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West Yorkshire Pennine Local Access Forum

The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 required every council to set up a Local Access Forum (LAF). The Forum’s role is to give advice to the Council and to Natural England on how to improve public access to the countryside in the area and the Forum’s members should represent a mix of interests including countryside visitors, landowners and occupiers, local authorities, nature conservation, people with disabilities and others.

Along with Bradford and Kirklees, Calderdale was one of the earliest areas to be mapped by the Countryside Agency in preparation for the new right of access to open country. The three councils therefore joined together in appointing a Forum which is known as the West Yorkshire Pennine Local Access Forum (WYPLAF).

The Forum first met in October 2001 and meets every quarter in either Bradford, Halifax or Huddersfield. All meetings of the Forum are open to the public.

Further information about the role of LAFs can be found at:

• Natural England: Local Access Forums|  
• Access to open countryside: Local Access Forums| .

If you wish to contact the Forum please email accessforum@calderdale.gov.uk

Forum members

David Nortcliffe, Pam Ashton, Ian Condliffe, Alan Fowler, Richard Gibbon, Representative of Kirklees Metropolitan Council (vacant), Reg Hindley, Councillor Amanda Byrne (Representative of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council), Didy Metcalf, Terry Norris, Graham Ramsden, Pauline Sheridan, Councillor M Walls (Representative of Bradford Metropolitan District Council).

The following council officers also attend LAF meetings:

Dianne Chapman (LAF Secretary, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council), Tim Edge (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council), Danny Jackson (Bradford Metropolitan District Council), Sue Leffman (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council), Roy Malkin (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) Justin Roche (Kirklees Metropolitan Council), Kath Windett (Bradford Metropolitan District Council), Steve Westwood (Natural England).

Minutes

• Local Access Forum: Minutes 15th April 2010 [PDF file 122KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 21 January 2010 [PDF file 116KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 22nd October 2009 [PDF file 118KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 9th July 2009 [PDF file 124KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 16th April 2009 [PDF file 91KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 15th January 2009 [PDF file 78KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 9th October 2008 [PDF file 41KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 18th July 2008 [PDF file 33KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 24th April 2008 [PDF file 46KB]|
• Local Access Forum: Minutes 24th January 2008 [PDF file 35KB]|

Reports

• West Yorkshire Pennine Local Access Forum: Annual Reports 2007-9 [PDF file 1004KB]|
• West Yorkshire Pennine Local Access Forum: Annual Report 2006-2007 [PDF file 1126KB]|
• West Yorkshire Pennine Local Access Forum: Annual Reports 2004-5 and 2005-6 [PDF file 514KB]|

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