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Car park and road updates

Canterbury campus

Sports Centre Blue Zone Car Park- Thursday January 10

Number of bays closed to permit holders: 13 bays

This is to assist Kent Sport host the National School Badminton Championships

Requested by: Kent Sport

Giles Lane Pink Zone car park- Thursday 10 January – Friday 11 January

Number of bays closed to permit holders: 41

This is to assist School of Engineering & Digital Arts with their EES Celebration & Assessment Day, a long running event with EDT and Kent schools which assists with student recruitment

Requested by:  School of Engineering & Digital Arts

Chipperfield Car Park Closed- Friday 11 January

Number of bays closed to permit holders: 40 bays

This is to assist with VIP parking for Kent Business Summit

Requested by: Kent Business School

Sports Centre Road Pink Zone Closed- Friday 11 January

Number of bays closed to permit holders: 65 bays

This is to assist with parking for Kent Business Summit

Requested by: Kent Business School

Sports Centre Blue Zone- Friday 11 January

Number of bays closed to permit holders: 55 bays

This is to assist with parking for Kent Business Summit

Requested by: Kent Business School

Giles Lane Pink Zone- Thursday 17 January

Number of bays closed to permit holders: approx. 30

This is to assist with the Applicant Day, as requested by Recruitment and Admissions Office

Requested by: Recruitment and Admissions Office.

Rutherford Car Park – Friday 18 January

Number of bays closed to permit holders: 35

This is to assist Tyler Hill Bridge Club event in Darwin Conference Suite

Requested by: Conference Office

Medway campus

There are no known car park disruptions to Medway campus for the next two weeks. Any disruptions that we are made aware of will be updated on the transport events calendar

New bike scheme at Medway (R&R)

We are excited to announce a new trial cycle hire scheme at Medway campus. The University of Kent are working in partnership with Rent & Ride (R&R), which is an affordable dockless bicycle hire scheme.

When is the R&R cycle hire scheme launching?

The cycle hire scheme is launching Monday 14 January.

How does it work?

Download the R&R app. When you log in, the app will show the nearest 5 bikes to your location. When you reach the bike you want to ride, unlock the bike by scanning the QR code on the lock and start your ride. When you are finished, park and lock the bike in a suitable bike parking location and tap ‘Finish trip’ on the app.

How much does it cost?

A subscription is available for University of Kent students and staff. Student subscription is only £25 per year or £10 per term. For staff, the subscription is £50 per year or £20 per term. The annual subscription allows you to use the bike for 30 minutes free every day. After the free minutes, 50p will be charged for every 30 minutes up to a maximum of £5 per 24 hour period.

Users without a subscription can pay 80p per half hour, followed by £1 for every half hour capped at £10 per 24 hour period.

How can I find out more?

R&R will be demonstrating the bicycles and the app at the Student Hub 12:00-14:00 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday next week (14 January onwards). They may also demonstrate the bikes at other locations on campus.

For more information visit https://www.rentandride.org/

Arriva January- December discounted bus ticket

Missed out on the Arriva discounted bus ticket at the start of the year? You have another opportunity to purchase the discounted bus ticket which is valid until 31 December 2019.

The ticket allows travel on any Arriva bus all over Medway, Kent and East Sussex. This includes the 191 service which operates to and from Liberty Quays- Campus- Chatham- Isle of Grain, and stops on Pembroke campus and at Western Avenue and Dock Road for access to the Historic Dockyard Chatham.

The student annual ticket is £145 which works out at around 40p per day. The staff annual ticket is £300 which works out at around 82p per day. The public price for this ticket costs £990!

To get access to these huge discounts you will need to enter the relevant promotional code . Once you have entered the code, the price will drop down from £990 to £145 or £300 accordingly.

Learn more about the Arriva discounted tickets.

Exciting changes to the Campus Shuttle

Having listened to your suggestions from the recent Campus Shuttle survey, which over 450 staff and students completed, there will be some exciting changes to the service from January.

In response to your feedback:

  • passengers will now be able to board the Campus Shuttle at Liberty Quays for travel to Pembroke campus and the Dockyard (Western Avenue)
  • to allow for passenger boarding time without losing the hourly service, the shuttle will now only stop once on the Canterbury campus, at Keynes bus stop
  • the service will no longer stop at Darwin bus stop
  • the on-the-hour timetable will continue
  • we are introducing two new, larger Campus Shuttle vehicles (49 and 34 seaters).

Medway student feedback was clear in wanting the new service from Liberty Quays to the Pembroke campus and the Historic Dockyard. To ensure we can keep an hourly service, the decision had to be made to remove one of the stops at Canterbury. The majority of you in the survey said you’d prefer to keep the Keynes bus stop, or had no clear preference.

Features of the new vehicles include Wi-Fi, USB charging points, more comfortable seats, a toilet and fold out tables on the larger vehicle. Both of the vehicles will be wrapped in a University of Kent design.

We’ll be publishing more information for the new improved service in the New Year.

Giles Lane car park update- 11 December 2018

Barriers are being installed in the entrance and exit points of Giles Lane car park from Monday 17 December until the start of the winter break.

Access points to and from the car park will be maintained throughout. At certain times alternative access points may be required. Temporary signage will be in place to help direct drivers.

Car park and road updates

Canterbury campus

Repairs to roads and car parks (various car parks, Canterbury)

  • Tuesday 11- Wednesday 12 December- There will be some minor works taking place to repair various portholes around Canterbury campus. The re-marking of hatched areas and parking bays at various locations around campus will also take place at the same time.
  • The car parks which will be affected are: Sports Centre, Registry, Eliot, Rutherford, Monkswell, and Becket Court. This work will require Campus Security to close some parking bays in these car parks.
  • Footpaths will be open and the roads will not be closed while this work is carried out, although there will be some barriers in places. Disruption whilst this work is being carried out will be kept to an absolute minimum.

Gulbenkian show (Central visitor pay and display car park, Canterbury)

  • Tuesday 11- Thursday 13 December- Up to 6 bays daily will be closed in the Central Visitor pay & display car park, as requested by the Gulbenkian for their show.

Applicant Day (Giles Lane car park area behind Woolf, Canterbury)

  • Thursday 13 December – 14 bays will be closed to assist with the Applicant Day, as requested by Recruitment and Admissions Office.

Barrier installation (Giles Lane car park, Canterbury)

  • Monday 17- Friday 21 December- The barriers are being installed in the entrance and exit points of Giles Lane car park.
  • Access points to and from the car park will be maintained throughout. At certain times alternative access points may be required. Temporary signage will be in place to help direct drivers. See Giles Lane changes webpage for all updates.

Coach and Minibus Parking (Park Wood Road Layby, Canterbury)

  • This area is not a designated car parking area and is used for coach and minibus parking to reduce the number of these types of vehicles using the campus car parks.
  • During the weeks leading up to the end of term this area will be busy on a daily basis for schools attending shows at the Gulbenkian, please ensure your vehicle is not parked within the layby

 Medway campus

  • We have introduced a new parking map onto the signage in the Drill Hall car park, Pembroke campus. The map shows which areas are the designated parking areas within this car park.
  • We are unable to paint bay markings or lines within this car park, which is on the Parade Ground and is part of a heritage site. The parking bays are indicated by circular discs in the ground and planters to help differentiate the parking areas. Following feedback regarding parking in the Drill Hall car park, we have introduced the new map to the signage to further assist the car park users

 

 

New Drill Hall parking map signage

We have introduced a new parking map onto the signage in the Drill Hall car park, Pembroke campus. The map shows which areas are the designated parking areas within this car park.

We are unable to paint bay markings or lines within this car park, which is on the Parade Ground and is part of a heritage site. The parking bays are indicated by circular discs in the ground and planters to help differentiate the parking areas. Following feedback regarding parking in the Drill Hall car park, we have introduced the new map to the signage to further assist the car park users.

Campus Shuttle update

The last day the shuttle will be running this term is Friday 14 December 2018. Thanks to everyone who has travelled with us. We hope you have enjoyed using the free service.

The shuttle will start running again from Monday 14 January 2018.

Thank you to everyone who completed the shuttle survey. Your feedback is very valuable and will help inform university senior managers to make decisions about the shuttle service.

We will provide a further update in January.

Christmas shopping by bus

Arriva (West Kent area)
Catch the Arriva Sapphire 700 bus to Bluewater Shopping Centre from Chatham rail station. Bluewater has over 300 shops, over 50 places to eat and even ice skating over the Christmas period! Arriva 700 bus timetable.

Take the 132 Arriva bus to Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre from Chatham rail station. Hempstead Valley has over 50 shops, restaurants and cafes. Arriva 132 bus timetable.

Don’t forget- if you already have the Arriva student or staff bus ticket, the above bus journeys are already included.

Follow @ArrivaKent on twitter for service updates or download the Arriva app to plan your journey and view live bus times.

Stagecoach (East Kent area)
Canterbury city centre has plenty of shops and restaurants to explore. Catch the Uni1 or Uni2 Many shops in Canterbury. Stagecoach unibus usual timetable (until 15 December 2018). Unibus winter break timetable (16 December 2018- 12 January 2019).

Or you can catch the number 8 ‘Breeze’ service from Canterbury to Westwood Cross shopping Centre in Broadstairs. Westwood Cross has a large range of shops and restaurants to choose from. 8 Breeze timetable.

If you have a Unirider bus ticket or staff South East Megarider ticket, these journeys can be taken for free within your bus ticket.

Follow @StagecoachSE on twitter for service updates or download the Stagecoach app to plan your journey and view live bus times.

 

 

Repairs to potholes- Canterbury Campus

Tuesday 11 December- Wednesday 12 December there will be some minor works taking place to repair various portholes around Canterbury campus.

The re-marking of hatched areas and parking bays at various locations around campus will also take place at the same time.

The car parks which will be affected are:

  • Sports Centre
  • Registry
  • Eliot
  • Rutherford
  • Monkswell
  • Becket Court

This work will require Campus Security to close some parking bays in these car parks.

Footpaths will be open and the roads will not be closed while this work is carried out, although there will be some barriers in places. Disruption whilst this work is being carried out will be kept to an absolute minimum.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and if there are any queries please contact Estates Customer Services on extension 16666.