Events in the Community
See the list on the right for locally organised events.
If you want to organise an event in our area please get in touch with our fundraising team.
Area fundraising managers work in each of the areas we cover so get in touch with the one nearest to you:
Karen Warner - South Corridor (area includes Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells)
Email: karen.warner@demelza.org.uk or ring: 07825 094777
Laura Smyth - North Corridor (area includes Sittingbourne, Gillingham and Dartford)
laura.smyth@demelza.org.uk or 07717 731625
James Hunt - London
Email: james.hunt@demelza.org.uk or ring: 07917 603075
Vicki Pickering - East Sussex
Email: vicki.pickering@demelza.org.uk or ring: 07884 318909
Open Garden
Date: 5 September 2010
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue: 3 Selbourne Road, Sidcup, Kent
Admission is £2, children go free.
This is a large established garden which is divided into areas including a beautiful Antipodeans area with hostas, ginkgo biloba and bamboo.
1940s Rochester Airport Hanger Dance
Date: 11 September 2010
Venue: Rochester Airport
Come along and enjoy an evening of fun and laughter at Rochester Airport, situated next to the Holiday Inn Rochester. John Miller and his band will be playing and the Holiday Inn will be raising money for Demelza Hospice Care for Children. £109.00 will include 2 tickets to the dance and bed and breakfast for 2 people. To book your tickets and room please call the Holiday Inn Rochester on 01634 673583.
Massage and wellbeing day
Date: 12 September 2010
Venue: Horam Natural Therapy Centre, High Street, Horam, Heathfield, Sussex
Your chance to try different treatments and raise money for Demelza.
£20 for 1 hour or £10 for 1/2 hour.
Open Garden
Date: 15 September 2010
Time: 11.00am - 4.00pm
Venue: Bates Green Farm, Arlington, East Sussex, BN26 6SH
Entrance £4 for adults. Children free.
Refreshments include light lunches.
Two acre of tranquil garden featured in BBC Homes and Antiques.
Farming and Country Festival
Date: 18 September 2010 - 19 September 2010
Venue: Farming World, Nash Court, Boughton, Faversham, Kent
Highlights include a heavy horse show and ploughing match, ferret racing and falconry, rural craft demonstrations, craft exhibits and steam threshing displays and bygone farming.
Proceeds of the weekend are being donated to Demelza.
Film premiere
Date: 23 September 2010
Time: 7pm
Venue: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
A chance to watch a film made by Year 8 and 9 students from the Darvell School in Robertsbridge.
The Embassy, which recounts the story of a small group of radicals who were persecuted by the Nazis and eventually ended up in East Sussex.
Entrance is free but donations will be taken for Demelza.
Open Day
Date: 25 September 2010
Time: 10.30am - 3.30pm
Venue: Demelza House, Rook Lane, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8DZ
Come and have a tour of the hospice and meet the staff and volunteers. Please contact Tricia or Karen on 01795 845288 to register your place.
Family fun day and dog show
Date: 25 September 2010
Time: 12 to 5pm
Venue: Eltham Park South, Glenesk Road
Family fun day, fete and dog show.
Dance demonstrations, water zorbing, arts and crafts, facepainting and stalls in aid of Demelza.
Free entry.
Music Festival
Date: 1 October 2010
Time: 7pm till 12am
Venue: Keppel’s Bar at The Grand Hotel, Folkestone
This event is hosted by long-term local fundraiser Jack Pound.
Artists on the bill are as follows:
Maiuko and her Quartet
Will Miles
Kal Lavelle
Dulcie May Moreno
The Higher State
The Rattlaz
Masquerade Ball
Date: 9 October 2010
Time: 7pm
Venue: Cooden Beach Golf Club, Bexhill
Guest Speaker, Dancing to Swing Street, and an Auction.
Tickets £40, or £35 if you book a table of 8 or 10. Tickets available from MI Beauty, Little Common 01424 845335
Open Day
Date: 2 October 2010
Time: 10am onwards
Venue: Demelza Souh East London, Wensley Close, Eltham
Come and have a tour of the hospice, look around stalls and enjoy homemade cakes and refreshments.
Register at the United Reformed Church next door to the hospice for the start of the tours. Strictly no parking.
Quiz evening
Date: 2 October 2010
Time: 7.30pm for 8pm
Venue: Kippington Centre, Sevenoaks
Tickets are £10 per person, to include a ploughman's supper.
There will be a licensed bar.
To book a table of 8 contact the Sevenoaks Friends of Demelza on 01732 810771.
Simply Outrageous
Date: 8 October 2010
Time: Doors open at 7.45pm
Venue: The Pavilion, Broadstairs
Six local males will be performing their version of The Full Monty as part of this adult-themed variety show.
There will be music from two bands as well as comedy and all proceeds will go to Demelza.
Open Garden
Date: 17 October 2010
Time: 11.00am - 5.00pm
Venue: Eagleswood, Warren Street, Lenham
25% of takings will be donated to Demelza. Please contact Terrie Kennor on 07825 798804 for more information.
Gospel Choir
Date: 19 August 2010
Venue: Charlton House, Charlton Road, London
Seventh Day Adventist Gospel Choir
Tickets are £10 which will include a glass of wine.
For further details please call Terrie on 0208 859 9800.
Charity Quiz Night
Date: 22 October 2010
Venue: Holiday Inn Rochester
Ploughman's supper £7.00 per person (maximum of 6 in a team). To reserve your team please call the Holiday Inn Rochester on 01634 673583.
An evening of live music from the 50s and 60s
Date: 22 October 2010
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: Bull's Head, Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
An evening of live music from the 50s and 60s with The Sticklebacks.
The evening's entertainment will include exciting live music - Surf, Blues and Rock 'n Roll. Sensational jokes and A 'Twist' contest.
Admission £5.00 for adults and £3.00 for children/concessions.
Further details at www.thesticklebacks.com or 0208 464 3502
Massage and wellbeing day
Date: 13 November 2010
Venue: Horam Natural Therapy Centre, High Street, Horam, Heathfield, Sussex
Your chance to try different treatments and raise money for Demelza.
£20 for 1 hour or £10 for 1/2 hour
Croydon Male Voice Choir
Date: 20 November 2010
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: St Mary's Parish Church, Hayes Street, Hayes
Tickets £10.00
For further information and tickets please contact Margaret Jacob on 020 8402 6781.
The Big Art Affair
Date: 19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
Venue: Dulwich Hamlet Stadium, Dog Kennel Hill, London, SE22 8DB
Demelza will be among the exhibitors at the Big Art Affair.
For more details log onto www.thebigartaffair.com
