DEAL VISITORS INFORMATION CENTRE

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JUNE 2015

Deal Festival of Music & Arts 26th June to 12th July

Le Weekend – 2 day festival in Sandwich including Normandy Market, food stalls, music, classic cars and Can Can Dancing

Western Heights Open Weekend

Goodnestone Park Gardens – music events and performances held in the gardens

Mon 1st / Blood Donation Sessions – Trinity Methodist Church, Union Road, Deal, 1.30pm-4.00pm and 5.00pm-7.30pm
Tues 2nd / 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 or call 01304 374521
Wed 3rd / Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm
‘Just Bowls’ – Drop-in bowls session for anyone who would like to give it a try, Freedom Leisure Centre, Deal Road, Sandwich, 2.30pm-4pm; £2 per session, no need to book
Thurs 4th
Fri 5th / Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm
Friday Folk Club, with guest singer Les Barker, 8pm, The RMA Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer. Admission £5, for more information visit www.dealfolkclub.co.uk
Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes 2015 Tour, Astor Theatre, doors open 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Theatre seating, tickets £25; visit www.theastor.org or www.albertleeandhogansheroes.com for more information.
Summer Concert 7.30pm St Johns Church, Kingsdown
Sat 6th / Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
‘Le Weekend’ in Sandwich, with authentic French market stalls, free outdoor concerts, hot food stands, ‘Le Tour de Sandwich’ cyclists in town and classic cars on the Quay green for ‘La Balade’. Free parking on Cow Leas Meadow. Full programme on www.sandwichevents.org.uk
Sun 7th / Bandstand Concert, University of Kent Big Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pm
‘Le Weekend’ in Sandwich, with authentic French market stalls, free outdoor concerts, hot food stands, ‘Le Tour de Sandwich’ cyclists in town and classic cars on the Quay green for ‘La Balade’. Free parking on Cow Leas Meadow. Full programme on www.sandwichevents.org.uk
Mon 8th
Tues 9th / 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 or call 01304 374521
Kent Family History Society (Deal & District Branch) ‘Meet my Ancestor’ at the Wesley Hall, Trinity Church, 7pm
Wed 10th / Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm
‘Just Bowls’ – Drop-in bowls session for anyone who would like to give it a try, Freedom Leisure Centre, Deal Road, Sandwich, 2.30pm-4pm; £2 per session, no need to book
Thurs 11th
Fri 12th / Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm
Sat 13th / Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
Walmer Food and Drink Festival – Food from around the world made with Kent produce, music at the Deal Memorial Bandstand, face painters, fairground rides and activities. Entry is £2 including a weekend wristband and a goodie bag. Open 10am-6pm; for more information or to get involved, email victoriahazell1@ gmail.com
Sun 14th / Walmer Food and Drink Festival – Food from around the world made with Kent produce, music at the Deal Memorial Bandstand, face painters, fairground rides and activities. Entry is £2 including a weekend wristband and a goodie bag. Open 10am-6pm; for more information or to get involved, email victoriahazell1@ gmail.com
‘Little Gardens of Sandwich’ – Open gardens include; St John’s Cottages in Cattle Market, Hermitage House in Loop Street, Cramond House in Harnet Street, Guildcount House in Guildcount Lane, Haven House in Harnet Street and 5 Potter Street. The gardens will be open from 2-5pm. Entry is £5, to include all open gardens and children go in for free; tickets available in advance from the Tourist Office at the Guildhall and at the Gardens on the day. There will be specialist nurseries, a raffle and cream teas at St Mary’s Art Centre in Strand Street which are £3 each.
Mon 15th
Tues 16th / 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 or call 01304 374521
Wed 17th / Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm
Thurs 18th
Fri 19th
Sat 20th / Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
Motor Madness Show, Sandwich Showground, Ash Road
Sun 21st / Bandstand Concert, Broadstairs & St Peter’s Concert Band, Walmer green, 2.30pm
Clifftop Challenge 55-mile, 26 mile, 15-mile or 10-mile run organised by Rashbrook Runners in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
Motor Madness Show, Sandwich Showground, Ash Road
Mon 22nd / Armed Forces Day
Tues 23rd
Wed 24th / Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm
Thurs 25th
Fri 26th / Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm
Afternoon Tea Dance, Trinity Hall, Union Road, 2.30pm, £4 per person.
Start of Deal Festival of Music and the Arts, visit www.dealfestival.co.uk, contact Willie Cooper on 01227 786111 or the box office on 01304 370220 from 11th May. Online booking will also be available from 11th May on www.theastor.org or through the link on the Deal Festival website. Alternatively, visit the Astor Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal for bookings
Sat 27th / Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am
Deal Festival of Music and the Arts
‘Poetry Is’ Exhibition – An artistic collaboration of visual poetry, including the specially created ‘Poetry Is’ artists’ book and photography by Annie Spencer-Smith, 11am-6pm, 3 Mill Road, CT14 9AB. Contact 01304 367365 for more information
Sun 28th / Bandstand Concert, Medway Concert Brass Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pm
Deal Festival of Music and the Arts
‘Poetry Is’ Exhibition – An artistic collaboration of visual poetry, including the specially created ‘Poetry Is’ artists’ book and photography by Annie Spencer-Smith, 11am-6pm, 3 Mill Road, CT14 9AB. Contact 01304 367365 for more information
Mon 29th / Deal Festival of Music and the Arts
Tues 30th / Deal Festival of Music and the Arts
Hozro – A sound painting by film maker Adrian O and composer Christian Dada exploring the interconnectedness and harmony of the planet on which we live, at the Astor Theatre, Stanhope Road, 7.30pm. Entry £5; all profits from this event will go to Cancer Research.