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DEAL VISITORS INFORMATION CENTRE CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 2016

Deal Castle open to the public every Saturday & Sunday Linden Hall Studio – ‘Two Visions with Photography’, work by Gerry Whybrow and Leonard Whybrow, 4th March – 3rd April (Wed-Sun 11am-4pm)

Tues 1st Wed 2nd Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm Free Hearing Aid Aftercare Clinic, Deal Centre for the Retired, Park Street, 9.30am-11.30am. No appointment needed; for more information, phone 01227 760046 or email [email protected] Thurs 3rd Drop In Social, 10am-11am, Mongeham Village Hall, weekly event with tea, coffee and chat Information Event on being a foster carer, The Landmark Centre, 7pm-8pm; for more information, visit www.kentfostering.co.uk/events Tom Fitzhigham, comedian, author, writer and world record holder, 8pm, The Astor Theatre, tickets £15 Fri 4th Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm Free Healthy Cooking Course Taster Session, 10am, Chequers Kitchen Cookery School, by Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club. This is a free 8 week course on Tuesday evenings or Wednesday mornings for people aged over 40, who may have heart problems or be overweight, are on a tight budget and rely on ready meals. Free transport from Dover, Deal or Sandwich can be provided if needed. Contact Stephanie on 01304 362288 or 07960 471427 or email [email protected] SpeakUpCIC Service Users’ Forum, 11am-12pm, MCCH Pathways to Wellbeing, Deal Ability Centre, 43 Victoria Road, Deal, CT14 7AY SpeakUpCIC Deal Peer Support Group for local people who suffer from mental health problems such as depression, 1pm-3pm, The Landmark Centre Café, High Street, Deal Sat 5th Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am Dementia UK’s Make Time for a Cuppa campaign, St George’s Hall, 10am- 4pm; for more information, visit www.dementiauk.org or email [email protected] Baby thru to 6 nearly new sale 10am to noon at Deal Parochial School Imagine the Beatles, 8pm, The Astor Theatre, tickets £14 Macmillan Coffee Morning, Mountbatten House, Walmer’s Cavalry Barracks, combined with a second-hand book sale, 10.30am; for more information, contact Jean Jennings on 01304 360377 Mother’s Day Tea, organised by Kingsdown Scout Group, 2pm-4pm, Kingsdown and Ringwould Primary School. Tickets cost £5 for adults and £2.50 for children; phone 01304 371138 or 07929 075481 to book a place Sun 6th Mon 7th Fashion in the 1960’s, a talk by Linda Warren, organised by The Deal Society, 7.30pm, Deal Town Hall Tues 8th International Women’s Day FREE EVENT at Deal Town Hall for International Women’s Day 2016. There will be a presentation on Elizabeth Carter by Gregory Holyoake accompanied by pianist Neil Wright and an exhibition from Pat Smith. As seating is limited, please call in to Deal Town Hall for your free ticket. Contact the Events Manager, Joanne Harper on 01304 361999, email [email protected] or visit the Deal Town Council website, www.deal.gov.uk for more information Free Healthy Cooking Course Taster Session, 6.30pm, Chequers Kitchen Cookery School, by Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club. This is a free 8 week course on Tuesday evenings or Wednesday mornings for people aged over 40, who may have heart problems or be overweight, are on a tight budget and rely on ready meals. Free transport from Dover, Deal or Sandwich can be provided if needed. Contact Stephanie on 01304 362288 or 07960 471427 or email [email protected] Deal Air Training Corps Open Evening, Drill Hall, Hope Road, 7pm-9.30pm. Cadets are aged 12 to 16 years old; for more information, contact Sgt (ATC) Jack Packman on 01304 389024 or email [email protected] Wed 9th Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm Thurs 10th Fri 11th Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm Dover District Neighbourhood Forum – ‘Sports, Leisure and Wellbeing’, Trinity Church, Union Road, 6.30pm, with speeches from KCC and DDC representatives and a local healthcare professional, plus a chance to talk to local Councillors Charity Quiz to raise money for The Ronald McDonald House Charity, 7pm, Deal Welfare Club, entry is £10 per person (on the door) with maximum teams of 8; to book, email [email protected] Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham at the Deal Friday Folk Club, 8pm, upstairs at the RMA Club, 37 The Strand, £5 admission It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary from Flanders Fields, theatre show about life during WWI, 8pm, The Astor Theatre, tickets £12 Electric Blues Revolution, 8.30pm, The Lighthouse Pub, The Strand, Walmer, free entry Sat 12th ‘Seedy Saturday’, organised by ‘Deal With It’, seed swap at the Landmark Garden, 11am-1pm; further details at www.dealwithit.org.uk, by emailing [email protected] or phoning 01304 372673 Illustrated Talk by Sue Buckman on “Unravelling the Mysteries of the Hatchments” where she will talk about the stories and histories behind the St Leonard's Hatchments, 7.30pm start, St Leonard’s Church. Tickets £5, available on the door from 7pm or from the Astor Theatre booking office. Refreshments will be available; contact 01304 367711 for more information John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett, 8pm, The Astor Theatre, tickets £15 Chavo, 8.30pm, The Lighthouse Pub, The Strand, Walmer, free entry Sun 13th Beach Clean, Walmer Beach, meet at 10am at the Sea Café on the Green, all equipment provided Sunday Classics, 3pm, The Astor Theatre, with classical music from local musicians and students from Canterbury Christchurch University, tickets £6 and £5 for concessions Ida Wenoe, 4pm, The Lighthouse Pub, The Strand, Walmer, free entry Big Green Shindig, 7pm, The Astor Theatre. An evening of live music from fabulous local bands; Way Down Yonder, The Kismet Collective, The Zen Bicycle Band and No Excuses. Tickets £10, proceeds to Deal and Dover Green Party, projects of DealWithIt –Transition Deal and Transition Dover Mon 14th Tues 15th Wed 16th Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm Deal Memorial Bandstand Trust Annual Meeting, RMA Club, The Strand, Walmer, 8pm; contact Secretary Paul Rutterford at [email protected] Thurs 17th Bardolph’s Box, The Astor Theatre, showings at 1.30pm and 7.30pm, suitable for children aged 8-12 years-old and their families, adults £9, concessions £8, children under 12, £6 and family £24 Fri 18th Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm King of Pop – The Legend Continues, The world’s number one tribute Michael Jackson artist, Navi, The Astor Theatre, 8pm, tickets £18 standing or £23 VIP balcony seating Sat 19th Evening of Country Music, featuring dancing and line dancing, 7pm, Betteshanger Social Club and Community Centre, Circular Road, Betteshanger; entry £5 School Voices Festival – Nye Hall. Duke of Yorks Military School 7pm Sun 20th Antiques and Collectors Market, 9am-3pm, The Astor Theatre, entry £1; to book a stall, contact Quentin on 07976935403 Purcell School Concert, Chamber music and solo pieces Deal Town Hall 3pm Mon 21st Tues 22nd Wed 23rd Wednesday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, High Street, 9am-1.30pm Thurs 24th Blues at The Astor with music by Will Johns and Katie Bradley, hosted by Deal Radio, 7.30pm, The Astor Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal. Tickets £15 from the Astor Box Office on 01304 370220 or from www.theastor.org Fri 25th Friday Market, Town Hall Undercroft, 9am-1.30pm Deal Maritime and Local History Museum Easter Opening, 12pm-4pm, with an Easter egg raffle, hot chocolate and cakes, ‘I love Deal’ Easter mugs, 22 St Georges Road, Deal East Egg Hunt organised by National Trust and Cadbury, 11am-3pm, South Foreland Lighthouse, £3 per person Friday Club, for 7-14 year olds with a physical disability, last Friday of every month, 5-7pm, Dover Hub, Linwood Youth Centre, Park Avenue Deal. For more information, ring Chrissie on 07980114001 or email [email protected] Sat 26th Deal General Market, Union Road car park, from 8.30am Deal Maritime and Local History Museum Easter Opening, 12pm-4pm, with an Easter egg raffle, hot chocolate and cakes, ‘I love Deal’ Easter mugs, 22 St Georges Road, Deal East Egg Hunt organised by National Trust and Cadbury, 11am-3pm, South Foreland Lighthouse, £3 per person East Kent Railway Easter £1 Weekend, 11am-4pm; £1 for one return trip between Shepherdswell and Eythorne. Timetable online at www.eastkentrailway.co.uk, on Facebook: ‘The East Kent Railway’ or contact 01304 830641. Based at East Kent Railway, Station Road, Shepherdswell, CT15 7PD Charity Quiz in aid of Marth Trust, 7.30pm, Mrs Granville’s Café, Park Avenue, Deal, teams of up to 4 people, £5 entry per person, contact 07976187163 to book Sun 27th East Egg Hunt organised by National Trust and Cadbury, 11am-3pm, South Foreland Lighthouse, £3 per person. Easter Egg Hunts until Sunday, April 10th East Kent Railway Easter £1 Weekend, 11am-4pm; £1 for one return trip between Shepherdswell and Eythorne. Timetable online at www.eastkentrailway.co.uk, on Facebook: ‘The East Kent Railway’ or contact 01304 830641. Based at East Kent Railway, Station Road, Shepherdswell, CT15 7PD East Egg Hunt at Crabble Corn Mill, 11am-4pm, £3.50 per child and every child receives a prize for taking part Mon 28th Deal Maritime and Local History Museum Easter Opening, 12pm-4pm, with an Easter Egg Hunt in the form of a quiz for children, an Easter egg raffle, hot chocolate and cakes, ‘I love Deal’ Easter mugs, 22 St Georges Road, Deal East Kent Railway Easter £1 Weekend, 11am-4pm; £1 for one return trip between Shepherdswell and Eythorne. Timetable online at www.eastkentrailway.co.uk, on Facebook: ‘The East Kent Railway’ or contact 01304 830641. Based at East Kent Railway, Station Road, Shepherdswell, CT15 7PD East Egg Hunt at Crabble Corn Mill, 11am-4pm, £3.50 per child and every child receives a prize for taking part Tues 29th Wed 30th Thurs 31st Charity Quiz with proceeds going to Save The Children, 7pm for 7.30pm, Deal Vics Cricket Club, CT14 7RQ; teams welcome, £2 per person LDN Wrestling, The Astor Theatre, doors open 7pm, bell time 7.30pm, tickets £12, £10 concessions and £40 for a family of 4; contact 01304 370220