Gleaning 5th March

 

Today was a triple glean of potatoes, cabbage & Purple Sprouting Broccoli.

Our 7 volunteers collected and distributed some 486kilos to local food charities

Our first time in a dryish field this year!

On Monday many of us refreshed our 1st Aid skills with a days training provided by Social Enterprise Kent .

We are grateful to Deal Town Council for funding this.

All this week we recieved our AED (defibrillator) from Foodrise - for climate, nature, justice funded by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) which we are also very grateful.

Bechange Community Hub The Salvation Army - Deal Age UK South Kent Coast Dover Pantry Deal Pantry 101 Social SE Kitchen - Ramsgate Sandwich Pantry Age Concern Sandwich Leaps and Bounds

#gleaning #NoFoodWaste #FoodWasteActionWeek

Community Beach Clean - Walmer 22nd March 2026 10am

 

Deal Pier Beach Clean 22 Feb 2026

 

Thank you to our 20 volunteers on todays community beach clean at Deal Pier.

The weather was relatively dry! Not much large stuff today but lots of fishing twine, small plastic and one errant golf ball.

Our next one is on Walmer on 22nd March at 10am meet at the Sea Cafe Walmer Green

This will be part of the national #GreatBritishSpringClean event ... there will be other cleans locally that week

#pickdealclean #beachcleans

Deal Beach Clean 22nd Feb 2026

 

Minster Marshes Film

 

Excellent film last night on the wonderful Minster Marshes.

 

We were especially lucky to have the film maker - Connor Carruthers - and George Cooper from Save Minster Marshes Campaign to explain the wonders of the site and threats to it.

We are also very grateful to Connor's grandparents for driving him (Connor is doing his A levels!).

 

We had a pack room with 27 people who generous collected £125 to the campaign

We will (with our colleagues in EKCA) do another film showing...

The film is a marvel and must see ... only 36mins long

For info on the campaign www.https://www.minstermarshes.com/

The film is available at youtube at https://youtu.be/8tps519SR34?si=7K5KrUu2KuFNxVnW

Deal Hop Farm -10th Season Starts 4th Feb 2026

 

If interested in joining this season please email

dealhopfarm@gmail.com

or www.dealhopfarm.org.uk

Deal Beach Clean 1st Jan 2026

 

Thank you to our 50 volunteers on today's Deal Beach Clean - some 45kilos of rubbish collected from the beach

We found a wallet with a driving license near the Pier

(handed into the pier office)

Our next Beach Clean is again at Deal Pier on Sunday Feb 22nd at 10am

Happy New Year !

Deal New Years Day Beach Clean 2026

 

Xmas Beach Clean Walmer 14th Dec 2025

 

Thank you to our 45 volunteers on today's Xmas Walmer Beach Clean.

We collected some 9 large bags of rubbish of the beach today.

Some great xmas hats were on display, mince pies consumed etc

Our next community beach clean is on Thursday New Years Day, 1st January 2026 at 10am meeting at Deal Pier

Seasons Greetings to all our Beach Pickers x

#beachclean #pickdealclean #LoveDeal

Xmas Beach Clean - Walmer Green 14th Dec 10am

 

there may be mince  pies :)

Potato Glean Broadstairs 27th Nov 2025

 

Thank you to 7 volunteers on today massive potato glean with some 980kilos being collected and distributed to food charities in east kent

Many thanks to farmer Geoff for the farm's donation and hosting us. Great to see the Donkeys, Lamas and Reindeer again

This was our 53rd glean of the year ...with running total of 25.6tons collected in 2026

SE Kitchen - Ramsgate Deal Foodbank Deal Pantry Dover Food Pantry Bechange Community Hub The Salvation Army - Deal 101 Social Age UK South Kent Coast Age Concern Sandwich

#Gleaning

Sandown Beach Clean 16th Nov 2025

 

Thank you to our 25 volunteers on todays Sandown Castle Beach Clean; we managed to collected over 20kilos of rubbish today just before the rain landed - a lot of cheap lager cans in the rocks and loads of dog poo bags!

Thanks to our colleagues at Sandown Castle Community Garden Deal Kent for keeping this end of our beach so special.

Our next beach clean is on Sunday 14th Dec on Walmer Green at 10am meet at The Sea Cafe on the Green

#beachclean #LoveDeal #PickDealClean

Beach Clean Sandown 16th Nov 2025