Amber Valley Borough Council is committed to making a difference
for Amber Valley. This includes a commitment to listen to, consult
with, act on feedback and involve our communities in our services
and decisions.
You can give us your views by:
- Letting us know what you think about council services
- Responding to Consultation exercises
- Joining the Council's Consultation Panel - apply online
- Coming along to Cabinet in the Community meetings
- Speaking at the public speaking slots at council
meetings
- Contacting your local
councillor
- Asking a Borough Councillor to refer an issue to the Scrutiny
Committee for consideration
- Setting up a petition
- Attending public meetings
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Further
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council spending and decisions.
The district of Amber Valley was formed on 1 April 1974 by
the merger of the urban districts of Alfreton, Belper, Heanor, and
Ripley Rural District and Belper Rural District. Amber
Valley was granted borough status in 1988, click for
borough map.
Located in the heart of Derbyshire the Borough shares
common borders with the local authority areas of Erewash, Broxtowe,
Ashfield, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, South
Derbyshire, Bolsover and Derby City.
The Borough covers an area of over 265 square kilometres making
Amber Valley the third largest district Council in the East
Midlands and the largest district authority population in
Derbyshire with approximately 121,000 people living in 54,349
properties in the Borough.
Amber Valley is a mixture of rural communities in the western
parishes, to more urban communities in the east. The eastern area
includes the market towns of Alfreton, Heanor and Ripley with
villages and parishes from Somercotes and Swanwick to Waingroves
and Codnor. The historic mill town of Belper sits in the centre of
the Borough and within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage
Site, which runs from Cromford to Derby.
The western part of the Borough is formed by rural parish and
village communities including Duffield, Holloway, Lea and Quarndon.
Amber Valley's population comprises 49.1% males and 50.9% females
(2008) 18.1% of Amber Valley's population is aged 0-15, 60.7% is
aged 16 - retirement age and 21.2% is of retirement age (2008). The
total BME (Black Minority Ethnic) population in Amber Valley is
0.86% (Census 2001).