High Peak’s 2022 No Mow May plans
In 2022, High Peak Borough Council announced that selected green spaces would be left uncut during No Mow May to support wildflowers and pollinators.
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Page 17 of 25: Read features from Buxton and the Peak District, including local interviews, community stories and reports from the town’s festivals.
Buxton Visitor Centre opens at the Pump Room: 2019 report
A 2019 article about Buxton Visitor Centre; see our current visitor centre guide for up-to-date information.
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The Big Buxton Conversation: April 2021
The first Big Buxton Conversation took place online in April 2021; a second meeting followed in November.
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Crich Tramway Village: WWII Home Front event in 2019
Crich Tramway Village announced a WWII Home Front event for 10–11 August 2019, inviting visitors to experience 1940s Britain.
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Pavilion Gardens: Parkwood’s 2019 handover
2019 archive: Parkwood Leisure began operating events and services at Pavilion Gardens on 1 February 2019 on behalf of High Peak Borough Council.
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Illuminate Buxton: light shows in 2024
In February 2024, Fairfield, Harpur Hill, Burbage and Spring Gardens hosted four free light shows organised by the Buxton Our Street Cultural Consortium.
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Winter cycling: 10 practical tips
Winter riding advice adapted from a 2019 Peak Ascent Cycles feature. The shop’s closure was announced in September 2026.
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Dubbin Good Food: a 2018 interview
In 2018, Dubbin Good Food owner Hannah Critchlow spoke to Explore Buxton about her café and her approach to cooking.
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Day Zero: Buxton refill shop opens in 2018
2018 feature: Day Zero opened its Buxton refill shop in 2018. For current products, delivery and opening details, visit Day Zero.
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Children’s bikes at Peak Ascent Cycles: a 2018 feature
A 2018 Peak Ascent Cycles feature on choosing children’s bikes and riding as a family. Its closure was announced in 2026.
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Buxton’s pre-lockdown late-night shopping in 2020
A historical list of Buxton shopping arrangements in November 2020. For current information, see our Buxton shopping guide.
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Gerald Dickens performs A Christmas Carol in Buxton: 2018
Revisit Gerald Dickens’s December 2018 performances of A Christmas Carol at Buxton’s Palace Hotel, with a link to his own account of the visit.
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The Café at the Green Pavilion reopens: 2018 report
2018 archive: The Café at the Green Pavilion reopened on 26 September 2018, after a fire in its cellar that April.
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Chatsworth’s local makers and Christmas collection in 2022
For Christmas 2022, Chatsworth described collaborations with makers across Derbyshire and the Peak District.
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Tesni Ward: The Wonders of Wildlife at Buxton Museum in 2018
Discover wildlife photographer Tesni Ward’s work in The Wonders of Wildlife, her 2018–19 exhibition of wildlife and landscape photographs at Buxton Museum.
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The Old Hall Hotel in Buxton received a VisitEngland ROSE Award at the Independent Hotel Show in London in October 2018.
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Art Café Autumn Showcase in Buxton: 2018
The 2018 Autumn Showcase featured landscapes, local scenes, wildlife, flora and fauna, ceramics and other work by High Peak Artists.
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Peak Ascent Cycles opens in Buxton: 2018 feature
A 2018 report on the opening of Peak Ascent Cycles in Buxton. The shop’s closure was announced in 2026.
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