Month: August 2022

At a recent meeting of the Parish Council, PC Carl Davies reported that there were 3 house burglaries in Hope during July and two incidents of theft, with an attempted vehicle theft. Night patrols will continue and monitor trends so that appropriate action can be taken. The Hope Valley Neighbourhood Watch meetings reconvened during July after a Covid-induced break and are planned to continue quarterly in the Hope Sports Pavilion. The 'bike marking' event held at Hope Valley Garden Centre was very successful with a total of 55 bikes security marked and added to the national bike register.

We have continued to work on upgrading Footpath 1 (from Hope towards Lose Hill and Castleton) with additional gravel to prevent the footpath becoming muddy and deteriorating once the dry weather ends. The pictures attached show some of the most recent work on extending the gravelled sections including the spur from Footpath 1 to Edale Road. Our thanks go to councillors Gordon Hopewell and Christine Ord, to Jessica Coatesworth and the Peak Park for their support, and to all the volunteers who have contributed to this effort. .

Recent experience shows that the additional signposting intended to discourage large vehicles from going down Edale Road is not sufficient to prevent ongoing problems. The Parish Council is continuing to raise this issue with the Highways Agency and with Derbyshire County Council and to demand stronger action. Any parishioners who observe continued problems arising from large vehicles causing blockages and damage on Edale Road should report the specific incidents to the Clerk: all evidence is helpful in making the case for further action.

Robert Largan MP is calling for signatures to a petition for installation of noise cameras to provide evidence of any vehicle movements generating noise in excess of legal limits. Anyone who would like to support this petition should go to https://www.robertlargan.co.uk/noisecamera.

The Highways Agency has notified us that they need to undertake major repairs to Mytham Bridge (between the Hope Valley Garden Centre and Sickleholme garage). Depending on the scale of the works undertaken, which may involve temporary closure of the bridge, this has potential to cause significant disruption to traffic movement throughout the valley. We have asked for full consultation and detailed information on the planned works and will share further news as and when we have it.