Orange Group - Feedback from Visioning Event
Old vs New
- Proximity to Europe
- Epicentre – wave effect
- Crossing the channel – how many
- Point of Entry – Connectivity
- Transport Heritage – firsts
- Local beauty/landscapes
- Legacy – Image and pride and cultural heritage – profile
- Excitement – sustained. Memory!
Big Theme
- Celebration
- Ownership of Dover
- All Day Event
- Change perception and ambition
Legacy
Dover should benefit from the experience by developing a strong events team that will enable them to continue to bring creative projects to the town beyond the Olympics.
Engaging People
- Community focus on schools
- Commercial benefits
- Cultural/community participation
- Volunteering
- Creative and cultural legacy
Balance Between History and Contemporary
- Starting point – Dover’s heritage
- White cliffs – National Trust connecting to other sites.
- Riding the crest of a wave (involve hundreds and thousands of people in activities to create a wave…)
- Community engagement
- Cross-channel swimming – wacky ways
- Multiple type of channel crossing
- Little ships crossing
- Military/maritime heritage – frontline country
- Point of view should come from community, not external perception
- Don’t deny Dover’s history – 1st use of radar, transit, point of entry, Dunkirk little ships, migrants, transport theme (rail), busiest shipping lanes in world, signposting Kent, Marconi – radio transmission, Dover’s architectural gems, beautiful and honest place, stunning rural hinterland, legacy, close the road – use the space, Dover’s people want to be involved, science for looking forward, legacy – changing perceptions
- Disconnected town
- Build events and arts infrastructure
- Investment has to be sustainable
- First impressions of the town are vital
- Provide WOW-factor on arrival
- Accept Dover as a port
- Ferries have impact of footfall
- Face to face welcomes
- Could be a sentimental reason to come through Dover
What’s the future for – 2012, new housing, capitalise on culture, - Dover using its public spaces innovatively, temporary installation on ugly buildings, influence building of new housing, advocacy for creative input at ground level.
- Old and new
- Exploit unique geographical position
- Plus iconic – white cliffs
- Has to have spectacle
- Torch is symbolic
