Above advert appeared in the Dover Mercury 15 November 2007.

From the Deal, Walmer, and Sandwich Mercury, 3 July, 1869. 1d.

TO BE LET

A HOUSE AND A COTTAGE.

Apply to Mr. Kelsey, "Alma Tavern," West Street.

From the East Kent Mercury, 5 October, 1989

CHARITABLE GAMES

Above photo shows Ron and Glenys Shaw, who have been nearly three years at the Alma Tavern in West Street, Deal.

A GAMES afternoon, barbecue and cabaret at the "Alma Tavern" in West Street, Deal, raised £110 for Ace, the local charity which looks after the old, the lonely and the needy at Christmas.

Mine hosts at the Alma are Ron and Glenys Shaw, who will have been there three years in January.

The Alma has a first-rate skittle alley and a petanque court, both of which are floodlit at night. The pub has a team in the Dover and District League.

There is a growing interest in petanque, the French boules game, and Ron and Glenys invite anyone along to try their hand.

There is a delightful garden which is always popular in summer and at lunchtime in the autumn.

The Alma is used regularly by local organisations, for it has a spacious function room.

Ron and Glenys offer excellent catering, which ranges from a modest buffet for a meeting to a lavish buffet or a full meal for a wedding reception.

Catering does not stop at weddings - quite small private parties can be catered for.

Before moving into the Alma the couple had four years at the "Carriers Arms" at St Margaret's.

Ron was introduced to getting behind the bar at the Royal British Legion Club in Hythe.

Ron served for 28 years with the Staffordshire Regiment, retiring as a Warrant Officer. The regiment did two tours of duty at Dover and it was there that Ron met and married Glenys.

From the East Kent Mercury, 21 August, 2003.

PUB COMES TO THE RESCUE

A pub has stepped in to offer its function room to disappointed people who have had to cancel their parties after the closure of West Street Social Club.

The venue at the Alma has been offered free of charge as a gesture of goodwill for people who have been let down by the club, as long as the pub does not have a prior booking.

Andrew Miller, the licensee of the Alma in West Street, said: "When the social club closed I called them and offered our services to anyone who has been let down."

The function room at the pub takes up to 150 people for any kind of party. The Alma takes a deposit to cover any breakages.

Pat Streater informs me that the West Street Social Club was  the "Deal and Walmer Working Men's Club.

From the East Kent Mercury, 30 June, 2011.

PUB WINS BATTLE TO STAY OPEN.

Publicans Michael and Lou Newell are keeping their community pub open after winning an appeal to save their licence. It had been suspended by the district council in January following claims of rowdiness. The pub remained open for the appeal decision. Complaints were made against The Alma in West Street, Deal, and a police request was made to the council to review the premises' licence. Folkestone magistrates upheld the appeal by Mr Newell, the licensee, against the council.

The article includes the extra measures that have been put in place at The Alma by owners Enterprise Inns to minimize any possibility of future disturbance. Further into the report is:

The Newells have run the pub and function room since November 2009.