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Sustainable development in the Peak District
Community groups and businesses in the Peak District have won £1,000s to develop renewable energy, organic gardening, energy efficiency and wildlife projects.
The Peak District Sustainable Development Fund has handed out grants to organisations as part of its community work.
Recent grants include 41,600 to Parwich Memorial Hall Committee to help develop its new village hall with renewable energy technology; 12,500 to the South Yorkshire Energy Centre, to help train Peak District groups in energy efficiency and conservation for older buildings; and 7,100 to Peak Organics, an allotment-based project run by JJM Learning, to run organic gardening workshops for people to learn how to do it at home.
The Fund channels nearly 200,000 a year from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs into environmental, educational and social projects across the Peak District.
Its panel of local independent assessors decides on larger grant applications four times a year.
The Peak District National Park Authority, which manages the fund, has just appointed a new panel chairman, Harry Bowell, and deputy chairman Cllr Tracy Critchlow.
Mr Bowell said: "It's heartening to see such far-sighted schemes being developed all across the Peak District.
"We are delighted to be able to help local groups and businesses who are prepared to meet the challenges of climate change and help safeguard the long-term future of our area."
The authority thanked previous panel leaders Anne Ashe and John Herbert.
To find out about the Sustainable Development Fund or get general advice on any sustainable development project, call 01629 816312 or click here.
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