Southern Culture
Did You Know?
Lovecats
The Cure filmed two of their videos on Beachy Head.
Thames Gateway
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Map of Thames Gateway
The Thames Gateway was identified as a Government priority for development in1994. The Sustainable Communities Plan of 2003 the designated the Thames Gateway as the Government's flagship Growth Area. The vision for the Thames Gateway, including 120,000 new homes, was further developed in Creating Sustainable Communities: Delivering the Thames Gateway (ODPM 2005).
To deliver this vision, the Government has established
- the Thames Gateway Delivery Unit and Strategy Division, both based at the Department for Communities and Local Government
- three sub-regional partnerhships
- two urban development corporations
- seven local regeneration partnerships.
Strategic direction is provided by the Thames Gateway Strategic Partnerhsip chaired by the Minister for Housing and Planning.
The Gateway area is divided into three sections, each of which is administered by a sub-regional partnerhsip. The sections are
Please click on the individual sections above for more information about them, including how culture is being planned for.
Link to Department for Communities and Local Government pages