Town gathering demonstrates support for Buxton Museum in 2024
Around 200 people gathered outside Buxton Museum and Art Gallery on 8 June 2024, just over a year after the closure.
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Page 6 of 20: Discover some of the best events and things to do in Buxton, hidden gems, news, reviews, history and the future of the town.
Art in the Octagon: 2024 exhibition preview
Revisit High Peak Artists’ Art in the Octagon exhibition at Pavilion Gardens from 8 to 10 July 2024, with the artists’ original preview of the show.
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Buxton Museum: 2024 decision to leave Peak Buildings
In May 2024 the council decided to move Buxton Museum from Peak Buildings after structural assessments.
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Buxton Crescent before its restoration: 2015 photographs
Buxton Crescent reopened as a hotel in autumn 2020, after a major restoration. What did it look like before the work was carried out?
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Wildlife around Buxton Country Park: a nature guide
Explore wildlife recorded at Grin Low and learn about species found in similar habitats around Britain.
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Buxton Fringe estimates £374,596 in local spending in 2026
Buxton Fringe estimates that performers and audiences spent £374,596 locally during the 2026 festival.
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2024 Peak District, Derbyshire & Derby Tourism Awards shortlist
The 2024 tourism awards shortlist included Buxton’s Muse Escapes in two categories. The ceremony was held at the Museum of Making in Derby on 7 March 2024.
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Buxton & Leek College: 2023 news and open event
An archive of Buxton & Leek College’s 2023 student news and advertised open event, with links to current course providers.
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High Peak council services survey: 2023
High Peak Borough Council invited residents to comment on services in a survey that closed on 5 October 2023.
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High Peak business and community grants: 2023 announcement
In its 10 August 2023 announcement, High Peak Borough Council said it had launched six grants for local businesses and communities.
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Explore Buxton wins Local Tourism Guide of the Year 2023 at Midlands Enterprise Awards
Explore Buxton won Local Tourism Guide of the Year 2023 – Derbyshire at the SME Midlands Enterprise Awards.
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Spring Gardens shopfront restoration: 2023 report
A 2023 report on the restoration of two historic Spring Gardens shopfronts under Buxton’s Heritage Action Zone.
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Buxton Museum: 2023 structural investigation update
In August 2023, staff were packing and moving exhibits at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery to make space for structural investigations.
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Eat in the Park 2023: Buxton festival review and photographs
Revisit Eat in the Park in Buxton on 19–20 August 2023, with Explore Buxton’s review and photographs of the crowds and festival weekend.
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Review: Iolanthe at Buxton’s 2025 Gilbert & Sullivan Festival
A review of Iolanthe at Buxton Opera House on 10 August 2025. From the first notes of the overture, conductor James Hendry set a thrilling pace.
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High Peak Halls: council’s 2023 application response
The council’s August 2023 response about the withdrawn High Peak Halls application, with its 2024 update.
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Buxton’s wet July 2023
Explore the rainfall figures from Buxton’s independent weather station in July 2023 and how the jet stream shaped the weather that summer.
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Buxton Fringe awards: 2023 winners
2023 archive: Buxton Festival Fringe held its eagerly-awaited Awards Ceremony in The Serpentine Community Garden’s polytunnel on Sunday July 23rd 2023.
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