Turning things around
In Canterbury, a local entrepreneur hopes to help businesses with the launch of a brand new media centre. Adam Weston is calling on companies working in the digital, media and creative sectors to join him as part of an exciting and collaborative creative community in Kent.
The Canterbury Media Centre aims to provide low cost creative office space for
start-ups, freelancers and small businesses that are looking for an opportunity
for their businesses to grow. Space will be leased on an easy-in/out basis
and prices start from as little as £225 plus vat per month.
Also in Canterbury are the Red Dog Studios funded by Canterbury City Council,
which are situated on the edge of Pound Lane car park. The studios are available
to lease to creatives who have recently graduated and want to live and work
in Canterbury. There are eight studios in varying sizes for £19
per square metre, inclusive of building insurance, maintenance, repairs and
all utility bills excluding phone bills.
If you prefer the idea of working in the country but with easy access to Canterbury and Dover, the Denne Hill business centre in Womenswold is just the place. It comprises a set of traditional Victorian farmyard buildings which are being converted to provide approximately 7,000 ft2 of modern business space with ample parking.
This flexible space could be occupied as single or multiple units with individual
sizes ranging from 590 ft2 to 1,800 ft2 - ideal for creative
businesses looking to expand and benefit from modern communication with broadband
technology.
East Kent is also attracting companies from outside the area, like
Studio Baum, a multidisciplinary design agency that moved to Ramsgate in March
2006 from Leeds, Yorkshire. Jessica Owide and Sam Baum, a young couple originally
from London and Bristol respectively, established the design studio in January
2005.
Jessica studied photography and fine art at art school in London and Leeds, and Sam studied design in Leeds. The pair decided to merge their passion for good design and complimentary skills into a design studio that has proven to be a success since its founding. In the past year Studio Baum has worked with a variety of local, national and global clients that include MTV, Sony Pictures, Turner Contemporary, Yorkshire Forward, and NHS Partners.
Studio Baum along with others in the creative sector are committed to helping both their local community and East Kent blossom, as they believe the area promises to offer the rest of the UK and Europe a huge amount of opportunity. Thanet is brimming with creativity and its history demonstrates the wealth of resources the area has to offer creative industries.
For further details on the Canterbury Media Centre,
contact Adam on 07967 672962
or visit www.canterburymediacentre.co.uk
For more
information about the Red Dog Studios please contact
mitch.robertson@canterbury.gov.uk
or jenny.bowmer@canterbury.gov.uk
on 01227 862405
extension 2528.
For further information contact Strutt and Parker on 01227 45112
or email canterbury@struttandparker.co.uk
For further information about Studio
Baum or to have a chat about how they may be able to help you develop your business,
please contact
Jessica Owide on 0870 950 3084,
email jess@studiobaum.co.uk
or
visit www.studiobaum.com
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