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Riverside 
Renaissance 

Stretching from the banks of the River Thames to the exceptional countryside along the North Downs, Gravesham is at the centre of EuropeÕs largest regeneration project Ð The Thames Gateway. 
The River Thames, at this historic Kent Thameside, covering the urban gateway to the Port of London, areas of Dartford, Swanscombe, has been the lifeblood for Northfleet and Gravesend and the communities of Gravesend and centred on the new international Northfleet that have developed transport hub at Ebbsfleet, has been alongside the growth in port-related identified as one of the key drivers manufacturing businesses. Today, for regeneration within the Thames the local economy has broadened Gateway. Over the next two decades, significantly and the borough finds the development will witness the 
itself at the forefront of ambitious creation of 25,000 new homes, Improved regeneration plans. 50,000 new jobs and 11 million sq ft connections of commercial floor space. Improved
connections At the heart of the regeneration, and crucial to future business development, Gravesham now benefits from the brand new Riverside Mission House Ebbsfleet International station which links with Paris and Brussels in just over 2 hours. Later in 2009 new High Speed 1 domestic services will connect London from Ebbsfleet in just 17 minutes and from Gravesend in 24 minutes. Local Fastrack bus services provide rapid access to Ebbsfleet Station from Gravesend, Dartford and Bluewater. As a result, Gravesham is ideally positioned for Continental Europe and the capital.