Thank you to our 32 volunteers on today's Sandown Castle Beach Clean... about 10 bags picked from the beach in typical bank holiday weather .. it improved by the time we finished #pickdealclean #beachclean

Thank you our 8 volunteer gleaners ... a mix of cabbage, cauliflower and purple sprouting 🥦 broccoli...about 442kilos collected and distributed to local food charities #gleaning

Thank you to the The Freed Man for hosting our monthly social drink We had some 15 members there enjoying the Timeball from Shivering Sands Brewery and the chips from next door :)

Thank you to our 8 volunteers on today's 320kgs cauliflower glean near Preston... all produce going to local food charities. #gleaning #dealwithit Dover District Council @feedbackorg

Captain's Garden next open day is on the bank holiday 26th May 10am to 2pm ... they are opposite Deal Castle

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£64 million in estimated extra costs would fall on local authorities if the UK’s used textile sector goes under. Meaning individuals and charities will have to pay the cost of dealing with unwanted used textiles. As textile production and consumption continues to rise, the

Thank you our volunteers on today's bumper potato glean in Thanet....very kindly farmer Geoff donated 2tons of spuds to the community &the gleaning groups in Deal & Hythe had a very busy morning crating them up and distributing to east kent food charities #gleaning #dealwithit

Come along to our first Moth Night of the year on Saturday 31st May at 6:30pm. No booking required and it's FREE to everyone.

We have our next community beach clean at Walmer Castle beach on Sunday 25th 10am meet on the beach at the blue flags

Open Day at the #CaptainsGardenDeal on bank holiday Monday from 10am to 2pm. #Deal

Thank you to our 22 volunteers on today Walmer Castle Beach Clean ... about 10 bags collected mainly small plastic but also spring season of cheap beer cans and vodka bottles Our next community beach clean is Sunday 15th June at Walmer Green #beachclean

The wonderful villagers of Worth, Kent are holding their annual Open Gardens Event this Sunday between 11am - 5.30pm! We are delighted and incredibly grateful to be one of their chosen charities!📷 This event is always a fabulous community event for all the family!

✨ NEWS: DDC shines a spotlight on our brilliant #volunteers for #NationalVolunteersWeek! National Volunteers Week is back (2-8 June) and to mark this special week, we're highlighting the invaluable work our volunteers do for us. Find our more here dover.gov.uk/News/Press-Rel…

Thank you our volunteers on today's potato 🥔 glean. About 1.8tons collected today by the teams at Deal & Hythe .. going to local food charities and FareShare Kent Many thanks to all at Elmwood Farm for their support. Happy #VolunteerWeek #gleaning Foodrise Dover District Council

The #CaptainsGardenDeal is looking great at the moment. Well done to all the volunteers 🙋‍♀️ #VolunteerWeek

Final reminder to register for Solar Together Kent. Join over 3,000 residents in #Kent who have already registered their interest in the group-buying scheme for solar panels and battery storage. Registration is free with no obligation. Visit dover.gov.uk/solar #solarpanels

Defra yellow-legged Asian hornet (YLH) update 6.6.25 5 further credible reports Total 29 sightings 2025 Kent 31 May Deal - specimen 1 June Ewell Minis - specimen 1 June New Romney - specimen 3 June Snowden - specimen East Sussex 31 May Cherrytree Shaw - specimen

We were lucky to have Hoda playing bach today in the Captains Garden. Much appreciated by our wildlife & the volunteers. The Deal Music & Arts Festival is coming to the Captain's Garden on Sunday 13th July (10am to 2pm).