Vision
To establish Aldershot and Farnborough as a leading destination for innovation, enterprise, and quality of life — where businesses thrive, communities prosper, and investment drives long-term economic resilience.
Mission
Accelerate economic growth by:
- Attracting investment: Leveraging Aldershot and Farnborough’s global reputation, strategic assets and defence heritage to attract public and private sector investment.
- Driving innovation: Positioning Aldershot and Farnborough as a leading centre for defence, aerospace and technology-led businesses, research and development.
- Promoting skills and training: Ensuring local residents benefit from the area’s economic strengths by improving access to skills, training and higher-quality employment opportunities.
- Building strong communities: Supporting sustainable development and regeneration to meet the needs of businesses, residents and visitors.
Objectives
- Promote Aldershot and Farnborough as a leading destination for aerospace, defence and technology-based businesses to encourage inward investment.
- Encourage collaboration between public and private sector partners to drive inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
- Advocate for investment in infrastructure, strategic assets and the public realm.
- Align local priorities with regional and national economic and defence strategies.
- Improve access to skills, employment and training, enabling more residents to participate in a thriving local economy and supporting the needs of the local labour market.
- Represent local businesses and stakeholders, ensuring the interests of Aldershot and Farnborough are reflected in devolution discussions and local government reorganisation.
