How is the WHS managed?

How is the site managed?

Due to the size and complexity of the site and the numerous owners and stakeholder a partnership form of management has been established. The Derwent Valley Mills Partnership chaired by Cllr Joyce Sanders is composed of representatives of about 30 separate bodies including the local councils, voluntary societies, regeneration agencies and conservation bodies. By monitoring the implementation of the Management Plan the partnership are responsible for the conservation of the site, encouraging sustainable modes of transport, unlocking the educational opportunities, and developing tourism and the local economy in an environmentally and economically sustainable way for the benefit of the local community.

The Derwent Valley Mills Partnership is composed of the following partners:

• Amber Valley Borough Council
• Derby City Council
• Derbyshire County Council
• Derbyshire Dales District Council
• Erewash Borough Council
• Belper North Mill Trust
• Derwent Valley Trust
• Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
• Friends of Cromford Canal
• Sir Richard Arkwright’s Masson Mills
• The Arkwright Society
• CBI East Midlands
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• East Midlands Development Agency
• English Heritage
• English Nature
• Environment Agency
• ICOMOS UK
• Learning and Skills Council, Derbyshire
• The Derbyshire Chamber and Business Link
• Alderwasley Parish Council
• Breadsall Parish Council
• Crich Parish Council
• Cromford Parish Council
• Dethick, Lea & Holloway Parish Council
• Duffield Parish Council
• Little Eaton Parish Council
• Matlock Bath Parish Council
• Belper Town Council
• Ripley Town Council
• Wirksworth Town Council
• Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership
• Peak District and Derbyshire Destination Management Partnership
• Derwent Valley Rural Transport Partnership

The Derwent Valley Mills Partnership is in turn served by the Technical Panel and a series of specialist panels on Transportation, Commerce and Industry, Research and Publications, and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Sites. The Management Structure is shown on the diagram below.

Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

Current Management Structure

		Management Panel Chair: Councillor Mrs Joyce Sanders
		Technical Panel Chair: Mr Barry Joyce MBE
Industry and Commerce Forum Business Champion Mr B Ashby			Research and Publications Panel Chair: Dr Christopher Charlton			Tourism, Arts and Heritage Sites Panel Chair: Mr Robert Faithorn

 

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