01_Foreword.qxd 15/9/09 11:04 am Page 2 | Contents district focus Ashford On Track Ashford Borough Council . .43 Case Study - Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce . .46 Canterbury’s Tale Canterbury City Council . .51 Case Study - Canterbury Christ Church University . .54 Darting Forward Dartford Borough Council . .65 Sea Change Dover District Council . .78 Making Dover Proud Dover Pride . .79 Riverside Renaissance Gravesham Borough Council . .81 Case Study - The Prince’s Trust . .83 Thameside Delivery Kent Thameside Regeneration Partnership .84 Growing Capital Maidstone Borough Council . .91 Mighty Oaks Sevenoaks District Council . .99 Case Study - Business Link . .100 Leading the Way Shepway District Council . .101 Case Study - Channel Chamber of Commerce . .104 Moving Forward Swale Forward . .107 Case Study - Kent Science Park . .110 Making Waves Thanet District Council . .113 Keeping Business Flowing Tonbridge & Malling District Council .118 West Side Story West Kent Partnership . .120 Business Royalty Tunbridge Wells Borough Council . .121 Case Study - West Kent Chamber of Commerce . .123 Other Useful Business Support Organisations . .124 courtesy of Tunbridge Wells Council Wells Tunbridge courtesy of Kent for business Conference County Kent Conference Bureau . .125 Kent for leisure County Pursuits Visit Kent . .127 Front Cover photos: Published by: Our Advertisers: Bottom main image: Burrows Communications Ltd We gratefully acknowledge the support of Bluewater at Dusk courtesy of Visit Kent Publicity House all the firms whose advertisements appear 106 Stafford Road in these pages.Without their help we Insert images left to right: Wallington, Surrey SM6 9AY would not be able to produce this guide. Holiday Extras at Newingreen courtesy of Tel: 020 8773 3000 As a reciprocal gesture we have Shepway District Council Fax: 020 8773 8888 pleasure in drawing the attention of County Square shopping centre courtesy of email: [email protected] our readers to their announcements, Ashford Borough Council www.burrows.co.uk but wish to make it clear that Burrows Hall Place courtesy of Canterbury Christ Communications Ltd can accept no Church University responsibility for their products or Second edition 2009 services advertised. 2.