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White Cliff drama to celebrate Shakespeare Cliffs Wildlife in the Community project
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Press release
Railtrack plc
White Cliff drama to celebrate Shakespeare Cliffs Wildlife in the Community project
Shakespeare Cliff will be the setting of a real Shakespearean drama at 13.30 on Wednesday 23 April 1997, when famous scenes from King Lear will be enacted to celebrate the official opening of the Shakespeare Cliff - Wildlife in the Community project.
The official opening will be hosted by Chris Jago, Director Railtrack Southern, which owns the land and is a major sponsor of the scheme, and Councillor Mrs Birkell, Chairperson of Health & Housing, Dover District Council.
The conservation scheme is a partnership between Railtrack, the White Cliffs Countryside Project, the local authority, conservation organisations and above all, the local community. All these are working together to protect and conserve the special landscape and wildlife of this part of Kent.
Shakespeare Cliff lies within the Dover - Folkestone heritage coast and the Kent downs area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as being designated by English Nature as a site of scientific interest for its rare wildlife.
Generous sponsorship from Railtrack has enabled the White Cliffs Project to fence off the area to allow the re-introduction of cattle to graze the area. Grazing is the traditional way to conserve the rare wildlife and help maintain the site open for people to enjoy.
Another new feature of the cliffs will be orientation boards to help guide visitors around the site. These have been jointly sponsored by Railtrack, the Countryside Commission, the Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Men (Ashford branch).
"Railtrack is one of the nation's major land owners and projects like this, which give the public easy and guided access to an area of unique beauty can only enhance the railway environment," said Chris Jago, Director Railtrack Southern. "Sponsoring projects like this may appear strange for a company dedicated to providing a safe operational railway but we try and strike a balance between running that railway and contributing to the local communities they serve."
Kirk Alexander, Project Manager of the White Cliffs Countryside Project said: "This scheme has brought together many diverse organisations to enhance this important site within the Heritage Coast. We hope that local people and visitors alike, will come along to enjoy Shakespeare Cliff."
Shakespeare Cliff is held by local tradition to have been the setting for scenes in King Lear after the Bard visited the area in 1605 when it is believed he was writing the play.
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