 Access High Peak
A joint group comprising Access Buxton, Access Glossop, Hope Valley Access Group and New Mills Access Group, dealing with accessibility. |
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 Active
Communities Unit
Home Office unit to promote the development of the voluntary
and community sector. |
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 Community
Education Development Centre
Community-based learning as the vehicle for widening
opportunities for health improvement, lifelong learning
and community regeneration. |
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 CEFET
Co-ordinating
European Funding for the East Midlands Third Sector.
CEFET
acts as a bridge between voluntary and community groups
in the East Midlands and the regional, national and
European technical and administrative structures of
European Funding. |
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 ChangeUp
Investment to build quality, capacity and sustainability in infrastructure organisations that support the local Voluntary & Community Sector. |
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 ChangeUp
East Midlands Infrastructure
Regional investment to build quality, capacity and sustainability in East Midlands infrastructure organisations that support the local VCS. |
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 Community
Enterprise
Working
with people in the Peak District, targeting those suffering
from rural isolation and those having difficulty in
accessing opportunities. |
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 Connexions
Derbyshire
Connexions is a support service for all 13 to 19 year
olds. It
aims to provide advice, information, guidance and access
to personal development. |
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 Countryside
Agency
Funded by
DEFRA to make life better for people in the countryside
and to make the quality of the countryside better for
everyone. |
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 Derbyshire
Community Foundation
Community
foundations are a new, sustainable and independent source
of funding for voluntary community action. (DCF)
is a young foundation covering the county of Derbyshire
and city of Derby, helping people tackle problems, building
and strengthening community life countywide. |
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 Derbyshire
County Council
A-Z details of all DCC services - highways, police,
education, etc. |
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 Derbyshire
Dales District Council
A
guide to DDDC services and activities for people living
and working in the area and for those visiting. |
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 Derbyshire
Dales & High Peak Local Stategic Partnership
Oversees
the preparation, delivery, monitoring and review of
the Community Strategies for the High Peak and Derbyshire
Dales. |
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 Derbyshire
Information Advice Guidance Partnership
IAG Partnerships work throughout the area, to provide
all the information you need to find out about learning
and work available to you locally. |
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 Derbyshire
Rural Community Council
Part
of ACRE,
working with other agencies to help Derbyshire’s
rural communities tackle the challenges and opportunities
they face. |
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 Development
Trust Association
Promotes
and supports the formation and work of development trusts,
encourages exchange of information and good practice
by supporting nine regional networks and numerous specialist
forums. |
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 East
Midlands Development Agency (EMDA)
1
of 9 Regional Development Agencies in England, set up
by Government in April 1999 to bring a regional focus
to economic development. |
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|  Emphasis
(East
Midlands Public Health Observatory)
Working with regional partners to provide a positive,
supportive environment in which local action can make
a real impact on improving health and reducing health
inequalities for the people of the East Midlands.
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 Engage
East Midlands
Working with a range of partner agencies, aiming to
support the voluntary and community sector so that it
is able to make best use of its strengths and contribute
as an equal partner to the development of the East Midlands. |
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 High
Peak Borough Council
A-Z
details of all HPBC services and strategies- housing,
planning, envoronment, economic development, waste,
parks, etc. |
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 High
Peak Council for Voluntary Service (CVS)
Promoting
community and voluntary sustainability in the High Peak
area. This involves supporting and facilitating the
development of voluntary and community organisations
through the provision of practical services. |
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 Hope
Valley & High Peak Transport Partnership
A consortium of local authorities, transport providers,
community groups and businesses sharing common aims
of promoting and enhancing public transport services
in the Hope Valley & High Peak areas of Derbyshire. |
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 Learning
and Development Consortium
Supports collaboration between voluntary organisations
in the development and delivery of learning opportunities. |
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 Lifelong
Learning
Encouragement, promotion and development of lifelong
learning. Supported by the Access to Learning for Adults
Division of the Department for Education and Skills.
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 National
Association of Councils for Voluntary Service
Helps to promote
voluntary and community action by supporting CVS and
by acting as a national voice for the local voluntary
and community sector. |
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 National
Council for Voluntary Organisations
Umbrella body for the voluntary sector
in England, helping voluntary organisations to achieve
the highest standards of practice & effectiveness.. |
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 National
Lottery Community Fund
Community
Fund distributes money raised by the National Lottery
to support charities and voluntary and community groups
throughout the UK. |
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 National
Volunteering Opportunities Database
Thousands
of opportunities and all you need to know to volunteer. |
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 New
Opportunities Fund
Lottery Distributor created to award grants to education,
health and environment projects throughout the UK, focusing
particularly on those in society who are most disadvantaged. |
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 New
Start
An independent UK weekly news magazine dedicated to
physical and social community regeneration. |
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 North
Staffordshire / West Derbyshire Rural Transport Partnership
Aims
to enhance rural transport services to secure long term
improvement in rural people’s access to jobs, services
and social activities and also in visitors’ sustainable
access to the countryside. |
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 Peak
District Healthy Living Network
A
group of projects addressing issues that affect health
- such as low income, stress and lack of transport or
other local services. |
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 Peak
District Rural Deprivation Forum
A
network of about 250 Peak District residents and workers
who are concerned to tackle the problems of hidden deprivation
in the area. |
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 Peak
Partners for Rural Action
A
partnership of organisations working together to support
and enhance voluntary and community action in the Derbyshire
Dales and the High Peak. |
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 Rural
Regeneration NE Staffordshire
Aims to tackle social and economic problems in the countryside
by allowing communities to decide what is best for them.
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 Social
Enterprise East Midlands - SEEM
A partnership of organisations from the community, voluntary,
enterprise, government and regional development sectors
of the East Midlands. . |
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 Staffordshire
Information Advice Guidance Partnership
This Learning and Skills Council funded programme operates
within the remit of the Staffordshire Lifelong Learning
Partnership. |
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 Staffordshire
Moorlands District Council
A
guide to SMDC services and activities for people living
and working in the area and for those visiting. |
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 Volunteering
England
- National Centre for Volunteering, VDE
Works to promote volunteering as a powerful force for
change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider
community.. |
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| Local
Links |
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|  Buxton
Volunteer Bureau
People
- Services - Home support - Transport - History -
Volunteers - Funding - Latest news etc.
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|  Glossop
& District Volunteer Bureau
a
charitable organisation enhancing the quality of life
for the people of Glossop and the High Peak by promoting
the value of volunteering.
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|  Hayfield
Development Trust
To
initiate, support and progress projects in the Hayfield
area, that the existing statutory bodies are either
not able or not willing to undertake.
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|  High
Peak Community Arts
Opportunities
for the people of the High Peak to participate in
creative arts and so enhance their quality of life
through self-expression.
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|  New
Mills & District Volunteer Centre
Purposes
and running of NMVC - How to volunteer - Volunteer
jobs - Activity groups - Weekly timetable - Premises
etc.
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Peak
District Rural Deprivation Forum