of Few, The Barrett Brothers,
Caution Horses, The Kingsdown Band, The Railway Swing Band, Hellfire
Orchestra, Remains of Johnny Cash, Kotchin and the King’s Evil,
Betteshanger Colliery Brass Band and many more will all be part of this
celebration
Insanity Workout by Dave Parfitt, 10am, The Landmark Centre, £5 entry
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.
Sandwich Food Fayre, www.sandwichevents.org.uk
White Mill’s Bakers, Makers and Brewers Fair, Ash Road, 10.30am5.30pm
Alash Ensemble Tuvan Throat Singers, St Marys Art Centre, Sandwich.
Sun 10th
Mon 11th
Tues 12th
Wed 13th
Thurs 14th
Handicraft and Cookery Show held by Eastry WI, 2pm-4pm; tea and coffee
will be available and there will be a tombola. Free entry.
Crabble Corn Mill Open Weekend – Kent’s only working Watermill,
11am-4pm
Service of thanksgiving for Second World War veterans, to celebrate the
anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, Deal Memorial
Hospital, London Road.
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.
Sunday Classics, The Astor Theatre, doors open at 2.30pm, show starts at
3pm, cabaret seating. An Afternoon of some of your favourite classical
music performed live by local musicians and undergrad and postgrad students from Canterbury Christ Church University. Tickets £6 / Concessions
£5 (for concession please phone Astor Box Office on 01304 370220)
Sandwich Food Fayre, 10am-4pm, www.sandwichevents.org.uk
Crabble Corn Mill Open Weekend – Kent’s only working Watermill –
11am-4pm
Kingsdown Village Garage Safari. Maps on sale during the day showing
the 50 plus stalls.
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
POP - Doors open 1pm , show starts at 1.30pm, theatre seating. Mr Bean
meets Charlie Chaplin…POP is a high quality theatre show for children
and their families and contains enough magical delight to keep the young
and young at heart enthralled. Join our hapless hero and be astounded in
this totally word-free clown and magic show that follows Christian Lee and
his exciting adventures at sea. Tickets - Adults £9/Concessions or Child
£6/Family of four £24 ( For Concessions or family tickets please call the
Astor Box Office on 01304 370220)
Insanity Workout by Dave Parfitt, 7pm, The Landmark Centre, £5 entry
Theatre Youth Troupe to build self-esteem for six to eighteen-year-olds,
organised by Cordomus. Walmer Parish Hall, Dover Road, Walmer,
3.30pm-5.30pm. For more information, email info@cordomus.info or call
01304 374521
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
Jim Crawford at the Spooner’s Blues Club, The Alma, 8pm, £5.
www.Jimcrawford.org.uk or www.myspace.com/jimcrawfordmusic
Fri 15th
Sat 16th
Sun 17th
Mon 18th
Tues 19th
Wed 20th
Thurs 21st
Fri 22nd
Sat 23rd
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.
Quiz Night and Raffle, with proceeds going to the Guide Dogs for the Blind
Association, 7.30pm (prompt start), The British Legion, Market Street,
Deal (behind the Barnardo’s Shop), tickets £4.00 on entry
Bandstand Concert, 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
Theatre Youth Troupe to build self-esteem for six to eighteen-year-olds,
organised by Cordomus. Walmer Parish Hall, Dover Road, Walmer,
3.30pm-5.30pm. For more information, email info@cordomus.info or call
01304 374521
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
Friends of St Leonard’s Church Spring Celebration and Cream Tea, 2pm5pm, St Leonard’s Church/Social Centre. There will be floral displays,
sales, cakes, a tombola and a raffle, plus tours of the church.
Kingsdown Vistas – a 4-mile grade 3 walk beside the golf course, meeting at
Victoria Road, Kingsdown, 2pm. 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
Sun 24th
Mon 25th
Tues 26th
Wed 27th
Thurs 28th
Fri 29th
Sat 30th
Sun 31st
Companions on 01304 241806.
St Nicholas Players presentation of ‘Boeing Boeing’, Ringwould Village
Hall, 7.30pm
Classic Car show, Walmer Green, 10am-4.30pm
Bandstand Concert, Birchington Silver Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pm
Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm
Guildhall Players “Neighbourhood Watch” Astor Theatre 7.30pm
Guildhall Players “Neighbourhood Watch” Astor Theatre 7.30pm
Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am.-1.30pm
Afternoon Tea Dance, Trinity Hall, Union Road, 2.30pm, £4 per person.
Guildhall Player “Neighbourhood Watch” Astor Theatre 7.30pm
Deal General Market, Union Road car park from 8.30am
Guildhall Players “Neighbour Watch” Astor Theatre 7.30pm
Bandstand Concert, Simon Langton Band, Canterbury, Walmer Green,
2.30pm
The last day of ‘Memories’, a charity art exhibition, The Golf Road Centre,
Deal, with 10% of all sales going to Dementia UK