The HVHPTP aims to:

1. Address the transport needs of people living in the Partnership area through improvements to core public transport services and infrastructure, and providing better information about those services.
2. Promote a wider welcome to the Hope Valley and High Peak area by increasing the availability of public transport services and providing better information about public transport for visitors.
3. Reduce the environmental impact of travel on the Peak District National Park through the above measures.
4. Assist the economic and social development of village and market town communities in the Partnership area through the above measures.

   Our objectives are to:

• Work with all, but especially local, communities to identify transport needs
• Assist in the provision of better quality local bus services which meet residents’ and visitors’ needs
• Assist in the provision of better quality rail services on the Hope Valley, Buxton and Glossop railway lines which meet residents’ and visitors’ needs
• Promote improved integration between transport modes
• Promote and provide improved access to public transport services
• Promote and provide improved public and alternative “green” transport infrastructure
• Develop improved public transport information
• Market public transport effectively to visitors and local residents
• Encourage modal shift from the private car to sustainable forms of transport
• Increase opportunities for cycling and walking in the Partnership area
• Work with partner organisations on joint initiatives to achieve public transport improvements
• Influence policymakers and strategic bodies on key relevant issues
• Promote the various Countryside Agency funding sources available for transport projects to the wider community
  

Rural Transport Partnerships
are an initiative of the Countryside Agency, and are organisations which aim to secure a long-term improvement in rural people's access to jobs, services and social activities, and to enhance visitors' access to the countryside by developing and promoting transport provision.

Community Rail Partnerships
aim to promote and develop rural railway lines to meet the needs of local people and visitors to an area. They bring together train operators, rail infrastructure companies, local authorities, development and tourism agencies, community groups and other, locally based bodies. The Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP) is a national federation representing over 25 partnerships across the UK.

Who The Partners Are

The members of the HVHPTP include:

Derbyshire County Council, Peak District National Park Authority, High Peak Borough Council, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, Northern Rail, Railtrack plc, Castleton Caverns, National Trust, High Peak Community Arts, Peak District Rural Deprivation Forum, Hathersage Parish Council, Outseats Parish Council, Grindleford Parish Council, Hope-with-Aston Parish Council, Bamford-with-Thornhill Parish Council, New Mills Town Council, Bradwell Parish Council, Whaley Bridge Town Council and Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside Parish Council.

How We Are Funded

The HVHPT Partnership is funded by East Midlands Development Fund, Derbyshire County Council, Peak District National Park Authority and Northern Rail. Other organisations have contributed to individual projects, including Northern Rail, Railtrack plc, High Peak Borough Council and South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive.

Working Group

Our Working Group Meetings currently take place in the New Mills Town Hall on the dates below. To read the minutes from the meetings click on the links below.

12th December 2007

12th September 2007

13th June 2007

13th March 2007 Minutes waiting for approval

16th January 2007- Minutes

3rd October 2006 - Minutes

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