Engaging Communities
Engaging Communities focuses on engaging all people who love the South West Peak; those who live or work in the area or folks who are just visiting. The project aims to leave a long lasting legacy in the South West Peak by building a sense of ownership and encouraging practical community involvement. To achieve this project staff are raising awareness of the aims of the South West Peak Landscape Partnership, promoting volunteering opportunities and also promoting a community grant scheme to community groups, parish councils, schools and churches. These groups can be both inside and outside the South West Peak area.
The South West Peak Landscape Partnership provides small grants of between £500 to £10,000 for eligible projects that address one or more of our project objectives. The scheme funds up to 50% of the total project costs and groups need to be able to provide match funding (from other fundraising and in-kind contributions) for their projects. Project staff provide support for communities to design and implement community projects and also to apply for funding, both from the Partnership and from other funding organisations as well.
Recipients of community grants are decided by a Community Grants Panel. This panel is composed of volunteers who are knowledgeable about the area and who are interested in contributing to the aims of the project.
If you are interested in applying for a Community Grant or are interested in volunteering on one of the Community Grant Panels you can contact the South West Peak team at: SWP@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Check out these videos produced with support from the Community Grants Scheme and the National Lottery Heritage Fund:
All the films can be found under the heading ‘Folktales’ here.
Over the last five years the Partnership, local communities and our volunteers have been working tirelessly to record and protect some of the most distinctive and important features of the South West Peak landscape. Now you can hang them on your wall!
We have ten beautiful South West Peak 2022 calendars up for grabs in National Lottery Open Week, from March 19 to 27.
Tarmac donation in National Parks Week to help improve access for all at beauty spot