Welcome to our newly formed Derbyshire and Dales Residents’ Association. The DDRA has been formed by residents living in the Derbyshire market town of Wirksworth, but we are about supporting all those residing in Derbyshire and the Derbyshire Dales, all are welcome.
Our remit is wide and includes but not exclusively, the following broad categories:
- Cost of living crisis
- Crime and Policing
- Council Planning
- Local and National concerns
- Forms of pollution that are currently being ignored in policy making, such as 5G & RF (radio frequency) radiation.
- Pollution of our atmosphere
Reasons for joining a Residents Association
• They reduce the negative impact of party politics on communities
• They allow residents to get together on topics that may not otherwise be discussed e.g. 5g.
• They provide a greater sense of community with local people working together for the benefit of their community.
• Allows the people to take back more control from local councils and ensure money is spent more wisely.
• People who stand in these associations will be more interested in their local area than in party politics.
• The system of using these is already in place and help in starting one is also readily available.
• These associations already occupy a moral high ground compared with party politicians.
• These associations are really needed in order to restore trust in democracy.
• Corruption more difficult as so many residents are involved.
New members are welcome from anywhere in Derbyshire,
the more of us that join, the more influence we have.
The aim is to create a national group to research and protect our national and local communities.
In recent years, many of us in the UK have become aware of failures in the democratic system that results in our interests not being represented. Out of this has grown the National Residents Association, founded in 2022 by a group of concerned people from around the United Kingdom.