Some useful information is provided on the Derbyshire County Council website. (external website**)
Priority is being given to the main gritting routes which include main A-roads, most B-roads, most bus routes and some other roads which have specific difficulties.
In bad weather conditions gritting teams will try to treat as many minor roads as possible once the main routes have been salted.
High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council are looking for community minded volunteers to help snow clearing of footpaths within Glossop and Buxton. If you live in another area please contact your Town or Parish Council to see if you can help during the bad weather.
Below are details of what we would expect of a snow warden. If you are interested in volunteering. Please contact Joy Redfern on customer-services@highpeak.gov.uk to receive an information pack.
Wardens will receive from DCC/HPBC:
Wardens must ideally:
Wardens must not:
Derbyshire County Council is responsible for the winter maintenance and gritting (external website**) of public roads and public footpaths in the county. Certain roads will be treated throughout the winter, whenever the temperature is forecast to drop below freezing. Snow clearance will be carried out promptly.
Derbyshire County Council are responsible for gritting all footpaths. For more details on the gritting of 'priority footpaths' in the High Peak, please click here. Some car parks are gritted at our discretion, depending on weather conditions, click here for more information.
There are "self help" grit bins, or salt heaps, located at various points throughout the Borough. Most of these are the responsibility of Derbyshire County Council. We will install and maintain grit bins in the Borough Council car parks and within sheltered housing schemes. The supply of highway and footpath grit bins is the responsibility of the County Council Highways Department.
We would urge households to buy your own supply of grit, where possible for your own personal use, e.g. to treat private drives and in case nearby grit bins can’t be replenished. Remember: grit bins are there for communal use in clearing public footpaths and roads NOT for personal domestic use.
Enquiries and complaints regarding grit bins will be dealt with by the Borough Council, if owned by us, or passed to the appropriate authority, if not owned by the Borough Council.
Derbyshire County Council do not have the resources to provide new grit bins at present.
| Buxton | Central Area | Glossop | Hadfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market place and Sainsbury |
New Mills | Municipal Buildings | Albert Street |
| Bridge Street | Whaley Bridge | Edward Street | Off Station Rd |
| Market Street | Chapel-en-le-Frith | Bernard Street | |
| The Slopes | Castleton | ||
| Pavilion Gardens (lower level only) |
Hope | ||
| Spring Gardens Centre | Edale | ||
| Sylvan |
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.