Countryside News

On Friday 11 September, Rochester Riverside celebrated the handover of the first affordable housing at the flagship regeneration scheme from Countryside to Hyde, providing further much-needed new homes for Medway.

Countryside, the UK’s leading mixed-tenure developer, has donated a total of £5,000 from its Communities Fund to the Thames Hospice, a charity for adults in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire requiring respite, therapy, emotional support and end of life and palliative care, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rochester Riverside, our flagship regeneration project in partnership with Hyde, has received the highest accolade and been named the Winner of Winners at this year’s prestigious Housing Design Awards. This is following the development also being awarded the Building for a Better Life Award for its work in Phase 1B.

Countryside has donated over £8,000 from the Countryside Communities Fund to five local charities across Rochester.

At the end of March 2020, Countryside exchanged contracts with government housing agency Homes England as the preferred development partner on two major development sites in Chatham, Kent, and Spencer’s Park, Hertfordshire. Both sites will see the creation of up to 900 new homes with construction expected to begin in 2022.

Progress continues at £419m development as planning for Phase 3 is approved.

Phase 1B of Rochester Riverside, the flagship regeneration scheme in Medway being delivered by Countryside and Hyde, has been shortlisted in the Housing Design Awards in the ‘Completed’ category.

Projects supported include a school playground refurbishment, creative arts for young people and a community café

Jaspers Community Café, a new initiative in Rochester that is being supported by the Rochester Riverside Community Board, was opened by the Mayor of Medway, Cllr Habib Tejan, on the 13th November.

The public plaza at Rochester Riverside, Countryside and Hyde’s £419m regeneration scheme in Medway, has been officially opened.

The first residents of Rochester Riverside, Countryside and Hyde’s £419m regeneration scheme, were welcomed to their new homes with a celebratory event.

Rochester Riverside was delighted to support the Medway Neuro-Arts Festival, which took place in Rochester on the 20-21 July, through a £5,000 grant from the Rochester Riverside Community Board.