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VideoYou are in: Kent > Thames Gateway > Features > Video > Medway: the movies  Medway: the moviesTake a look at how the developments on the River Medway are taking shape. The Medway Renaissance is aiming to transform the area into a city with 300,000 residents. It is the biggest regeneration area in the Thames Gateway. Rochester RiversideOne of the largest of all the Thames gateway sites, Rochester Riverside will fit more than 2,000 homes, a hotel and a new river walk on this prime site. Riverside VideoVideo: Brian Weddell, the Chief Executive of Medway Renaissance [Medway Council's Thames Gateway delivery arm], describes how work is coming at the Rochester Riverside site: Help playing audio/video Strood RiversideThe first phase of development for Strood Riverside, including homes and a landscaped play area, was completed in the 1990s. The latest development aims to improve access to Strood station, the town centre and the Medway City Estate . Temple WaterfrontThis site is planned to mix about 600 homes and a business development, aided by easy access to the M2. Development began in 2007. Chatham Centre and WaterfrontPlanning is underway to make Chatham the cultural and civic heart of the Medway development, rivaling Brighton and Hove in size. Plans include a transformation of the 1970s Pentagon Centre. Video: In February 2007 Mark Bradbury, head of the Chatham Waterfront development for Medway Renaissance, explained how the centre of Chatham is to be transformed: Help playing audio/video Video: Chatham Centre promo film by Medway Renaissance: Help playing audio/video Gillingham WaterfrontLying next the pier, by 2010 around 1,000 new homes will form part of a new riverside community. Medway's UniversitiesRegeneration isn't restricted to houses and shops. The University of Kent has been doing some work on its own buildings. Medway Universities promoTake a look around the new Drill Hall Library and the rest of the University of Kent: Help playing audio/video Pop VideoAnd now for something completely different... Kelly Stanley and Ryan Edwards perform their song all about the regeneration in Medway. The Future's On Its Way last updated: 05/06/2008 at 14:25 You are in: Kent > Thames Gateway > Features > Video > Medway: the movies |
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