Community Groups

In Deal we are lucky to have a number of active community groups working to support each other and our wider world. Below is a list of local community groups with contact details.

If you run a Community Group in Deal and you're not on the list below, please send us an email. Likewise, if you're involved in running one of the Community Groups listed here and there's anything that needs updating or there's more you'd like to say, then please drop us a line.

East Kent Climate Action

Community group based in Deal, Kent. Hoping to raise awareness and inspire action against climate change.

Deal & Walmer Chamber of Trade

Promoting and protecting the trade, commerce, manufacturers and professional interests of the Borough of Deal and the surrounding districts.

Deal Community Fund Raisers

Deal Music & Art Festival

Deal Music and Arts have evolved from curating a summer festival in July into a year-round organisation that offers Learning and Participation programmes as well as a festival.

Deal Radio

Deal Radio is the leading Street side Radio in the UK - serving the community of East Kent and the world.

Deal Repair Cafe

Helping you look after what you love for longer. Appliance repair service · Sewing and alterations service · Bicycle repair service

Deal With It

'Deal With It' is a community group active in trying to minimise impact on the environment and tackle climate change in the Deal area, in Kent UK.

Deal, Kingsdown & Walmer Carnival Association

From the Regatta Court Selection, The Teddy Bears Picnic, the dinosaur 10k fun run, the amazing fireworks display, and the classic Carnival going through Walmer to Deal Pier.

Deal~Saint-Omer Twinning Society

The link was first established in 1973 when a French teacher living in Saint - Omer decided to start an exchange of friends with his father's town of origin - Deal.

Friends of Deal Hospital

The Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal was officially opened in 1924. Built as a permanent memorial to those who lost their lives during the first and second world wars. The League of Friends is a voluntary organisation that raises funds to provide

Friends of North Deal (FONDs)

The Friends of North Deal campaigns for and defends the conservation of the unique North Deal area.

Golf Road Community Centre

There are a range of activities on offer from Yoga and Tai Chi to art classes and our increasingly popular Thursday evening community get-together.

Goodwin Sands Conservation Trust

Protecting our heritage. Goodwin Sands Conservation Trust aims to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment of the Goodwin Sands for the benefit of the public.

Goodwin Sands SOS

Save our Goodwin Sands from dredging

Hawkshill Freedown Volunteers

Chalk grassland and woodland in Walmer, Kent. The site is owned and managed by Walmer Town Council, with the help of a team of volunteers.

Kent Coastal Volunteering

KCV's mission is to connect communities across East Kent through volunteering and community-led projects; supporting volunteers and volunteer involving organisations to meet needs and improve quality of life.

Landmark Centre. Deal and Walmer Community Association

The Landmark centre is a charity run community centre in a converted church in the centre of Deal.

Lions Club

The Deal & Walmer Lions Club is a part of Lions Clubs International, a network of volunteers who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.

Mill Hill Community Forum

A local community group that works for the improvement of the Mill Hill ward in Deal.

Rotary Club

Rotary is all about bringing people together to make a difference and make connections

Royal Marines Association (Deal Branch)

The Royal Marines Charity (RMA-TRMC) is an integral part of the local community.

Royal National Lifeboat Association

Since a lifeboat station at Walmer was established in 1856, crews have received 28 awards for gallantry. Today, the station operates two inshore lifeboats – a B class Atlantic 85 and a smaller D class

Sandown Castle Community Gardening Group

A beautiful award winning tiered garden built in 1949 on the site of the former historic Sandown Castle (built by Henry VIII). The garden has been restored by a group of community volunteers.

The Deal Centre

Providing a wide range of services to support people aged 50+ in Sandwich, Deal, Dover and Folkestone.

The Deal Pirates

Having fun getting things done.

The Deal Society

If you have chosen to live here, you will appreciate the charm of this largely 17th and 18th century town. Historically the society came into being to protect and conserve that charm when it was under threat.

The Royal British Legion (Downs Branch)

The Royal British Legion is here to help members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families. Handily located right in the centre of the small coastal town of Deal

The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership

The WCCP works to preserve the local environment in the Dover and Folkestone & Hythe districts. WCCP organises guided walks, craft workshops, family activities.

The WI - Deal Goodwins, East Kent

Inspiring Women

United Nations Association (Deal group)

Supporting the United Nations – Promoting UN Values

Walmer and Deal Action for Swifts (WALDAS)

Halting the decline of Common Swifts here in the Deal area.