Some of the projects we have funded

Alsop Rivendale Ltd

Contact: Greg Potter
Buxton Road, Alsop-en-le-Dale, Derbyshire DE61QU
Telephone: 01335 310311
Email: enquiries@rivendalecaravanpark.co.uk
Web: www.rivendalecaravanpark.co.uk

Holiday park near Dovedale with pitches for tents and caravans, offering restaurant, shop, café and bar facilities in the converted buildings.  Wedding licence and luxurious bed and breakfast rooms opening 2008.  All our dairy products and meat are sourced from suppliers within four miles of Rivendale.  Most other products are sourced within a radius of 20 miles.

Grant details

The grant was given to establish an area within the camp shop focused on selling Peak District sourced food.  Total value of the project £3,172.32  NEE grant £1,586.16 (50%).

Ash Tree Cottage

Contact: Clare Morson
Nettletor Farm, Mill Lane, Hartington, Derbyshire SK17 0AN
Telephone: 01298 84247
Mobile: 07980 351630
Email: Morson.brothers@ic24.net
Grid ref: SK 127 603

Single storey self-catering accommodation (sleeps 4, 1 twin room, 1 double en suite), fully fitted kitchen and living area with underfloor heating.  Situated on a working farm at the heart of the Peak District, with direct access to all the Dales’ walks and cycle trails.  All our produce is sourced locally (meat, dairy, eggs).  Our visitors are encouraged to enjoy this beautiful backdrop for their outdoor activities and to learn about our traditional farming practices and the ancient burial mounds located on our farm.

Grant details

The grant was given to undertake a sympathetic conversion of a listed old washhouse into holiday accommodation, incorporating the original earth closets and wash stones, and to offer special interest weekends focused on rural crafts.  Total value of the project £52,000.  NEE grant £13,000 (25%).

Breathing Life Into History

Contact: Danny Wells
‘Thorpe View’, Mapleton, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 2AB
Telephone: 01335 350536
Email: danny.wells@history-talks.co.uk

Talks, tours and courses celebrating the history of the Derbyshire Dales and Staffordshire Moorlands.  The aim is to ‘unlock the past’, discovering, stimulating and creating a greater understanding of the area.  The business benefits the Peak District by stimulating interest and developing a greater understanding of the area.

Grant details

The grant was given to help establish a new business delivering talks, courses and guided history talks throughout the Peak, Dales and Staffordshire Moorlands.  Total value of the project £5,519.10  NEE grant £2,207.64 (40%).

Brightspark

Contact: Frances Taylor
3 The Carlton, 24 St Johns Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XQ
Telephone: 0845 837 9611
Mobile: 0796 796 8821
Email: enquiries@brightsparktraining.net
Web: www.brightsparktraining.net

The business offers consultancy and training support to organisations to enable them to identify and tackle stress at work and promote wellbeing. We work with local companies helping them to maximise the efficiency and job satisfaction of employees and minimising the costs of stress related absence, thereby benefiting the local economy.  The wellbeing courses focus on marketing the Peak District environment as a place of relaxation, rejuvenation and restoration.

Grant details

The grant was given for expansion into wellbeing events and training, targeting the corporate market.

Total value of the project £6,155.16.  NEE grant £2,154.30 (35%).

Cocoadance

Contact: David Golubows & Bridget Joyce
Mam Farm, Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire S33 8WA
Telephone: 01433 621334
Email: info@cocoadance.com
Web: www.cocoadance.com
Grid ref: SK 133 839

Award winning chocolatiers Bridget and David, featured many times on TV and in magazines, produce a limited amount of fancy handmade chocolates, confectionary and wedding cakes.
Chocolate talks now available to small parties by appointment only.

The business purchases cream, butter, milk, eggs and honey locally.  It has also tried to establish a crop of angelica for crystallising.  It makes people aware of how special the Peak District is, not only because of the environment, but also because of the people and businesses.

Grant details

The grant was given to convert a redundant barn into a chocolate workshop which also offers visitors a ‘chocolate experience’. Total value of the project £40,058.38.  NEE grant £17,879.01 (45%).