Friday, June 22, 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Thank you to Sue and Adrian
Massive thank you Sue and Adrian Sullivan who had a 'Open Wildlife Garden' for the last three days and raised over £400 for Deal With It.
Thank you everyone who contributed.
A great testament of the power of nature, beauty and cake. x
Monday, June 4, 2018
Friday, June 1, 2018
Thank you Landmark Uke Club for Donation to Deal With IT
Early in the year the club donated money so we could buy more pickers for our Beach Cleans.
This money will go towards some heavy duty builders truggs for the Beach Cleans (we are looking at ways to reduce the amount of plastic bags we use on the cleans and truggs will also help us to sort the litter into recyclables
The rest of the donation will be spent at the community garden at the Captain's Garden - we want to put in about 40 Lavender plants alongside the path
Thank you Ukes!
Donations are always welcome - we have three community garden projects plus expanding beach cleans :)
Deal Good Neighbour Week 1-7th June
Deal Good Neighbour Week starts today.
Why not get involved with our beach cleans, community gardens, green energy, Deal Hop Farm, Guardians of the Deep, Wildlife, Bees and other stuff ?
Good for the planet, good for our community and good for you
We will have a stall at Deal Town Hall on the 7th June and 9th at the Landmark or come down to our beach clean on Tuesday 5th at Walmer Castle 9:30am
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Deal With It - June Diary Dates
Tuesday 5th June – Walmer Castle Beach Cleanmeet on prom in front of Walmer Castle at 9:30am
Wednesday 6th June – DWI Organisation Meet up Landmark Garden/Bar 5pm – All welcome for a bit of business and social drink
Thursday 7th June – DWI Stall at Deal Good Neighbour week
Deal Town Hall 10-2pm
Saturday 9th June – Volunteer & Community Fair at Landmark 10-2pm – DWI Stall
Tuesday 12th June – Plastic Free Deal meet up from 5pm at Landmark Bar/Garden
Friday 15th- Sunday 17th June Open Wildlife Gardens, Bridge Hill, Hacklinge
Saturday 16th June – Deal Station Garden Group – Work Day 10:30 to 12
Meet at Deal Railway Station
Sunday 1st July – Deal Open Gardens (inc Landmark Garden) for NGS Charities £5 10-5pm
Monday 2nd July – Sandwich Bay Beach Clean 9:30am
Saturday 7th July – Sandown Castle Beach Clean 9:30-11:30
Sunday 17th July – Deal Station Garden Group – Work Day 10:30 to 12
Saturday 21st July – Summer Seedy Saturday @ Landmark Garden 10:30 to 1pm
Plant and seed swap
Saturday 18th August – Bee Fest @ Landmark Garden 10:30 to 1pm
Dover Beekeepers, all things bee and hopefully Bumble Bee Conservation Trust as well
Saturday 11th August– Deal Station Garden Group – Work Day 10:30 to 12
Meet at Deal Railway Station
Saturday 25th August Walmer Beach Clean Р9:30am meet at Sea Caf̩
Sunday 16th September – Great British Beach Clean – Deal Pier 9:30am (part of MCS national survey)
Sunday 16th September – Deal Heritage Trail: Captain’s Garden 1pm to 3pm @ Deal Castle
Wednesday 6th June – DWI Organisation Meet up Landmark Garden/Bar 5pm – All welcome for a bit of business and social drink
Thursday 7th June – DWI Stall at Deal Good Neighbour week
Deal Town Hall 10-2pm
Saturday 9th June – Volunteer & Community Fair at Landmark 10-2pm – DWI Stall
Tuesday 12th June – Plastic Free Deal meet up from 5pm at Landmark Bar/Garden
Friday 15th- Sunday 17th June Open Wildlife Gardens, Bridge Hill, Hacklinge
An Open Garden, Tea & Cake at one of best permaculture/wildlife gardens in Kent.
Very kindly Sue and Adrian Sullivan have opened their Garden as a fund raiser for Deal With IT.
Please ring 1st to book as their is limited parking in Bridge Hill (Best to park on Betteshanger Rd by Roundabout and walk around) - local 614 088
Saturday 16th June – Deal Station Garden Group – Work Day 10:30 to 12
Meet at Deal Railway Station
Sunday 1st July – Deal Open Gardens (inc Landmark Garden) for NGS Charities £5 10-5pm
Monday 2nd July – Sandwich Bay Beach Clean 9:30am
We are supporting Kent Wildlife Trust Big Clean up at the Bay. Please tell security that you are here for KWT Beach Clean and you will be charged only £1
More details later in month
Saturday 7th July – Sandown Castle Beach Clean 9:30-11:30
Saturday 7th July – National Meadow Day: Open Day at our Community Hop/Garden at Captains Garden @ Deal Castle 1pm to 3pm.
We hope our meadow area will be in full flight by then … But check out the meadow area by Ramsgate Platform at Deal Railway, and the guerrilla gardening around Sainsbury and Deal Telephone Exchange on West St.
Monday 9th July - Deal Town Litter pick - meet at Landmark at 6pm
Tuesday 10th July - SE in Bloom Day
Sunday 17th July – Deal Station Garden Group – Work Day 10:30 to 12
Meet at Deal Railway Station
June 18-19th Futures Summit: Designing Innovations for Sustainable Community Wellbeing
Saturday 21st July – Summer Seedy Saturday @ Landmark Garden 10:30 to 1pm
Plant and seed swap
Saturday 18th August – Bee Fest @ Landmark Garden 10:30 to 1pm
Dover Beekeepers, all things bee and hopefully Bumble Bee Conservation Trust as well
Thursday 9th August - Britain in Bloom Day
Saturday 11th August– Deal Station Garden Group – Work Day 10:30 to 12
Meet at Deal Railway Station
Saturday 25th August Walmer Beach Clean Р9:30am meet at Sea Caf̩
Sunday 16th September – Great British Beach Clean – Deal Pier 9:30am (part of MCS national survey)
Sunday 16th September – Deal Heritage Trail: Captain’s Garden 1pm to 3pm @ Deal Castle
Monday, May 28, 2018
Deal Beach Clean Bank Holiday Monday
We had nearly 70 people on today’s beach clean – Lots of small stuff with 59.3kilos collected and 7.5kilos of recyclable plastic and cans
Thank you all our brilliant volunteers
Our next clean is on Tuesday 5th June at 9:30am at the beach in front of Walmer Castle all welcome
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Wild about Gardens - Kent Wildlif Trust - is now open
What is Wild About Gardens?
Kent Wild about Gardens Awards is designed to encourage people to welcome wildlife into their gardens, whatever the size, type or primary use of the garden. We don’t expect you to turn your backyard into a mini nature reserve. Formal front flower beds or chic city gardens can still provide those vital stepping stones needed by our pollinating insects, hedgehogs, amphibians, etc.
The backbone of the scheme is our team of volunteer advisors who visit gardens during the season to assess how wildlife friendly they are and to give advice and encouragement. Unlike other awards schemes, our volunteers are happy to visit a work in progress and there is no overall winner, apart from the wildlife of course.
We are grateful to our sponsors without whom we wouldn’t be able to run the scheme:
Optivo: lead sponsor and sponsor of the “Advisors choice award”
Unipet International: sponsor of the “Best garden for wild birds”
Bumblebee Conservation Trust: sponsor of “Garden with the best buzz”
Kent Bat Group: sponsor of “Best garden for bats”
Kent Mammal Group: sponsor of “Best hedgehog garden”
Kent Reptile and Amphibian Group: sponsor of “Best new or renovated pond”
http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/discover-learn/wild-about-gardens-awards
Monday, May 21, 2018
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Next Deal Beach Clean - 28th May 9:30am
The next Deal Beach Clean is on Bank Holiday Monday 28th May at 9:30am at Deal Pier. Pickers, Bags and gloves supplied - please dress for the weather and bring some water if warm
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Deal Seedy Saturday 5th May 11am to 1pm
Saturday 5th May 11am to 1pm – Deal Seedy Saturday – Seed and plant swap at the Landmark Community Garden, Deal High StPlease bring seeds and plants to swap or donate – great way of growing something new and different or just get going in growing food.
As well as seed swap Sandown Castle Community Garden will be there will their home-made bird nesting boxes, Deal in Bloom will be on hand to highlight this year’s RHS SE in Bloom + Britain in Bloom which Deal town is part of, The Deal Hop Farm will also have a stall and a twiddling demonstration for members of the farm. Music will be supplied by the Landmark Ukulele Club
Organised by Deal With It – Deal’s local community green group
Friday, April 20, 2018
Captain's Garden @Deal Castle update
Captains Garden update:
poppy river is coming on, the barley has started and 17 of our 21 hops are motoring.
Good progress on clearing the beds.
We would like to complete this in the next week ... so all diggers very welcome next 23rd Tues and 26th Thursday 10am to 1pm
We also hope to string the hop garden next week.
Donations for planting always welcome :)
NEXT: Public Open Day Bank Holiday Monday 28th May 1-3pm
poppy river is coming on, the barley has started and 17 of our 21 hops are motoring.
Good progress on clearing the beds.
We would like to complete this in the next week ... so all diggers very welcome next 23rd Tues and 26th Thursday 10am to 1pm
We also hope to string the hop garden next week.
Donations for planting always welcome :)
NEXT: Public Open Day Bank Holiday Monday 28th May 1-3pm
Thursday, April 19, 2018
The bees are taking over the colliery - Snowdown
Former East Kent colliery vision: small business park and rural visitor attraction
Environmentally-friendly beekeeping company to bring new life and innovative small business opportunities to former colliery site
Wide range of new jobs to be created for local community to boost regional economy
Ambitious project to combine research, development, nature and industrial heritage in unique environment
Unique rural visitor destination for glamping, events and staycations
An exciting new project could transform a former East Kent colliery into an environmentally-friendly hub for start-up businesses, artisan producers, research, development and innovation, while at the same time creating an authentic and unique rural visitor attraction, the like of which you won’t find anywhere else in the UK.
Snowdown Colliery closed as a working coal mine in 1987. Since then, the 100-acre site has cut a forlorn figure in the rural landscape between Dover and Canterbury.
Now, 31 years later, plans are afoot to breathe new life into the colliery site, to see it reborn as Snowdown Park. A wide range of jobs, skills-based training, education and research opportunities will be created, alongside a new country park visitor destination for glamping, events and staycations, all giving a huge boost to the local economy and the environment.
Unlocking Snowdown’s potential while creating a genuine buzz at the heart of this ambitious transformation of a long-neglected corner of East Kent’s industrial heritage will be those much-loved friends of the earth…honey bees.
Local businessman and entrepreneur, Patrick K Murfet, Director of Bee Equipment Ltd, is spearheading the dynamic and environmentally-focused Snowdown Park project.
Currently based in the nearby village of Bridge, near Canterbury, Kent, Bee Equipment Ltd manufacture and supply beekeeping equipment for commercial operations and individual apiarists across the UK, mainland Europe and beyond.
A unique combination of nature, heritage and business innovation are the driving forces behind the plans for Snowdown Park.
The Bee Yard is the working title given to the top portion of the Snowdown site, close to the former colliery buildings. The Bee Yard will encompass the business park element of the proposal, the name giving a flavour of the style of the development and its artisan feel. The remainder of the site will form the new country park and visitor attraction: Snowdown Park.
The Bee Yard development at Snowdown Park will bring a much-needed hub for creative and artisan businesses, as well as providing an international centre for research and development into the health and welfare of the honey bee to the region.
The heritage of the former colliery will be seamlessly woven into the new scheme; Snowdown Colliery has a number of buildings of interest, which it is hoped can be brought back to life, preserving the iconic character of the site in a revitalised natural setting that is economically viable.
The natural landscape and topography of the former colliery will be integral to the sympathetic development of Snowdown Park. Once open, lovers of wildlife will be able to learn about bees and beekeeping, while enjoying the huge diversity of flora and fauna on the site, which will be key elements of its appeal for visitors.
Snowdown Park will become a magnet for nature-lovers and creatives, with opportunities for glamping, staycations and all kinds of events, once East Kent’s most exciting and original working-park development is up and running.
Patrick K Murfet said: “We are really excited about the opportunities for job creation and recreation that our unique development of Snowdown Park at the former Snowdown Colliery site offers.
"We have been working with the Coal Authority, the Plumptre Trust and Dover District Council on these exciting plans at the old Snowdown Colliery site for three years, and as everything starts to come to fruition we couldn’t be happier. All parties are supportive of the scope of the development, knowing that the site will be imaginatively and sympathetically reworked for a new generation.
"We aim to contain the redevelopment of the site to about 30 per cent of the total acreage, retaining and working with the site’s original landscape where possible.
"After all this time, we are looking forward to the start of a new and positive chapter for the Snowdown Colliery site.”
Cllr Keith Morris, Leader of Dover District Council, said: “This is a visionary project to bring the former Snowdown Colliery site back into economic and recreational use, playing its part in the exciting regeneration and investment programme driving new jobs and opportunities in the Dover district.
"The team at the Bee Yard at Snowdown Park are creating a real buzz around beekeeping, at a time when we’re starting to realise just how important bees are to world food supply.
"Snowdown Park, together with Discovery Park and the Betteshanger Sustainable Parks form a world-class cluster of environmental and life-science businesses.
"At the same time, Snowdown Park will be open to the public, providing an excellent outdoor facility for local people and visitors alike to enjoy.”
Note to Editors:
For further information about The Bee Yard at Snowdown Park, please contact 01227 832227 or emailinfo@snowdownpark.co.uk
Wide range of new jobs to be created for local community to boost regional economy
Ambitious project to combine research, development, nature and industrial heritage in unique environment
Unique rural visitor destination for glamping, events and staycations
An exciting new project could transform a former East Kent colliery into an environmentally-friendly hub for start-up businesses, artisan producers, research, development and innovation, while at the same time creating an authentic and unique rural visitor attraction, the like of which you won’t find anywhere else in the UK.
Snowdown Colliery closed as a working coal mine in 1987. Since then, the 100-acre site has cut a forlorn figure in the rural landscape between Dover and Canterbury.
Now, 31 years later, plans are afoot to breathe new life into the colliery site, to see it reborn as Snowdown Park. A wide range of jobs, skills-based training, education and research opportunities will be created, alongside a new country park visitor destination for glamping, events and staycations, all giving a huge boost to the local economy and the environment.
Unlocking Snowdown’s potential while creating a genuine buzz at the heart of this ambitious transformation of a long-neglected corner of East Kent’s industrial heritage will be those much-loved friends of the earth…honey bees.
Local businessman and entrepreneur, Patrick K Murfet, Director of Bee Equipment Ltd, is spearheading the dynamic and environmentally-focused Snowdown Park project.
Currently based in the nearby village of Bridge, near Canterbury, Kent, Bee Equipment Ltd manufacture and supply beekeeping equipment for commercial operations and individual apiarists across the UK, mainland Europe and beyond.
A unique combination of nature, heritage and business innovation are the driving forces behind the plans for Snowdown Park.
The Bee Yard is the working title given to the top portion of the Snowdown site, close to the former colliery buildings. The Bee Yard will encompass the business park element of the proposal, the name giving a flavour of the style of the development and its artisan feel. The remainder of the site will form the new country park and visitor attraction: Snowdown Park.
The Bee Yard development at Snowdown Park will bring a much-needed hub for creative and artisan businesses, as well as providing an international centre for research and development into the health and welfare of the honey bee to the region.
The heritage of the former colliery will be seamlessly woven into the new scheme; Snowdown Colliery has a number of buildings of interest, which it is hoped can be brought back to life, preserving the iconic character of the site in a revitalised natural setting that is economically viable.
The natural landscape and topography of the former colliery will be integral to the sympathetic development of Snowdown Park. Once open, lovers of wildlife will be able to learn about bees and beekeeping, while enjoying the huge diversity of flora and fauna on the site, which will be key elements of its appeal for visitors.
Snowdown Park will become a magnet for nature-lovers and creatives, with opportunities for glamping, staycations and all kinds of events, once East Kent’s most exciting and original working-park development is up and running.
Patrick K Murfet said: “We are really excited about the opportunities for job creation and recreation that our unique development of Snowdown Park at the former Snowdown Colliery site offers.
"We have been working with the Coal Authority, the Plumptre Trust and Dover District Council on these exciting plans at the old Snowdown Colliery site for three years, and as everything starts to come to fruition we couldn’t be happier. All parties are supportive of the scope of the development, knowing that the site will be imaginatively and sympathetically reworked for a new generation.
"We aim to contain the redevelopment of the site to about 30 per cent of the total acreage, retaining and working with the site’s original landscape where possible.
"After all this time, we are looking forward to the start of a new and positive chapter for the Snowdown Colliery site.”
Cllr Keith Morris, Leader of Dover District Council, said: “This is a visionary project to bring the former Snowdown Colliery site back into economic and recreational use, playing its part in the exciting regeneration and investment programme driving new jobs and opportunities in the Dover district.
"The team at the Bee Yard at Snowdown Park are creating a real buzz around beekeeping, at a time when we’re starting to realise just how important bees are to world food supply.
"Snowdown Park, together with Discovery Park and the Betteshanger Sustainable Parks form a world-class cluster of environmental and life-science businesses.
"At the same time, Snowdown Park will be open to the public, providing an excellent outdoor facility for local people and visitors alike to enjoy.”
Note to Editors:
For further information about The Bee Yard at Snowdown Park, please contact 01227 832227 or emailinfo@snowdownpark.co.uk
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
#PlasticFreeDeal - Daily Plastic Info Stalls in the high St
#PlasticFreeDeal as of Plastic Free Deal Week are holding daily information stalls in the High St in Deal
These explain how people, schools and businesses can join in the campaign to reduce the amount of single use plastic in Deal and Walmer
We also have a number of examples of the products people are using in their own homes or businesses as substitute for single use plastic
Please come along and visit us 10am to 12pm Deal High St (either outside St Georges or in the precinct)
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
#PlasticFreeDeal Week Starts
New campaigning group PlasticFreeDeal is supported by Deal With It and is part of the Surfers Against Sewage initiative #PlasticFreeCoastlines
The aim of the campaign is to get all Individuals, Businesses in the town, Community Groups and Local Government to take a pledge to reduce its usage of single use plastic by at least three items.
Their website can be found at www.plasticfreedeal.org.uk - facebook page and Twitter
https://twitter.com/PlasticFreeDeal
#BigSpringBeachClean - Walmer Castle Beach Clean 16th April 2018
Lovely day for our second beach clean of #PlasticFreeDeal Week at Walmer Castle on Monday 16th April.
We had about 40 people today who collected 95kilos of rubbish.
Lots and lots of bottles found today. We had 20 volunteers from KCC, a group from Bright Sparks Pre-school and great support from passing dog walkers, runners & cyclists
who joined in.
Thank you everyone for coming.
#BigSpringBeach Clean - Deal Beach 15th April
It was also start event for Plastic Free Deal week. We think there was some 120 people who collected an amazing 164kilos of rubbish mainly avoidable single use plastic.
Thanks to organisers Rose, Ian, John and Steve.
I was great to see local scouts, volunteers from Sandown Castle Community Garden and fantastic turnout from A Company Kent Army Cadets.
Next one is on Bank Holiday Monday 28th May at Deal Pier
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