£18 million for Dover Beacon (Levelling Up Fund 2)
Over £18 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to the Dover Beacon project.
Regeneration in the heart of DoverÂ
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Dover Beacon project will see the town centre brownfield land on Bench Street regenerated to create a centre for education, business and creativity. This complements a separate project funded by the Future High Streets Fund.
Dover Beacon will include:
- a further educational campus for Dover’s young people to access training in creative and digital industries
- a business centre with affordable facilities that supports start-ups and helps small and medium sized businesses to grow
- a cultural centre with gallery space and artist studio spaces to allow innovation in digital and immersive art forms
- breakout spaces for meetings
- improved public space around the building for the public to enjoy as well as reconnecting part of the River Dour to the town centre
- extending the existing cycle hire scheme network
- bringing the underpass back into use and increasing connections to Dover’s Waterfront and Town Centre
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