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Peak District ‘Bog of Doom’ route repair project needs your vote to win 30,000 Euros
A bridleway repair project led by the Peak District National Park Authority has been shortlisted for possible funding from the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA).
8 October 2018
Cultural heritage expert appointed to the Peak District National Park Authority
Mr Ken Smith has been appointed a member of the Peak District National Park Authority by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
5 October 2018
Nominate best new buildings in the Peak District National Park
The Peak District National Park Authority is calling for nominations to its new Planning Awards.
21 September 2018
Call for charity trustees for new Peak District National Park Trust
The Peak District National Park Trust is looking for people who are passionate about fundraising to help look after the UK’s first national park.
19 September 2018
£150,000 Crowdfunding drive: BMC launches the biggest phase of Mend Our Mountains
Today marks the launch of an enormous crowdfunding drive for Britain’s hills and mountains. It is part of Mend Our Mountains: Make One Million, a campaign partnership between the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) and the UK’s family of fifteen National Parks, which seeks to repair the areas of our treasured landscapes that have been most seriously blighted by erosion.
11 September 2018
Mountain bikers to pedal Peak District National Park boundary to raise cash for route repairs
Two members of staff from the Peak District National Park Authority are to cycle 340km to raise money to repair a popular mountain bike route.
5 September 2018
Young, wild and free: new youth group for local teens to experience Peak District National Park
A brand new Peak District junior ranger group is set to give local young people the opportunity to learn vital conservation skills in the heart of the UK’s first National Park.
31 August 2018
Raising a glass to Mend Our Mountains
A new beer will be launched this weekend in support of a Peak District National Park fundraising project.
29 August 2018
West Yorkshire Lane Riders, Yorkshire Air Ambulance fundraising ride
The West Yorkshire Lane Riders group will be undertaking a 100 mile fundraising motorcycle ride on 8 September 2018. This includes off-road, unsurfaced routes, sometimes known as ‘green lanes’ within the Peak District National Park.
23 August 2018
Nominate Your Local Heroes in the National Parks UK Awards
UK National Parks are calling for nominations to the Volunteer Awards 2018.
9 August 2018
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