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The £26m Dover Leisure Centre opened in early 2019.
floor to vary the depth and both pools are fully accessible and include pool-pod platform lifts. Other facilities include a four court sports hall, clip ‘n climb climbing arena, 120 station fitness suite, two multi-activity studios, spin studio, squash courts, outdoor five-a-side 3G pitches and a sauna and steam room.
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Folkestone & Hythe
Trendy...cool...up-and-coming...all words used to describe Folkestone in a run of national media articles this year. Capitalising on Folkestone & Hythe’s trendy identity and reputation as a destination for all things creative and cultural, a new place brand and marketing campaign will launch
at the end of 2019. Developed in collaboration with local businesses and stakeholders, the new brand articulates the district’s vision and highlights the area’s strengths as a place to invest, work, live and visit.
An enterprising district with exciting new developments completed and more coming forward. Excellent connectivity to London via High Speed One in 54 minutes, motorway
as well as direct links with continental Europe through the Channel Tunnel. This, combined with an attractive coastal location, create an offer that surpasses the expectations of many investors and businesses.
Folkestone’s regeneration arc from the seafront to the town centre continues to progress apace. The Folkestone Harbour and Seafront Development Company received detailed planning approval last year and is now set to commence building the first homes on site.
The popularity of the Creative Quarter as a thriving hub for studios and creative businesses has made the area a key location in Kent for the creative and digital industries, with the success of companies like Sleeping Giant, Cognitive Media and Progress all ensuring Folkestone is leading the industries of tomorrow.
The recently rebranded Creative Folkestone is expanding
its business property portfolio within the Creative Quarter to offer bespoke space for digital creative industries. This includes the newly refurbished Glassworks offering serviced co-working space that meets the need for flexible working, self-employment and freelancing.
Next year, the Folkestone Triennial Arts Festival 2020 will return to Folkestone. The 2017 Festival took place to critical acclaim and encouraged a surge of visitors to the area who were encouraged to follow an extensive tour of public art around the town. The restored harbour viaduct has now been re-opened to create a more direct pedestrian route to the Harbour Arm with its renovated buildings and eateries.
The new multi-storey urban sports centre funded by the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust is due to open in early 2020. It will offer a unique range of sports, including skateboarding, boxing, climbing and bouldering, and will add a further dimension to the offer in this part of the town for residents and visitors alike. It is also the first of its kind in the world.
For visitors extending their stay, the District has an enviable range of accommodation including budget, boutique
and 4-star hotels such as Hythe Imperial and Folkestone’s Burlington. Hampton by Hilton has now been announced by
Proposal for multi-storey urban sports centre, Folkestone.
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