July 2010
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This month Events at the Astor Community Theatre
website: www.theastor.org/
01304 370220
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
Every Sunday

Modern Jive Classes, The Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm-10.30pm. Modern Jive lessons, both beginner and intermediate. Freestyle dancing in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. £7 (concessions £6).

Mick Hamblin
07870 585 108
e-mail:
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 Saturday Deal General Market, morning and early-afternoon in Union Road/Duke Street carpark, Deal. 01304 361999
Most Saturdays Boot Fair, The Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 9am-3pm. 01304 368143
Thursday,
1 July
Concert: Haydn's Creation performed by Deal and Walmer Handelian Choral Society accompanied by The Becker Orchestra, St George's Church, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. Tickets £10 from Tylers, High Street, Deal.  
Friday,
2 July
Deal Stroke Club Meeting, Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 2pm-4pm. Illustrated talk by representatives of the Kent Air Ambulance to the local support group for stroke survivors, their carers and families. Mrs Liz Johnston (Chairman)
01304 375572
Friday,
2 July

Films at the Astor: The African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn, 2.30pm; A Single Man staring Colin Firth, 8pm. Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal. website: www.theastor.org/

01304 370220
Friday,
2 July
Open-air Concert: Bow Belles String Quartet play popular music from Bach to The Beatles and Chopin to The Carpenters. Walmer Castle grounds, 7pm-9pm (gates open 6.30pm). Tickets: £5. Pre-booking essential. website: www.english-heritage.org.uk 0870 333 1183
Friday,
2 July to Saturday,
17 July
Deal Festival of Music and The Arts Summer Festival 2010. See the Festival Website for full details. Box office: Sound House, 112 High Street, Deal ( 01304 381134) 01304 830443
Friday,
2 July
Rubber Biscuit soul, rhythm and blues band, Deal Pier apron, Deal Seafront, 7pm–9pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday,
3 July
Street Music on Deal Seafront:
10.30am-11.30am: Cocos Lovers folk band;
11.30am-1pm: Canterbury Christ Church Big Band; Xenon - a sound score featuring Snowdown Colliery Male Voice Choir and with live performance by its inventor Mikhail Karikis.
Deal Festival of Music and The Arts events.
See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday,
3 July
Young Performers Platform, Deal Town Hall, High Street, Deal, 3pm. Showcasing the talents of Kent’s school-age performers. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday,
3 July
Concert: European Union Chamber Orchestra directed by Hans-Peter Hofmann, St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday,
3 July
Chilli Fried - Afro-Latin/Global music night, featuring Grupo Lokito and BouGaRaBou, plus DJs playing classic to cutting edge roots all night. Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal. website: www.theastor.org/ 01304 370220
Saturday,
3 and
Sunday,
4 July
South East Artists Open Studios. Now in its fifth year, artists from Deal, Walmer, Sandwich and surrounding villages open their studios to the public. Details of venues and times will be available in free leaflets and on the SEAS website at www.seasopenstudios.co.uk David White,
01304 363118 or Katherine Love,
01304 371848
Sunday,
4 July
Festival Mass featuring Vierne’s Messe Sollonnelle for two organs and chorus, St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 10am. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Sunday,
4 July

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

wet weather info line:
07779 752474
Sunday,
4 July
The Sol Trio play jazz, folk and Latin. The Royal Hotel, Beach Street, Deal, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Monday,
5 July
Coffee Morning Concert: with Graham Harvey (trombone), Paul Stubbings (organ) and John Harper (piano). St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 11am. Free with retiring collection. See the Festival Website for details.
Monday,
5 July
Film: Joseph Losey’s Don Giovanni starring Dame Kiri te Kanawa and Ruggero Raimondi, The Astor Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal, 7.30pm. See the Festival Website for details.
Tuesday,
6 July
Concert: Consortium 5 Recorders play music ranging from the renaissance to the present day. St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 1pm.
Masterclass with Consortium 5, St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 3.30pm (free to those who attend lunchtime concert).
See the Festival Website for details.
Tuesday,
6 July
Walmer Parish Council Planning Committee Meeting, Elizabeth House, 32 St Mary’s Road, Walmer, 7pm. 01304 381506
Tuesday,
6 July
Deal Town Council Planning Committee Meeting, Town Hall, High Street, Deal, 7.15pm. 01304 361999
Tuesday,
6 July
Concert: Cinque Ports Ensemble directed by John Georgiadis, St Mary’s Church, St Mary's Road, Upper Walmer, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Wednesday,
7 July
Piano Recital by Sviatoslav Antipov, St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 1pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Wednesday,
7 July

Walmer Parish Council Full Council Meeting, Sea Scout Hut, Marine Road (next to the Paddling Pool), 7pm.

01304 381506
Wednesday,
7 July
Free Band Concert featuring the Railway Swing Band at the Memorial Bandstand, Walmer Green, 7.30pm. website: www.dealbandstand.org. wet weather info line:
07779 752474
Thursday,
8 July
Canterbury Christ Church University’s Masters students in concert. St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 1pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Thursday,
8 July
An Evening with Denis Norden, St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Friday,
9 July
Tea Dance, The Astor Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal, 3pm. A regular event – free for the over 60s. website: www.theastor.org/ 01304 370220
Friday,
9 July
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
e-mail:
Friday,
9 July
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama Jazz Orchestra directed by Scott Stroman, St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday, 10 and Sunday, 11 July South East Artists Open Studios. Artists from Deal, Walmer, Sandwich and surrounding villages open their studios to the public. Details of venues and times will be available in free leaflets and on the SEAS website at www.seasopenstudios.co.uk David White,
01304 363118 or Katherine Love,
01304 371848
Saturday,
10 July
North Deal Police Surgery, The Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 10am-11am. Meet neighbourhood officer Sara Orchard. No appointment needed. 01304 218000
Saturday,
10 July
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
Saturday,
10 July
Concert: Pfizer Wind Orchestra conducted by Simon Gayton, St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 1pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday,
10 July
Concert: Grimethorpe Colliery Band conducted by Alan Withington, St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Sunday,
11 July
Festival Mass with Hildegard of Bingen’s Medieval Vespers, St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 10am. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Sunday,
11 July
Annual Visit by The Royal Marines Band (Portsmouth), Memorial Bandstand, Walmer Green, 2pm. See the Memorial Bandstand Trust website: www.dealbandstand.org. Steven Parks
07779 752474
Sunday,
11 July
Jazz Session with Djangles featuring Peter Rose (clarinet), Josh and Joe Barrett (guitars), and Andee Price (bass). The Royal Hotel, Beach Street, Deal, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Monday,
12 July
Coffee Morning Concert with The Cambini Ensemble playing music for flute, oboe, clarinet, piano and organ. St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 11am. See the Festival Website for details.
Tuesday,
13 July
Walmer Parish Council Walmer In Bloom Committee Meeting, Parish Office, First floor, 10 Victoria Road, Deal, 9.30m. 01304 381506
Tuesday,
13 July
Concert: Accord Duo, prize-winning Serbian accordionists Milos Milivojevic and Zivorad Nikolic. St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 1pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Tuesday,
13 July
Piano Concert: Charis Cheung and Tomoka Shigena, St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Thursday,
15 July
Concert: The Kosmos Trio play a fusion of folk music from around the world. St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew's Road, Deal, 1pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Friday,
16 July
Musical talk: Deal Pier Discs with Lady Northbourne, Deal Town Hall, High Street, Deal, 6pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event.  
Friday,
16 July
Open-air Concert: Bow Belles String Quartet play popular music from Bach to The Beatles and Chopin to The Carpenters. Walmer Castle grounds, 7pm-9pm (gates open 6.30pm). Tickets: £5. Pre-booking essential. website: www.english-heritage.org.uk 0870 333 1183
Friday,
16 July
Musical talk: Robeson Re-explored with Sir Willard White, St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. Sir Willard White explores the repertoire and life story of Paul Robeson, backed by musical director and pianist Neal Thornton, and musicians who include Guy Barker on trumpet and the Pavao String Quartet. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday,
17 and Sunday,
18 July
South East Artists Open Studios. Artists from Deal, Walmer, Sandwich and surrounding villages open their studios to the public. Details of venues and times will be available in free leaflets and on the SEAS website at www.seasopenstudios.co.uk David White,
01304 363118 or Katherine Love,
01304 371848
Saturday,
17 July
Family Concert: "Splash, Bang, Wallop!" with the City of London Sinfonia directed by Nicholas Ward and presenter James Redwood. St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 3pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday,
17 July
Concert: The City of London Sinfonia directed by Nicholas Ward play works by Telemann, Purcell, Anthony Gilbert, Vivaldi and Handel. St George’s Church, High Street, Deal, 7.30pm. A Deal Festival of Music and The Arts event. See the Festival Website for details.
Saturday,
17 July
Ian Shawcross Jazz Band, Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal.
website: www.theastor.org/
01304 370220
Sunday,
18 July

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

wet weather info line:
07779 752474
Sunday,
18 July
Films at the Astor: The Princess and the Frog. Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal, 2.30pm. website: www.theastor.org/ 01304 370220
Monday,
19 July
Films at the Astor: A Serious Man. Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal, 8pm. website: www.theastor.org/ 01304 370220
Tuesday,
20 July
Walmer Parish Council Planning Committee Meeting, Elizabeth House, 32 St Mary’s Road, Walmer, 7pm. 01304 381506
Wednesday,
21 - Saturday, 24 July
Forrest's Family Funfair: the annual family funfair returns to Walmer Green. The funfair will also operate from Wednesday, 28 to Saturday, 31 July. For more information see: www.forrestfunfairs.co.uk  
Wednesday,
21 July
Walmer Parish Council Amenity and Environment Committee Meeting, Parish Office, First floor, 10 Victoria Road, Deal, 7pm. 01304 381506
Thursday,
22 July

Walmer Parish Council Hawkshill Working Group Meeting, Parish Office, First floor, 10 Victoria Road, Deal, 7pm.

01304 381506
Thursday,
22 July
Smugglers' Sessions Summer Hoedown, featuring Bayou Seco. Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal.
website: www.theastor.org/
01304 370220
Friday,
23 July
The Coal Porters - bluegrass ensemble. Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal, 7.30pm. Tickets: £9 in advance, £10 on the door. website: www.theastor.org/ 01304 370220
Friday,
23 July
Prom in the Park with the Becker Orchestra, Ripplevale School, Ripple, near Deal, 7.30pm. Tickets: £15; parties of six for the price of five. Booking:
01304 365525
or 01304 373866
Saturday,
24 July
Deal and Betteshanger Rugby Club Summer Ball, Deal and Betteshanger RFC Ground, Canada Road, Walmer.  
Saturday,
24 - Saturday,
31 July
Deal Regatta and Carnival Week. For more details, see: www.dealcarnival.moonfruit.com 01304 205108
Saturday,
24 July
Children's Teddy Bear's Picnic, Walmer Green, opposite The Strand, Walmer.  
Saturday,
24 July
Coloured By Numbers - an evening of music for under-18s only to celebrate the end of term and the beginning of the school holidays! Featuring an eclectic mix of folk, dubstep, indie and drum and bass. Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal, 7pm. Admission: £3. website: www.theastor.org/ 01304 370220
Sunday,
25 July
Deal Book Fair, The Cleary Hall, Landmark Centre, 129 High Street, Deal, 9.30am-3pm. A wide range of nearly new, secondhand, old, rare and quirky books; something to suit every taste and pocket. Free valuation of books by expert dealers. Book signing by local writer. Admission free; optional donations to the Pilgrims Hospice. Jennifer and
David Manning
01304 362235
e-mail:
.
Sunday,
25 July
"Dinosaur" 10 Kilometre Race along Deal and Walmer seafront to Kingsdown village and back, organised by Deal Tri Club. Starts from Promenade by the Sea Scout Hut, Marine Road, Walmer; assemble 9.50am for 10am start; finishing approx 11.30am. Event is suitable for all standards of runner or jogger with entry limited to first 500. For entry form and more details, see: www.dealtri.co.uk/. Proceeds to Skin Cancer Research, Deal Regatta Association and Deal Tri. 01304 614113
Sunday,
25 July
Carnival Week events on Deal and Walmer seafront:
All England Hop Scotch for children,
Sea Swim,
Raft Race and
Lorry Pull.
 
Tuesday,
27 July

Walmer Parish Council Events Working Group Meeting, Parish Office, First floor, 10 Victoria Road, Deal, 11am.

01304 381506
Tuesday,
27 July
Deal and Walmer Neighbourhood Forum, Deal Town Hall (details to be announced).  
Tuesday,
27 July
Deal Town Council Full Council Meeting, Town Hall, High Street, Deal, 7.15pm. 01304 361999
Tuesday,
27 July
Deal With It environmental group meeting at DealAbility, 43 Victoria Road, Deal, 7.30pm. Talk and live demo: Margaret Harrowell of Dover Bee Keepers on "Bees and the environment". website: www.transitiondeal.blogspot.com/ Rosie Rechter
e-mail:
Wednesday,
28 July
Deal Carnival and Regatta Week event: Baby Show and Glamorous Gran Competition in the Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal.  
Wednesday,
28 - Saturday,
31 July
Forrest's Family Funfair: the annual family funfair on Walmer Green. For more information see: www.forrestfunfairs.co.uk  
Wednesday,
28 July
Deal Carnival and Regatta Week events:
Party on the Prom
, Deal Pier entrance.
Fireworks Finale, Deal Pier and seafront.
 
Thursday,
29 July
Outing for a Meal at the Dog and Duck near Canterbury by Deal Stroke Club (the support group for stroke survivors, their carers and families). Mrs Liz Johnston (Chairman)
01304 375572
Thursday,
29 July
Deal, Walmer and Kingsdown Carnival Procession, starts from Walmer Green, 7pm.
website: www.dealcarnival.moonfruit.com
 
Thursday,
29 July
Screen On The Green open-air cinema screening of "The Graduate", Walmer Castle, 8.15pm (doors open at 7.30pm). Tickets: £8.50; children (aged 2-12) £4.  website: www.thescreenonthegreen.com 01304 361919
Friday,
30 July
Street Theatre: Seaside Story - a community play to be performed on the streets of Deal. Starts at 7pm at the Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal and ends in the Astor Theatre. website: www.theastor.org/  
Saturday,
31 July
The Really Promising Company presents 'I've Looked in the Window at Diamonds', a celebration of the life and work of Kurt Weill, the German composer noted for his collaboration with Bertolt Brecht. Written by Jane Jones and directed by Christine Ramsay. Astor Community Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal, 7.30pm. Admission: £7.50. website: www.theastor.org/ 01304 370220
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