The Brew House Hotel has brought much needed additional hotel accommodation to Tunbridge Wells. The hotel wishes to expand and more than double the number of bedrooms. Such inward investment is an act of faith in the future prosperity of the town.
However, all is not well. The Aspic Movement has swung into gear and castigated the hotel for bringing Essex to Tunbridge Wells. What crass nonsense. The Civic Society, on cue, has voiced opposition to the proposal to have a glass canopy between the Brew House and the proposed development.
The wider battle is between those who wish to see what one distinguished local commentator has called full throttle regeneration and those who wish the town to remain a sleepy backwater or, to put it more bluntly, commit economic suicide. The key battle zone will be the civic complex and how/if it is regenerated.
What is needed is determined leadership from the Council to ensure the promotion of the town's economic future. So far the silence has been deafening.
KENT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: acerbic, carping, caustic, curmudgeonly,critical, cynical, grumpy, moaning, sardonic and plain speaking.
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