M a r k e t D e e P I N G a N D D e e P I N G S t J a M e S. including West Deeping and Langtoft

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1 M a r k e t D e e P I N G a N D D e e P I N G S t J a M e S icludig West Deepig ad Lagtoft

2 M a r k e t D e e P I N G a N D D e e P I N G S t J a M e S Commuities to ejoy From woolly rhioceros to busiess iovatio Nestlig beside the River Wellad, o the souther borders of South Kesteve, sits the tow of Market Deepig ad the villages of Deepig St James ad West Deepig. Mammoth elephats ad woolly rhioceros oce roamed the low-lyig lad which is collectively kow as The Deepigs a Saxo ame meaig deep places. But ow the area is home to fie 17th cetury stoe houses ad compaies who do busiess across the world. Market Deepig, with a populatio of about 14,000, has defiitely left behid its pre-historic roots offerig a uique combiatio of the traditioal ad the forward thikig. Nearby is Packhorse Bridge which dates back to

3 Now cosidered oe of best district s to live i, accordig to the to a 2013 Halifax Quality of Life survey, the area has developed sigificatly over the years, attractig major ad ew busiesses while still actig as a service cetre. Attractios iclude the triagular market place, featurig fie stoe buildigs ad former coachig is, ad the 13th Cetury church of St, Guthlac, with two sudials o the tower. FaC t Market Deepig is home to Park Air Systems a iteratioally recogised supplier of aviatio commuicatio systems which employs 160 people i a purpose built facility desiged ad built i partership with South Kesteve District Coucil. 3

4 Great coectios First class coectio The Deepigs are foud alog the mai A16 ad A15 routes close to Peterborough, a 15 miute drive away, which allows easy access to major arterial roads across the coutry. There are aroud 90 direct trais to Lodo from Peterborough each day ad ie i just oe hour betwee 7-8am. Situated i a growig ad thrivig ecoomy the Deepigs offers competitive rates for lad prices, makig it a ideal locatio for busiess. The ifrastructure of the area has provided the perfect settig to move forward, with the creatio of a full bypass, selective ivestmet at district level i local idustrial facilities, ad the buildig of a ew health cetre. Keepig commuities - ad busiess - coected is a priority for the coucil. That s why the coucil has ivested over half a millio pouds to support a project to deliver superfast broadbad across the district - up to 25Mb - to 90 per cet of the district by 2015, with a guaratee of at least stadard broadbad for the remaiig 10 per cet. The Licolshire project will see 57m of private ad public sector moey ivested i improvig the couty s broadbad ifrastructure, icludig 10m from the couty coucil, 4m from all the district authorities ad 300,000 from the Europea Regioal Developmet Fud. 4

5 FaC t Market Deepig has good access to Lodo ad The North. The area has great busiess potetial ad Evetus provides a quality eviromet to maximise busiess potetial. 5

6 Growig busiess The Deepigs may be made up of relatively small commuities but whe it comes to busiess there s a lot goig o from those well established compaies to etrepreeurs startig out. Already home to the Northrop Grumma Corporatios Compay Park Air Systems Ltd, Market Deepig s Northfield busiess park covers a area of about 12 acres ad houses a umber of ew high tech idustrial uits. It houses a thrivig commuity of egieerig maufacturig compaies, a leadig provider of eergy maagemet systems, ad a stuig busiess iovatio cetre offerig 36 maaged workspaces. Aviatio Commuicatios Park Air Systems have bee established sice 1966; startig as a small workshop above a greegrocer i Stamford the compay is ow a iteratioally recogised ame ad supplier of aviatio commuicatio systems. Now employig over 160 people, the compay is based i a purpose built facility i Market Deepig which was desiged ad built i partership with South Kesteve District Coucil to help Park Air grow its techical ad maufacturig capabilities. The buildig houses skilled, techical ad commercial staff who cover every aspect of busiess; from desig to delivery ad support. Equipmet is despatched from the Licolshire headquarters to o average 80 coutries per year. Staff from both the local area ad iteratioally make up the excellet team that support the Park Air Systems Busiess. 6

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8 Makig a big impressio o busiesses If the sayig first Impressios cout is aythig to go by the busiesses at Evetus i Market Deepig have a head start o their competitors. I fact compaies tradig from the ultra moder iovatio cetre believe the look ad locatio of the buildig have had a direct effect o their success ad have helped them buck the tred i these tough ecoomic times. Evetus, a 4.3 millio iovatio cetre o the Northfields Idustrial Estate, supported by South Kesteve District Coucil to the tue of 300,000, provides all iclusive facilities for small to medium eterprises. Positioed just off the A16, it is ideally placed withi easy commutig distace of Boure, Stamford, Peterborough ad Spaldig. Facilities iclude: 36 maaged workspace suites ragig i size from 15.3 to 47.1m2 Full receptio service 24 hour access Free parkig Coferece suites Virtual office services (busiess support with premises) High speed broadbad Fully fitted kitches 8

9 Not just blue chip but fish ad chips as well Award wiig busiesses come i all shapes ad sizes. I Market Deepig fish ad chip shops have corered the market i idustry accolades. The tow is home to ot oe, but two, of the coutry s best fish ad chip shops who have scooped may wiig titles over recet years. Voted Fish ad Chip Shop of the Year by The Seafish Idustry, Liford s was i the top five i East Aglia for the Fish ad Chip Shop of the Year 2013 ad i the top 10 i the marketig ad iovatio award. The Boudary ad River Restaurat is area wier for the Best Fish ad Chip Shop 2014 ad was voted oe of the top 14 restaurats i the Fish ad Chip Shop of the Year 2014 awards. They were also judged i the top 10 of the Fish ad Chip Awards 2013 for marketig ad iovatio. That s just a taste of their success. 9

10 We kow what it takes to grow... Deepig s growth ageda is part of a detailed district ecoomic developmet pla. It icludes buildig relatioships with the district s largest employers to uderstad their challeges ad future busiess plas, ad help create the eviromet for them to thrive ad grow - plus establish a local employmet partership. Other measures o the ageda are: Busiess etworkig; pro-active evets ad stakeholder forums Ehace lad ad property database Develop o lie ad face to face busiess start-up service Establish grow your busiess package olie ad face to face Programme of busiess egagemet opportuities; trade show, property evets Orgaise traiig evets, employmet fairs ad busiess cofereces 10

11 Quality of life Market Deepig ad Deepig St James are picturesque settlemets with all the trappigs of moder day life. As well as a good rage of shops ad cafes, a hotel ad several otable is, there are two supermarkets, detists ad three hospitals i the immediate viciity. There are also four primary schools ad a secodary school servig the area. As well as a health cetre, the area has a abudace of sports clubs, whether you are iterested i football, rugby, teis, cricket, hockey or swimmig. Beyod the world of sport there are more activities o offer. For teeagers there is a BMX track ad a thrivig youth club. For the greefigered there is Waterside Garde Cetre ad Swies Meadow offers a rage of uusual plats. There is a atiques ad craft cetre which is ope to the public seve days a week, with atique furiture, books, pictures ad lots more. Whe it comes to ightlife, discover the variety of quait pubs available with several award wiig restaurats. The area has lots of groups ad activities for all ages ad the rose ad sweet pea show at Deepig St James dates back for more tha a cetury. The Aual Deepigs Raft Race has ow become oe of the largest evets of its kid i Great Britai - a testamet to all of the hard work ad commitmet of the orgaisig committee ad those other much eeded supporters. 11

12 Terms ad coditios apply a great place to buy a home The district of South Kesteve, which icludes The Deepigs, was amed oe of the best 50 places to live i the UK, i the 2013 Halifax Quality of Life survey. It was oe of oly six districts outside the south ad was judged across a rage of factors icludig residets health, life expectacy, earigs, employmet, crime rate, weather, traffic flow ad broadbad iteret access. Last year most property sales i Market Deepig ivolved detached properties which sold for 227,893 o average. Semi-detached properties sold for a average price of 144,604 whilst terraced properties fetched 134,236. Market Deepig, with a overall average price of 184,843 was more expesive tha earby Deepig St Nicholas ( 161,819) but was cheaper tha Thurlby ( 235,107) ad Barack ( 348,624). Durig the last year, sold prices i Market Deepig were 10% up o the previous year ad similar to 2008 whe the average price was 184,537. Source: Rightmove house prices July 2013 A scheme operated by South Kesteve District Coucil ad Lloyds TSB helps first time buyers get o the property ladder A HOME OF YOUR OWN IN SOUTH KESTEVEN WITH A DEPOSIT OF JUST 5% Lloyds TSB ad South Kesteve District Coucil have joied forces to form Local Led a Had which makes dreams come true First time buyers oly. More details from your local brach of Lloyds TSB 12

13 a great place to educate childre The Deepigs prides itself o the high stadard of educatioal facilities i both Market Deepig ad surroudig area. The Deepigs School, which became a academy i 2012, works closely with local primary schools, ad as a mixed comprehesive school, it offers a excellet educatio for over 1,600 studets. The school sits at the heart of The Deepigs ad has bee described as a vibrat, growig commuity. Sice it opeed i 1958 as a Secodary Moder School, it has grow cosiderably both i terms of the umbers of staff ad studets but also i the size of the site. The school became a comprehesive i the mid 70 s ad has flourished sice the. Graded as outstadig i its most recet full Ofsted it was judged to have 21 out of the 26 categories graded i this top gradig. Deemed to offer a outstadig quality of educatio some of the quotes from the report icluded: Iovative ad dyamic leadership Stadards have rise year o year sice the last ispectio Studets of all abilities make exceptioal progress The curriculum provisio at all levels is outstadig 13

14 Our Visio for South kesteve Our visio for 2021 is to create eve more vibrat commuities where people wat to live, work ad ivest. That icludes: Thrivig ad sustaiable market tows offerig a better quality of life Recogitio as a growig vibrat eviromet A place which attracts visitors ad busiesses A growig mixed ecoomy offerig improved prosperity ad lifestyle A healthy ad safe eviromet with improved trasport liks Tow cetres offerig somethig for everyoe A thrivig etrepreeurial culture with icreased high value jobs Good quality housig for all To capture, ecourage ad retai local talet 14

15 We re i the right directio You ll fid everythig from household retailers to world class maufacturers withi this district. Our key tows offer the followig advatages, each with a distictly differet persoality. Space to grow surrouded by beautiful Licolshire coutryside ad with a strog growth ageda, all our tows represet a good prospect for busiesses to wat to grow with us Support to thrive - dedicated support for busiesses, with the provisio of appropriate skills ad the ecessary ivestmet i ifrastructure required for growth. Get coected a market tow perfectly placed for trasport liks i all key directios ad cetres of atioal busiess excellece. Feel alive Licolshire s fresh-air factor, beautiful coutryside, delightful rivers ad woods offer edless opportuities for outdoor recreatio ad relaxatio. It could t be better. 15

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