Permission is being sought to use land that once housed those working on the Channel Tunnel for live music events.
Bosses at Farthingloe Events, based at Great Farthingloe Farm in Dover, are applying for a premises licence to allow the selling of alcohol on the site, plus the playing of live and recorded music.
They also want to be able to put on performances of dance, plays and show films.
Kirsty Mackinnon, from Farthingloe Events, told KentOnline: “We are in the process of applying for a premises licence to allow us to continue hosting a series of family-friendly events.
“We understand the site was originally used in connection with the Channel Tunnel construction in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
“Today, we’re proud to be bringing the space back into community use in a positive way.”
The Channel Tunnel opened in 1994, but it took years to build between 1987 and 1993.
At the height of building 15,000 people were employed, many coming into Kent from faraway parts of Britain, including Scotland, Wales, and northern England.
As such a workers camp, which formally opened in 1988, was created in the area of Farthingloe, and contained some 1,600 rooms, in 38-bedroom blocks.
The construction company Eurotunnel had not been able to find the living space at Aycliffe, which was right on the doorstep.
It reportedly cost millions to build, but was dismantled after the tunnel was finished.
– For a rare look inside the Channel Tunnel, click here.
Bosses at Farthingloe Events already have one event booked in for next month.
This is a music festival on Saturday, August 2, from noon to 9pm. Performers will include the tribute band ABBA Stars UK.
Farthingloe Events have also previously hosted a fireworks night, a two-day Easter extravaganza and a Father’s Day Food Festival.
It is also running Saturday boot fairs twice a month.
The application for the premises licence is to Dover District Council.
It is not known when the licence will be decided on.
