DEAL VISITORS INFORMATION CENTRECALENDAR OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2015

Deal Folk by the SeaThe Gurkha Festival of Music

Art Exhibition with art from Tim Smith and Bill Cameron Ward, The Astor Theatre, Stanhope Road, 1st August – 30th September

Tues 1st White Cliffs Walking Festival 2015, Thursday 27th August-Wednesday 2nd

September. Visit www.whitecliffswalkingfestival.org.ukJazz in the Top Room, the Landmark Centre, 129 High Street, Deal, 7.30pm, contact 01304 360288 or email landmarkjazzclub@gmail.com

Wed 2nd White Cliffs Walking Festival 2015, Thursday 27th August-Wednesday 2nd September. Visit www.whitecliffswalkingfestival.org.uk

Thurs 3rd Smugglers Festival, Great Mongeham, visit www.smugglersrecords.com for more information‘Sing As We Go’, The Fabulous Forties Show by Gordon Clarkson Productions, The Astor Theatre, 2.30pm. With songs, dance and comedy connected with World War Two; £10 for adults and £9 for seniors. Contact 01304 370220 for more information

Fri 4th Smugglers FestivalFriday Folk Club, with guest singers Mike Wilson and Damien Barber, 8pm, The RMA Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer. Admission £5, for more information visit www.dealfolkclub.co.ukJohn Taylor Presents: Andy Fairweather Low and The Low Riders, The Astor Theatre, 8pm; tickets £22. Contact 01304 370220 for more information‘Elsinore’ a comedy opera St Georges Church Hall 7.30pm

Sat 5th Smugglers FestivalMacmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at The Alma, West Street, 11am-3pmLa Voix and The London Gay Big Band, and The Va Va Voom Boys, 8pm The Astor Theatre. Tickets £25, contact 01304 370220 or email info@theastor.org for more information‘Elsinore’ a comedy opera St Georges Church Hall 7.30pm

Sun 6th Smugglers FestivalBandstand Concert, Kent Police Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pmWellington-Themed Walk, led by Deal historian Gregory Holyoake to raise money for the upkeep of churches in Walmer. Meet at the car park opposite Walmer Castle for a 2pm start. The walk is approximately 2 hours long, ending with tea and cakes at Elizabeth House, 32 St Mary’s Road. To buy tickets (£10 adults and £2.50 children), contact 01304 366605 on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday, 9.30am-1.30pm or call Liz Mott on 07770935137 outside these hours

Mon 7thTues 8th Kent Family History Society (Deal & District Branch) ‘Why we should

remember them’ Wesley Hall, Trinity Church, 7pmWed 9th

Thurs 10th ‘Sing As We Go’, The Fabulous Forties Show by Gordon Clarkson

Productions, The Astor Theatre, 2.30pm. With songs, dance and comedy connected with World War Two; £10 for adults and £9 for seniors. Contact 01304 370220 for more information

Fri 11th Heritage Open DayWellington-Themed Walk, led by Deal historian Gregory Holyoake to raise money for the upkeep of churches in Walmer. Meet at the car park opposite Walmer Castle for a 2pm start. The walk is approximately 2 hours long, ending with tea and cakes at Elizabeth House, 32 St Mary’s Road. To buy tickets (£10 adults and £2.50 children), contact 01304 366605 on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday, 9.30am-1.30pm or call Liz Mott on 07770935137 outside these hours‘Jean Genie’ – John Mainwaring is David Bowie, 8pm, The Astor Theatre; tickets £15. Visit www.theastor.org or contact 01304 370220 for more information

Sat 12th Heritage Open DayBarb Jungr – Hard Rain, 8pm, The Astor Theatre, tickets £18. Visit www.theastor.org or contact 01304 370220 for more informationKingsdown’s Very Own Last Night of the Proms, St John’s Church, 7pm; tickets £5 per person or £12 for a family ticket. Tickets available on the door or in advance from 01304 381567 or parkerwhite@btinternet.com

Sun 13th Bandstand Concert, Railway Swing Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pmMon 14th Give blood 13.30 to 16.00 and 17.00 to 19.30 Trinity Methodist ChurchTues 15th

Wed 16th

Thurs 17th ‘Sing As We Go’, The Fabulous Forties Show by Gordon Clarkson Productions, The Astor Theatre, 2.30pm. With songs, dance and comedy connected with World War Two; £10 for adults and £9 for seniors. Contact 01304 370220 for more information

Fri 18th Jay Rayner – ‘My Dining Hell’, 8pm, The Astor Theatre, tickets £15. Visit www.theastor.org or contact 01304 370220 for more information

Sat 19th Deal Song to the Sea – A Shanty Session for All, The Royal Hotel, 12.30pm-2.30pmStart of Sandwich Arts Week – 19th-26th SeptemberPrivate Widdle Social Club with Sara Pascoe (comedian), 8pm, The Astor Theatre

Sun 20th BraderieDeal Song to the Sea – Deal Hoodeners and Friends, The Sea Scout Building, North end of Walmer Green by the paddling pool, 11am-12pmDeal Song to the Sea – Swinging the Lead, a final shanty session at the Green Berry Pub, Canada Road, 2pm-4pm. Free entry to all events, collections in aid of RNLIBandstand Concert, Invicta Concert Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pm

Mon 21st

Tues 22nd

Wed 23rd

Thurs 24th The Astor Palm Court Orchestra, 2pm, The Astor TheatreFri 25th Genius and Lust – A one man show by James Hodgson, The Astor Theatre,

8pmSat 26th Connie Lush, 8pm, The Astor Theatre, tickets £15; visit www.theastor.org

or contact 01304 370220 for more informationSun 27th Free Dog Microchipping by Dover District Council, 10am-12pm, grass area

beach side of Walmer CastleIntroductory Workshop for Alexander Lessons – ‘hands on’ work and verbal guidance to release and prevent harmful chronic muscle tensions that accumulate as a result of emotional and physical strains. 10.30am-12pm, The Astor Theatre; £20 for the workshop. To book, contact Madelene Webb on 07939 347099 or email info@madelenewebb.com, and for more information, visit www.madelenewebb.com or www.stat.org.ukBandstand Concert, Betteshanger Welfare Brass Band, Walmer Green, 2.30pm

Mon 28th

Tues 29th

Wed 30th Last Day of an Art Exhibition with art from Tim Smith and Bill Cameron Ward, The Astor Theatre, Stanhope Road, 1st August – 30th September