Lots of visitors at the Captain's Garden on Easter Monday

Thank you all our visitors at today's Open Day at the Captain's Garden.

We owe a big thank you to Time & Tide Brewing for not only producing two excellent beers but organising the canning of the ESB today (it arrived at about 11:30 if you missed it) as well the casks tasters

A massive thank you also to all the volunteers from Deal With It, Deal Hop Farm , Eilnor's mini-café and Ben from English Heritage for making it all happen

We think at least 750 people came today and many thanks for £140 in donations for plants 

Volunteer times in the garden are Tuesday and Thursday 10am to Noonish - for more info in getting involved please email info@dealwithit.org.uk

Open Day at the Captain's Garden - Easter Monday 22nd April

Deal’s Secret Garden Open on Easter Monday

The community volunteers bringing back the Captain’s Garden at Deal Castle into use have an Open Day on Easter Monday, 22nd April from 10:30am to 2pm.

The historic walled garden is normally not open to the public and is an amazing 1.2 acres space in the centre of Deal.

Since December 2017 volunteers from Deal With It and Deal Hop Farm have been recovering a small part of the garden; with a hop garden, wild flower meadow, flower & herb beds, a veg & fruit area and two crop circles of barley.

The initiative is in partnership with English Heritage.

Also at the Open Day, local brewers Time and Tide (brewing partners to the community hop growers in the Deal Hop Farm) will have some the lastest beers using Deal Hop Farm Hops to sample.

Deal With It - April Events listing

APRIL DEAL WITH IT LISTING

Sunday 14th April – Deal Beach Clean (Sandown Castle end) 9:30am

Part of Surfers Against Sewage ‘Big Spring Beach Clean’

Tuesday 16th – Captains Garden Group 10am-12 in the Garden @Deal Castle (then every week)

Thursday 18th - Captains Garden Group 10am-12 in the Garden @Deal Castle (then every week)

Saturday 20th April – Deal Hop Farm Twiddling workshop sessions 11am & Noon

Easter Monday 22nd April – Open Garden at the Captain’s Garden @ Deal Castle

Wednesday 24th April – Deal Climate Emergency meeting Landmark Bar 6pm

Sunday 28th April – Special Deal Beach Clean for World Scouting day

Monday 29th April – Dover Repair Café Biggin Hall Dover 5:30

Wednesday 1st May – Deal Hop Farm meeting 6:30pm The Berry, Walmer

Thursday 2nd May – Clean Up Crew Deal Station 4-6pm Deal Station

Thursday 2nd May – Plastic Free Deal Meeting 6pm Landmark Bar

Monday 6th May – Deal Station Gardening Group 10am Deal Station

Saturday 25th May – Spring Seedy Saturday 10:30 -12:30 Landmark Garden

Bank Holiday Monday 27th May – Walmer Castle Beach Clean, 9:30am Prom nr Car Parks

Monday 3rd June – Deal Station Gardening Group 10am Deal Station

Thursday 6th June – Clean Up Crew Deal Station 4-6pm Deal Station

Sunday 23rd June – Deal Beach Clean – 9:30am Deal Pier

Sunday 23rd June – Deal With It Summer Garden Party @ Landmark Garden 2pm to 4pm (TBC)

Sunday 30th June – Landmark Garden National Garden Scheme (NGS)

Sunday 7th July – Sandown Castle Beach Clean meet at 9:30am

Wednesday 31st July – Get Buzzing at Betteshanger County Park 11am to 3pm

August (Date to be confirmed) – Walmer Beach Clean meet at Sea Café 9:30am

September 15th – Great British Beach Clean (MCS) Deal Pier 9:30

Deal #BigSpringBeachClean Sunday 14th April 2019

Massive thank you to our 103+ volunteers on today's Deal Beach Clean at Sandown. 

A fantastic turnout despite that cold wind from the east! 

This was part of the national #BigSpringBeachClean happening at over 300+ beaches around the UK this weekend - organised nationally by Surfers Against Sewage environmental charity 

We collected 118kilos of rubbish, only 4kilos which we can recycle but lots and lots of smaller pieces of plastic.  

We also found lot of random stuff - Golf balls, ghost fishing tackle, one slipper, discarded angling line and a small plastic mouse, 

Thanks as always to the organising team today; Vicky, Colin, Tony, Rose, Wendy, Nick, Paul and Graham. 

Next Clean is at Walmer Castle on 27/5

#BigSpringBeachClean Deal Beach Sunday 14th April 9:30

Deal Hop Farm: New Deal Beers are on the way...

Red Letter day today: We brewed our first new beer of 2019 with local brewers Time & Tide Brewing  . 

This is going to be Pale Ale (4.1%abv) with some our 2018 dried Prima Donna community produced hops as well as Citra & Cascade hops. 

This will be soon followed by a ESB (5%abv) next week just using our hops. 

Both beers will be in cask and can and in the town from Easter. 

Full list of pubs carrying the new beers will be posted in a few weeks

The Deal Hop Farm is very grateful to Sam, Paul, Kerry & Jamie at Time & Tide for moving so quickly to support us and put our hops to good use.

The project is now its 3rd Season and with over 40 new members covers about 250 sites in and around Deal in its patchwork farm comprised of people's gardens, allotments and community spaces.

The group has its last rhizome distribution at the Landmark Garden this Saturday 30th March (10:30 to 12:30)

info@dealhopfarm.org.uk

Kingsdown Beach Clean

Well done to our colleagues in Kingsdown ConservationGroup on Sunday's Beach Clean.

Kingsdown Beach Clean , organised by Kingsdown Conservation Group on 24 March 2019 – a few of the many people who came.

A lovely sunny day, and 58 people, including children, turned up to help.

We collected around 28 bags of rubbish, weighing a massive of 115.5 lbs.

Excellent effort. Lots of small and large plastic pieces, lots of fishing line, bits of net and rope, a couple of large metal pieces ( not weighed), socks, plastic cups, plastic teaspoons, bottle tops, cigarette ends.

Thank you to our 54 volunteers on today's Walmer Beach Clean. 36.7kilos collected most of it small stuff and about 1.5kilos of recyclables. 

We also had use our sharps box for the first time in 4years :( 

Next one on 14th April at Sandown Castle end of the beach.

This clean was part of #GreatBritishSpringClean #GBSpringClean with hundreds of events around the country cleaning parks, streets and localities … 

Thank you to the organising team Vicky, Paul, Wendy, Nick, John, Rose, Steve for making all happen

There is a Beach Clean on tomorrow at Kingsdown 10:30am if you need a fix or you join the Deal Station Clean Up Crew on Thursday from 3.30pm

Dover Repairs Cafe - Monday 25th March

Got anything that needs fixing? 

Don't throw it away - drop it down to the Dover Repairs Café

All fixings are FREE

Deal Town Council - Pollution Public Meeting 12th March 7:15pm

DON'T BE AN IDLER!

Air pollution is increasingly being linked to

Asthma

Heart Problems

Dementia

Other Lung Conditions

Would you like to help clean up the air we breathe in Deal?

Deal Town Council is looking for volunteers to help reduce air pollution caused by vehicles idling at road junctions and outside schools.

Find out how you can help at a public meeting on

12 March 2019

at 7.15pm

Deal Town Hall

High Street

Deal
CT14 6TR

For more information please visit our website

 www.deal.gov.uk

Or contact the Events Manager by email joanne.harper@deal.go.uk

Deal With iT - March Update

Very successful Beach Clean this month with over 70 volunteers plus a donation from the Landmark Ukulele Club of £200 towards new pickers… 60 people at the 3rd season launch meeting of Deal Hop Farm & so far nearly 40 new members plus we are supporting a new group in Hythe … lots happening at the Captain’s Garden and Deal Station Garden and a very successful Seedy Saturday


A number of supporters have been supporting the eXtinction Rebellion events and School Students Climate strikes in Canterbury – all trying to get the IPCC report of only 12 years to do something meaningful for climate change higher on the political agenda. A number of colleagues will be holding an open meeting at the Landmark Bar on 12th March and are supporting the Green Councillors motion to Dover District Council on 6th.

Tuesday 5th March Plastic Free Deal - Landmark Bar 6pm

Tuesday 5th March Captain’s Garden Community Garden @ Deal Castle - 10:30-12:00
(then Weekly)

Wednesday 6th Climate Emergency lobby & motion at Dover District Council 5:30pm-7:30pm Whitfield DDC (Organised by D&D Green Party/Cllrs)

Thursday 7th March - Captain’s Garden Community Garden @ Deal Castle - 10:30-12:00
(then Weekly)

Thursday 7th March – Deal Station Clean Up Crew – 2pm to 4pm

Tuesday 12th Deal Climate Emergency initial chat 5:30pm Landmark Bar

Saturday 16th March Deal Hop Farm Rhizome pick up Landmark Garden 10:30 to 12:30

Saturday 23rd March – Walmer Beach Clean – Sea Café 9:30am
Part of the UK wide – ‘Great British Spring Clean’

Sunday 24th March – Kingsdown Beach Clean – Zetland 10:30 to 12:30
Part of the UK wide – ‘Great British Spring Clean. Organised by Kingsdown Conservation Group

Monday 25th March – Dover Repair Café Biggin Hall Dover 5:30

Monday 1st April – Deal Station Garden 10am to 12 Deal Rail Station

Tuesday 2nd April - Captain’s Garden Community Garden @ Deal Castle - 10:30-12:00
(then Weekly)

Weds 3rd April Plastic Free Deal - Landmark Bar 6pm

Thursday 4th April - Captain’s Garden Community Garden @ Deal Castle - 10:30-12:00
(then Weekly)

Thursday 4th April – Deal Station Clean Up Crew – 4:30 to 5:30pm (1st Thursday of Month)

Sunday 14th April – Deal Beach Clean (Sandown Castle end) 9:30am
Part of Surfers Against Sewage ‘Big Spring Beach Clean’

Easter Monday 22nd April – Open Garden at the Captain’s Garden @ Deal Castle

Sunday 28th April – Special Deal Beach Clean for World Scouting day

Monday 29th April – Dover Repair Café Biggin Hall Dover 5:30

Saturday 25th May – Spring Seedy Saturday 10:30 -12:30 Landmark Garden

Sunday 30th June – Landmark Garden National Garden Scheme (NGS)

Wednesday 31st July – Get Buzzing at Betteshanger County Park 11am to 3pm

Deal Beach Clean 24th Feb 2019

Thank you to our 70 volunteers on today's Community Deal Beach Clean. 

Over 15kgs collected & logged on today's clean supporting the work of Marine Conservation Society.

Our next clean is on Walmer Beach on Saturday 23rd March at 9:30am

Thank you to Wendy, Vicky, Sonja, John and Rose for organising today

Deal Beach Clean Sunday 24th Feb 10am Deal Pier

Our next beach clean is this Sunday - Part of the Marine Conservation Society's Survey of rubbish around the UK Coastline

Meet us at Deal Pier at 10am - Equipment supplied but if you have your own gloves that would be useful :)

Deal Hop Farm - Stalls for Rhizome pick ups

Deal Hop Farm has three dates for rhizome pick ups

• Saturday 23rd Feb - Seedy Saturday - Landmark Garden 10:30 to 12:15
• Saturday 2nd March - Landmark Garden 10:30 to 12:15
  Saturday 16th March - Landmark Garden 10:30 to 12:15

Always best to order in advance for existing and new members

info@dealhopfarm.org.uk

Deal Seedy Saturday 23rd Feb from 10.30

Deal 'Market of Green Ideas'

Thank you to everyone who came to our Market of Green Ideas on Saturday - Hope you all got some cake!

Special thanks to all those who ran the stalls, those who helped organise the event and baked and the staff at the town hall.

• Beach Clean Team
• Trees for Deal
• Deal Station Gardeners & Clean Up Crew
• Deal Hop Farm
• Dover Repair Café & Transition Dover
• Guardians of Deep
• Deal Frock Swap
• Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory
• Plastic Free Deal
• Deal NGS
• Refill East Kent
• Deal & Dover Fairtrade
• Captains Garden Group

It was great to celebrate our 12th birthday with a very busy 2018:

• 5,369 Volunteer Hours
• 15 Community Beach Cleans
• 1,106 Kilos of rubbish collected from Deal & Walmer Beaches
• 22 Refill stations in the Town
• some 902 volunteers on our community Beach Cleans
• 15 Plastic Free Businesses
• 210 sites growing hops with some 330 people involved
• 3,815 people engaged on public events like Seedy Saturday, Captain's Garden Open Days etc
• 2 great local beers brewed with over 12k pints
• 100+ trees given away
• and probably the smallest barley field in the world

We are grateful for the Deal Town Council kindly waiving their rental of the town hall.

Deal Hop Farm - 3rd Season Launch - Thursday 7th Feb 6:30pm

Market of Green Ideas and DWI Hoohaa (birthday party+AGM=Cake) Sat 2nd Feb

Deal Hop Farm 2nd AGM

2nd AGM of the Deal Hop Farm was held the Astor Theatre on Sunday. 

42 sites / 52 people including colleagues from Hythe Hops our sister organisation in Hythe. Special thank you to Dr Peter Darby for his interesting talk on where our Prima Donna hops came from and managing the diseases and pests.

The launch of the third season starts in Feb ...

DHF will have stall at the Market of Green Ideas on the 2nd at the town hall and a launch meeting at the Lighthouse on the 7th at 6.30pm Plus stalls at Landmark on 10/23rd Feb and 2nd March

'Cuddle Earth' Beach Clean at Sandwich Bay

There was 50+ volunteers on the 'Cuddle Earth' ( a local Sandwich toy company which is supporting Surfers against Sewage) at a cold and windy Sandwich Bay today.

About 90kgs collected by the volunteers in about 1.30.

Thank you the Deal With It volunteers who helped run the event - Rose, Rosin, Wallace, John, Graham and Steve. Great to see many Guardians of the Deep there :)

The next Deal With It Beach Clean will be at Deal Pier on Sunday 24th February at 10am. This will part of the Marine Conservation Society's national survey of beaches so we will be logging what we find