Sponsorship

We have many years of experience at working with the business community and managing partnership arrangements. If you would like to start developing a business relationship with us, you can get involved in one of the areas in which we operate.

How will you benefit?

Local authority sponsorship deals will raise your organisation's profile. By being seen to put something back into the community, your involvement with one of our events, projects or initiatives will raise awareness of your organisation. It shows that you care about your local area. It says you are prepared to give something worthwhile back to the community, whilst working towards your company's business objectives.


Guidelines

Whether sponsorship initiatives are sought by the District Council or offered voluntarily by sponsors officers must always satisfy the Departmental Director or Chief Executive as appropriate that the proposed sponsorship opportunity offers value for money to the Council and its community and does not place the Authority in a position which is likely to:

  • compromise the integrity of the Council
  • fetter its future decision-making powers in any way or the way in which any services are delivered to the public or to that organisation in the future; or
  • be seen as detrimental to the Council's corporate image
  • be viewed as product endorsement

All sponsorship initiatives will be considered on a case-by-case basis. However sponsorship will not be accepted from any organisation wishing to promote:-

  • Alcohol
  • Tobacco
  • Unhealthy food or unhealthy lifestyles
  • Weaponry
  • Racism
  • Messages of a sexual nature
  • Political parties

Offers of sponsorship will not be accepted from any organisation that is in financial or legal dispute with the Council and the Council will show caution when accepting sponsorship where the organisation is:-

  • in the process of a planning application
  • in the process of a tender application

This is not to be interpreted as preventing sponsorship from the District Council's regular suppliers or contractors.


Flowerbeds

We are inviting businesses and organisations to sponsor flower beds in the parks and roundabouts we maintain here in the Derbyshire Dales. Sponsoring the beds helps the council to maintain the glorious floral displays and highlights your business both to local people and the 5 million visitors to the area. There are a range of locations in Bakewell, Ashbourne and Matlock and the cost varies on the size of the beds, floral display and the footfall. Flower bed sponsors get a sign to promote their name, logo and website and highlight a specific product or service.

flower bed sponsorship

The flower beds are located as follows and the prices are per annum:

Ashbourne

  • A52 roundabout Derby Road - £1,620
  • A52 roundabout Mayfield Road - £1,620

Matlock

  • A615 flower beds - £785 each
  • A6 roundabout - £2,795
  • Hall Leys Park Sunken Garden flower beds - £300 each
  • Hall Leys Park flag pole flower beds - £300 each

Bakewell

  • Bath Gardens flower beds - £300 or £400 each

For more information please call us on 01629 761 392 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note that businesses interested in sponsoring the signs must meet our sponsorship guidelines.


Park signs

In March 2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council installed welcome signs in some of our smaller parks and gardens. These are available to be sponsored as part of a three-year agreement in three scales:

  • A parks = £1,050 + VAT for a 36-month sponsorship
  • B parks = £650 + VAT for a 36-month sponsorship
  • C parks = £450 + VAT for a 36-month sponsorship

In each case the sponsor's panel (see example below) measures 55cm wide by 20cm deep and is situated just below the main welcome sign.

brickyard cottages play area sign

The signs are located as follows:

For more information please call Mark on 01629 812159 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note that businesses interested in sponsoring the signs must meet our sponsorship guidelines.


Welcome signs

In February 2018 Derbyshire Dales District Council replaced 15 welcome signs on the district's border - and these are available to be sponsored as part of a two-year agreement.

The ex-VAT cost is £1,450 for a 24-month sponsorship.

Tansley sign installed

The signs are located as follows:

  • A515 Sudbury (River Dove), available
  • A515 Pomeroy, available
  • A52 Brailsford, available
  • A517 Turnditch, available
  • A6 Homesford, available
  • A6 Topley Pike, Blackwell, available
  • A615 Tansley, available
  • A632 Chesterfield Road, Matlock, available
  • A619 Stonelow, Eastmoor, available
  • A621 Sheffield Road, Baslow, available
  • A6287 Bamford, available
  • A623 Tideswell Moor, available
  • B5057 Darwen Forest above Darley Dale, available
  • B5023 Wirksworth (by Alderwasley School), available
  • B6049 Bradwell, available
  • B5054 Hartington, available

For more information please call 01629 761195 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note that businesses interested in sponsoring the signs must meet our sponsorship guidelines.

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