Deal
Pier. Opening times: Mondays-Thursdays: 8am-10pm; Fridays and
Saturdays: 8am-12midnight; Sundays: 8am-10pm. Fishing: Permitted on sections of the pier stem and lower deck.
Tickets can be purchased at the pier entrance. For details, use Fishing
info link. Restaurant: Deal Pier Kitchen.
Talk
It Out Well-being Support, Deal Ability Community Centre,
43 Victoria Road, Deal. For people experiencing depression and related
problems. Open: Mondays-Fridays 11am-1pm; and Wednesdays 2pm-4pm.
Also 6pm-8pm on first Tuesday of each month.
Tracy
Carr
07923 096273
Live music
listings: We are no longer including details for live music sessions
in local pubs at weekends. For latest information we recommend using
the link to the Deal Live Music facebook page.
Subject to confirmation Deal Warm Welcome offers warmth, refreshment
and friendship for everyone. Funded by Deal Town Council,
the project is open to all residents with venues offering a warm
and welcoming space on all weekdays from December to April.
There is no charge for Deal Warm Welcome; you pay what you can,
if you can; everybody is welcome. It runs until April 2024 at the
following venues:
Mondays: St
Richards Church, Mill
Hill, 9am-1pm; and Golf Road Community
Centre, 3pm-6pm.
Tuesdays:Trinity Church,
Union Road, 12.30pm-3pm; and Golf
Road Community Centre, 3pm-6pm.
Wednesdays:St Andrews
Church, West Street, 9am-11am; and
St Georges Church, High Street, 12noon-2pm.
Thursdays:Golf Road Community
Centre, 3pm-6pm.
Fridays:The Salvation Army,
West Street, 12noon-4pm.
Saturdays:Talk it Out
Friendship Group at Deal
Angling Club 1918, The Marina, 12noon-2pm (alternate
Saturdays from 9 December).
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Free
Park Tennis, Marke Wood Recreation Ground, Dover Road, Walmer,
10am-11am. A free weekly opportunity to learn and play tennis. Suitable
all abilities; all necessary equipment provided. Booking required
(see website).
Moo
Music Deal and Dover, Betteshanger Sports and Social Club,
Cavell Square, Deal CT14 9HR, from 9.30am. Parent and baby/toddler
music and movement sessions.
Deal
Station Garden Crew, Deal Train Station, 2pm. Voluntary group
who tend planters and floral displays in and around the station. New
helpers welcome. Meets first Wednesday each month.
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details:
Live
music: "Live Music" Social, CinCin Bar,
15a South Court, Deal, 2pm-4pm. Friendly music session for those diagnosed
with Dementia and Alzheimer's, their families and carers. Free admission.
Held on first and third Wednesdays of each month.
Clean
Up Crew, Deal Rail Station, 2.30pm. Volunteer project to clean
up litter around the station area. Meet on first and third Thursday
of each month. New supporters welcome.
Golf
Road Get-together, Community Centre, Golf Road, North Deal, 7pm-9pm.
Weekly social evening for everyone in the local area.
Knit
and Natter, Deal Angling Club 1919 HQ, 13 The Marina, Deal CT14
6NF, 11am-1pm. Talk It Out Crafter's weekly knitting and crochet
session for all ages and abilities. Tea and biscuits always available!
Moo
Music Deal and Dover, Betteshanger Sports and Social Club,
Cavell Square, Deal CT14 9HR, from 9.30am. Parent and baby/toddler
music and movement sessions.
Moo
Music Deal and Dover, Betteshanger Sports and Social Club,
Cavell Square, Deal CT14 9HR, from 9.30am. Parent and baby/toddler
music and movement sessions.
Live
music: "Live Music" Social, CinCin Bar,
15a South Court, Deal, 2pm-4pm. Friendly music session for those diagnosed
with Dementia and Alzheimer's, their families and carers. Free admission.
Held on first and third Wednesdays of each month.
Clean
Up Crew, Deal Rail Station, 2.30pm. Voluntary litter pick and
tidy up in the Station area. New helpers welcome. Meets first and
third Thursdays each month.
Moo
Music Deal and Dover, Betteshanger Sports and Social Club,
Cavell Square, Deal CT14 9HR, from 9.30am. Parent and baby/toddler
music and movement sessions.
Start
of British Summer Time on Sunday 30 March (at 1am).
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HealthWalk:
fromBetteshanger Village Social Club, off Circular Road, Betteshanger,
CT14 0LT, 10am; duration 90mins. Free local walk - ideal those who
wish to be more active. No need to book, just turn up.
55+
Walkie Talkie Club, currently meet alternate Mondays at Deal Pier
entrance, 10am for 10.15am start. Social group for over 55's. Stroll
along the seafront and enjoy a snack at Deal Beach Parlour. Fee: £3.50
includes coffee and scone. Booking required. An AgeUK South Kent
Coast event.
Book
places:
0795 8518424
Deal Breastfeeding Support Group, St George's Church, St
George's Road, Deal, 1pm-3pm. Social group for breastfeeding mums;
prams and toddlers welcome. £1.50. Normally do not meet on
bank holiday Mondays.
KCHFT Choir Meeting, Deal Hospital Gym, London Road, Deal,
6pm-7.30pm. A newly formed choir for all who work in the Kent Community
Health NHS Foundation and East Kent Hospitals University NHS
Foundation Trusts. Free to join and participate. Meets fortnightly.
Give
It A Go Bingo, St Leonard's Hall, Rectory Road, Upper Deal,
eyes down 7.45pm, doors open 7pm. Entrance: 30p per player; bingo
books (12 games and 4 flyers) £12. All welcome. Every Monday
and Thursday.
Trinity
Toddlers Group, Trinity Church (Wesley Hall), Union Road, Deal,
9.30am-11.30am. Playgroup for pre-school children and their parents
and carers; meets on Tuesdays during term-time.
Baby
Rhyme Time, Deal Library, Broad Street, Deal, 10am-10.30am. A
free, fun and noisy way for pre-school children to develop a love
of language and a foundation for learning with nursery rhymes and
action songs. Also on Fridays, 9.45am-10.15am.
03000 413131
Kingsdown
Social Group, Kingsdown Village Hall, Upper Street, Kingsdown,
2pm-4pm (March to September); 1pm-3pm (October to February). A weekly
social group, open to all. Fee: £3 per person (to help cover
refreshments and hall hire).
Jane
Banks
01304 373774
07532 109972
Kingpin
Crafters Meeting, Kingsdown Golf Club, The Leas, Kingsdown,
2pm-4pm. Craft group; meets weekly; new members welcome.
Masheeda
Downing
07542 554297
Knitting
for the Needyweekly meeting. A knitting circle making
items for babies/children in South Africa and the Ukraine, Walmer
Baptist Church, Dover Road, Walmer, 2pm-4pm.
Deal
Music and Arts Music Centre, Goodwin Academy, Hamilton Road,
Deal. Weekly sessions (during school term) for a range of musical
interests and abilities. 5pm-6pm: Youth Band (age 8yrs+);
6.30pm-8pm: Community Band (age 12yrs+).
Midlife
Rovers Walking Football, The Goodwin Academy, Hamilton Road,
Deal, 8pm-9pm. A walking football club for recreational and league
games. Open to over 40s; over 50s for league matches.
Weekly fee: £3.50.
Walmer
Badminton Club, Walmer Parish Hall, Dover Road, Walmer, 7.45pm-9.15pm.
Meets Tuesdays and Fridays. Friendly club - for all abilities.
Simon
Read
01304 366605
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Moo
Music Deal and Dover, Betteshanger Sports and Social Club,
Cavell Square, Deal CT14 9HR. Parent and baby/toddler music session.
Fun singing, moving and playing instruments. Sessions: Mini Moo
(for those walking to 5 yrs or siblings), 9.30am; Mixed Moo
(ideal for those with more than one child of different ages), 10.30am;
and Baby Moo (for newborn - just walking), 11.30am.
JFit
Fitness Class, Walmer Parish Hall, Dover Road, Walmer 6pm-6.45pm.
Suitable for all fitness levels with a qualified and experienced personal
trainer and group exercise instructor. Limited places; booking required.
Adult
Tap Dance Class, The Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal, 6.30pm-7.30pm.
Weekly class. Learn tap moves, rhythms and exercises that progress
to fun routines in a relaxed, friendly class. Perfect for newcomers
or those wishing to improve. Fee: £8 per session.
Deal
and District Camera Club Meeting, Deal Walmer Kingsdown Rowing
Club, The Marina, Deal CT14 6NG, 7pm for 7.30pm start. Meet weekly
throughout the year - except for the months of July and August. New
members welcome.
"Drop
In" Social, The Parish Hall, 170 Mongeham Road, Great Mongeham,
10am-11am. Regular long-established weekly event. All welcome.
Patricia
Bradford
01304 364769
Tadpoles
Group Meeting, St George's Church extension, High Street, Deal,
11am-1pm. Social and support group for pregnant parents and parents/carers
of pre-walkers. Sensory toys and soft, safe spaces for babies. Free
entry - with tea, coffee and cake provided. Meetings continue through
school holidays. All welcome.
Tea
and Chat Social, St Nicholas Church, Church Lane, Ringwould, 2pm-3.30pm.
Meets on first Thursday of each month.
01304 373951
Melody
Makers Collective Singing Group, St George's Church Hall,
High Street, Deal CT14 6HP, 3.30pm-5pm. Daytime singing group for
anyone who wants to sing. Variety of styles, old and new. Fee: £5
per week (includes tea and biscuits).
Alex
McNeice
07810 323256
Golf
Road Get-together, Community Centre, Golf Road, North Deal, 6.30pm-9pm.
Weekly social evening for everyone in the local area.
Deal Folk Club Meeting, St Andrew's Church Hall,
West Street, Deal CT14 6DZ, 7pm-10pm. Meets first and third Thursdays
with alternating Singers Nights and Guest Performers Nights. All
are welcome, audience and performers alike. Traditional and contemporary
folk songs predominate anything from a capella harmony singing
and sea songs to songwriters singing their own compositions. But
all styles and instruments are welcome. Admission on Singers Nights
is £3 and Guest Nights are usually £8.
Deal
and District Motorcycle Club Meeting, The Sportsman public
house, 23 The Street, Sholden CT14 0AL, 7.30pm. Meet every Thursday.
All enthusiasts welcome.
Adult
Tap Dance Class, Walmer Parish Hall, Dover Road, Walmer, 7pm.
Weekly classes; all levels welcome. Jan Clark (Jan's Dance and
Fitness) says: "All of my classes are fun, friendly and non-judgmental."
Live music: Open Mic', The Port Arms, 10 Beach
Street, Deal, 7.30pm. All musical styles welcome; solos, duos or bands;
beginners or accomplished. Free entry. Every Thursday.
Beach
Meditation Session, Walmer Beach, off Marine Road, Walmer (close
to Cedars Surgery and paddling pool), 7.30am-8.15am. A free session,
held every Friday. No experience necessary; all are welcome.
Baby
Rhyme Time, Deal Library, Broad Street, Deal, 9.45am-10.15am.
A free, fun and noisy way for pre-school children to develop a love
of language and a foundation for learning with nursery rhymes and
action songs. Also on Tuesdays, 10am-10.30am.
Froglets
Play Group, St Richard's Church, Mill Hill, Deal, 10am-12noon
(term time). A play group for 0 to 5-year-olds and their parents/carers.
Tea, coffee, juice and biscuits provided. Fee: £1 per family.
Knit
and Natter, Deal Angling Club 1919 HQ, 13 The Marina, Deal CT14
6NF, 11am-1pm. Talk It Out Crafter's weekly knitting and crochet
session for all ages and abilities. Tea and biscuits always available!
Deal
and Walmer Chess Club Meeting, The Royal Marines Association
Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer, 1.30pm-4pm. New members and beginners
welcome.
Michael
Burney
07796 237783
Ace
Bridge Club Deal Meeting, The Downs Sailing Club, The
Strand, Walmer, 1.30pm-4.30pm. Duplicate Bridge. New members welcome;
see website for details.
Friday
Night Dad's Football, Betteshanger Sports and Social Club, Cavell
Square, Deal, 6pm-7pm. A friendly football session for all types of
father - including step dads, granddads, foster dads and uncles. Followed
by social drinks in the clubhouse.
Luke
Shaw
07511 486972
Landmark
Show Choir Meeting, The Landmark Centre (Cleary Room), High
Street, Deal, 5.45pm-7.30pm.
Maddie
Cordes
07714 433649
Walmer
Badminton Club, Walmer Parish Hall, Dover Road, Walmer, 7.45pm-9.15pm.
Meets Tuesdays and Fridays. Friendly club - for all abilities.
Simon
Read
01304 366605
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Deal
General Market, Union Road/Duke Street carpark, Deal, 9am-2pm.
01304 361999
Seafront
Parkrun, starts on seafront area facing The Beach, Walmer, 9am.
A 5km community timed run along the seafront to Deal Pier, back to
Walmer Castle and returning to The Beach. Free and open to all - for
fun or as part of a training plan.
Free
Park Tennis, Marke Wood Recreation Ground, Dover Road, Walmer,
10am-11am. A free weekly opportunity to learn and play tennis.
Suitable all abilities; all necessary equipment provided. For full
details and to book places see website.
The
Village Community Market, The Warehouse, Sondes Road, Deal, 10am-4pm.
An indoor market with over 26 stalls offering a range of goods including
florist, cakes, upholstery and vintage clothing.
Tots
Football Fun, Tides Leisure Centre, Park Avenue, Deal, sessions
at 10.15am-11am and 11am-11.45am. Weekly term-time sessions
for 2- to 5-year-old boys and girls. Fee: £30 per month (booking
required).
Guided
Tour: Deal Castle, Marine Road, Deal, 11am or 2pm (times
may vary; please see listing for the day you are visiting). Discover
the Castle's history and secrets. Entry: adult £9, child (5-17years)
£5.40, concessions £8.10; family tickets available; English
Heritage members, free.
01304 372762
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Junior
Parkrun, Betteshanger Country Park, off A258 Deal-Sandwich Road,
Sholden, nr Deal, 9am. A 2k timed run for juniors only (4-14 year
olds); every Sunday. Free - but registration required.