Our vision for Rushmoor - and our plan to get us there!
Since December 2023 when I took over as the Leader of Rushmoor Borough Council I have
been deeply honoured to meet many amazing people making Aldershot and Farnborough even better places to live.
There are so many good and capable people in our local charities and community groups, in
our local businesses and in Rushmoor Borough Council itself who share our positivity and love for our towns.
When you spend as much time as I have acquainting yourself with all the hard work which is
going on it is impossible to be anything other than optimistic and positive about our towns’
potential.
We have seen in recent years huge progress made in regenerating Aldershot Town Centre, with the exciting new Union Yard development, bringing in high quality shops and services as well as good, decently priced housing for local people.
There’s also been an incredible amount of work done to prepare Farnborough for a similar level of regeneration. In 2023 Rushmoor bought The Meads, meaning that our town centre will no longer suffer from neglect from landlords outside of the area – and that instead we can take an ambitious long-term view of what our town centre needs. As a result we’ve got lots of interest from high quality restaurants and leisure operators queuing up to go in.
One of my priorities since taking over as Council Leader has been to move on at pace with
Farnborough Leisure Centre and Cultural Hub, and as a result this has now moved to its final
pre-application stage with planning permission to be applied for this year and work to start later this year. We will get our town centres done!
Another key priority for myself and my group has been caring for our parks and
neighbourhoods – setting ourselves the goal of improving the care and upkeep of our green
spaces, grassed verges and streets – we have already made great strides in this and are set to do even more over the coming months.
Finally, we want to build a stronger community, where more support, like mental and physical health services are available for those who need it and where everyone has the opportunity to get involved and shape the life of our towns.
All of this is underpinned by strong financial management and a willingness to make the tough decisions and to improve the efficiency and customer-orientation of local services.
I hope that with your support our local Conservative team can go on delivering for you.
Our vision is for this to be YOUR borough, responsive and supportive of you and your family. Building a Rushmoor we can be even more proud of .
If you would like to join our amazing and committed team please get in touch – and I hope to
meet you in person some time soon.
Best Wishes,
Gareth
