Thinking Globally
Acting Locally
ABOUT US
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.
Community Resilience
Practical Actions
WHAT WE DO
Some of our Key Projects
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.
News
Latest Newsletter & Articles
Welcome to the January & February 2026 issue of our E-Newsletter full of news, views and information.
We are delighted that High Peak Baby Bank and the Solitary Bee Nursery have decided to reduce their use of “single use plastic” and to tell their users of this..
Once again we are working with our friends at Transition Chesterfield to bring to Buxton Potato Day 2026. From 1st October 2025 until 14th November you can order potatoes for..
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Art can be a powerful tool in communicating about the environmental crisis of our times and some of the images in The Gallery are really powerful - take a look and also consider booking for the screening of Art of Activism film on 2 Feb at Pavilion Arts Centre (Book via Buxton Opera House box office). ![]()
It’s Not Easy Being Green: The Gallery - Season 5
thegallery.org.uk
The Gallery Season 5, with British Council Brazil, will exhibit artwork across the UK and Brazil exploring the theme 'It’s Not Easy Being Green'.
Repair Cafe on Sat 24 Jan includes clothing and textile repairs, 9:30-1:00 (last item in 12:30) in the halls of Buxton Methodist Church. ![]()
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Stitch Don't Ditch Workshop, Thurs 12 Feb to learn how to make and mend clothes and textiles at Harpur Hill Village Hall 7-9pm.![]()
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Both have no set fees, just donate what you can afforr and feel is fair. More details about both these events on our website www.transitionbuxton.co.uk
#Buxton Library of Things will be 2 years old on 1st February! If you have not yet used our community borrowing service this article on the Buxton Advertiser website gives all the details you need. Borrow instead of buying things you only need occasionally is better for your budget, your over full storage, and the planet. If you'd be game for doing an occasional 2 hour volunteer shift (with A.N.Other) in the Library please email library@transitionbuxton.co.uk ![]()
Celebrating two years of community borrowing
www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk
The Buxton Library of Things, run by Transition Buxton volunteers within the book library on Kents Bank Road is two years old on 1st February 2026.
"I enjoyed this, thank you" said every participant and volunteer who came to our Stitch Don't Ditch workshop at Fairfield Infant & Nursery School, even the ones who went to the Junior School first and had to walk a bit to find us. We had good fun sharing and learning, chatting and stitching, debating the virtues of hand and machine sewing, drinking tea and eating shortbread. Half a dozen complete novices, including an 8 year old lad made their first cloth bag, several items came for visible and invisible mending lessons, and one lady brought her sewing machine for a lesson in thread tension. ![]()
We will be doing it all again (with some repeat participants who want a second bite of the cherry) at Harpur Hill Village Hall on Thursday 12 February 7-9pm (you can arrive and depart anytime during the session). No fee, just donations to help cover costs. Materials, equipment, refreshments and some free parking provided. No pre-booking required, suitable for all ages and levels of experience. See you there.
The petition to prevent the closure of Glossop Tip now has nearly 2000 signatures and still growing. democracy.derbyshire.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=92&RPID=13905482&HPID=13905482More than 1,100 people sign petition to keep Glossop Recycling Centre open
This evening (Tues 20 Jan) we will be in the halls of Fairfield Nursery & Infant School on Bench Road SK17 7PG with our Stitch Don't Ditch workshop, 7-9pm. Suitable for complete beginners and experienced stitchers, hand and machine sewing, mending, altering, upcycling, make a bag, or work on a project you have already started and want to work on in company. No fee, just donate what you can afford to help cover costs. All materials, equipment and light refreshments provided, relaxed and informal.