We are very pleased to announce that for the Vision Buxton Members’ Tour of 2018, we will be heading to Bradburys Cheese packaging factory in Staden Business Park. We will be given an introduction to the company with a Q&A, shown around the factory and taste some their award-winning cheeses. Originally founded in…
Our new website went live in early March. Kindly redesigned through the voluntary contribution of Rich Graham of Buxton Website Design and hosted by IT Solutions in Buxton. With a more mobile/tablet-friendly and accessible design, it enables visitors to connect with us more easily on the go. Let us know what you think!
It was announced last week that the NHS and other public sector bodies have agreed a deal with Nestlé Waters UK worth almost £1.8m to create a new, state-of-the-art healthcare centre across two-thirds of the old bottling plant site. The other portion of the site is under proposal for specialist, retirement care accommodation. For more…
Buxton has received £62,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a study looking into how the town can best use its heritage buildings and capitalise on it’s legacy as a centre for wellbeing. The study is commissioned by the ‘Buxton Visitor Economy Strategy Steering Group’ which consists of representatives from key groups in town, including…
The board of Vision Buxton has appointed leading place management consultants The Mosaic Partnership to carry out a feasibility study to determine whether a BID would be right for Buxton town centre. The BID Feasibility Study has now started, and businesses are invited to put forward their views on what projects they feel will benefit…
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…
