| 1924 |
We began as Sheffield Association for the Protection of Local Scenery. |
| 1927 |
We became a branch of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England representing Sheffield and the Peak District. There was no statutory planning control, no Green Belt, and the Peak District was not a national park. |
| 1931 |
Our first big success came when we raised funds to buy the Longshaw Estate and save it from development. We handed it over to the National Trust for future preservation. |
| 1932 |
The first Town and Country Planning Act was passed, and six years later Sheffield introduced the very first plans to protect countryside from urban sprawl. |
| 1938 |
Sheffield established the first Green Belt in the country, slightly pre-dating London’s |
| 1951 |
Dues in major part to our lobbying and influence, the Peak District became the UK’s first national park. |
| 1955 |
We stopped a 200 mph racing circuit being built just north of Dovedale. |
| 1977 |
We helped save Longdendale/Woodhead Pass from a motorway. |
| 2002 |
We re-branded ourselves as Friends of the Peak District. |
| 2005 |
Created multi-£million scheme to remove ugly electricity poles and wires in PDNP. |
| 2008 |
Saved Stanton Moor from devastating quarrying. |
| 2010 |
Prevented illegal quarrying from further damaging Longstone Edge. |
| 2012 |
Secured £500million to underground pylons in NPs. |
| 2013 |
Secured Traffic Regulation Orders for Long Causeway, Chapel Gate and the Roych. |
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