Derbyshire Aggregates Levy Grant Scheme
The successful applicants from the first round of bidding (2002/03) were:
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Egginton Parish Institute - £38,915 towards roof repairs at Egginton
Memorial Hall
Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters - £34,361 towards
conservation and repair works to the regimental war memorial at Crich
National Stone Centre, Wirksworth - £31,614 to carry out a range of
improvements to improve public access and interpretation.
Whitwell Parish Council - £25,568 to replace dilapidated play equipment
at the Bakestone Moor Recreation Ground and £4,500 to carry out
improvements to a local footpath.
The Arkwright Society - £42,564 towards restoration of the water wheel
at Slinter Bobbin Mill in Cromford
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association - £22,000 for the Train Ride
to History project on the Wirksworth Mineral Railway Incline including
refurbishment of the track and new platforms.
Derbyshire County Council - £21,800 for works on a section of the
Pennine Bridleway at Perry Dale including the construction of two road
crossings.
Weston on Trent Village Hall Committee - £19,437 for replacement of
windows, flooring and electrical improvements in the village hall.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Stanton in the Peak - £5,000 towards
replacement of the bells, new bell frame and automation of the clock.
Stanton in Peak Village Hall Management Committee - £4,235 for
improvement to the village hall's kitchen area.
In the second year (2003/04)successful applicants were:
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Slinter Mining Company - £17,220 to rebuild dry stone walls next to
Cromford Hill footpath and improve Toothbrush Woodland at Tearsall
Quarry, Bonsall Moor.
Shardlow Village Hall Management Committee - £5,887 to refurbish
the kitchen in the village hall.
Hayfield Skate Park Group - £19,000 to provide equipment on the new
skate park.
Andrew Gyte - £2,181 to rebuild dry stone walls at the junction of the A6
and A623 at Dove Holes.
Stanton in the Peak Parish Council - £7,020 to complete the
replacement of boundary walls around the village green.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust - £44,575 to enhance biodiversity and improve
access to seven nature reserves in former quarries and lead mines
throughout the county.
Hartington Upper Quarter Parish Council - £43,000 to replace play
equipment at Sterndale Moor play area.
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Jeremy Spillane - £6,432 to rebuild dry stone walls on land off Cowlow
Lane, Green Fairfield, Tunstead, near Buxton.
Peak District National Park Authority - £7,500 for a boundary wall
restoration scheme in Wormhill and Stoney Middleton.
Wirksworth Community Woodland Association - £12,203 for
improvements to Stoney Wood, which is at a former quarry site.
Buxton Community School Parent Teacher Association - £46,500 to
provide floodlighting for a synthetic sports pitch.
Birchover Parish Council £10,632 for restoration of heritage features
along The Mires.
In the third year (2004/05)successful applicants were:
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust - £13,881 – for the establishment of Deep
Dale Nature Reserve near Topley Pike Quarry, King Sterndale, Near
Buxton. The project will return former agricultural land to a hillside grazing
regime and improve public access and biodiversity
Middleton Village Hall - £24,057 – to reclad and insulate three external
walls and replace windows and doors with double glazing to reduce the
impact of nearby quarry related noise
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association - £32,260 - to complete the
second phase of a previously funded project to restore and interpret the
former mineral railway line, construct a new platform and maintain the line
for possible future transportation of aggregates extraction
Sterndale Moor Club - £12,952 – to replace existing windows and
external doors with double glazed units and re-pebble dash the exterior of
the building to insulate it against noise and dust from nearby quarries
PCC of St Martin’s, Stoney Middleton - £9,300 – to provide drainage (to
main sewer) and water supply and a sink to the vestry as first phase of
improvements to the community’s most appropriate meeting place
Dove Holes Community Association - £14,419 - towards the provision
of a toilet and parking spaces for disabled users, the creation of a
disabled friendly alternative access route off the main road and
interpretation of quarrying and local heritage.
Peak District National Park Authority - £9,312 – to rebuild dry stone
walls in Stoney Middleton and Wormhill that have been affected by
quarrying activity
Tarmac Central Limited - £11,500 to rebuild drystone walls on the
boundary of Dene Quarry in Cromford which have been affected by
quarrying activity
Slinter Mining Company Limited – £9,394 for the Cromford Hill Walling
Scheme (Phase II) – a continuation of the 2003/04 scheme to rebuild
walls that have been affected by quarrying activity in the local area
Cromford Playground Project Group - £3,825 for the installation of a
tarmac pathway in Cromford Playground to enable children to ride
bicycles, rollerskates etc in safety away from the busy Cromford Hill which
carries a high proportion of aggregates traffic
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Cromford Parish Council – £1,418 for the restoration of Cromford Bear
Pit, a scheduled ancient monument which has been affected by silt from
nearby quarries
Buxton & High Peak Golf Club - £5,100 – for tree planting to screen part
of the course from the busy A6 which carries a high proportion of
aggregates traffic
Bonsall Field Barn Project - £14,049 - Restoration of field barns in
Bonsall damaged by vibration from quarry traffic and blasting
Arkwright Society - £41,938 for restoration of the Slinter Pond and
historic Slinter Mill Tail Race at Cromford which have been affected by silt
from nearby quarries
In the fourth year (2005/06) successful applicants were:
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Stoney Middleton Leisure and Interest Enterprise - £36,168 for
improvements to Stoney Middleton Children's Play Area
Burbage Institute - £7,400 towards improvements to the Institute
including provision of replacement windows
Dove Holes Cricket Club - £28,000 for provision of a practice facility and
landscaping works
Dove Holes Methodist Church - £3,910 for wall repairs
Aston on Trent Memorial Hall - £50,000 towards rebuilding and
refurbishment of the Hall
Church of St Martin's, Stoney Middleton - £27,570 towards extension
of the vestry (Phase II)
Wirksworth Regeneration and Development Board - £40,000 towards
the redevelopment of Wirksworth Community Park
Harpur Hill Club - £6,826 for replacement windows, doors and guttering
Peak Dale Bowling Club - £25,643 for resurfacing of the car park and
landscaping
Buxton Cricket, Bowls & Tennis Club - £34,000 for refurbishment of the
pavilion
Bamford Methodist Church & Hall - £13,600 towards provision of
replacement windows
Fairfield Liberal Club - £5,693 for repairs to the roof and provision of a
disabled toilet
Newton Solney Church - £25,000 towards re-roofing the leaking roof
Derbyshire County Council on behalf of Hope with Aston Parish
Council - £58,500 split over two years to provide a footbridge at
Watergate Bridge, Hope (£35,750 in 2005/06 and £22,750 in 2006/07)
Willington Parish Council - £9,750 towards refurbishment of tennis
courts
Middleton Millennium Garden Committee - £6,875 to install an
electricity supply, lighting and additional signage
Stanton in Peak Holy Trinity Church - £10,000 towards provision of a
new heating system
Harpur Hill Methodist Church - £2,500 towards provision of toilet
facilities for disabled people
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Bonsall Field Barn Project - £50,000 over two years towards restoration
of field barns in and around Bonsall (£25,000 in 2005/06 and £25,000 in
2006/07)
Tarmac Central Limited - £15,750 for repairs to drystone walls around
the boundary of Dene Quarry near Cromford (Phase II)
Slinter Mining Company Limited - £14,325 towards restoration of dry
stone walls adjoining the Via Gellia Woodlands
British Waterways - £48,875 for restoration works to Bugsworth Upper
Basin, near Chinley
St Peter's, Hope - £5,000 towards essential repairs to the Church
Francis Redfern - £22,950 towards restoration of dry stone walls at
Brierlow Bar, near Buxton
The Arkwright Society - £38,750 towards the Via Gelia Ponds &
Footpaths Project
Derbyshire County Council - £14,250 for a design study into
reinstatement of the traditional surfacing of historic North Street in
Cromford
In the fifth year (2006/07) successful applicants were:
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Dove Holes Playground Group - £26,200 towards the provision of play
equipment for pre-school children
Buxton for Youth – up to £25,000 towards the installation of lift and
conversion of first floor premises at Market Street, Buxton
Creswell Parish Council – up to £12,518 towards refurbishment of the
kitchen at Creswell Social Centre
Derbyshire Dales District Council – up to £10,000 towards the
restoration of Derwent Gardens, Matlock Bath
Peak District National Park Authority – up to £5,015 for rebuilding
Drystone Walls in Stoney Middleton Conservation Area
In the sixth year (2007/08) successful applicants were:
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Dove Holes Playground Group - £33,945 towards the provision of
play equipment for junior children
Dove Holes Community Association - £5,817 towards the
refurbishment of Dove Holes Community Centre
Buxton Civic Association - £39,500 towards restoration of buildings
at Poole’s Cavern
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association - £4,114 towards
restoration of a former quarry railway at Wirksworth
British Mountaineering Council - £8,207 towards access
improvements at Horseshoe/Furness Quarry, Stoney Middleton
Wormhill Parish Council - £23,781 towards the refurbishment of
Peak Dale Sports Pavilion
Peak District National Park Authority - £18,100 towards
improvements to High Edge Community Woodland
Harpur Hill Primary School - £50,000 towards the provision of
playground equipment for pre-school aged children
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Curbar Parish Council - £2,550 towards improvements to the
drainage of the recreation field
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust - £18,260 towards the improvements to
Hartington Meadows Nature Reserve
Dove Holes Methodist Church - £3,500 towards access
improvements & provision of new doors
Stoney Middleton Parish Council - £11,575 towards boundary wall
restoration on the recreation ground
Middleton by Wirksworth Parish Council - £5,019 towards
improvements to the playing fields
In the seventh year (2008/09) successful applicants were:
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Glassball Art Projects – £32,000 towards Stories of Stone
High Peak Borough Council – £8,300 towards Ferneydale Local
Nature Reserve
Stoney Wood Group – £6,950 for Wirksworth Community Orchard
Hilton Scouts and Guides – £25,000 for Fitting Out of Headquarters
and Community Facilities
The Bath Road Centre- £5,000 for a New Kitchen
Muggington Village Hall Company – £42,000 towards Refurbishment
of the Village Hall
Egginton Parish Institute – £19,635 for provision of a Storage Area
for Memorial Hall
Buxton Civic Association – £16,212 for Education and Interpretation
Facilities at Poole’s Cavern
Elmton with Creswell Parish Council – £34,510 for Sports for the
Community
Bonsall Riders – £2,500 for Restoration of Stone Walls, Bonsall Cross
to Pounder Lane
Dove Holes Playground Group – £14,502 for Renewal of Playground
Equipment (Phase III)
In the eighth year (2009/10) successful applicants were:
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Parwich Memorial Hall – £10,000 for the Memorial Hall rebuild
Buxton Methodist Church – £20,000 for Replacement Boiler
Cromford Pre-school Playgroup – £5,262 for Resurfacing Outdoor
Play Area, Cromford Methodist Church
The Arkwright Society – £37,000 for the Cromford Cornmill Hydro
Electric Scheme
3rd Buxton (Harpur Hill) Scout Group – £50,000 for Creation of Scout
headquarters
Wormhill Parish Council – £50,000 for Refurbishment of Peak Dale
children’s play area
Buxton Rugby Union Football Club – £2,975 for Pitch drainage and
improvements
Fairfield (Buxton) Brass Band – £6,000 for Replacement doors and
windows - £6,000
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Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association – £9,220 for Construction
of ash / maintenance / inspection pit for Quarry Steam Engine,
Wirksworth
Dove Holes Methodist Church – £4,025 for Re-pointing of gable end
wall
Middleton Church Organ Fund – £5,000 for Restoration of organ
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust – £2,715 A Bed for Birds, Willington Nature
Reserve
Middleton by Wirksworth Parish Council – - £4,923 for
Improvements to recreation ground (Phase II)
In the ninth year (2010/11) successful applicants were:
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Elmton with Creswell Parish Council – £45,000 for the construction
of a new pavilion at Creswell Multi Sports Arena
Buxton Civic Association - £23,000 for the relighting of Poole’s
Cavern
All Saint’s Church, Hassop - £3,893 for the rebuilding of walls in
Hassop Cemetery
Wirksworth and Middleton Cricket Club - £41,719 for pavilion
improvements at Wirksworth Cricket Ground
Peak District National Park Authority - £12,869 for the Black Harry
Trails Project in the Stoney Middleton area
Dove Holes Community Association - £5,780 for reconfiguring the
central heating system
Harpur Hill Playground Action Group - £39,175 for creation of a
multi use games area for joint school and community use
Stoney Middleton Interest and Leisure Enterprise (SMILE) and
Stoney Middleton Parish Council - £10,072 for improvements to
Stoney Middleton Playing Field
St Paul’s Church, Dove Holes - £7,700 for a replacement heating
system
Calver and District Sports Association - £10,880 for new changing
rooms
Barrow on Trent Parish Plan - £4,081 for environmental
improvements at Greenacres
Dove Holes Methodist Church - £9,900 for re-plastering of the gable
end wall and re-painting