The annual official Town Guide is the only dedicated Buxton visitor guide and this year’s version is out soon. The new look 1/3 A4 guide will be 48 pages. This year 77,000 copies of the popular guide will be printed for free distribution to visitors and potential visitors to the town. It includes useful information including…
Buxton Squash club have new t-shirts featuring the Buxton logo and they look great! Buxton Squash club have 2 teams that play in the North West Counties Squash League. They train on a Monday evening at the Fairfield Centre and play matches on Thursdays against teams from Macclesfield, Prestbury, Bollington, Alderley Edge, New Mills, Disley,…
Colleagues from the Town Team and the University joined Vision Buxton on July 5th in providing mentors to help Year 9 students during their PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic) Day. Their task was to work for the day on a promotional campaign to promote Buxton. Working in small teams the students were encouraged to…
Nine Derbyshire market towns inlcuding Buxton now have a new ally to help them swell and share visitor numbers, realise their full tourism potential and boost their vibrancy. Jessica Grocutt, who has been appointed Market Towns Project Officer by official tourist board Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire, will be working closely with town teams, councils,…
Celebrations in the Pump Room as the Crescent Trust is Launched! A new era in the Crescent’s fascinating history was marked with the launch of the Buxton Crescent & Thermal Spa Heritage Trust in a celebratory event in the Pump Room on Tuesday 20 June. Over 80 guests joined the Trust’s Patron the Duke of Devonshire…
Mosaic have been appointed to produce the Feasibility study for Buxton and they started work on Monday 8th May 2017. Mosaic have a 100% success rate in turning feasibility studies into BIDs. They have worked on around a third of the UK BIDs (that is around 80). More info on our BIDs page.
Wednesday 3rd May 2017 We had a very interesting and enjoyable visit to HSL on 3rd May. We had a tour of the building and were able to see some of the wide range of facilities at HSL in Harpur Hill. These include laboratories for measuring the slip resistance of floors and footwear, or for…
Buxton Swimming Pool, Saturday 11 March 2017 3.30 pm – 6 pm Swim for half-an-hour and raise money for your cause or charity and ours! FREE TEAM ENTRY (4 persons): Your sponsorship is shared equally between your cause and ours, which is equipping a classroom for Neema Primary School in Kenya. Can you help by downloading…
High Peak Borough Council’s Heritage Regeneration Grant Scheme could help! Financial help is available to help fund projects aimed at restoring and repairing historic properties including listed buildings and those within conservation areas. Grants of up to £10,000 will be awarded to projects to restore or repair traditional commercial frontages within town and village centres…
Swizzels Matlow Ltd factory, New Mills and the Torrs Gorge Wednesday 15th February 12 noon to 2pm Come and think outside, share your successes, ideas and creative problem solving with like minded women. There will be a short presentation and Q&A about the factory, their confectionery manufacture and what success means to them, before heading off for an…
