The Amber Valley Partnership was set up in 1994 to shape the
social, economic and physical development of the borough. Previous
attempts at regeneration had been fragmented and narrow and it
became apparent that any new initiatives needed to involve the
public, private, voluntary and community sectors, uniting then in a
common cause.
A Community Plan, setting out improvements to people's lives and
action needed to achieve this was first published in 1994. Since
then, the Partnership has delivered and is delivering a diverse
range of strategies and projects, particularly in the most deprived
parts of the borough. These include:
- The Single Regeneration Budget project in Langley Mill,
Ironville and Somercotes: A project to tackle the causes of
deprivation in these locations
- The Belper-Derwent Project: A project designed to improve the
fortunes of Belper and the surrounding area
- The Healthier Communities Project: Set up to target and address
health inequalities across Amber Valley
- East Amber Valley Sure Start Project: its aim is to achieve
better outcomes for children, parents and communities
- ICT Bridging the Gap Project for Langley Mill and Ironville:
Set up to improve IT skills in these areas
- The Heanor me&u Project: This project aims to do what the
Belper-Derwent Project did for Belper for Heanor and its
surrounding area.
- The Renaissance Ironville project: This is a 15-year plan to
improve the lives of the people of Ironville and Codnor Park.
Some of these projects are now at an end but others are still
very much alive and achieving significant improvements in their
areas of operation. Outcomes from many of these projects feature in
the 2003 and 2004 progress reports, which can be found under the
publications section of this web site.