Sarah Paisley, Author at Derbyshire Dales CVS

Meet the team – Chapel-en-le-Frith hospice opens doors again for 2026

Blythe House Hospice is once again opening its doors throughout 2026 for popular Talking Tours.

The sessions started in January 2025 and give local people the opportunity to visit the hospice in Chapel-en-le-Frith, have a tour of facilities, and meet the team.

Throughout last year, 31 people took part in the monthly events, including members of the public and healthcare professionals.

The results of our Annual Member Survey are in!

Thank you to all DDCVS Member groups that took part in our recent questionnaire!

We received 83 responses out of 233 members, giving us a 36% response rate. This provides us with a solid set of data to build on and ensures that your voices are well represented.

If you would like to read further details on the results of our Members Survey please click here.

Derbyshire Dales Locality Funding – Open!

The team at Derbyshire Dales County Council, Public Health is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the Derbyshire Dales Locality Funding 2026–2027.

This funding supports community-based projects that make a real difference to health and wellbeing in our area.

Public Health is looking for innovative projects that focus on:

Open for Applications! The Better Derbyshire Dales Fund Winter Round is Open!

The Better Derbyshire Dales Fund is a small grants scheme for voluntary and community groups in the Derbyshire Dales.

The scheme is funded by Derbyshire County Council Public Health and Derbyshire Dales District Council. It has both a revenue and capital strand.

Groups can apply for up to £1,000 of revenue costs such as room hire, activities or sessional worker costs and up to £5,000 of capital costs such as repairs to a village hall or improving a community space.