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wha ti sma dei nt heol dk entr oa d?

Thedi a gr a msa bov e,document edbyCASSci t i es ,demons t r a t et hev a s tpl et hor aof i ndus t r ya l r ea dyt a k i ngpl a cei nt heOl dKentRoa d.

Cont r i but i ngt oas i gi ni fi ca ntpor t i onof L ondon’ seconomy ,t hes ca l eof t hea r ea ’ sma nuf a ct ur i ngs ect orca nonl yt r ul ybea ppr eci a t edwhen mov i ngbey ondt hef a ca dea ndt a k i ngal ooka twha tgoesonbehi ndcl os eddoor s .Ana r r a yof hi ghl ys k i l l edt r a desha v ebeenwor k i ngi n t hi sa r eaf oras us t a i nedper i odof t i mea ndha v eof t endev el opedt hei rs k i l l sa ndex per t i s ea spert hei rl oca t i on.Thepr oduct sof t enut i l i s ed bybus i nes s esi nt hel oca l i t ymea nsconnect i onsha v el ongbeenes t a bl i s heda nda r ea ni mpor t a ntpa r tof t hea r ea ’ seconomi cl i f e.Thei nt er connect i onsa l r ea dypr es entbet weeni ndus t r i esi nt heOl dKentRoa dhopet obef ur t herex pl or edt hr oughVi t a l OKR.

v i t a l ok r ,es s ent i a l l yabus i nes sa s s oci a t i on,wa scr ea t edt oga r nerav oi cef ort heeconomyof t heol dk entr oa d.a ct i nga spa r tof t hegr oup, weca r r i edouta nons i t ea udi ta ndi nt er v i ewedov er15wor k er sa tv a r i ousi ndependa ntbus i nes s esnea rber monds eys t a t i on.t hes i t ewa s l oca t edj us tout s i det hea r eaa ct i onpl a na ndev i dent l yma nypeopl ewer euna wa r eof t hecounci l snewpr opos a l st or emov ek eyi ndus t r i a l l a nda ndr epl a cei twi t ht hous a ndof newhomes .ot her si nf or medust ha twewer eca r r y i ngoutt hea udi ti na na r eawhi chwoul dbe una ff ect edbyt hepl a na nds t a t edma nyof t hei rcus t omer swer el oca l r es i dent s .onet hi ngt ha twel ea nr tf r om t hi s ,wa st her ewa snota cl ea rl i nkt onei ghbour i ngol dk entr oa dbus i ni s s es .s owha teff ectcoul dt hecr ea t i onof anet wor kof l i k emi ndeddi s ci pl i nesha v ei n connect i ngs ev er a l a r ea st oget her ?t or ea l i s epot ent i a l benefi t s ,fi r s tas t r ongna r r a t i v ewa sneeded.

F i l m Wor k s hop: T i t l e:Ol i ga r chl a nd As t or y :Thepoor es tol i ga r chi spr i cedoutof t hemepa r k L ondona nda i mst oba t t l ehi swa yba ckt ot het op.

Bs t or y :F a t herfi ght sbet weens a v i nghi swea l t horhi sf a mi l y .

Pr ot a goni s t :Ar i chownerof aPr emi erL ea guef oot ba l l t ea m Act1:Theol i ga r chi sf or cedt ol ea v ehi shomei nL ondon, whi chha sbecomeat our i s ta t t r a ct i onf ort hes uperr i ch.

Act2:L os i nghi ss t a t usa ndwea l t hhemov est oBi r mi ngha m butcl i ngsont ohi sf oot ba l l cl uba nddr a gsi twi t hhi m.

Act3:Thr oughgr a s sr oot ss chemesher edev el opst het ea m a ndga i nspubl i cnot or i et y .Howev er ,her eci ev esaca l l s t a t i ng ahugei nher i t encea ndt henewsof al ongl os ts on.Doeshe r et ur nt oOl i ga r chl a ndt os a v ehi ss onordoesheus et he moneyt or eca pt ur ehi spowera nds t a t us ?

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gr oup6br ownfi el ds i t e-ourfi r s ta t t empta tcr ea t i nganewma t er i a l l a ngua gef ort hei ndus t r i a l br i ckbui l di ng,wa st ot r ya ndwr a pa r oundt heher r i ngbonepa t t er nf ounda l l a r oundDel f t ,upa ndov ert hebui l di ng,wi t hv a r y i ngopeni ngsa ndper f or a t i onsi nt hebr i ckt oma k et hei nt er i orwor k i ngsmor e v i s i bl e.Att hecr i twewer ea dv i s edt onotwr a pt hepa t t er n,a ndt os el ectacor nert of ocusourdes i gnt es t i ngonr a t hert ha nt hes i deel ev a t i on.

ba ckt ot hedr a wi ngboa r d-t hema t er i a l wewer et r y i ngt or ev i t a l i s ei nanewwa ywa st hes l i pbr i ck .wea i medt ocr ea t eat wi s t i ngbr i ckf a ca dewhi ch woul dus et hebr i cks l i psi nt heconv ent i ona l ma nneront hes i deel ev a t i on,howev er ,t hes a mema t er i a l woul dbeus edi nak i net i ca nddy na mi cwa y ont hef r ontopeni ng.Bydr i l l i nghol esi nea chbr i ck ,wepl a ceds t eel r odst hr ought hem,whi cha l l owedf ort hepos i t i onof ea chbr i ckt obe ma ni pul a t ed.t hea i m wa st ocr ea t eat r a ns pa r entf a ca dewhi chwoul da l l udet ot hea ct i v i t i eswi t hi n.

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