Looking after

How we work to look after the National Park, conservation, ranger services, biodiversity and policies.

Judith Twigg

Councillor Judith Twigg

I am an elected Derbyshire County Councillor and Derbyshire Dales District councillor.

Contact me

If you want to contact me about the work of the Peak District National Park Authority you can do so in the following ways:

Telephone: 01629 813292
Email: judith.twigg@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Address: The Avenue, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1EQ

About Me

I have lived and worked in the National Park all of my life.

I have been a member of the Peak District National Park Authority since 1992 and am currently appointed to my role as one of the Derbyshire County Council representatives. 

I have been a Derbyshire County Councillor for Bakewell since being elected in 1997 and have held a wide range of roles.

Since 1983 I have also been the Derbyshire Dales District Councillor for Bakewell. I am currently the council's chairman and have been chairman of the Northern Area Forum for the last eight years. I have previously been chairman of the Northern Planning Committee.

I was previously a Bakewell town councillor for many years and held the position of Mayor of Bakewell three times.

Locally I am involved in many organisations and serve as President of both Bakewell’s St John Ambulance branch and the Bakewell District Club for the Disabled, and as Vice-president of the Royal British Legion Ladies section.

I am also Chairman of Bakewell Community Interest group, Chairman of Derbyshire Dales Community Forum, a member of Bakewell Responders and a former governor on three schools in the town having chairman of the infants’ school.

What the national park means to me

It is a special place to live and work. I would hate to see it become a museum - it has to be a living national park and grow so that local people - especially young families - can live here and so that we can protect all the jobs, especially in farming and quarrying.

Membership of outside bodies

I represent the Peak District National Park Authority on the following outside bodies:

  • Campaign for National Parks
  • Land Managers’ Forum

In my role as a councillor I am:

  • Chairman of Derbyshire Dales District Council.
  • Chairman of the county council’s “Places” Improvement and Scrutiny Committee
  • Chairman of the county council’s Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE).
  • Member of the county council’s Health and Adult Care Improvement and Scrutiny Committee.