Initiative aims to drive growth and opportunity among local businesses and residents.
Milton Keynes MP Callum Anderson has launched a new initiative designed to unlock economic opportunity, and position Bletchley and Fenny Stratford as attractive investment destinations in MK.
The Bletchley Investment Taskforce brings together influential local organisations, such as Milton Keynes Dons FC, Envisics, Bletchley Park Trust, and Milton Keynes City Council, as well as those with a national footprint such as Chiltern Railways and Dawn Capital.
Its mission is to secure sustained inward investment that creates jobs for local people, drives innovation, and improves Bletchley’s and Milton Keynes’ long-term economic competitiveness.
The taskforce wants to:
- Develop and implement investment strategies tailored to Bletchley’s strengths
- Promote Bletchley as a prime destination for domestic and international investment
- Streamline the investment process for businesses and entrepreneurs
- Support current investors to grow and thrive locally
- Remove barriers to investment
To ensure that the Taskforce remains accountable, the participating organisations have committed to publishing an annual report which will outline progress on investment and jobs, showcase successes, and recommend policy or regulatory changes to support investment.
“Bletchley has a proud past but can have an even brighter future,” said Callum Anderson. “As part of the UK’s fastest-growing city and soon to be its best-connected town with East West Rail, I want to use my role as our local MP to genuinely raise living standards for local people. There’s so much potential here.
“That’s why this Taskforce has such an important role to play in making the case for Bletchley – and I am grateful for their much-valued time and expertise. We’re focussed on growth that works for our communities: more businesses, more jobs, and better wages for people in our town.”
“This is a pivotal moment for Bletchley, with Milton Keynes City Council overseeing an ambitious programme of around £30 million of collective investment into the town, as well as the renewed focus on the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor with Bletchley at its centre,” said Cllr Shanika Mahendran, Cabinet Member for Planning & Placemaking on Milton Keynes City Council.
“We are delighted to play our part in the Bletchley Investment Taskforce group – led by our local MP Callum Anderson,” said Neil Hart, CEO of Milton Keynes Dons Football Club.
“At Milton Keynes Dons FC and across our stadium group we absolutely want to be connected to every aspect of our amazing city and stand side by side with city stakeholders to drive growth and opportunity in our communities. We were honoured to host the inaugural Bletchley Investment Taskforce meeting in our Boardroom at Stadium MK.”
“The name Bletchley has strong connotations for anyone with an interest in computers and computation; we all owe a great debt to Alan Turing,” said Haakon Overli, Co-founder of Dawn Capital.
“The entrepreneurial and problem-solving spirit in current day Bletchley is as strong as ever. So when Callum asked me to join the Bletchley Taskforce, it was an immediate and obvious ‘yes’.
“At Dawn Capital we’re passionate about building the next generation of global software leaders and this is a great initiative. I’m looking forward to seeing progress and growth in the next few years.”
