Communities and Local Government
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- Thames Gateway and the Olympics
- Thames Gateway: Area overview and development
- Thames Gateway: North Kent
- Case study: Christian Fields, Gravesend
Case study: Christian Fields, Gravesend
A co-ordinated effort to improve the neighbourhood at Christian Fields, a formerly run-down housing community in Gravesend, has involved the housing association, Moat, the police and the council's housing and community safety teams. Christian Fields is being regenerated with a mixture of new and affordable rented homes and private housing. South East Regional Minister, Jonathan Shaw, met residents to hear first-hand how they were involved in helping plan their new community.
"This regeneration is a real success story. The residents at Christian Fields were living in housing which had become substandard. By involving residents in the regeneration and planning of the new homes, the heart of the community has been restored and it's becoming a vibrant place to live."
Jonathan Shaw MP March 2009
Residents are delighted with their new homes:
"I never slept properly in my old house. I didn't realise how tense I was until I moved. I used to try to stay out all day but now I can't wait to come home."
"My house is stunning - I can't believe it's mine. I keep expecting to wake up and find it's a dream."
