Creating and safeguarding local jobs
The Loop is not just about tourism - it will also give local access to better jobs, education and training opportunities around the coast and in the London region.
Discovery Park in Sandwich
The superb facilities of this science park are just over 1 mile from Sandwich station. The Loop's hourly high-speed service will help the new Park to thrive and attract new businesses.
Just 85 mins from London, viisiting scientists will be able to come in from London airports, universities and other centres of scientific excellence - and spend a full working day at Sandwich. Research workers will be able to commute from towns all round North and South East Kent without clogging local roads with traffic jams.
The superb facilities of this science park are just over 1 mile from Sandwich station. The Loop's hourly high-speed service will help the new Park to thrive and attract new businesses.
Just 85 mins from London, viisiting scientists will be able to come in from London airports, universities and other centres of scientific excellence - and spend a full working day at Sandwich. Research workers will be able to commute from towns all round North and South East Kent without clogging local roads with traffic jams.
Betteshanger Sustainable Parks
Less than two miles from Deal station, Hadlow College plans to turn the site of the former Betteshanger Colliery into a new national eco-tourism visitor destination for over 100,000 visitors a year - called the Betteshanger Sustainable Energy and Mining Heritage Park.
Less than two miles from Deal station, Hadlow College plans to turn the site of the former Betteshanger Colliery into a new national eco-tourism visitor destination for over 100,000 visitors a year - called the Betteshanger Sustainable Energy and Mining Heritage Park.