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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 January & February 2026 issue of our E-Newsletter full of news, views and information.
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. Buxton Library of Things..
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..
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One of our Members has created this sticker which you can now spot in some cafes in Buxton. He went round cafes in town and discovered that of the 21 asked, 7 do not charge for oat milk (look out for the sticker). The UK average excess charge is 47p and the national branded cafes in Buxton average about that level. Our local independent cafes average 31p, so better than the nationals, but the two highest are 60p and 75p!![]()
Plant milk is considerably less damaging to our shared environment than dairy milk (greenhouse gas and land use), so plant milk is a choice worth supporting.
Billy the Bee, and 50 or so people enjoyed the film Art of Activism yesterday evening, with big thanks to Buxton Film for hosting the screening. ![]()
This link is to details of one of their projects where 116 oak trees are arranged in concentric circles at Woodhatch Place in Surrey.![]()
Beuys' Acorns | Ackroyd & Harvey
www.ackroydandharvey.com
Arranged in concentric circles, 116 trees are residing at Woodhatch Place, hosted by Surrey County Council. We are initiating the final planting sequences of the trees from 2024-2027. Beuys' Acorns - ...
Check out the useful new Marches Energy Advice website
mea.org.uk
Marches Energy Advice is an independent charity offering impartial, truly person-centred expert energy advice, promoting wellbeing and supporting households and businesses to save energy.
Billy the Buxton Bee sculpture, beautifully painted by local artist Pam Smart, is going to Buxton Cinema this evening for the screening of The Art of Activism at 7:30pm (tickets £6 on the door). Billy inspires families all over the Peaks to learn about and look after our important pollinators. Hopefully this evening's film might inspire some of us to get creative in our efforts to inform and change how we use and regard the finite resources of our extraordinary planet.
Tonight is film night - please come and join us in the Pavilion Arts Centre 7:30pm this evening 2nd Feb for this entertaining and provocative 80 minute film. So far as we are aware this is the only screening in Derbyshire. Tickets £6 on the door. Optional short discussion afterwards. Better than TV.
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A question for the growers amongst you. Would 4 May be too early for our annual plant swop stall? We usually do it at the end of May, but we are thinking about bringing it to Spring Fair. Would you be able to have seedlings ready to swap or donate by early May? The idea is that we all plant more seeds that we will need, then the excess get swopped.![]()
Please share your thoughts in the comments to help us decide.