THE Dartmoor Access Forum is seeking volunteers to help provide advice to Dartmoor National Park Authority and other organisations on ways to improve access and recreation for all in Dartmoor National Park.

The Dartmoor Access Forum is an independent advisory body of volunteers who have the passion, skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to help make a difference for Dartmoor.

The forum aims to make Dartmoor more accessible and enjoyable for open air recreation, in ways which address environmental, social and economic interests.

The forum was established by the DNPA in November 2002 and normally meets, in public, four times each year.  Meetings are normally held at the national park headquarters at Bovey Tracey on the first Tuesday of March, June, September and December.  

Members of the forum are appointed for a period of three years.

One third of the places on the forum come up for renewal each year. The forum is keen to hear form people with experience in a range of areas including leisure, tourism and recreational activities, farming, land management or traditional countryside pursuits, nature conservation, archaeology, education or local business. 

Applications from minority groups, young people and people with disabilities who are happy to add their voice and experience to the work are also welcomed.

Forum members act in a voluntary capacity, but DNPA can pay reasonable expenses.

Further information about the forum and application forms can be downloaded from the DNPA's website http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk">www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk or by writing to: The Secretary, Dartmoor Access Forum, Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9JQ, or by phoning 01626 832093.

The closing date for receipt of applications is October 10.