SDF aims to support projects that help people to understand and enjoy the National Park. A case study and some other recent examples are below.
Falls get a facelift
This project aims to improve the appearance of the area around West Burton waterfalls for residents and visitors. Thanks to a £4,350 SDF grant, the existing concrete and iron rod railings which separate a small parking area from the falls and are adjacent to a popular viewing point have been replaced with new galvanised black railings. The new railings incorporate four themed panels that focus on the wildlife in the area, they also act as a safety barrier for people viewing the waterfalls. The applicant and landowner was Burton cum Walden Parish Council.
Other completed projects
- ‘Dancing in the Dales’ is a film that raises awareness of disabled access in the National Park (£5,750)
- Footbridge railings leading to the village pinfold in Carlton (£1,200)
- Way of the Roses, road crossing improvements in Cracoe, Sustrans (£2,242)
- Music concert celebrating 40th anniversary of Dent Choir in the summer of 2016 (£553)
- Improvements to the garden area adjacent to Sedbergh Community Office (£5,000)
- Book that captures and celebrates the history of Kilnsey Show (£4,849)
- A two day cycling festival that took place in Sedbergh during June 2016 (£3,000)
- A three day Medieval music festival that took place at Bolton Castle in September 2016 (£636)
- Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association, new outdoor clothing for volunteers (£4,209)
- Self service winter tea room improvements Keld Public Hall (£1,638)
- Kilnsey Park Estate interpretation and sculpture trail (£9,882)
- Replacement agricultural show building, Malham Show (£9,407)
- The Dales 30 guide book focusing on the highest fells in the area (£5,900)
- All terrain wheelchair (tramper), Ingleborough Cave (£3,405)
- Bullpot Farm Environmental Improvements, Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club (£8,000)
- Heber Farm, Buckden, new National Trust campsite (£10,000)
- Enhancement works, Outgang car park, Thornton Rust. Aysgarth & District Parish Council (£3,740)
- The Yorkshire Dales Slow Picture Show, film about the special qualities of the National Park (£4,640)
- Malham Tarn Field Studies Centre Entrance Hall improvements (£2,465)
- Malham Tarn Field Studies Centre installation of internal insulation, visitor accommodation (£6,880)
- 50th Anniversary celebrations of the book Life and Tradition in the Yorkshire Dales (£2,169)
- Self service winter tea room improvements, phase 2 Keld Public Hall (£4,430)
- Scandal Beck Green, Ravenstonedale play area land drainage (£5,000)
- Development of a new website for Yorebridge Sports Development Association (£2,000)
- Improved disabled access, mobile classroom managed by the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust (£6,075)
- Visitor and Traffic Management Plan for Malhamdale (£7,481)
And in the pipeline...
- Crosby Ravensworth village information boards and walk leaflets (£6,170)
- Visitor infrastructure to link Smardale Gill National Nature Reserve with Waitby Greenriggs (£15,820)
- Google expedition that tells the story about the archaeology of Victoria Cave near Settle (£4,959)
- Access improvements to The Old Courthouse Visitor Information Point, Shap (£9,000)
- Two performances of a play about the journeys of Lady Anne Clifford in the Yorkshire Dales (£979)
- Promotional materials celebrating 50th Anniversary of the Dales Way walking route (£2,365)
