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editorial@indexmagazine.co.uk AUGUST NEWS Curtain call
Marlowe Director Mark Everett, 65, will retire at the end of October after leading the venue for 23 years – and seeing The Marlowe transform into one of the country’s most successful regional theatres. Admitting it would be a “wrench”, Mark added: “I believe my timing is right as with the many exciting developments facing The Marlowe there is an excellent opportunity for someone new to take it into the next phase of its history.”
Thousands of new homes for city
Proposals determining key housing decisions that will bring a total of around 16,000 new properties to Canterbury have been approved by the city council. The proposals, which were put
forward by the independent planning inspector as a draft Local Plan, were adopted by the city council. As the authority explained, there have been several public consultations over the past three years, which include an increase in the number of annual properties being built within the district from 780 a year to 800.
The Local Plan is the council’s blueprint for how the district will develop up to 2031, setting out sites for new housing and employment that the local authority believes will provide a prosperous economy for the area.
Among the key elements is a scheme known as Mountfi eld Park (totalling 4,000 homes) which is due to be built on farmland to the south of the city. Elements of the new plan also include the introduction of new housing sites at Thanington in Canterbury and Grasmere Pasture in Whitstable. The council is currently dealing with planning applications for these. Council Leader, Councillor Simon Cook, welcomed the proposals, saying: “This is the culmination of 11 years of hard work, going back to 2006 when we launched the ‘Canterbury Futures Study’ looking at different scenarios for how we wanted the district to develop. Since then we have consulted widely on numerous occasions and had the plan thoroughly examined at a very testing inquiry.”
Get into gear for the 4th Canterbury Bike Ride
The 4th Canterbury Bike Ride is back, and is set to be bigger and better than before. So make a date in your diary for Sunday 24th September (8.30am start), tell your friends, ride solo or as part of a team. There is a choice of three routes – 25, 55 or 85 miles – and registration is £25 per person (£30 on the day). This ever-popular event is running in association with Canterbury Rugby Football Club who are raising money for Wheelchair Rugby, Kent MS Therapy Centre, and the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust. As
in previous years The Canterbury INDEX is proud to sponsor the event, along with Dynamix, Clague Architects, Bang & Olufsen, Barretts, Sally Hatcher Estates and Lenleys, with bike support by Bike Tart and Sprockets. • For more information, or to register online today, visit www.
canterburybikeride.co.uk
Doc Yard is back!
The resident mad scientist Doc Yard is back at The Historic Dockyard Chatham this summer! Join the Doc and his assistant Bunsen for a hands-on interactive experience for the whole family. From 31st July-3rd September, Doc and Bunsen, with the help of the audience, will explore how curves in ships, waves and even in air work – not forgetting how you can make curves in water and even make rainbows. Be careful you may get wet! Running three shows each weekday and two at the weekends, this is all included within your annual ticket. • Visit
www.thedockyard.co.uk
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