Stephen Chaytow from the Manchester and East Midlands Rail Action Partnership (MEMRAP) spoke to us about their aspirations to reopen the rail line between Matlock, Buxton and beyond to passengers and freight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0gYJGEToyU
This talk was by Charles Huff. In only eight years time we will no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car. Of course second-hand vehicles will remain for a long time, but if we..
After seminar 22 we started a more relaxed system of talks largely given by members of our group. and for January 2022 Two of our members, Chair, Ian Bowns and Derek Bodey shared this talk on local renewable..
Mini-seminar number twenty-two was Kermit Was Right ‘Kermit Was Right’ an argument against the idea that being green is easy with Terry Newholm. In a speech to the UN, Boris Johnson challenged the message of Muppets character Kermit the..
Mini-seminar number twenty-one was Climate Justice. Transition Buxton is part of the Transition Towns movement and one of our principles is to promote inclusivity and social justice. In any crisis existing inequalities and vulnerabilities become exacerbated and we..
Mini-seminar number twenty was Carbon Choices – Common Sense Solutions to our Climate and Nature Crises Neil Kitching is a geographer and energy specialist from Scotland. He has published ‘Carbon Choices‘ on the common-sense solutions to our climate and nature..
Mini-seminar number nineteen was on Retrofitting We live in a town with lots of older and post-war properties that need upgraded to make them sustainable, comfortable and affordable to live in. Transition Buxton Members Steve Taylor and Charles Huff..
Mini-seminar number eighteen was on Buxton Wild Weeks We were told about all the exciting activities that are being planned to help our schools and community get wild about Buxton. Buxton Wild Weeks are open for everyone to enjoy…
Our seventeenth seminar was on recycling. Joel Rawlins from Alliance Environmental, the firm who handle most of the recyclable waste we generate locally on behalf the High Peak Borough Council area spoke about what actually happens to our ‘recyclables’, what happens..
Number sixteenth was Zero Carbon Britain. Paul Allen from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Wales spoke about the CAT Zero Carbon Britain plan, roadmap, and courses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHJbdiKYYYU&t=26s