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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 July & August 2026 issue of our E-Newsletter full of news, views and information.
What is #Endof10 and what can you do about it? Estimates suggest that between 400 Million and 1 billion PCs globally are still running on the Windows 10 operating system. ..
Thank you to all the lovely people who came along to the site visit for the proposed Buxton Community Workshop + Garden yesterday afternoon. We are really encouraged by the interest and enthusiasm expressed, some good practical suggestions and offers of help. If you gave us your contact info we will be in touch before long. If you couldn’t make it yesterday afternoon we will arrange further opportunities – watch this space!
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We will be there again making Halloween costumes from donated cloth and used costumes. It was such fun last year! Soon we will be putting donation boxes around town where you can pass on costumes and bits of costumes from previous years. Watch this space for info on locations in a week or so.
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The private sector has blatantly failed as custodians of our vital water resources, let’s see if the public sector can do a better job."We can take control of our future"Ash Smith's (@WASPING) petition has secured a parliamentary debate on Monday 14th September on a referendum to bring water into public ownershipDO YOUR BIT NOW. Take just 2 mins to ask your MP to attend the debate and support a referendum: vist.ly/5gjsn
BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House is discussing national preparedness this Sunday morning on Paddy O’Connell’s show, from 9am to 10am. They will be talking about whether households should keep food and supplies at home and, crucially, how much the government should tell the nation about the risks we face and what we should be preparing for. This is a great opportunity to raise the National Emergency Briefing. More than 3,450 People’s Emergency Briefing screenings have either been held or are booked across the UK, giving communities a clear, expert-led account of the risks to food, health, the economy and national security. And the evidence suggests that this approach is working. Researchers at the University of Bath have been independently studying its impact. Their post-event survey of more than 13,000 attendees found that, after the briefing, 57% reported feeling more hopeful, compared with 17% who felt less hopeful, while 87% felt more motivated to act. So, if you have five minutes, please email bh@bbc.co.uk and encourage Paddy O’Connell to discuss the People’s Emergency Briefing. It is demonstrating that being honest with people and treating them as adults works. People do not withdraw into despair. Quite the opposite. You could also mention that Chris Packham’s petition calling for a UK-wide briefing now has more than 114,000 signatures. Email bh@bbc.co.ukIf the government is serious about preparing the nation, doesn’t that mean trusting the public with a clear and honest account of what we are preparing for?
“Honesty about what is required to deal with this changing reality is the least we should expect from our politicians.” We strongly welcome this from the Environment Secretary, Angela Eagle. Next Thursday 3rd Sept, Parliament will debate a call to release the full version of a partially withheld national security assessment of the severe threats to the UK from ecosystem collapse. This is an incredibly important debate and we hope all MPs will attend. Only with full transparency and a shared understanding of the threat, can we come together and rise to this challenge.And if honesty is the least the public should expect, we hope Angela Eagle and her colleagues agree that it's time to level with the public about the full scale of the climate and nature risks facing the country - and what must be done to protect us.That is why 149 MPs are now calling for the Government to stage a live televised emergency briefing to the nation, introduced by the Prime Minister, and delivered by independent experts.www.nebriefing.org/parliamentary-callAn informed population is a more resilient population. Angela Eagle’s article:www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/27/britain-wildfires-flood-risks-climate-crisisITV have seen the full secret report - watch their shocking report: youtu.be/59DZiPdsOc8?is=qgepzSHkgiL4SW5B#NationalEmergencyBriefing It's #TimeToStepUp
There are two data centres proposed in Derbyshire, as part of the Midlands AI Supercluster in South Derbyshire and another at Duckmanton near Chesterfield. With the high water and energy demand for these facilities has the impact been fully considered?
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
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