{"id":108096,"date":"2026-08-21T11:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/108096\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:14:15","slug":"uk-government-local-leaders-discuss-new-universal-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/108096\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government, local leaders discuss new Universal resort"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK government has met with regional leaders to discuss how they can work together to maximise the benefits of the proposed Universal United Kingdom Resort<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Located in Bedfordshire, Universal United Kingdom Resort is scheduled to open in 2031 and will include a theme park with several immersive lands, a 500-room hotel and a retail, dining, and entertainment complex.<\/p>\n

The project<\/a> is expected to create 28,000 jobs between construction and employment, and generate nearly \u00a350 billion for the UK economy by 2055.<\/p>\n

Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock has held the first roundtable meeting for the project in Bedford, bringing together government, eight local authorities and Universal Destinations & Experiences.<\/p>\n

\"Universal Universal’s UK theme park has been named Universal United Kingdom Resort and is due to open in 2031 Universal <\/p>\n

“For the people of Bedford, the Universal United Kingdom Resort is more than just the thrill of a new theme park<\/a> on their doorstep \u2013 it\u2019s about the jobs, investment and opportunities it\u2019ll create,” said Peacock.<\/p>\n

“That is why the government is committed to supporting local communities to drive forward their priorities as the development progresses towards its opening in 2031.”<\/p>\n

At the roundtable, attendees discussed the opportunities the new resort will provide, highlighting the importance of working together in a coordinated way to take advantage of them.<\/p>\n

This includes driving local regeneration and boosting the local economy by attracting tourists across the region, and involving local businesses in supplying the park and resort.<\/p>\n

Jobs, investment and economic growth<\/p>\n

To deliver these opportunities, partners are forming working groups to cover the creative industries, culture and heritage, and the visitor economy, while a socio-economic taskforce will prepare the local workforce with training and more.<\/p>\n

“From apprenticeships and career pathways for young people, to new opportunities for local businesses and tradespeople, we want communities across Bedford<\/a> and the wider region to feel the benefits of this investment,” Peacock added. <\/p>\n

“This is about putting power and opportunity into local communities, driving growth and bringing pride to every postcode.”<\/p>\n

Universal’s UK project will be supported by \u00a31.3bn in government funding<\/a> for local infrastructure and transport improvements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UK government has met with regional leaders to discuss how they can work together to maximise the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[12696,44790,44787,44788,30947,44789,44786,5,6,44791],"class_list":["post-108096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uk","tag-balppa","tag-theme-park-construction","tag-theme-park-design","tag-theme-park-investment","tag-theme-park-management","tag-theme-park-rides","tag-themed-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-universal-studios"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/117133211356112310","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}