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 pledge. If you would like to join the..
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Buxton Potato Day 2026
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 delivery to Buxton at the end of January..
Buxton Community School Hosts Clothes Swap to Combat Fast Fashion
Fast fashion, which sees clothing produced at a rapid pace and often discarded afterminimal use, has a significant impact on the environment. The global fashion industry isresponsible for an estimated 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with millions..
Serpentine Community Garden Society
Buxton’s Serpentine Community Garden which started with an idea in the Transition Buxton Food group back in 2013, has blossomed into a vibrant local charity. You can read the story on their website where you will also find..
Free DVDs
Transition Buxton built up a library of nearly 30 films on DVD on topics relevant to the environment and system change. The list can be viewed here. As the DVD format is starting to become less popular and..
Buxton Economic Resilience Study
The Economic Resilience Study was a follow on from the Alternative Economics Seminar in November 2013, and took most of 2014 to research and produce. It is an in-depth analysis of our local economy, based on a combination..
Buxton-Matlock Rail Inquiry
A CITIZENS’ INQUIRY This was held on 25th May 2011. The idea was to gather all the facts, and dispel some of the myths, around the issue of whether the line between Buxton and Matlock could or should..
Vegan Recipes and Films
Online Demos to veg out on The Happy Pear Bosh! Dirty Vegan Wil Yueng Veganlovelie Pick Up Limes Avant-Garde Vegan The Veggie Queen (& The Instant Pot) Apps like Happy Cow to find vegan eateries throughout the world..
Electric Car Charging
Let’s make Electric Car Drivers welcome Buxton’s economy depends on people travelling into the town from the surrounding area for shopping and access to services, and to visitors from further afield coming as staying or day visitors. Plug-in..
Local Walks
Buxton is a charming and historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside with plenty to offer visitors, from its stunning architecture and thermal springs to outdoor activities and cultural events. Buxton Town Team have produced a leaflet detailing a..