Partnership Chair Role For University Strategic Director
25 April 2013
Dr Peter Dewhurst, Strategic Director of the University of Derby Buxton
I very much look forward to helping the Partnership to continue to deliver tangible benefits to the people and communities of the Peak District.
”Dr Dewhurst
The Strategic Director of the University of Derby Buxton has recently been appointed Chair of the Peak District Partnership.
Peak District Partnership board members welcomed Dr Peter Dewhurst along with newly elected Vice-Chair, Neil Moulden, Chief Executive of Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Service at their annual general meeting in March (2013).
Dr Dewhurst said: "I am a passionate supporter of the Peak District and am committed to championing initiatives that can be of direct benefit to our local communities. I am therefore extremely proud to have been given this opportunity, and I very much look forward to helping the Partnership to continue to deliver tangible benefits to the people and communities of the Peak District."
The Partnership was formed in 2003 bringing together local councils, public services, businesses and voluntary organisations across the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales area. Formerly the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Local Strategic Partnership, the group provides a voice for the rural Peak District.
Recent achievements of partnership working include:
- Helping 169 young people at apprenticeship events seek pathways to jobs and training
- Setting up a credit union facility for people who work or live in the High Peak
- Securing funding for a worker to support homeless young people in the Peak District
- Providing free debt advice helping over 250 Derbyshire Dales households manage debts totalling £3.7million
- 'Wealth, Health and Wellbeing' services, which address debt, poverty and employment on the Gamesley and Fairfield estates
- Promoting '5 Ways to Wellbeing' to local groups to help them improve wellbeing within their communities.
A new statement of community priorities will be prepared to replace the partnership's current five year plan that comes to an end in 2014. The partnership will continue to provide an advocacy role to promote rural interests, focusing on health and wellbeing and the economy, with the aim of making the Peak District a better place to live, work and visit.
For further information about the Partnership contact either:
Derbyshire Dales District Council Tel: 01629 761211 or policy@derbyshiredales.gov.uk
High Peak Borough Council Tel: 01298 28400 ex. 2057 or
policy@highpeak.gov.uk
For more information on the University of Derby Buxton visit www.derby.ac.uk/udb
