Docking Station

Make your mark at Docking Station

Create a lasting connection with Chatham Dockyard. Name a brick, step or window in Docking Station from £100.

Honour a remarkable history

For over 400 years, Chatham Dockyard built the ships that shaped Britain’s history. Your dedication will become a permanent part of the Grade II listed former Police Section House, now being refurbished as Docking Station, a digital creative hub that will continue to serve Medway for generations to come.

Help shape Medway's future

Docking Station will give students, local young people and creative professionals access to world class resources, including virtual production and motion capture studios, specialist teaching labs, flexible exhibition spaces, and co-working and office space. 

Your gift will help Docking Station create opportunity across Kent, Medway and the South East, while supporting the creative industries, one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors. 

Linda Mary Ali, Social Sciences, Class of 2003

The University experiences and teachings changed my life; they enriched & broadened my mind. I was, and am, proud to be part of that institution. The Historic Dockyard is a wonderful place to study.

Toni Morley, Centre Director at Busy Bees Chatham

Naming a brick is a connection to our community, our neighbours and a piece of history in the making.

Cllr Vince Maple, Leader of Medway Council

Proud to be Medway

Chatham Dockyard Historical Society

The Chatham Dockyard Historical Society is delighted to sponsor a window in the beautifully repurposed old Dockyard Police Section House. We wish Docking Station every success and look forward to our continued association.

Linda Bryant

Chatham Dockyard shaped our family’s past. Naming bricks for my father and brother felt a fitting way to honour their bond and play a small part in the Dockyard’s exciting future.

Five10Twelve Limited

We have been delighted to see the Docking Station transform into such a beautiful, welcoming and wonderful space for creatives. To be able to dedicate a brick and to be part of the future history of such an inspirational space is a joy.

Looking for something bigger?

Interested in naming a room, studio, or other feature of Docking Station? Contact Samantha Scott at s.scott@kent.ac.uk to discuss the opportunities available.      

Thank you to our supporters

We are grateful to the supporters who are helping to make Docking Station possible.

Brick supporters

Emily Moore
Busy Bees Day Nursery
Linda M Ali
Daniel J Tucker
Five10Twelve Limited
David A Gray
Mathieu J Freville
Vince Maple
Samara Jones Hall
Mary O Osokoya
Linda Bryant
OSB Group 

Step supporters

Georgina Randsley de Moura
Baxall Construction
The H R Pratt Boorman Family Foundation
Fingerprint Financial Planning

Window supporters

Chatham Dockyard Historical Society