Welcome

In a changing political and regional economic landscape SERTP represents the voice and interests of rural towns in the South East, towns playing a vital role because they hold the key to a sustainable rural economy. 

As our community focus shifts through Big Society and the Localism Bill, flexibility is necessary to meet challenges. Many of our rural towns already think ‘local’ and work successfully in partnership with other organisations. They are well placed to continue to deliver planned or existing projects and SERTP is still responsible for the management of various former RDA funding.

Work is underway on some major regeneration projects, whilst recently completed ones are sharing their innovative thinking and strength of commitment by entering the regional finals of the national Market Towns Awards, run by Action for Market Towns.

This website provides information, resources, and news about what is happening as communities now decide the future of their rural towns and surroundings.

If there is any further information you require please feel free to contact one of our key contacts.

Click here for the latest SERTP brochure

Click here for the Report and Evaluation prepared in March 2011 on the SEEDA-funded Small Rural Towns Programme 2004-2012

Town Centre Solutions Event, Stony Stratford 29th November – Click here for details

click here for all the presentations

SERTP CONFERENCE AT DENBIES WINE ESTATE
FRIDAY 1ST JULY 2011

The Garden Room at Denbies Wine Estate (Dorking) was the location of the second Conference organised by the South East Rural Towns Partnership, and eighty five people gathered to hear topical speakers discuss issues around the new Localism Bill and how market towns might fit with the newly established Local Economic Partnerships.

Presentations from the event can be downloaded here, and further information and photos will be available later this week.