Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service currently have 5 mobility trampers available for hire at 4 locations, these are Shipley Country Park (x2), Middleton Top, Elvaston Castle Country Park and Tapton Lock Visitor Centre.
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The tramper scheme is set to expand with the
purchase of 5 more trampers by the end of February 2012. These will add Creswell
Crags, Cromford Mills and High Peak Junction to the list of sites.
The scheme costs £15 per year, which gives unlimited use at any of the sites. There is also an opportunity for a new user to assess if the scheme is
for them, with one hour of free usage.
There is currently work on a twinning project with a similar scheme in
Devon and Cornwall. This will allow registered user's from Derbyshire to use the
Devon and Cornwall scheme and vice versa.
>> For more information
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High Peak Access were Runners Up for the Celebrating People Award and were presented with a fifty pound cheque and a commemorative plaque at the High Peak CVS AGM on Thursday 20 October.
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Derbyshire Constabulary have set up a new police telephone number for people who have difficulty using the phone - limited verbal communication, low levels of confidence, difficulty holding the handset for a long period etc.
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One of the key aims of this new initiative is to make it easier for people with learning disabilities to call the police.
To apply for a Police Care Card for someone with learning disabilities download the application form. Once completed and returned, the information on the form is entered into the police call handling database and a police care card is issued with a unique reference number, together with a new police telephone number connected to a dedicated line for safe card holders.
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