| August
2010 |
| Dates |
Events details |
More
information |
| 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. |
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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 Marys Road, Walmer,
7pm. |
01304 381506 |
Tuesday,
3 August |
Deal Town Council
Planning Committee Meeting, Town Hall, High Street, Deal, 7.15pm.
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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:
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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:
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Saturday,
7 August |
Deal Hospital Fete. |
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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.
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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.
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Marion or
Margaret Farrant
01304 364651
e-mail:
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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). |
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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 |
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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
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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.
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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.
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Tuesday,
24 August |
Walmer Parish Council Planning
Committee Meeting, Elizabeth House, 32 St Marys 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:
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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. |
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Sunday,
29 August |
Free Band Concert featuring KM Medway Concert Brass at the
Memorial Bandstand, Walmer Green, 2.30pm. website: www.dealbandstand.org.
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| 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 |
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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
e-mail:
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