5. Hastings and Bexhill Task Force A group of partners who came together to develop the five point regeneration
South East England Development plan for the area.
Agency, Hastings Borough Council, Rother The Task Force meets regularly to check on the progress of regeneration and
District Council, East Sussex County Council, the make decisions on the direction of projects.
two local MPs Michael Foster and Gregory
Barker,English Partnerships and the Government
Office for the South East.
Sea Space The local regeneration company, Sea Space, set up in 2003 by the Task Force
is carrying out the Task Force's five point plan getting planning permission for
projects and building them. Sea Space has a small team of professionals with
experience in regeneration, urban planning, building, tourism, transport,
business and education.
Hastings Borough Council As the local authority, we have a major role to play in the town's regeneration.
As well as being a partner in the Task Force, we have our own Regeneration
Strategies and projects which supplement and support the five-point plan. In
particular we lead on the issue of trying to get local people the skills and
employability for the new jobs being created.
SEEDA The South East England Development Agency is responsible for sustainable
economic development and regeneration across the whole of the South East of
England. It brought together the partners of the Task Force and helped to
develop the five-point plan.
English Partnerships The national regeneration agency, helping the Government to support high
quality sustainable growth in England, including bringing back into use large
derelict sites. As well as being part of the Task Force, English Partnerships is
overseeing the Millennium Communities project in Ore Valley and has built the
new community centre at Priory Road.
6. Evaluating urban Rebranding schemes
How
Question successful
What makes a has
successful urban it been?
area?
S.E.E What urban Rebranding
schemes can you think of
from your fieldwork or
research and reading?
8. Ingredients for a successful urban area
• Technology and innovation
• Quality education
• Sound transport and communication network
• Being culturally and ethically diverse
• Being safe and secure
• Having as low-skilled and high-skilled labour mix
• Possessing a distinctive character (including retail)
• Having a historic interest, high quality design , green
spaces, social interaction (cafes and bookshops)
• Having a mixture of residential tenures and types
