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About Peak Pathfinder

“To enhance access to services that support business and community enterprise in rural areas.” - The vision for the Pathfinder.

The Pathfinder area is the Peak District Rural Action Zone (RAZ) which comprises the districts of Derbyshire Dales and High Peak (East Midlands), significant parts of Staffordshire Moorlands and the Weaver ward of East Staffordshire (West Midlands).

For many years partners have worked closely to deliver “across boundary” regeneration projects and welcome the opportunity to tackle key issues together as part of the Pathfinder Programme.

Our plans, community strategies and quantitative analysis direct us to looking at how we can work together to help people in businesses and communities achieve regeneration. The unique characteristics of the area - rural, near to urban areas, high environmental values, good partnership working across boundaries - are strong assets, but our communities face many challenges.

Already the Pathfinder partners and other agencies offer grant schemes, technical advice and other support to community, environmental and economic regeneration. The public, voluntary & community sector and private sectors already work well together and have also shown we can secure regeneration. We must strive to make support services much more accessible, streamlined and efficient.

Peak District RAZ Pathfinder Business Plan (Nov 2005) 182Kb

Peak District RAZ Pathfinder Business Plan Executive Summary 40Kb

Membership of the Peak District RAZ Pathfinder Officer Group

Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Local Strategic Partnership

Moorlands Together LSP

Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership

Derbyshire Dales District Council

High Peak Borough Council

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

East Staffordshire Borough Council

Derbyshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council

Peak District National Park Authority

Derbyshire Rural Community Council

Peak Partners for Rural Action

Community Council of Staffordshire

East Midlands Development Agency

Advantage West Midlands

Natural England Confederation

Derbyshire Chamber & Business Link

NFU

Additional Partners on the Pathfinder Officer Group:

Government Office East Midlands

Government Office West Midlands

Staffordshire Moorlands CVS

Derbyshire Dales CVS