Sandwich
Sandwich is a historical community and civil parish in the Dover Area of Kent, south-east England. It pushes the River Stour as well as has a population of 4,985. Sandwich was among the Cinque Ports as well as still has several original middle ages buildings, including several provided public houses and gates in the old town wall surfaces, churches, almshouses as well as the White Mill. While as soon as a significant port, it is currently two miles from the sea due to the disappearance of the Wantsum Channel. Its historical centre has been preserved. Sandwich Bay is home to nature books and also two world-class golf links, Royal St George's and also Prince's. The town is additionally home to several educational and cultural events. Sandwich likewise provided its name to the food using John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, as well as the word sandwich is currently found in several languages. The regional economic situation has actually gained from substantial investment by Pfizer UK, the British subsidiary of the international pharmaceuticals business Pfizer, which has actually constructed a r & d centre near Sandwich, using over 3,000 people. Lab experiments at the site have actually excited adverse comment by animal civil liberties activists. On 18 June 2007 Pfizer announced it will relocate the Sandwich Animal Health Research (VMRD) department to Kalamazoo, Michigan. A number of crucial medications including Viagra, Pfizer's treatment for erectile dysfunction and Maraviroc, a substance abuse for therapy of HIV, were established below. On 1 February 2011 Pfizer announced that the whole research and development center at Sandwich would be closed within 18-- 24 months, with a loss of 2,400 jobs, though it later on introduced approximately 650 jobs would certainly stay. The College of Kent was considering use of the campus design site. The UK Government interfered to establish an 'Enterprise Zone' on the site, which is now run as an organisation park called Discovery Park Enterprise Zone.
