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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 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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The star items at today's Repair Cafe were a pair of Darleks who, once our team had given them a good seeing to were roving about and speaking in that voice we can all remember. Lots of practical items as well today including lamps, garments, a pressure washer, 2 sewing machines, and a CD player. We are back in the hallBuxton Methodist Churchhurch on Sat 26 September. What will you bring us to mend?
Is your computer still running on Windows 10? Have a chat with our LRC team at Repair Cafe today and find out what your options are. Then, if you want to move to the free Linux operating system, you can return for the next Repair Cafe session (4th Saturday of the month) for them to help you make the change.Are you running Windows 10 and not sure what to do? Call in to Transition Buxton’s Repair Cafe and have a chat to our team to find out what options you have. This is a free advice service, our interest is reducing the amount of e-waste we produce in Buxton. Our next Repair Cafe is on 22 August at Buxton Methodist Church 9:30am-1pm. #Endof10
#buxton Repair Cafe Sat 22 August (4th Sat of the month) 9:30am-1pm (Last item in 12:30) in the halls of Buxton Methodist Church on the Market Place. No fees, just donate what you can afford and feel is fair. ![]()
Our team of skilled volunteers have been fixing things for nearly 7 years. New volunteers always welcome.At a Repair Café, a broken toaster does not go into the trash. It goes![]()
into the middle of a table, where strangers gather around it.![]()
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The idea began with Dutch journalist Martine Postma. While reporting![]()
on waste and sustainability, she kept encountering the same![]()
contradiction: people felt uneasy about throwing usable things away,![]()
yet many no longer had the tools, knowledge or confidence to repair![]()
them. After covering an exhibition about repair, she decided she![]()
wanted to do more than write about the problem.![]()
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On October 18, 2009, Postma organized the first Repair Café in![]()
Amsterdam. Neighbors arrived carrying lamps, clothing, bicycles,![]()
appliances and other objects that had stopped working. Volunteer![]()
repairers brought tools and experience. The owner did not simply hand![]()
an item across a commercial counter and disappear; people sat![]()
together, opened the object and tried to understand what had failed.![]()
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The first event drew enough enthusiasm that others wanted the same![]()
kind of place. Postma established a foundation in 2011 to help![]()
communities create their own versions. By 2024, the Open Repair![]()
Alliance estimated that more than 4,000 community-repair groups were![]()
active worldwide, completing roughly 190,000 successful repairs a![]()
year. In the RepairMonitor alone, volunteers recorded more than 37,000![]()
attempts during 2024, with 62 percent successfully repaired.![]()
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Not everything can be saved. Parts may be unavailable, manufacturers![]()
may glue products shut, and some failures are unsafe to fix. But even![]()
an unsuccessful attempt reveals something the marketplace usually![]()
conceals: who designed an object, whether it was made to be opened,![]()
and why replacement has become easier than understanding.![]()
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The deeper repair is social. A retired electrician becomes useful to a![]()
young neighbor. Someone who arrived embarrassed by what they do not![]()
know leaves with a new skill. A coffee maker, torn jacket or silent![]()
radio becomes a reason to sit beside a person one might never![]()
otherwise meet.![]()
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A throwaway economy teaches us that when usefulness ends, relationship![]()
ends. Repair Cafés practice another possibility: brokenness can be an![]()
invitation to pay closer attention.![]()
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The object may or may not leave working. The community already does.
As part of a national campaign the Green Party are aiming to get photos from towns and cities all over the country showing local people's objection to further drilling in the north sea, specifically the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field. With a good crowd in each of hundreds of photos this would provide a strong message that a large proportion of people want our government to resist the pressure to grant further drilling licenses. Renewables are quicker, cheaper and cleaner. ![]()
We know there are lots of Buxtonians who want to increase the pace of the transition away from fossil fuels. Whilst accepting that it was fairly short notice, frankly the turn out in Buxton yesterday evening was a bit disappointing. So, the local Green Party team may try again - look out for a new date and time, and turn up - it only takes 10-15 minutes.
Encouraging![]()
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
www.theguardian.com
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone