From 1 April 2024, the responsibility for LEP functions across the Enterprise M3 LEP region has transferred to Hampshire County Council and Surrey County Council.

The Enterprise M3 Board met for the last time in March 2024 and Enterprise M3 LEP is no longer operating as an organisation.

For any enquiries relating to economic development across the counties of Hampshire and Surrey, please visit the Hampshire County Council website and Business Surrey respectively.

Please note that Enterprise M3 LEP staff have transferred to Hampshire County Council to continue to deliver services and activities in Hampshire, including the Growth Hub, the Careers Hub, work on key business sectors, and trade and investment.  
They can be contacted at economic.development@hants.gov.uk.

The Guildford track renewal has, in line with government guidelines,been approved to proceed this coming Friday, 10 April 2020.

What do you need to know about the Guildford project? 

 Project dates are Friday, 10 April to Sunday, 19 April 2020
•    Buses will replace all trains at Guildford between Friday, 10 April and Monday, 13 April 2020. Please check before you travel.
•    Buses will replace SWR services between Woking/Guildford and Haslemere, plus Guildford and Aldershot for all 10 days of engineering work. A limited number of services from Guildford to London Waterloo via Cobham & Stoke D' Abernon will resume from Tuesday, 14 April 2020. Please check before you travel.
•    GWR services between Reading and Gatwick Airport will terminate at Ash. Replacement bus services will run between North Camp and Gatwick Airport. Please check before you travel.
•    CrossCountry services between Newcastle and Guildford will terminate at Reading, whilst Southern services to Guildford will start and terminate at Epsom. Please check before you travel.

Follow-up works

After the 10-day closure we will also carry out follow up works. These will take place on the following dates and will affect train services in the Guildford area:
•    Saturday, 25 and Sunday, 26 April 2020
•    Saturday, 16 and Sunday, 17 May 2020

What will we be doing?

We will be undertaking the biggest track improvements in the Guildford area for almost 40 years.  This includes upgrading track and conductor rail along with replacing track circuits. As the work gets underway, we will be tweeting photos and providing updates on the work.

Safety

Network Rail is grateful for the inclusion of essential rail workers in the government's definition of key workers because it enables us to contribute to the national efforts in keeping the country running.

Please rest assured that our people come first and we are committed to safe working environments for them.  We recognise our important role in supporting the economy and society through this incredibly challenging period. While you may see a lot of workers on site throughout the duration of the project, we have adopted all best practice measures on protective equipment, health advice and working practices.  

In line with these changing times, we have implemented a freight and key worker strategy to ensure the safety of our workforce and to keep the railway running.  Our top priorities are as follows:
 
1)    Protecting our people through minimising contact, adapting our work practices and providing the best possible protection
 
2)    Increasing freight services to maintain essential supplies supporting the transport of medical supplies to hospitals, materials to power stations, goods to supermarkets and the removal of household waste from urban areas.
 
3)    Providing passenger services to support essential travel including for key workers

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