Fascinating place Canterbury. A pedestrian free shopping centre, many interesting pubs, historical buildings in spades and a university. Truly a jewel, but sadly a gateway to areas of severe deprivation. Indeed you do not have to travel far within the city to come upon such areas.
On a recent visit I made a short detour to view the new Marlowe Theatre. An imposing building in a modern architectural style, it is a huge improvement on the old building. Good job it was not in Tunbridge Wells as the Aspic Brigade would have fought hard to preserve the old building.
Canterbury City Council has invested heavily in the theatre project. In west Kent, Tunbridge Wells lacks the impetus to provide similar facilities to those of the Marlowe, yet it is far more affluent than east Kent . All Tunbridge Wells is capable of is re-opening closed supermarkets and attracting new ones. No imagination: no vision should be inscribed on the Council's coat of arms.
Just come across this article:
http://www.yourtunbridgewells.co.uk/blogs/canterbury_tales_the_curse_of_the_traffic_jam_1_1105417
KENT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: acerbic, carping, caustic, curmudgeonly,critical, cynical, grumpy, moaning, sardonic and plain speaking.
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