GROW FOR IT: A new campaign to showcase East Kent - Cruise Terminal 28th November
- 9 November 2012 14:04200471This as mentioned as a passing comment by someone a week or so ago (can't remember who)
Paul Carter, Leader of Kent County Council is delighted to invite you to the launch of GROW FOR IT: A new campaign to showcase East Kent being held on Wednesday 28 November, 6.30pm - 8.30pm at the Dover Cruise Terminal 2, Western Docks, Dover, CT17 9DQ
The evening will unveil the new campaign, showcasing the powerful promotion and advertising, alongside a dynamic events calendar to highlight the region's abundant assets to attract new business and investment to the region.
We will also hear from the faces of the Grow For It campaign who are making a major impact in their fields and putting the region on the map.
Booking is advisable and free canapés and drinks will be provided, please RSVP, with any dietary requirements, by Friday 9 November to josh.davis@sevenhillsgroup.co.uk
Terminal 2 is a short walk from the car-park. Please let us know if you have mobility problems and would like a space reserved near the entrance.Been nice knowing you :) - 11 November 2012 10:08200738Thought someone might be interested or comment on this opportunity to promote the area, but talking the town down is more fun eh ?Been nice knowing you :)
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
11 November 2012 10:39200740Not political enough for some I expect, sorry not to have commented before but did not think it was worth me replying as I will not be going
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 11 November 2012 12:52200769This also happen ayear or so ago that time it was held in the Dover town council office,it was full up,and what we was told all sound great ,but nothing came of it.
- 11 November 2012 13:36200775Can you bring something special to the table?
http://www.wearesevenhills.com/about-us/
This from the even in Margate last April...
"Massive jobs and business boost for East Kent
Local businesses will be able to apply for interest-free loans provided they have plans to grow their company and employ more people, after Kent County Council launched a massive £40 million Government-backed scheme to boost the East Kent economy.
Kent County Council will lead the delivery of 'Expansion East Kent' - with the aim of creating 5,000 new jobs by offering local firms in Thanet, Dover, Shepway and Canterbury £35 million in loans. The project is supported by the Government's Regional Growth Fund.
The remaining £5 million will be invested in rail line speed enhancements to reduce travel times from London to Ramsgate to around 1 hour, further benefitting business and tourism in the area and placing Manston airport on the map. .."
What is there outlined above that could be nay-said?
No doubt much will be made of the success of this venture since April at this next meeting.Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 13 November 2012 12:09201149a very striking battlebus in market square this morning.
- 13 November 2012 12:25201156Howard, did you get a look at just what this new sustainable energy source is? Pic No.1, #6Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
- 13 November 2012 12:39201160didn't have time tom it was just a flying visit.
- 13 November 2012 12:56201161Another waste of taxpayers money
- 13 November 2012 18:51201223i'm not sure if or how much taxpayers money is involved, the name is very badly thought out. i immediately thought it was a follow on of that initiative last year with the bbc where everyone was getting free vegetable seeds and being encouraged to plant. not forgetting kent's reputation for being the "garden of england".
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
13 November 2012 18:56201226howard,you jest.kent being a garden for england,more like a brown site for house growing.
- 13 November 2012 19:05201229definitely the garden of england brian, think of us as the very necessary compost heap at the bottom.
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
13 November 2012 19:14201231i wonderd what the funny smell was howard. - 28 November 2012 17:50203567oh well, did anyone go today i know our sue in her role of council chairman was in attendance?
- 28 November 2012 18:05203570Would I wouldn't have thought so Howard - it doesn't start for another 24 minutes
Been nice knowing you :) - 28 November 2012 18:33203573didn't notice that saw it was in the cruise terminal and thought it would be an all day thing.
- 28 November 2012 20:35203653seems to have gone well one mention of dover.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/home/2012/november/28/jobs_boost_for_east_kent.aspx - 28 November 2012 20:36203654was on the bbc news this eveningBeen nice knowing you :)
- 29 November 2012 09:03203702Here are a couple of press releases on this for those fancying a long read...Liking the promise of 5000 jobs!
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>The press releases were embargoed until 6.30 last night the 28 November 2012<
from KCC
The first firms to successfully apply for interest-free loans to boost their business and create jobs through Kent County Council's massive £35million Government-backed scheme to grow the East Kent economy were unveiled today (Wednesday 28 November).
The companies' plans for growth and increased employment all passed the rigorous scrutiny of the 'Expansion East Kent' scheme, which aims to generate 5,000 new jobs by offering local firms in Thanet, Dover, Shepway and Canterbury vital, zero-rate loans.
An audience of business leaders and entrepreneurs met the successful businesses at the Cruise Terminal, in Dover, where Grow For It, a new campaign from Kent County Council, was launched, aimed at driving business investment and growth into East Kent.
Leader of Kent County Council, Paul Carter, said:
"The initial tranche of funding has been agreed with seven companies, with a further six whose projects we have approved awaiting sign-off - creating a total of 327 jobs. Kent County Council has agreed to invest more than £3.6million in these 13 projects from Expansion East Kent, the investment fund we set up with the support from the Government's Regional Growth Fund. The projects include accountancy, pharmaceutical research, manufacturing, tourism & leisure, and childcare. In addition, we have a number of other exciting proposals in the pipeline to create over 5,000 jobs that we are keen to get off the starting blocks.
"We were tremendously impressed by the determination and entrepreneurial spirit shown by these firms. They all possess a sound business basis, a vision of what is possible, and the skills necessary to succeed - we wish them all well.
"Expansion East Kent is an ambitious programme to create thousands of new jobs across the area by developing the private sector business base. The programme also aims to unlock private sector finance, stimulating more than £300 million in associated investment over the course of the next four years and creating a massive driver for the East Kent economy.
"Expansion East Kent is providing financial support to firms as interest free loans. This intelligent use of funding means we can recycle the money to provide vital business support on an on-going basis, benefitting local firms and creating local jobs for years to come."
MP for Folkestone & Hythe, Damian Collins, said:
"It is excellent news that the money pledged by the Government to support businesses in East Kent is being delivered. This will help create new jobs by supporting the expansion plans of these firms. I am particularly pleased to see H V Wooding in Hythe being amongst the first companies to benefit.
"I would encourage other businesses to apply for support from the East Kent regional growth fund, and am pleased to support the new 'Grow For It' campaign, which is working to encourage more local applications and also for more businesses in general to look at investing in our area."
MP for Dover & Deal, Charlie Elphicke, said:
"It is great news to see growth fund money now being provided to business. It is important for more businesses in Dover and Deal to bid so that funds can be provided to businesses from across the whole of East Kent."
North Thanet MP, Sir Roger Gale, said:
"I am particularly pleased that Margate is represented in the portfolio of companies through South East Retail which has exciting plans for the development of a job-creating boutique hotel in Margate. This is precisely the kind of leisure-related business that we need to promote in the interests of East Kent."
South Thanet MP, Laura Sandys, said:
"Having secured £35million from the Government to support local businesses take on more employees, I am thrilled to see a number of great companies in Thanet awarded this money. It is also fantastic to see businesses at the new Discovery Park, in Sandwich, receive loans from this fund. I am very confident that the Regional Growth Fund will not only assist those businesses that have been selected, but will also help generate wider investment in the area and help to create a wealth of new jobs."
....ALSO a release from Laura Sandys...
Sandys Welcomes Regional Growth Fund Boost
On Wednesday selected businesses from across East Kent will be awarded interest-free loans as part of Kent County Council's £35 million Regional Growth Fund scheme. After being approved by Expansion East Kent, these businesses will be given the opportunity to implement their plans for growth. KCC have estimated that the total fund could generate 5000 new jobs across the region.
Laura Sandys, MP for South Thanet, said, "Having secured £35million from the Government to support local businesses take on more employees, I am thrilled to see a number of great companies in our area awarded this money.
"In this economic climate it is programmes by such as the RGF, which bring together the best of the public and the private sector, that will really help to bring a boost to local businesses."
"However, the RGF will not only assist those businesses that have been selected, but will also help generate wider investment in the area and help to create a wealth of new jobs in Thanet and East Kent."email: dover7@msn.com - 21 January 2014 14:34258386some good news on the jobs front.
http://www.dover-express.co.uk/100-Dover-jobs-created-firms-secure-1-3m-boost/story-20471964-detail/story.html
