A Live Olympic Site for Dover?
- 27 January 2009 17:1414012DDC Latest Information**************
OLYMPIC LIVE SITE OPPORTUNITY
Dover District Council is currently working with Kent County Council and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) to resolve issues that may lead to a planning application for an Olympic Live Site in Dover.
The Live Site project is run by LOCOG to establish permanent LED screens in high profile public spaces. LOCOG has approached Dover District Council with this opportunity to provide an important asset to the cultural attraction for Dover and a key community information tool. The proposed site is the Market Square. This comes as a range of partners continue to work together for a world class future for the district, including the Kent Campaign to welcome the Olympic torch into the UK through Dover.
A Live Site would represent a physical legacy from the Olympic Games and a major investment by London 2012. Dover is the first site that is not a city to be taken forward, and would be one of only 20 sites in the country at the moment. LOCOG is offering each host the complete screen system and backroom technology free of charge. The BBC provides content and editorial and operational management of each screen. DDC is working with a range of partners to look at covering revenue or running costs.
It is stressed that no final decisions have been taken on this matter, and any progress is subject to the submission and approval of an appropriate planning application.
- ends -email: dover7@msn.com - 27 January 2009 17:1614014This would be great in the Market Square, as a permanent digital screen 'son et lumiere' fixture. A real opportunity to enliven the place with classy restaurants and cafes (cafe culture?) and make it a civic hub as it should be, as part of the wider redevelopment plans.
Let's think big. - 27 January 2009 17:2014015Yes well said Andrew, its a great opportunity on offer here. Its still a 'work in progress' trying to secure this deal, but lets hope our Dover District Council guys can pull it off.
email: dover7@msn.com - 27 January 2009 17:4414019Very exciting just what Dover needs, will bring lots of opportunities along with it, lets hope it works out."My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
- 27 January 2009 18:0014023Well done lets all hope it comes off just what the town needs at time like this, it gave you a lift up
Vic M - 27 January 2009 18:4814027Demolish the 60s block of buildings where the old 3 cooks was, open up this area to incorporate the are around the old Church ruins and grass along side the Roman Painted House..... create a large useful public area ??Been nice knowing you :)
- 28 January 2009 08:2114075I'm sure that that and other plans are in people's mind Paul - there's no architectural merit in any of those buildings is there ?
Dover suffered from some really awful buildings in the late 50's and 60's, but I guess that any building in those days was better than no building at all.
We just need money to rebuild in a quality style, that's all - money.
Roger - 28 January 2009 09:5414081Hi Scotchie,
I'm certainly with you on that one. Good idea. - 28 January 2009 12:3114104Thoroughly agree about that block in the Market Square - it has been on my radar for a couple of years but, as Roger says, we need the funding to see it through. It would open up the Square as Paul says and give a good link with York Street and a more direct route between the Market Square area and redevelopment areas with Dover Priory Station.
- 28 January 2009 12:3814105Sorry but can we get done what was said was going to get done this year first then look at other one after,
Vic MATCHAM - 28 January 2009 13:3814108Totally with that idea from Paul too, quite a briliant one. Would love to see it happen. Its okay to have vision though Vic but I recognise people like yourself and many others are more than a bit restless with regard to progress. There is a lot on our plate here in Dover, a lot to be done, but nevertheless we need vision and goals to aim for...this would be an excellent aim. I was only looking at this 'orrible block yesterday and the sad sight of that Three Cooks shop still empty after all this time.
Good one Paulemail: dover7@msn.com - 28 January 2009 13:4514111Please remember that 'the grassy strip beside the Roman Painted House' is preserving the remains of a fine Roman Baths. Another lost part of Dover's rich heritage.Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour - 28 January 2009 14:0714112Thats part of my point, opening up the area would provide better access to the Painted House and would be good to lead to excavations of the bathhouse.Been nice knowing you :)
- 28 January 2009 15:4114120Lwet's let the archaeologists into the former Market Street area. There must be untold historical bounty there from Dover's amazing past.
- 28 January 2009 16:2814134You might some about me there I AM old and part of Dovers amazing past.(Ha, H,a) I do not know how i keep finding them.
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28 January 2009 16:4414143wil this screen area classed as non smoking. - 28 January 2009 16:4814148i missed out a word on my last post it should read you might find parts of me there, now that better.
- 9 February 2009 10:5115013Planning application is in (link prob won't work)
http://www.dover.gov.uk/planning2/applic_net/detail.aspx?systemkey=211512
DOV/09/00109 Dover South East Side of Market Square Dover Erection of a 4.2 x 8.1m television screen and housing on a single support legBeen nice knowing you :) - 9 February 2009 11:3315016Paul yes on saturday I saw the notices on assorted lamp posts in Market Sq..so its all happening for real.
email: dover7@msn.com - 9 February 2009 11:4515017Yes, I noticed them too, all moving ahead then, it looks very promising. Positive news, just what we all need