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Over the past two years Explore Kent
has been working with Ramsgate Town
Council on an initiative called Active
Ramsgate. Designed to support economic
regeneration by promoting the area
through outdoor activities (walking,
cycling and geocaching), this project
brought over £352,000 into the town’s
economy over two years, attracting an
additional 12,000 walkers into the area. Not
only that, but the local residents get to
enjoy the routes and reap the benefits too.
Explore Kent also supports and helps
to promote health initiatives such as
Sky Rides, the free guided bike rides
provided throughout the county to
improve cycling confidence and health
walks provided to help people get
active and lose weight.
With extensive experience in encouraging
people to get moving and benefit from
enjoying the great outdoors, Explore
Kent can deliver a range of services to
maximize the outdoor offer in your area!
Sound good to you? For more information
about working with Explore Kent and to
get in touch visit explorekent.org
The University of California recently
revealed that areas with physically
active populations are not only more
economically competitive but they also
benefit from increased productivity,
improved school performance, higher
property values and improved health
and wellbeing. The opportunities for
this in Kent are endless, so what’s not
to like?
Using a range of solutions from
social marketing to direct community
engagement, Explore Kent connects
people to the outdoors – whether
it’s for education, conservation or
remuneration we aim to get more
people to experience the great
Kentish countryside.
“The opportunities for Kent
are endless, so what’s not
to like?”
Growing the Kent Economy 2016
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