Vision Buxton Board members, Roddie MacLean and Philip Barton, together with retail member Matt Nuttall from Potters of Buxton, recently met with representatives of McDonalds and their PR consultants, BECG. Initiated by McDonalds, this was essentially a forum for them to make their case for the development and the following documents were presented for information. It…
Local businesses are invited to attend a free workshop at the Crescent to learn how to use Buxton’s new marketing toolkit ‘Refreshingly Buxton’. The new toolkit, ‘Refreshingly Buxton’, was commissioned by High Peak Borough Council as part of its Visitor Economy Strategy for the town. It replaces the previous ‘England’s Leading Spa Town’ toolkit which…
To ‘e’ or not to ‘e’? That is the Question St Ann or St Anne? Whilst in the process of updating the Visit Buxton website and some of our productions, such as the town guide and group travel pack, we arrived at a point of contest ̶ whether to spell St Ann/e with an…
How can we create the future we need and want for our town? If you live, work, study, own property, or run a business in Buxton, we want to hear from YOU. Everyone, young and old, from every part of Buxton, is invited to take part in the Big Buxton Conversation 2. The four…
Buxton Town Team has launched a draft of their sustainable travel plan for Buxton – ‘Buxton on the Move’ – and is now seeking feedback. The plan arose from the ‘Buxton on the Move’ conference in 2016 after which their Access, Parking, Traffic and Transport Group was set up. The group was tasked with…
Transition Buxton is holding a ‘Big Buxton Conversation’ about the future of our town. What if everything turned out okay? What would Buxton look and feel like in 2030? How can we create the future we need and want? Groups and individuals, businesses and residents, everyone from every part of Buxton are invited to take…
Residents group ‘Buxton Neighbourhood Forum Community Interest Company (CIC)’ has applied to High Peak Borough Council to designate a neighbourhood area and neighbourhood forum for Buxton under sections 61F and 61G of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The application is now out for public consultation. Having neighbourhood area and forum designations will mean that the…
The ‘Buxton on the Move’ project steering group, chaired by the Buxton Town Team’s Access, Parking, Traffic & Transport Group and Derbyshire County Council’s Sustainable Travel Team, is developing a network of safe routes for walkers, cyclists and in some cases horse riders, as much as possible of it traffic-free, which will link residential areas with…
Earlier this month, the Ensana Buxton Crescent Health Spa Hotel opened its doors after a five-year redevelopment project led by VINCI Construction UK. Rosie Fraser Associates and Bearwood Associates Ltd have been commissioned, as independent evaluation consultants, to undertake an evaluation of the ‘Buxton Crescent Hotel & Thermal Spa Hotel’ project. They will be reporting…
From the next issue, the Pure Buxton and Pure Peak magazine titles are to be merged under the Peak banner, although with the blue of the Buxton magazine. The magazine will feature a dedicated Buxton editorial section included alongside the contents from the wider area. Previous distribution arrangements will continue, and therefore advertisers will benefit…