Love Gillingham

We commissioned Design South East (DSE), an independent not-for-profit organisation, to run a new project with Gillingham residents and businesses.

The aim of the project was to understand:

what you value in your town centre
what changes you would like to see.

With the help of the Community Panel we have created a new Gillingham Town Centre Vision and Action Plan, setting out how we can transform the area over the coming years.

Find out what improvements we've made so far.

Gillingham Town Centre Vision and Action Plan

We developed a Gillingham Town Centre Vision and Action Plan and asked to hear your views.

We were keen to hear about what you want to change and how you can lend support to help deliver projects that will improve our town centre.

View the:

The survey closed at 11.59pm on Sunday 21 September 2025.

The vision and action plan have been co-designed with the Gillingham Community Panel in a process led by DSE and supported by BPTW, an urban design and architecture studio.

Love Gillingham's Big Day Out

Come along to our Big Day Out event along Gillingham High Street on Sunday 19 July 2026, 11am to 4pm.

On the day, there will be:

music
wrestling
street performers
creative workshops
children's rides and activities
a Romanian market
food and shopping stalls
a heritage walk
an exhibition to preview the improvements coming to Gillingham Square.

The event involves local partners including:

Brompton Barracks
Gillingham Football Club
Kent Police.

The event is free, you do not need to book.

The Big Day Out is part of the Love Gillingham weekend. This takes palce on the 17, 18 and 19 July 2026.

Other events at the Love Gillingham weekend include:

Medway Mile on Friday 17 July
European Market on Saturday 18 July.

Read the press release about the 2026 Love Gillingham event.

Gillingham Community Panel

Gillingham Community Panel is an opportunity to play a part in improving the town centre, making it a better place to live, work, learn and visit.

The panel is made up of 40 people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to reflect the town's population.

Applications for the panel closed at 11.59pm on Sunday 22 September 2024.

Panel members have now been selected and met to discuss:

the future of Gillingham Town Centre
what community facilities Gillingham needs
what they love about the area
what makes them proud to be a part of the local community.

The panel met for 3 workshops in Gillingham Town Centre on the following dates:

Saturday 2 November 2024
Saturday 30 November 2024
Saturday 1 February 2025.

The Gillingham Community Panel is just one of a number of activities coming forward under a new Gillingham Town Centre Taskforce.

More information

To find out more about the project, read the latest updates on the Gillingham Community Panel

If you have any queries on the Love Gillingham project, please email futuregillingham@medway.gov.uk.

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Members of the Gillingham Community Panel at a workshop event.

Regeneration in Gillingham