Next round of funding for visitor projects now open

Community and voluntary organisations, and town and parish councils, are being invited to apply for funding to help pay for schemes aimed at attracting visitors to towns and villages across the High Peak.

High Peak Borough Council has now opened the third round of applications for its Towns and Villages Regeneration Fund.

The Council has previously awarded over £20,000 from this fund to projects including improvements to signage in Sett Valley and renewing the boardwalk at Hague Bar Meadow to improve the circular route.

Councillor Damien Greenhalgh, Deputy Leader and Executive Councillor for Regeneration, Tourism and Leisure, said: "I'm proud to have created the Towns and Villages Regeneration Fund to support the improvement and renewal of our local communities. Too often, smaller towns and villages are overlooked - this fund ensures they get the investment they deserve.

"These grants can help fund a variety of projects from promoting local cycling and walking schemes and improving signage, to improving access to the high street and visitor attractions for people with disabilities and tidying up public green spaces.

"This is about delivering real, visible change that, whilst attracting visitors to the High Peak, our residents can be proud of so I'm excited to confirm that our next round of funding is now open."

Full details, including the application form, are available on our website so if you've got plans for a scheme that meets the criteria, please apply and let's turn those ideas into reality.

Grants from £500 to £4,000 per applicant can now be applied for by the deadline of 31 July. Applicants must be able to spend and claim their grant by 31 March 2026.

A further round of applications to the fund will run between September and November this year.

Published on 11 June 2025