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The Chair reported that since his latest E-Bulletin to Members he had attended meetings with the following:

·         Stanage Forum

·         Friends of the Peak District

·         Peak District Local Access Forum

·         Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council

·         Leader of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

He also reported that he had been invited to two community remembrance events by Parish Councils which he had attended at Dungworth and Holme.

The Chair had attended a National Parks UK Chairs’ Forum in Pembrokeshire on 29 - 30 November and had tabled his report on the Forum for Members to read.  He had also tabled a copy of the National Parks England response to the Glover Review of Designated Landscapes consultation for Members.

A meeting of the charity Board, which is to be titled the Peak District National Park Foundation, had been held this week and the Chair had attended.  This was an opportunity to meet the newly appointed trustees Jen Winthrop, Tomo Thompson, Steve Turner and Alex Waddington.  The charity registration forms had been submitted to the Charity Commission and it was hoped that the charity could be launched in Spring 2019.