Author: High Street Deal
The daughter of a Deal mum has created a novel map of Kent as a pastiche of the famous London Underground map!
One of the nice things about running this website is having the opportunity to meet many of the interesting people who have made Deal their home. One such is Tracey Maquire who runs her business Believe to be Beautiful from her Deal base.
Deal’s favourite Grans had a mention on Meridian this week, as they embarked on their latest charity car challenge for Martha Trust.
The pair set off to Monte Carlo in their knit-covered car, bessie, along with 7 other teams on the annual Martha Trust Challenge.
The pair have exceeded their 2016 fundraising total and are currently just short of £6000.
The Ripple Steam Artisan Brewery has teamed up with Deal With It to set up the Deal Hop Farm Project.
The Port of Dover says millions of pounds of investment and hundreds of jobs will be at risk if it can’t dredge the material it wants from the Goodwin Sands.
This excellent documentary explains why the dredging shouldn’t be allowed.
Deal gets a great write-up in the Daily Telegraph from Downton Abbey’s butler, aka Jeremy Swift who only discovered it in the last few years through some friends who were working here on a film shoot.
“The people are friendly, it’s easy on the eye…”
Watch Nick Mount’s film on the campaign to save the Goodwin Sands from dredging by Dover Harbour Board. The film concentrates on the losses of airmen during WWII.
Now in its 3rd volume, Dogs for Deal, celebrates some of the memorable dogs often seen in the pubs, shops and cafes of the town.
Amandas Mount, Laura Evers-Johns & Fiona Punter of the Goodwin Sands SOS Campaign team today handed in their Stop the Dredge petition of 12,000 signatures to No. 10 Downing Street!…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has received further information relating to the proposed dredging of the Goodwin Sands,provided in response to points raised in the initial consultation. A 42 day public consultation on the further information is due to start 6 October 2016 and end on 16 November 2016. Make your views known!!