HELP NEEDED!!! Urgent for 2018

Northfleet Harbour’s Restoration is at a critical juncture and there is a very real danger that the boat could quite literally be missed. Ebbsfleet Development Corporation have taken over planning responsibility for the area and have been charged with delivering housing numbers as part of the Ebbsfleet Garden City Scheme. The EDC are currently doing a master planning consultation exercise for the harbour area and have missed off boating access to the harbour despite all the benefits it could offer, they did say however that if there was a public response to their survey asking for historic ships, apprenticeships, marina facilities and an all-round great facility they may consider including it. Northfleet’s Vision is as per the picture with all its benefits. The EDC survey invite is as follows, we need as many people as possible to respond so if you know anyone also keen on seeing the harbours restoration including please get them to respond. “We want you to help shape the future of Northfleet by taking part in our survey online here https://lnkd.in/g_2euTA. We’re looking at creating a new riverside quarter but ideas and thoughts are needed.”

Please respond it’ll take less than a minute, the Thames already has lost too much boating access and we already have miles of housing on the riverfront preventing boating access.

Situations vacant for 2018 Archaeology program;

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual/s to help manage and/or supervise our volunteer community archaeological program, hours to suit. The pay is £0 unless you bring your own funding program. The harbour has potential for finds from very early, it has a known passage of Romans, Saxons, Elizabethans as well a rich industrial heritage being one of the original modern cement producing sites starting in the late 18th Century.

We are also looking for volunteers to assist in the community archaeology, fun and finds guaranteed.

All enquiries to;  admin@northfleetharbour.org.uk

Archaeological scoping report available free on request, just drop a note to the above email with your request.

Northfleet Harbour is the site of what is the most exciting opportunity for a Thames Marina and maritime centre on the Thames. This fully intact harbour could be home to hundreds of yachts and powerboats as well as dozens of historic ships, boat sales, repairs and a whole maritime leisure, sporting, heritage industry. Situated just 5 mins from Ebbsfleet International Railway Station this puts Northfleet Harbour 25mins from Kings Cross, London and just a couple of hours from mainland Europe and Paris.

Northfleet Harbour Marina ( Ebbsfleet International 's marina)   Northfleet Harbour Restoration Trust has been set up to reverse the decline and decades of neglect of Northfleet Harbour and to bring it back into use, we will be looking to reopen the harbour to the River Thames by creating an opening in the flood wall that cuts across the entrance, once open the harbour will be home to employment, boat repairs, historic sailing ships, marina services, heritage interpretation, education and much much more.   This website gives a flavour of a truly unique historic asset which when restored will create a much needed maritime centre on the lower reaches of the Tidal Thames, please take a moment to bookmark this site and when you get time have a look at the gallery and the rest of the website to get an idea of the size of the harbour, the vessels it has and can cater for and some of the rich heritage showing how the site has been used by mariners since Roman times and possibly earlier.     Currently the Lower Thames has very limited resources with no public slipways, small boat repair facilities, walk on walk off public landing stages, fueling, victualling, historic ship moorings, this Historic Harbour's restoration would change all that.            If you would like to help see this valuable but forgotten harbour back in use for boat repairs, training, education, marina usage, clubs, youth, historic vessels, traditional boat building, sail making, heritage, tourism and I am sure the list could go on, please get in touch and lend your support to Northfleet Harbour Restoration Trust, contact Conrad Broadley 0756 219 4757 broadley@btinternet.com.   Now is the time to register any interest in use whether as business,marina operator, historic ship, community enterprise or leisure mooring, but also equally important it is time to show your support whether simply a comment on the comments page, letters of support, funding or a more active involvement, it all helps.