Public rights of way
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: What are Local Access Forums?|
and Access to open countryside: Local Access Forums|
| Dates of forthcoming Local Action Forum meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Place |
| Thursday 15 January 2009 | 2-4pm | Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax |
| Thursday 10 April 2009 | 2-4pm | Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax |
| Thursday 9 July 2009 | 2-4pm | Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax |
If you wish to contact the Forum please email dianne.morrison@calderdale.gov.uk
Forum members
David Nortcliffe (Chair), Julie Turner (Deputy Chair).
Pam Ashton, Ed Bromet, Ian Condliffe, Alan Fowler, Richard Gibbon, Councillor D Hall (Representative of Kirklees Metropolitan Council), David Hamer, Reg Hindley, Councillor D Kirton (Representative of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council), Didy Metcalf, Terry Norris, Graham Ramsden, Pauline Sheridan, Ben Tasker, Councillor M Walls (Representative of Bradford Metropolitan District Council).
The following council officers also attend LAF meetings:
Diane Morrison (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).
Minutes
Local Access Forum: Minutes 9th October 2008 [PDF file 41KB]|
Local Access Forum: Minutes 24th April 2008 [PDF file 46KB]|
Local Access Forum: Minutes 24th January 2008 [PDF file 35KB]|
Reports
Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1UJ
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