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Building a Greener Future Together
Transition Buxton is a group of local people concerned about the environment working to improve our community’s resilience through practical actions and projects.
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An important part of managing our collective resources responsibly is the adage: Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Repair & Repurpose, Recycle.
The Buxton Library of Things provides affordable access to over 100 useful resources and things that you don’t need to own.
Plastic pollution is evident all around us, blighting our lanes, paths and hedgerows, ending up in waterways and contributing to climate change.
Energy is fundamental to our modern way of life. But energy – specifically fossil fuels – is the main driver of climate change.
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Welcome to the September and October 2026 issue of our E-Newsletter full of news, views and information.
It’s Potato Day time again! Yes, We are running a Potato Day again this year. If you are a grower, or might be interested in growing your own read on……
We Want Your 2nd Hand Halloween Costumes On Friday 23 October Transition Buxton volunteers are returning to the Crescent Assembly Rooms by popular demand with their ‘Upcycling With A Spooky..
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Halloween can be big fun without contributing to waste. Our volunteers will be making costumes from donated 2nd hand costumes and materials at the Free Family Fun day in the Assembly Rooms on Friday 23 October 10-3. Others will be offering mask making, wand whittling, and other hands on activities. No fees, just donate what you can afford and feel is fair.Before then, if you have any old costumes or bits of costumes we could use please drop them into one of our donation boxes in The Pump Room, Library, and Station waiting room. Thanks 🎃
Heads up! It's this months Food and drink Special Market this Saturday and we have two new traders booked in. Ukrainian Family Kitchen will be serving traditional Plov, and Bilberrys who will be selling cookies, baked goods, soft drinks etc. The weather is also looking good for a change! Check our post tomorrow evening for a full list of traders.
Fabulous projectJoin us for Generation Hope Buxton one of the Interconnected Generation Hope projects for 2026/27, part of the Natural History Museum's Fixing Our Broken Planet programme.This exciting project invites young people aged 13-25 to investigate the changing landscape of Grin Low, one of Buxton's most important natural and historic sites.Did you know that today's peaceful woodland was once a major industrial landscape? For over 300 years, limestone was quarried and burnt in lime kilns, shaping both the landscape and local communities.Through free workshops, biodiversity surveys, heritage research, citizen science and digital storytelling, participants will explore:🌳 How landscapes change over time🦋 Nature's ability to recover🏛️ The hidden heritage of Grin Low🌍 What history can teach us about climate change✨ How we can imagine a more hopeful futureThe project will culminate in a co-curated exhibition, Roots of Recovery, opening in Spring 2027.📅 Workshops begin 15 November 🎟️ Free for ages 13-25. Visit buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk/generation-hope-buxton/ for more information and to sign up to workshops.#Generationhopebuxton #RootsofRecovery #fixingourbrokenplanet #naturalhistorymuseum #ClimateAction #buxton
First steps towards a renewables scheme at Harpur Hill Meeting Fri 16 Oct 7:30pmTOMORROW: BLUE LAGOON PUBLIC MEETING!There's a public meeting at the hall tomorrow evening. It's to give people information about what might be done with the Blue Lagoon and to make sure what people want.📆 Friday 16th October⏰ 7.30pm until 8.30pm📍Harpur Hill Village Hall The more Harpur Hill residents get behind this, the better our chances of getting some money to actually start making it happen.An easy first step is to fill in the survey - it's simple and takes a couple of minutes. Nearly 400 people have already completed it but it really is a case of the more the better!Click the link!forms.gle/vteKw1chHfaQdSCU8Power to the People!
Fashion is increasingly being made from plastic. Synthetic fibres derived from fossil fuels now account for 69% of global textile production, and this is projected to reach 73% by 2030. A 2024 Changing Markets investigation of 50 major fashion brands, worth more than $1 trillion combined, found widespread reliance on synthetic fibres, limited transparency and industry tactics that delay meaningful action.Synthetic clothing can also shed microfibres and microplastics. Research has detected microplastics in human tissues and fluids, including lungs, blood, brain tissue and placentas, while emerging research is investigating their potential health impacts.The Plastic Soup Foundation have launched a campaign and an App to help you make informed shopping choices.
What kind of town do we want to create together? Transition Buxton is working with 14 other local groups in the We Are Buxton Community Forum to bring you Big Buxton Conversation 3 on 14 November. This is an opportunity to step away from the detail of the present and look at the long term and big picture. If we don't have a Vision of where we want to get to, we could wind up anywhere. With a Vision, changes and plans can be assessed to determine if they take us towards or away from where we want to get to. Free to participate but you need to register to help us manage numbers in the venue.