August 2010
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This month Events at the Astor Community Theatre
website: www.theastor.org/		 01304 370220
Most Saturdays Boot Fair, The Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 9am-3pm. 01304 368143
Every Saturday Deal General Market, morning and early-afternoon in Union Road/Duke Street carpark, Deal. 01304 361999
Every Wednesday Farmers' Market - sale of local farm produce in The Undercroft, Deal Town Hall, High Street, Deal, 9.30am-1.30pm. 01304 361999
Every week HealthWalks 2010 - Free, short, volunteer-led, local walks aimed at those who wish to be more active. No need to book, just turn up.
Mondays:
Fowlmead Country Park: 10.30am (for 10.45am start) 90mins.
Deal Pier (Beach Street entrance): 2pm (for 2.15pm) 60mins.
Tuesdays:
Sandown Castle, North Deal: 10.15am (for 10.30am) 60mins.
Wednesdays:
Borrow Pits Carpark, Kingsdown Road, Walmer, 9.45am (for 10am) - 60-90mins.
HealthWalk Coordinators
0800 8494000
Saturday,
1 August		 Sponsored Walk along Deal and Walmer seafront, in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind charity. Starts at Deal Pier at 2pm. Details and sponsor forms: Liz Sykes
01304 380854
Tuesday,
3 August		 Walmer Parish Council Planning Committee Meeting, Elizabeth House, 32 St Mary’s Road, Walmer, 7pm. 01304 381506
Tuesday,
3 August		 Deal Town Council Planning Committee Meeting, Town Hall, High Street, Deal, 7.15pm. 01304 361999
Wednesday,
4 August		 Green Gang Children's Activity: "Fantastic Feathered Friends" led by Penny Bearman. Hawkshill Freedown, Walmer, 2pm-4pm. Fee: £1 per child; £2 max per family. Pre-booking is essential; call 01304 369332 or e-mail: . 01304 369332
Friday,
6 August		 Deal Stroke Club Meeting, Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 2pm-4pm. Social afternoon with fun, games and refreshments for the local support group for stroke survivors, their carers and families. Mrs Liz Johnston (Chairman)
01304 375572
Friday,
6 August		 Modern Jive Freestyle Dance with DJ John Ford, The Landmark Centre, 129 High Street, Deal, 8pm-11.30pm. Licensed bar. Reserve in advance to guarantee entrance and pay on arrival. Admission: £8/£9. website: www.jivehive.co.uk John Ford
07751 362949
e-mail:
Saturday,
7 August		 Deal Hospital Fete.  
Sunday,
8 August		 Butterfly Walk, Hawkshill Freedown, Walmer, 10.30am. Free but numbers are limited, so pre-booking is essential. 01304 381506
Sunday,
8 August

Free Band Concert featuring The Old Comrades Band at the Memorial Bandstand, Walmer Green, 2.30pm. website: www.dealbandstand.org.

 
Friday,
13 August

Charity Quiz Night in aid of Barnardo's and Help For Heros, St George's Hall, off the High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. £5 (includes supper). Barnardo's works with over 100,000 children, young people and their families every year, running 394 vital projects across the UK. Help For Heros was launched in 2007 to provide practical help for our wounded service-men and -women.

Marion or
Margaret Farrant
01304 364651
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Friday,
13 August		 Screen On The Green open-air cinema screening of "Some Like It Hot", Walmer Castle, 8.15pm (doors open at 7.30pm). Tickets: £8.50; children (aged 2-12) £4.  website: www.thescreenonthegreen.com 01304 361919
Saturday,
14 August		 Deal With It environmental group Beach Clean (details to be announced).  
Saturday,
14 August		 Deal and District Motorcycle Club Open Day, Walmer Green, 10am-3pm. Static display of classic and modern motorcycles. For details see www.ddmcc.co.uk  
Saturday,
14 August		 Walmer Police and Parish Council Surgery, Royal Marines Association Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer, 10am-11.30am. For Walmer residents to discuss concerns and ideas on local policing and other community issues with PCSO Lisa White and Walmer parish councillors. No prior appointment needed. 01304 381506
Sunday,
15 August		 Feel Alive sports and leisure activities event, Fowlmead Country Park, near Sholden, Deal, 10am-4pm. Find out about and try kite land boarding, country walks, pond dipping, geocaching and orienteering. Free bike hire with tandems, mountain bikes and hand-cycles. website: www.activedover.co.uk 01304 872446
Sunday,
15 August

Free Band Concert featuring 1st Whitstable Scout Group Band at the Memorial Bandstand, Walmer Green, 2.30pm. website: www.dealbandstand.org.

 
Wednesday,
18 August		 Bird and Nature Walk with Dave Kirkaldie (Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory) on Hawkshill Freedown, Walmer, 7pm-8.30pm. Free; no booking necessary. 01304 381506
Thursday,
19 August		 Activ Fowlmead Summer Mountainbike Series - Race 4, Fowlmead Country Park, Sholden, near Deal, 7pm. For details and to pre-enter see www.fowlmead.co.uk/events. On the day entry also available. Mark Kilmurray
01304 615390
Friday,
20 August		 Screen On The Green open-air cinema screening of "Much Ado About Nothing", Walmer Castle, 8.15pm (doors open at 7.30pm). Tickets: £8.50; children (aged 2-12) £4.  website: www.thescreenonthegreen.com 01304 361919
Saturday,
21 August		 North Deal Police Surgery, The Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 10am-11am. Meet neighbourhood officer Sara Orchard. No appointment needed. 01304 218000
Saturday,
21 August 		Walmer Community Picnic, Walmer Green, 1pm-4pm. Free annual event for local residents, organised by Walmer Parish Council. Bring a picnic and friends and enjoy live music with the Kingsdown Band, novelty games, children's amusements and entertainment. . Display of vintage cars by the Lefthookers American Auto Club and a chance to find out more about local services and organisations operating in the area. Pick the winners of the 2010 Walmer in Bloom photographic competition. 01304 381506
Sunday,
22 August

Free Band Concert featuring Invicta Concert Band at the Memorial Bandstand, Walmer Green, 2.30pm. website: www.dealbandstand.org.

 
Tuesday,
24 August		 Walmer Parish Council Planning Committee Meeting, Elizabeth House, 32 St Mary’s Road, Walmer, 7pm. 01304 381506
Tuesday,
24 August		 Deal With It environmental group meeting at DealAbility, 43 Victoria Road, Deal, 7.30pm. Guest speakers: colleagues from Faversham Transition Town. website: www.transitiondeal.blogspot.com/ Rosie Rechter
e-mail:
Thursday,
26 August		 Deal Stroke Club Meeting, Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 7pm-9pm. Illustrated talk by Mr Brian Nobbs from the RSBP on Gardening for Wildlife to the local support group for stroke survivors, their carers and families. Mrs Liz Johnston (Chairman)
01304 375572
Saturday,
28 August		 Deal and Betteshanger Rugby Club Annual Beer Festival, Deal and Betteshanger RFC Ground, Canada Road, Walmer. Live music and real ales.  
Sunday,
29 August

Free Band Concert featuring KM Medway Concert Brass at the Memorial Bandstand, Walmer Green, 2.30pm. website: www.dealbandstand.org.

 
Sunday, 29 and Monday, 30 August Kent Miners Festival, Fowlmead Country Park, off A258, near Sholden, Deal, 10am-5pm. Exhibition of Kent mining, heritage buses from East Kent Road Car Heritage Trust, live music and dancing and more. For details, see www.fowlmead.co.uk/events. Mark Kilmurray
01304 615390
Monday,
30 August		 Summer Bank Holiday  
Monday,
30 August		 Music Festival, The Primary School, Glen Road, Kingsdown, 7.30pm-11pm. Featuring The Retrophonic Archive, a five-piece band playing a wide variety of music across the decades. Entry by pre-paid wristband only, £10 per person (includes a lucky wristband draw). Bring refreshments and suitable outdoor clothing and footwear. For details and entry wristbands:
Mrs J. Banks
01304 373774
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