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6 Maidstone Borough Council GREAT PLACE


Maidstone is a great place to live, and Maidstone council is working hard to make it better all the time. We have invested millions of pounds in public realm improvements to make the borough a great place to live, work and visit.


Mote Park


Mote Park is one of the borough’s best loved treasures and is once again looking its very best following a £2.5 million restoration project last year.


Improvements have included new paths, restoration of parkland, 100 new trees, car park improvements, new bridges, restoring the 1840s waterfall, visitor hubs at Willington Street and School Lane with car parks and play areas, and restoring the neoclassical Volunteers Pavilion dating from the 1800s.


The project was part funded by a £1.8 million grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) under their Parks for People scheme.


Wing The East Wing extension provides a first- rate experience for visitors and attracts the very best touring exhibitions.


It has created more space for collections and improved the facilities for schools and community groups.


It opened in March 2012, and was largely funded by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £2 million, with fundraising events and donations boosting the fund to £3.7 million.


In this year's Architect’s Journal awards it won Best Cultural Project, Best Heritage Project and Best Retrofit Project of the Year.


High Street Regeneration


£3.7 million has been invested in Maidstone’s High Street since 2012, with the entire area being paved in granite and new street furniture and lighting installed. The introduction of Jubilee Square outside the Town Hall has been a fantastic success, with the town centre regularly treated to dancing, music and community events. The completed scheme is expected to generate £4.5 million of additional visitor expenditure in the town and create nearly 100 new jobs in both the day and night-time economy.


What’s Coming Up?


King Street Multi-Storey Car Park is being demolished and replaced with a ground level, landscaped car park.


Mote Park will be improved even further – we’re considering adventure golf, ice skating and a new café. The improvements would take up approximately 1% of the park space.


We are looking to extend the improvements in the High Street out to Earl Street, Week Street and Gabriel’s Hill. Artist’s impressions of the pedestrianisation of Earl Street, turning it into the key restaurant destination in Maidstone, will be produced later this year. All of these improvements aim to increase visitor numbers and enhance the businesses in the area.


We are supporting businesses in the rural areas to boost tourism, bringing income into the area, whilst preserving the beautiful countryside that the borough is so proud of.


Maidstone Museum East


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