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Villages and Communities Together
Working with people across the east Peak
The Villages and Communities Together project provides support to rural communities and businesses across the north east Peak. We provide advice and support to people who live and work in the area.
What we do
- We can help you to find funding to carry out local projects
- We can direct you to the right services or sources of advice and information or identify the right organisation that can help you
- We can help you to set up or run a community group or organisation and link up with other villages and groups
- We can help you to identify the issues that are important to your community, encourage people to get involved in community activity and develop programmes for action
- We provide free workshops and training, plus valuable networking opportunities for businesses and community groups
- We support new and existing businesses, social enterprises, or voluntary and community organisations that contribute to Sheffield’s rural economy
Where we work
The project supports people who live and work across the north east Peak area, which includes Sheffield’s Northern Community Assembly area, Penistone and district, and Denby Dale & Kirkburton.
If you are not sure if you are within the area, please get in touch with us to find out if we can help you.
Contact us
There are two part-time Village Officers working on the project - Sharon Batty and Lucy Atkins. As we are out and about working with communities, the best way to get in touch with us is to send an email to villageofficer@peakdistrict.gov.uk
We can also be contacted directly as follows:
Phone Sharon Batty on 07890 274620, or email sharon.batty@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Phone Lucy Atkins on 07896 481 012, or email lucy.atkins@peakdistrict.gov.uk
We are based in Chapeltown, at the Northern Community Assembly Office, where you can phone us on 0114 284 7943, or write to us at:
Chapeltown Training Centre
230 Lane End
Chapeltown
Sheffield
S35 2UZ
Supported by our funders
The ‘Villages and Communities Together’ project is jointly-funded by Sheffield City Council’s Northern Community Assembly, the Peak District National Park Authority and a grant from the East Peak Innovation Partnership (EPIP). EPIP funding has been made available through the Rural Development Programme for England, which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union.
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