News & Developments

The Chair of the Committee, Louise Ellman MP, has said:

"People from different communities across the UK should have access to adequate transport services. We will be looking at how best to meet the needs of passengers in isolated communities, including rural areas, island communities, and suburban or urban areas with poor transport connections. We are particularly interested in the provision of bus and rail services, as well as the role of Community Transport services.”

See the Parliament website for details.

But the judges will be looking at more than just buildings, roads and factories. They want to know about the people who make the places work, and so many of them are volunteers – like you. 

I’ve been asked to get quotes from volunteers and voluntary groups to build up a picture for the judges of how much the people of the town do for themselves and others. A few words about what your organisation has done for the town in the last three years and what you hope to achieve in the future would add real evidence to the case for Buxton to win.

Buxton’s bid is being co-ordinated by High Peak Council, but please sends your quote to me and I will pass it on. I’d be grateful if you could keep it to 80 words, as Buxton has scores of groups which I hope will take part. Thanks for your help.  

John Phillips Community Liaison Officer University of Derby Buxton - Email j.phillips@derby.ac.uk 

The Bakewell Green Festival will bring together individuals, enthusiasts, voluntary organisations, schools, colleges and business people from across the Peak District to share the vision of a sustainable future with each other and with our many visitors. This is a fun, family-oriented event that will mix great local food, drink and music with inspiration and ideas for living a greener life.

If you’re involved with a sustainable project, the Green Festival will be a brilliant opportunity to demonstrate, interpret, advertise and trade in your speciality through stalls, exhibitions and talks and activities.  The emphasis will be on accessible, practical ways to reduce our damaging impact on the planet.  

To get involved, contact the project organising group web site:  www.bakewellgreenfestival.org  or phone: Jeni Edwards on 01629 636550 or come along to the Open Evening at Bakewell Quaker Meeting House 7.30pm, Wednesday September 18th 2013.

We would like to invite you to attend a free training session for all who work with clients or groups who experience financial difficulties.

This FREE training is an opportunity to learn more about financial inclusion and how financial exclusion issues may be affecting your client group, what’s happening in Derbyshire/ High Peak & Derbyshire Dales on this, how you can best support your clients, and the local services that can help. The session will look at the range of financial inclusion issues. In addition, there will be inputs on affordable warmth and on the forthcoming welfare reform changes.

To Book go to : peakdales.eventbrite.co.uk/ 

The scheme provides community based activities and allows disabled young people the opportunity to develop friendships and interests, whilst having FUN!

On offer this summer: (Each day is a 10am meet and a 3pm pick up)

6th  August  – Archery and Climbing for young people aged between 8 – 12

13th August  - Archery and Climbing for young people aged between 13 – 18

20th August  – Chestnut Owl & Otter Centre for young people aged between 8 - 12 

27th August – Chestnut Owl & Otter Centre for young people aged between 13 – 18

Transport available from a central point.(tbc).  Cost £10 per day, which includes transport, staffing and all activities. Bring a packed lunch and appropriate clothing.

Contact Stockport CP in Derbyshire at the Glossop Office Telephone 01457 856300

geraint.hughes@stockportcp.co.uk / 07904998352

ged.rowan@stockportcp.co.uk / 07749029669

Derbyshire Sport, High Peak Borough Council & High Peak School Sport Partnership invites Sports Clubs & organisations from across the High Peak to attend a local Club Conference aimed at informing and supporting clubs to make your club the best it can be. 

The event will give you the opportunity to meet your local Sport Development Officers and find out what they can do for your club, as well as attend short workshops designed specifically for sports clubs. Workshops 

Funding – current funding opportunities & top tips when writing an application 

Facebook – Helping clubs get the best out of Facebook 

Coaching Derbyshire – what’s on offer to support your coaches & volunteers 

Creating better links with Schools – Introduction to the NEW Satellite Clubs Programme and how to make stronger school to club links 

Planning a facility improvement project? – A guide to the process of planning a successful project 

Volunteers – Identify the key vacant volunteer roles required in running your club and action plan how to fill them 

For more information contact 

Andrea Stone on 01773 571222 andrea.stone@derbyshire.gov.uk 

Book by 18 August 2013 through www.surveymonkey.com/s/club-conference 

The funding comes from a joint initiative of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and BIG Lottery Fund (BIG) which announced last October that they were investing £100 million in the Parks for People programme over the next three years. The programme aims to get local people more involved in the management of their parks and for the first time, is providing funding to conserve historic cemeteries. 

Grants of between £100,000 and £5 million are available to support the following:

• The landscape design 
• Historic features or buildings.
• Natural heritage 
• Archaeological sites,.
• Collections of plants, trees, objects or documents.
• Cultural traditions such as stories, festivals, fairs and crafts.
• People’s memories and experiences of the park or cemetery.
• The history associated with individual features such as memorials or veteran trees.

There is a two-round application process. Applications can be made at an early stage of planning in order to get a good idea of whether the project will receive funding. The second round will require greater detail. Full details can be found on the Heritage Lottery Fund website www.hlf.org.uk .

Bring your community together to do something good for your neighbourhood by applying before 13 September 2013 for the chance to receive a free tree pack to plant in November 2013.

Each pack is worth £30, £105 or £420. All you need to do is find a suitable site and supply the volunteer planters and tree protection.

Pre-school, school, college and university groups interested in a small pack of 30 trees should head straight over to the school pack page.

Tree packs come in three sizes... 

Small contains 30 saplings. Medium contains 105 saplings. Large contains 420 saplings.

For more details see their website   www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

Through the package charities can get free access to the online collaboration suite Google Apps including Gmail, Google Talk, Hangouts and Drive.

Charities will also have access to educational videos and invited to the Google+ international community for non-profit organisations and premium features in YouTube and Google Earth Outreach.

UK charities were already able to access some parts of the programme, including the Adwords scheme and Google Grants. Those that have already signed up to those programmes do not need to re-register for those services when applying for the new aspects.

To apply for the Google for Nonprofits charities need to be registered with the Charity Commission, with headquarters in the UK. Healthcare and education organisations are not eligible for the programme, although Google runs a similar programme of support for educational institutions.

For further information visit www.google.co.uk/intl/en/nonprofits.