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Further phases of the council’s renewal programme were formally declared at a meeting of Thanet District Council’s Cabinet on Thursday 11 December to cover the town centre of Margate, including the Old Town, Grotto Hill, Poets Corner and an additional area of Cliftonville West, which is to the east of Wilderness Hill, up to and including Madeira Road.
This decision was made after Renewal Officers consulted with local residents about the idea by distributing leaflets and surveys to every home in the area, displaying posters, and advertising on the Council’s website and in local papers. Three Open Days, at the Margate Media Centre, Holy Trinity and St. John’s CE Primary School and St. Paul’s Community Centre, were also held and around 250 people attended to give their views.
From the information gathered at these events and from returned questionnaires, the initial results show that approximately 40% of the residents thought that the main areas of concern are Enviromental issues.
These include
Intention to declare renewal area leaflet - 2007 (PDF)
The existing Renewal Area was declared in Cliftonville West in May 2005 and since then, nearly 200 grants of up to £2,000 have been given out to property owners in the area for projects such as repainting the exterior of their houses, repairs to windows, doors and guttering, minor roof repairs and damp proofing of properties. This has made a positive visual impact to the area.
In December 2005 local people in parts of the Cliftonville West and Margate Central wards, were asked a range of questions, including what makes their community a good place to live, what their main concerns were about their area and what is most important to people in the future. All questionnaires returned by Friday 24 February were included in this consultation.
A number of community projects have also been supported by the Renewal Area team, including improvements to Dalby Square, the lighting scheme at St. Paul’s Church, introducing hanging basket trees and new litter bins along Northdown Road, alleygates, and providing maintenance work in Trinity Gardens. They have also helped community groups with a number of clear-ups in the area and were instrumental in the crackdown on anti-social issues by the Council which took place in October.
Renewal Area Team
Dave Farmer
Renewal Area Officer
Tel: 01843 577407
Lesley Dalton
Project Support Officer
Tel: 01843 577748