“Regeneration is not just about buildings. In order to lift the heart of a place it must involve its people and provide opportunities, aspiration and a sense of community” – Alcalde de la ciudad de Dover, Concejal Gordon Cowan.
And in a special Extraordinary meeting Councillors backed the Mayor to deliver on three big projects focusing on improving everyday quality of life for the majority of Dovorians.
- Una subvención de 60 000 libras esterlinas se destinará a la organización sin fines de lucro Go Dubris para apoyar el desarrollo del Centro de Co-Innovación en nuevas instalaciones que brindan espacio de puesta en marcha de bajo costo para nuevas pequeñas empresas.. Ya hay 10 new businesses trading in Dover Town Centre in shops that would otherwise be empty because of the start given in the Co-Innovation hub. The Town Council’s grant will secure the future for 5 años y juegan un papel vital en la regeneración de nuestra High Street.
- The Council backed efforts to save and improve the Roundhouse theatre as a community performing arts space in the Town. Desde 2005 the Roundhouse has given our young people especially a chance to perform, building confidence and laying foundations for their future well-being. Plans by Kent County Council to convert the building to offices would leave Dover as the only local town without a dedicated community performance space. Dover has enough empty office space to meet any need – but it has only got one theatre! The Roundhouse has already been officially listed as an Asset of Community Value and a petition to retain it has already attracted huge local support.
- Options for a new Youth Café with toilets open to the public in the Town Centre are being explored. Young people need somewhere warm and safe to go where they can socialise – and everyone one of us needs the loo now and again!
En el pasado 2 years the Council has focused support on those suffering food poverty, personas sin hogar y falta de acceso a Internet que respaldan a Dover Outreach, Despensa de alimentos de Dover, y proporcionar cestas de alimentos y computadoras portátiles para los hogares para garantizar que los niños puedan continuar teniendo acceso a las lecciones escolares en el hogar.
Ahora en 2022 - e igual de importante – the Council resolved to move forward with these new and ambitious projects to making sure that Dovorians have the community infrastructure and facilities they need and deserve.