1. travel
2. transports
3. public transport

2015
Tina Heathcote;Claire Millard
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Executive Summary
Buxton is on the edge of great change and so the Buxton Conference was convened to bring together all the organisations that have an interest in developing and
shaping the town, focusing on the year 2020. The conference, organised by the Buxton Town Team and Vision Buxton, took place in the Pavilion Arts Centre on 25th
February, 2015 and was attended by 96 people from local, county and national organisations.
The sessions during the day included:
 Introductions and delegate activity ‘Take five words – the big picture’. The question ‘What does Buxton mean to us?’ was posed.
 Purpose of the conference and introduction to the video Voxpops of residents and visitors to the town giving their frank views on Buxton.
 Presentations were given on the following areas:
o The Building of Buxton included talks on the heritage, conservation, local planning, Hardwick Hall (old British Legion Building) and the Crescent.
o Providing for People focused on the education, health and well-being of the community and the visitor economy.
o Five routes in to Buxton opened up discussion on the issues of traffic, transport and the management of the space within the town.
 Each set of presentations was followed by a question and answer session with the speakers from the session.
 The final activity: ‘Defining the Vision’; groups of delegates used the information gathered during the day and their local and/or specialist knowledge to
agree the changes that need to be made to the town to ensure a realistic Vision for Buxton 2020.
 Repeat of delegate activity ‘Take five words – the big picture’ to assess if the day’s information and discussions had altered opinions.
This report is compiled from the information presented and gathered on the day and is in the following chapters linked through this Executive Summary:
 Introduction and summary of the presentations. [Buxton 2020 Introduction and Summary of the Presentations] – Page 3
 Key questions and significant answers. [Buxton 2020 Key Questions and Significant Answers] – Page 15
 ‘Defining the Vision’ summary The Top Five Priorities with Proposed Actions. [Buxton 2020 Working Towards 2020_The Proposed Actions] - Page 19
 Participant top five priorities – Making it Happen. [Buxton 2020 Making it Happen_The Top Priorities] - Page 22
 Results of delegate activity ‘Take five words – the big Buxton picture’ presented as word clouds. [Buxton 2020 Take Five Words_The Big Buxton Picture] –
Page 27
 Feedback about the day. [Buxton 2020 Comments about the day and evaluation] – Page 28
 Information on organisations represented at the 2020 Conference, including key personnel and contact details. [Buxton 2020 Organisations Represented] –
Page 31
 Conference delegate list. [Conference Delegates] – Page 37
In summary, the top five priorities for Buxton to address ready for 2020 are: Traffic, Transport and Parking; The Crescent Area Redevelopment; The Station Area,
Nestle and DB Schenker Sites; The Market Place, Town Hall and Hardwick Hall; The Retail Offer.
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The top five priorities are:
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Traffic, Transport and.......
Cycle racks – Buxton not cycle friendly. Money from DCC.
Cycle links through Buxton.
Flow of traffic at bottom of A6 redirect pedestrians/timer on crossing.
Pedestrian access from train station.
Study needed on traffic including parking.
One way could work but lots of implications – needs thinking through.
Peak rail extension.
Transport hub/interchange at Nestle site for coaches, bus, taxi (Peak rail).
Train station as a hub but still use Market Place.
Improve roundabouts (3 mini – roundabouts).
Growth strategy – road capacity needs to be increased.
One way system terrace Road with free parking for half hour then prices
escalate. Free shuttle.
 Bridge or tunnel connecting to Spring Gardens.
 Stop traffic turning right onto Lightwood Road from Fairfield Road.
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The Crescent Area Redevelopment
 Budget hotel in The Grove
 Pedestrian area around Hall bank to Crescent –
SHARED SPACE – GALLERY EXHIBITION Arts hub.
 Cinema in opera House/Pavilion Arts Centre.
 Wayfinding from Pavilion Gardens to Market.
 Expansion of Cultural offer and Crescent opening is
part of ‘growth’
Parking near station.
Do not want development near station.
Peak rail link to the south – part of Nestle site.
Proper bus terminus on market and at train station.
Restore canopy at Buxton train station.
Nestle site – Peak Rail, Cycle hire and car parking at rear.
Some student housing/ accommodation.
Pedestrian access from train station.
Develop a building behind the fan light.
Outdoor pursuits/ice wall/sports/cinema/leisure facilities such as
bowling alley on Nestle site.
The Market Place, Town Hall and Hardwick Hall
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......Parking
 Lower parking prices or introduce 2 hour parking periods to redirect
shoppers to traders.
 Free car parking for 1 hour or 30 minutes.
 Car parking charges should be reduced.
 Car parking development – Nestle site/ Buxton Community School/ behind
station.
 Move Lorry Park?
 Move coach park out of town.
 Better coach parking.
 Change parking to after 6 not after 8.
 Promote alternative parking provision to pavilion Gardens.
 Seasonal park and Ride e.g. Festival time etc.
 Identify parking locations for visitors.
 New parking meters.
 Car share scheme.
 Parking policy designed to get the most out of motorists including
identifying disused land for car parks.
 Park and Ride.
 Car parking – Crescent.
The Station area, Nestle and DB Schenker
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Signage up to Higher Buxton.
Proper bus terminus on Market and at train station.
Get decent market back – Specialist markets needed.
Relocate library to Market Place.
Move HPBC to Hardwick Hall.
Residential housing on old Otter site and HPBC yard.
Multi-storey car parking on Otter site and HPBC yard.
Outdoor interactive attraction guiding up The Slopes.
Open Town Hall up to be indoor market/arts hub.
Town Hall for community use –arts hub, gallery, library, indoor
market. cinema or cafe (great views from top)
The Retail Offer
More public toilets including disabled, some in main shopping area.
Public Realm development: (1) removing concrete blocks from Spring Gardens (2) Higher Buxton.
Mobile phone connection.
Spring Gardens refurbishment (ensure traffic kept to regulations).
Retail development: Independents - Cavendish Arcade great example of what can be achieved.
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Wednesday 25th February 2015
Kindly hosted by High Peak Borough Council
Introduction
Buxton is on the edge of great change; exciting, major projects are about to take off and further creative plans are being developed. The Buxton Conference was convened
to bring together organisations that have influence, and an interest in, Buxton and its well being and prosperity. The opportunity to gather so many interested parties
together at one time was a fantastic chance to secure the greatest benefits through sharing information, developing synergies and coordinating effort.
As a result continued collaborative working and shared vision for the development of the town should be ensured.
Our starting point was to acknowledge that, over the next five years, Buxton will change considerably. There are several sites available for development, sizeable buildings
which will come into full use - along with over seven hundred new homes in the pipe line. We also have ambitious businesses and organisations, already operating, who are
planning for growth and new opportunities are sure to emerge.
All this will mean more people using the town’s facilities and services; residents, employees and visitors.
We could either just let it all happen – or, we can take this opportunity to start to plan holistically
to ensure that Buxton is a thriving town, fit for purpose in 2020.
We have less than five years! We used those five years as a theme for the conference and to provide a clear focus on 2020.
So, the conference provided an opportunity for the delegates to take part in the discussion about our future, about what we do and how we do it.
This report has been compiled from all the information available on the day as well as the top priorities and actions defined by the participants to ensure the Vision for 2020 is
achievable.
Please feel free to forward any or all of this document to anyone who cares about Buxton!
The Directors, Buxton Town Team and The Directors, Vision Buxton
March 2015
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Summary of the Presentations
Welcome and Introductions - Roddie MacLean
Director, Buxton Town Team and Director, Vision Buxton
Welcome from High Peak Borough Council - Caitlin Bisknell (Leader HPBC)
 Politicians have a lot to learn: to change their way of working, to let go to enable empowerment or, things will grind to a halt
 £10M cuts in last four years which means that money is lost to local community.
 Many local business and community groups challenge the council.
 Many exciting projects being developed.
 Outcome of Buxton 2020 to develop signposting and a route map for the town.
Introduction to the day and purpose of the conference - Roddie MacLean
 2020 is close so ‘we need to get on with it.’
 Change in the next five years will be unprecedented.
 Our small attempt to bring people to together should result in something ‘wonderful.’
 The scale of change - for example in 1801 twelve years after the Crescent was completed the population of Buxton was 760 people. Potentially there
will be 760 new households in Buxton by 2020.
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The Building of Buxton
Heritage and Conservation - Richard Tuffrey (HPBC)
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Look backwards as well as forwards and celebrate our achievements.
There has been £83 million capital investment on Buxton’s heritage buildings since 1980; £76
million of this has come from outside Buxton.
The future priorities focus on regeneration including the implementation of the Buxton
Design and Place Making Strategy, the completion of the Buxton Crescent & Thermal
Spa, developing Buxton as a national centre for spa treatment along with the University of
Derby, improving way-finding around the town and bidding for Townscape Heritage
funding to the Heritage Lottery Fund focusing on Spring Gardens.
Establishing Buxton’s overall vision as England’s Leading Spa Town.
Six sub-areas of Buxton each with a different strategy.
Buxton Crescent Hotel & Spa - Trevor Osborne
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Vision of grand stone buildings restored and in use.
Festivals in the event spaces all year round.
University campus and student accommodation expanded and integrated into the town.
Retail consisting of a diverse group of independent traders and no vacant shops.
Health giving waters, environment and providing a happy, caring community.
A strong local economy supporting high levels of employment and prosperity.
Buxton a Heritage, Festival, University, Retail, Volunteering, Happy and Healthy Resort Spa
Town of the High Peak.
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Planning and the Local Plan - Mark James (HPBC)
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High Peak Local plan shapes development outside of the National Park up to 2031,
setting the strategy, vision and policy leading to identification of sites for development
and protection.
Market town focal point for growth.
Need to improve town centre and Station Road area.
Vision of a leading spa town.
The map is the plan for Buxton with the sites with planning permission (red), green
wedge (green), regeneration areas (blue), employment land/business/industrial
sites (orange) and school improvements (blue).
Hardwick Hall: the Missing Link - Kate Dickson (Creative Heritage)
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Former British Legion building acquired by The Osborne Group for
greater public benefit.
Green Man Gallery currently there; the space was used to exhibit the
Buxton Spa Prize last summer.
Upper floors are currently vacant as are the upper floors of the Museum and
the Magistrates Court.
Would they lend themselves as open plan office spaces and free up
the Town Hall for public use?
Please send any ideas for future use to: [email protected]
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Providing for People
The community, education, health and well being
Vision Buxton - Liz Mackenzie
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Promotes Buxton as a destination for visitors and investors.
PR and advertising in national tourism and group travel media.
Group and Coach Travel Campaign to attract this growing important market.
Media and group travel familiarisation visits planned for 2015.
Buxton Toolkit including logo, photo library and video free for members to access and use.
Build on the Buxton Sparkles and develop a Winter Wonderland
Vision Buxton asked people to send in photographs of Buxton to establish a Photo Library
of images for the media and tourism industry.
Buxton Town Team - Richard Silson
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Work together with lots of other organisations........lots of people doing a bit make great things
happen.....all together, better.
From Ideas Meetings projects are approved and developed.
The Town Team Vision is a revitalised Market Place, a joined up ‘Main Street’, continued collaboration with
others seeking new opportunities, new projects and making things happen to make Buxton a Great Town
always.
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Transition Buxton - Jean Ball
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Economic resilience study indicated £1.6 million more per year into our local economy through 3 achievable
changes: 1% of food bought in local shops, 1% domestic buildings retrofitted and 35 households install renewable
energy.
Local multiplier effect: £10 spent in a local business = £25 to the local economy compared with £10 spent with a
multi-national business = £2.50 to the local economy.
Local food: 10% of people buying 10% in local shops = £0.8 million to local economy
Local energy: by retrofitting existing buildings, new build standards, community energy schemes.
This can be achieved - by collaboration, re-skilling and imagination.
University of Derby – Sarah Rawlinson
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Total of 1,000 students + the Further Education College based on the Buxton campus.
Leading employers in the town with 56 new staff per year from around the world.
An externally engaged and business-like university with a focus on real world learning in
partnership with key industry sectors in the region.
 Serving a strong regional student demand – 50% of students come from our region and
many of the courses are co-created with local employers with a growing portfolio and
partnerships in Buxton.
 10% international students that spread the word about Buxton.
 Open days, graduation and other events mean that people stay overnight in the town which
contributes to the economy.
University is in the top ten for employability (over 96%) and No 1 for Hospitality in the UK (Top 30 in the World).
Increase in student numbers from 800 to 1,200 in health and well-being by 2020. The first university to set up a degree in spa management –
aligned to the vision of Buxton as a spa town.
Event management, hospitality, outdoor leadership aligned to Buxton in the heart of the Peak District.
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Buxton and Leek College - Len Tildsley
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FE College (Buxton and Leek Colleges) with over 4,500 full and part-time students studying on over 120
courses.
Best performing College in Staffordshire and Derbyshire in the top 10% nationally (88.4% success rate
for 16-18 year old full-time courses), a 97.5% pass rate for 16-18 year old full-time courses, rated 5th
nationally out of 314 further education and sixth form colleges and Ofsted Graded GOOD.
Invested in a £1M skills training centre at Harpur Hill.
Performing Arts course due to start in September.
The students take part in 20,000 hours of community involvement work which is expected to increase to
40,000 hours next year.
North Derbyshire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group - Jonathan Wardle
Principles of developing ‘Community Hubs’ are to:
 Keep people at home and independent wherever possible by integrating the delivery of mental,
physical health and social care for all.
 Improve access to care by meeting the specific needs of local communities.
 Improve service effectiveness and efficiency to be delivered from the most appropriate physical
locations and by the use of technology.
 What is happening locally? Community Support Teams are coordinating care; integrated care
services are supporting people in crisis; FIRST falls service is to stop unnecessary transfer to
hospitals; GPs are linked to care homes; additional community based bed capacity provided to support
people close to home and Just in Case boxes provided to support out of hours palliative care.
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Providing for People
Visitors and the visitor economy
Danubius - Mark Hennebry (CP Holdings)
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Buxton Crescent is a critical part of Buxton 2020.
Buxton Spa hotel will be part of a larger international portfolio of spa hotels which are
globally worth £30 billion annually with 3 million spa treatments/year.
The hotel will provide a warm, professional welcome in an historic destination.
The Crescent will be about spa, fine dining for locals and tourists and serve both the
business and leisure sectors.
Buxton Opera House - Simon Glinn
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Require the Opera House to be a sustainable and exceptional place
for performing arts. This is particularly important against the
backdrop of the deficit and loss of Arts Council funding.
Programme and production management requires development
including an integrated programme across the Pavilion Garden site
and the development of a creative programme for the Pavilion Arts
Centre.
There needs to be a critical look at the Festivals to see what they bring to Buxton.
Ambitions include building links to education with new personnel placing creative learning at the core of the
organisation, through health and community partnerships.
Investments in people and systems including quality standards in volunteer management and customer
service.
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Buxton Festival - Randall Shannon
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The Festival has a major impact on the town; 40,000 tickets are sold to 140 events attended by local, regional and national
audiences.
 These audiences involve local tourism businesses; however more national press coverage is required to attract more
people and increase the spend locally.
 Constrained by the bed space available in the town.
 Currently a local spend of £4 million is generated: 50% of the audience travel more than 50 miles and 35% stay for 3
nights or more.
The Festival runs outreach projects with Surestart, primary & secondary schools and in care homes which include the Kaleidoscope Choir and Ukulele
Club, and an annual poetry competition which attracts entries from across the world.
The vision is to increase the international profile, run a year-round festival programme and strengthen the local connection.
Visit Peak District and Derbyshire - Jo Dilley (not available so the following is extracted from the PowerPoint slides provided)
Over the next five years the aim is to:
 Improve connectivity between public transport services, accommodation, visitor attractions and cycle routes; provide information to maximise visitor
dispersal, activity and spend; and encourage investment to improve the visitor experience. The Pedal Peak District plan is looking to extend the
Tissington and Monsal Trails which would both link into Buxton.
 Now that the Crescent has secured funds for completion feasibility studies will be commissioned to understand consumer behaviour and expectations
and attract new visitors segments to the area, providing growth opportunities.
 Focus on events that resonate with the area and brand values e.g. The Buxton Festival and support signature events that provide local colour and
ensure they run year after year.
 Run marketing campaigns that promote our most distinctive assets and extend the season thus developing Buxton as a great base to take a short
break, and inspire visitors to re-visit.
 Invest in improving the skills the people that work in the visitor economy to improve the visitor welcome. Recently secured funding to up-skill the
workforce in areas of customer care and social media.
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Visitor Provision -Terry Crawford (HPBC)
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Pavilion Gardens, the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ has had 1 million customers with ratings 94% good to
very good (Trip Adviser).
By 2020 the plan is to exceed expectations on quality of service and facilities, to become a market
leader, develop festivals, extend the season becoming the most popular attraction in the region – the
WOW! Factor.
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Develop the relationship with Visit Peak District to increase visitor numbers and increase dispersal of
tourists to other local attractions.
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Buxton Market does not currently reflect the town and it will close if not improved and life injected back
into it by outsourcing the management.
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Provision of excellent, safe and secure parking facilities, at an appropriate cost, to users and council tax
payers to support the economy of the High Peak.
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Address local transport issues, train station, old Buxton Water site.
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Five Routes in to Buxton
Traffic, transport and space management
High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership - Mike Rose
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Recent achievements include major improvements to Buxton Station and faster 1 hour services
from Buxton to Manchester.
 The current trains are really well used but they are slow (same speed as steam) with very old
coaches which are off-putting.
 The key objectives are for services to be half hourly, with alternate trains semi-fast and with
later evening trains.
Improvements to Buxton Station to include the provision of car parking on derelict land behind the station, forecourt improvements
including a taxi-rank, bus stop, cycle hire facility and flower planting.
Longer term key objectives are electrification of the Buxton Line (unlikely until 2020) and re-opening of Buxton to Matlock line.
Peak Rail - Paul Tomlinson
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Redevelopment of the Buxton Water site next to the station puts Buxton back on the agenda and they are
speaking to the developers of the site. Open Peak Rail Information Centre.
Peak Rail has retained ownership of the right to operate a railway on the land, and indicated interest in
buying back that part of the site. Could apply to the Secretary of State for compulsory purchase order to
enable development of the station there.
Developments at the other end of the rail line are very successful. Believe that they will reach Buxton by
2025 with a new rail line from the south.
North Yorkshire Moor railway added £50 million to the local economy per annum – 70 to 80 thousand
extra visitors per year. How will Buxton handle this?
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Highways and public transport - Jim Seymour (DCC)
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The road ahead in 2015 is unclear - it could include autonomous vehicles, alternative fuels, deliveries by drone, 3-D
printing and later take-up of licences. What does it all mean for transportation?
Will NOT be doing large-scale road-building, for example the by-pass around Buxton and Dove Holes, as it has
Instead will be working with the community to provide and encourage travel alternatives e.g. travel by
Make the best use of existing assets, including parking stock.
Most importantly, seek to fit the above into a broader sense of place.
Five Questions - Tim Heap (University of Derby)
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Question 1: Is now the time to love the car? Cars = People = money. Buxton needs to love the car but it does not!
Question 2: Most towns consider transport early in their strategic plans for growth. What is Buxton doing? Need to have a strategy of
pricing car parking that makes people stay. For example Keswick where one way systems and new car parking was created and parking is cheap for
2 hours and then gets more expensive. Another example in South Devon where a one-way system combined with 20 minutes free parking next to
local shops increased their takings by 15%.
Question 3: Is it easier to ignore those difficult decisions on car parks and one way systems? There is usually plenty of room but it is
ignored.
Question 4: Traffic and people 'flow' People will not walk to the Market Place until the traffic flow has been sorted out.
Question 5: Remember Winnie the Pooh! The small Sussex village with the ‘Pooh Sticks’ bridge did not want lots of cars and the council have still
not come up with an answer, but you could take all the people away from the village and have them somewhere else! i.e close to Redhill Station. If
you don’t want people to visit your town carry on doing what you are doing!
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Key Questions and Significant Answers
The Building of Buxton
Question
What changes needed to be made in the local
plan?
There are going to be about 600 new houses in the
next 5-8 years are there going to be jobs available?
What progress is there on the Crescent?
The Green Man Gallery is currently using ‘Hardwick
Hall’ and the town needs an arts hub, but the local
plan does not seem to include Higher Buxton?
More and more people are going to be using the
road network in and around Buxton, including the
large quarry lorries using Tongue Lane – is
anything being done?
Has consideration been given to linking Buxton to
the outdoors, walking etc? For example a climbing
wall in Buxton to be used by schools and other
community groups, would also increase tourism.
Who responded and their answer
Mark James: The changes related to policy and a reduction in the number of houses on Tongue Lane.
Mark James: The aim is to have enough jobs by 2031 from expanding businesses in the town, for
example those supporting natural mineral water and the National Park.
Trevor Osborne: The two years of work will commence in April, and the completion of this will make
Buxton the most important town in Peak District. Later in the day Mark Hennebry from Danubius will
talk in more detail.
Mark James: Higher Buxton is defined in the local plan and agreed that better use could be made of
the buildings.
Mark James: The Fairfield link road has been held up for many years; however the issue will be
addressed in the first phase of housing to be built later this year.
Trevor Osborne: Buxton is surrounded by natural assets which are second to none and part of the
Crescent project is to have a ‘Buxton Experience’ not just a visitor centre. This will tell the history of the
town, together with attractions from Buxton and beyond which is all part of expanding tourism in the
area.
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Providing for People
The community, education, health and well being
Question
Given that the number of people that reach 65
years will increase over the coming years, how
dementia friendly is Buxton?
How will this concept work (Joined up Care) in light
of the poor local traffic links?
What is the 2020 vision for lifelong learning,
especially for people not in work?
How do Transition Buxton, Vision Buxton and the
Town Team interact and link together? Is there
confusion and overlap?
What about things for younger people to do in the
town?
Buxton has some fantastic local shops but won’t
the planned supermarket on the old Buxton water
site draw people away from the town centre?
Was there anything that the university could do
about raising the standards of the properties on
Fairfield road occupied by students?
Who responded and their answer
Jonathan Wardle: Require that a number of organisations work together and focus on this issue.
Jonathan Wardle: There are eight areas across Derbyshire and Buxton and Glossop are split into two
geographical areas with differing requirements. At present we are gathering the information and the
implications on local communities to allow the concept to happen.
Len Tildsley: We welcome people of all age groups and have students from 14 to 90 years old at the
college. However, the key issue is funding and how to find sources that are focused on the local
community, together with courses that local people require. The college receives just £1,200 for
community education from the government.
Liz Mackenzie: The organisations have shared aims, support each other and attend each other’s
meetings.
Richard Silson: The Town Team was very much about ‘doing stuff’ and there was no conflict between
the groups as they all had a role to play.
Liz Mackenzie: There is a whole array of activities and later we would hear about the outreach from
Buxton Festival.
Jean Ball: Yes, all the studies show that we don’t need another supermarket and formal objections to
the plans had been raised by Transition Buxton, Vision Buxton, Buxton Town Team, Buxton Civic
Association and the Women’s Institute.
Sarah Rawlinson: The university can encourage landlords to improve their properties, but it has limited
powers.
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Providing for People
Visitors and the visitor economy
Question
When will the Crescent open?
The parking meters are dirty and the registration
number needs to be entered when buying a ticket.
Often the passenger pays for parking and does not
know the registration and the ticket with the
registration printed on it is non-transferable to
another driver – this causes ill-feeling which we
don’t want! Maybe Terry would like to comment.
Could the tourist attraction and dispersal strategy
be explained in more detail?
How, with reducing resources, can the Tourist
Information Centre be maintained and do the staff
have the time for the important interface with the
customer?
What can the people of Buxton do to help the
sustainability of the Buxton Opera House?
Who responded and their answer
Mark Hennebry: The rest of the building work is a two year programme, so 2017.
Terry Crawford: It is the job of the parking enforcement officers to clean and maintain the meters.
However he would feedback the comments on keeping them clean. He said that the comment about
non-transferable tickets was correct and part of the machine set-up, and not unique to Buxton. A few
years ago the council did investigate changing the meters but this was going to cost about £100k.
When the machines were changed the requirement for the registration would be removed. However,
there was no point in trying to defend!
Terry Crawford: Tourist attractions need to work closer and more smartly. Customers, visitors and
tourists expect high standards and a needs analysis is required. There needs to be more work with
local attractions and accommodation to gain traction.
Terry Crawford: This is very difficult as the council are under great pressure and the subsidy to the
Pavilion Gardens has been reduced. The amount of face to face contact has inevitably been reduced;
however, new technology has been introduced to meet the needs of the customer. They are
investigating ways that the face to face contact can be reduced further without affecting the customer
and the great service.
Simon Glinn: The view of the Opera House needs to be refreshed and new types of membership need
to be provided. There certainly is a challenge with the loss of the Arts Council funding and they need to
work on accessing other money.
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Five Routes in to Buxton
Traffic, transport and space management
Question
With so many houses being built in Harpur Hill is
anything going to be done about the junction onto
the A515?
Do DCC have any influence on improving the public
bus service and the routes, for example routes
from Leek, Macclesfield, Sheffield and Chesterfield
to Buxton?
How can we create safer cycling routes into
Buxton?
How can Buxton capitalise on the increase in air
travel to Manchester airport?
Buses are a particular problem and each year the
college subsidises buses for students by £0.5M –
would be possible to pool resources?
Chinley Station is an important commuter station
on the Manchester to Sheffield line but what is
being done to improve the difficult parking
situation?
Who responded and their answer
Jim Seymour: All planning applications have to have a traffic solution included and the developers have
to pay to solve any of the problems highlighted. Road safety is always a top priority for DCC
(Derbyshire County Council).
Jim Seymour: DCC have little influence as 95% of the services are run commercially. DCC buys in
additional services to fill the gaps, mostly in the evenings and weekends, but with the budget cuts this
is becoming more difficult. However need to look at doing this better, for example, Greater Manchester
is improving the service by franchises without money leaking out of the system.
Tim Heap: Services were more likely to be improved if there was a commercial need.
Jim Seymour: This is difficult as the car dominates the road and space is limited and it is difficult to find
a way of breaking into the space owned by the car. HPBC and DCC are working on safe walking and
cycling routes where possible.
Jim Seymour: Manchester Airport is trying to grow the visitor economy in the area and generate
tourism in the growing China and India markets.
Tim Heap: Research has shown that 95% of air travel is booked on line and then providers have about
30 minutes to book them into a hotel. How do you use this to your advantage?
Also in the Lake District the council had negotiated with local farmers to put in cycle routes on their
land. This had worked well because they had received grants for the cycle routes which included
hedgerow improvements.
Jim Seymour: In some pilot areas, taking part in a central government scheme, transport for health,
community and education are linked to gain economies of scale.
Paul Tomlinson: Yellow lines are being painted along the roads near the station and the empty depot
land will be used for car parking.
Jim Seymour: Again it was difficult for DCC to influence the timetables so that bus and train time tables
are co-ordinated.
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Working Towards 2020: The Proposed Actions
This information was produced by participants at the conference who worked in teams at their table, with four to eight people in a team.
Each table was provided with an A1 map of Buxton, coloured markers and a brief to produce an action plan for the next stages of the town’s development.
These are the priorities and actions put forward. As many ideas were duplicated by other teams, for clarity those ideas have been condensed into one.
The full record of all the comments is available on request.
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The Station area, Nestle and DB Schenker
DB Schenker land, Nestle site and Buxton Community School marked for parking.
Do not want development near station.
Peak rail link to the south – part of Nestle site.
Cycle hire at station, cycle routes heading east alongside railway and south through Crescent
and along Broad Walk. Cycle route around the town.
Nestle site – Peak rail extended west to station entrance road.
Nestle site non-retail use, student housing / accommodation.
Outdoor pursuits/ice wall/sports/cinema/leisure facilities such as bowling alley on Nestle site.
Upgrade front of railway station and parking.
Transport hub in front of station/ Transport interchange pick up and set down. Taxis, bus
terminus/station.
Proper bus terminus on market and at train station.
Car park east of Waitrose ‘leisure and shopping’, existing parking provision relocated to
multi-storey on eastern part of Nestle site.
DB Schenker work to demolish shed and find alternative solution in conjunction with
Northern Rail and HPBC.
Funding for fan light.
Area behind fan wall marked ’develop as building, cafe etc’.
Restore canopy at Buxton train station.
Develop a building behind the fan light.
Pedestrian access from train station.
Additional crossing over Station Road.
The Crescent Area Redevelopment
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The Retail Offer
Attract shops to the town.
More public toilets including disabled, some in main shopping area.
Public Realm development: (1) removing concrete blocks from Spring Gardens (2) Higher Buxton.
Mobile phone connection.
Spring Gardens refurbishment (ensure traffic kept to regulations).
Retail development: Independents - Cavendish Arcade great example of what can be achieved.
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Open Pump Room as a tourist attraction.
Pedestrian area around Hall Bank to Crescent – SHARED SPACE – GALLERY EXHIBITION Arts hub.
Cinema in opera House/Pavilion Arts Centre.
Wayfinding from Pavilion Gardens to Market.
Expansion of Cultural offer and Crescent opening is part of ‘growth’
Increase revenue for Opera House.
Budget hotel or low cost youth hostel in The Grove
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Working Towards 2020: The Proposed Actions
St John’s Road area
 Area opposite Burlington Road – scope for parking.
 One way up St John’s Road along Burlington Road, up Bath road down
High Street and Terrace Road.
 Routes into town from here OK except Burbage traffic lights – eyesore.
The Market Place, Town Hall and Hardwick
Hall
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Get decent market back – Specialist markets needed.
Town Hall for community use –arts hub, library,
indoor market
– ground floor =Covent Garden! gallery/cinema/cafe
(great views from top)
Hardwick Hall – Gallery, Library, Offices, Arts Venue,
G &S attraction
Move HPBC to Hardwick Hall.
Residential housing and/or multi-storey car parking
on old Otter site and HPBC yard.
Glass covered market with existing car parking
relocated to HPBC Market Street Yard.
Slopes more inviting.
Outdoor interactive attraction guiding up The Slopes.
Signage up to Higher Buxton.
Proper bus terminus on Market and at train station.
Route from Pavilion Gardens complex and Market
Place via Fountain street marked Signed route and
Wayfinding.
Market Street car park and HPBC yard -2 hours free
parking.
London Road – cycle paths?
Market Street car path – ‘signed paths’.
One way systems – Terrace Road from Crescent to
Five Ways – southwards, Bath Road – westwards.
Pedestrian routes – Spring Gardens, Crescent, Hall
Bank, High Street, through Town Hall; from Station
down Station Approach and down Station Road, St
John’s Road, Water Street, the Square, Broad Walk
and The Slopes.
Mobile phone signage, video clips etc to direct
tourists.
Fairfield Road area
 Improve Gateway to the north.
 Park and Ride on Fairfield Common where circus
locates.
 Metal artwork designs associated with spa making use
of the barriers which are currently plain.
 Roundabout bottom of Fairfield Road – note Flow of
traffic / people down A6.
 Refurbishment of Fairfield Road, enforcement, untidy
fronts ‘IMPROVE!’.
 Fairfield Road/Lightwood Road – no right turn coming
from Dove Holes.
 Triangle between Fairfield Road and Lightwood Rd
marked as parking (old garage site).
Ashwood Park area
 A6 between Fairfield Road roundabout and Morrisons marked
one way southwards.
 FIX woods above High Path.
 Ashwood Park and woods west of A6 ‘Open as cycle route or
footpath’.
 Sylvan Cliff car park – multi-storey.
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Traffic, Transport and......
Cycle racks – Buxton not cycle friendly. Money from DCC.
Cycle links through Buxton.
Flow of traffic at bottom of A6 redirect pedestrians/timer on crossing.
Pedestrian access from train station.
Study needed on traffic including parking.
One way could work but lots of implications – needs thinking through.
Peak Rail extension.
Transport hub/interchange at Nestle site for coaches, bus, taxi (Peak Rail).
Train station as a hub but still use Market Place.
Improve roundabouts (3 mini – roundabouts).
Growth strategy – road capacity needs to be increased.
One way system Terrace Road with free parking for half hour then prices
escalate. Free shuttle.
A6 between Fairfield Road roundabout and Morrisons marked one way south
Bridge or tunnel connecting to Spring Gardens.
Stop traffic turning right onto Lightwood Road from Fairfield Road.
Buxton and Leek College buses link with community and public transport.
......Parking
Other useful notes on the map
 DDC site on Kents Bank Rd marked ‘Free Park and Ride 500+’
 Retail development; Central section of Spring Gardens both sides, Terrace Road over Market Place both sides.
 Public Realm: Spring Gardens from Wye Street to Terrace Road; Terrace Road over Market Place.
 Lower parking prices or introduce 2 hour parking periods to redirect shoppers to
traders.
 Free car parking for 1 hour or 30 minutes.
 Car parking charges should be reduced.
 Car parking development – Nestle site/ Buxton Community School/ behind
station.
 Car park to north of Springs marked ‘multi-storey’.
 Move Lorry Park?
 Move coach park out of town.
 Better coach parking.
 Change parking to after 6 not after 8.
 Promote alternative parking provision to Pavilion Gardens.
 Seasonal park and Ride e.g. Festival time etc.
 Identify parking locations for visitors.
 New parking meters.
 Car share scheme.
 Parking policy designed to get the most out of motorists including identifying
disused land for car parks.
 Park and Ride.
 Car parking – Crescent.
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Working Towards 2020: The Proposed Actions
Additional actions noted which are complimentary to the top priorities
People
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Broad band internet.
Get local plan agreed.
Business Start-up for entrepreneurs.
The Bedford.
Continue volunteering.
Support any improvements to train times.
Local opportunities for students.
Media projects for students with practical outcomes for the town.
Develop careers in performing arts.
Promoting Buxton
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Photographic bank (available at TIC) for media.
Ensure that Buxton isn’t perceived as being a ‘distant’ location.
Year round flow of visitors.
Maps are confusing (e.g. station) terminology should be unequivocal.
Sign Buxton from Bridgemont up Long Hill.
Capitalise on boom in cycling to ensure the extension of the Monsal Trail happens.
Engage inward investors with proposals to improve town via Town Team, HPBC etc.
Conferences.
Image management like Destination Chesterfield and Marketing Derby.
Engage Nestle on Buxton Water image.
Increase accommodation.
Youth Hostel.
Housekeeping / Townkeeping
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Repair wall to Ashwood Dale.
Approach from A6: town looks shabby – enforcement action from council needed.
Tidy up all entrances particularly A6, station, TM depot.
Fairfield Road.
Improve Gateway to northern area.
Demolish TM depot.
Absentee landlords and addressing run down shop fronts.
‘Name and shame’ landlords for neglect of responsibility / property.
Activities / campaign to focus on community pride and appearance of houses (shared ownership).
Signage should be improved.
Maintenance of public realm – seating, railing, clear-ups are ‘one-off’ events.
First impressions: state of the station, toilet facilities etc.
Get children involved on interactive activities that benefit the town.
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Making it Happen: The Top Five Priorities for Buxton 2020
These priorities are the responses from individual participants in the conference who completed a questionnaire at the end of the day.
Car parking
Networking / traders
Crescent
Improve leisure facilities
Improve retail
Set clear priorities – few and achievable
Publish those priorities
Work together – all stakeholders
Recognise the value of pooling resources
Increase Buxton’s online presence
Partnerships with local and national organisations
Grow social media audience
Work + communicate with local community
Continue to play an active part in change for Buxton i.e. member
of Vision Buxton, Town Team, attend conferences etc.
Better transport links
Improved parking
Better mix of commercial businesses
Provision for cyclists
Finish rehab of old buildings
Improved road network
Use more one way systems
Allow cheaper parking
Rail – Matlock – Buxton
Possible car parks
To follow ideas through
To promote the town from our business
To keep the pressure on to change
Good communication with local people
All new changes accompanied by consultation with public
Improve infrastructure and services
Old buildings regenerated not knocked down
Clean / repair buildings on approaches to town
Address traffic and people flow
Get the Crescent open!!
Improve parking
Use Hardwick Hall well – to the benefit of the community
Improve the retail experience
Sort entrances
Become more dementia friendly
Be more welcoming
Sort transport
Economic regeneration
Communicate better
Improved appearance
Better transport (local)
Housing
Better local communication
Collaboration
Complete the Crescent
Improve way marking for pedestrians + cars
Restore the market (in Town Hall indoor)
Improve Fairfield Rd + A6
Improve transport links
To –
Prioritise
Dare
Keep these groups going
Think about people
Smile
Use of empty buildings e.g. The Bedford
Ease up on parking charges to bring people into Buxton
Have more co-ordination and collaboration between key
groups & stakeholders
Encourage landlords of empty premises to give short
term use of them for promotions / pop ups
Try and improve the market
Work with multi agencies re car parking
Pavilion Gardens development and growth
Improve signage around town
Improve Fairfield Rd
Promote Buxton further afield
More groups / coaches to town
Stop traffic congestion
Sort out parking
Improve transport links
Develop events all year
Promote outdoor pursuits
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Increase economic sustainability
High skilled job creation
Retain graduates
Increase arts offer
A cultural strategy backed by data
Step change in standards in hospitality sector
Inward investment in cultural programme.
Steep change in transport connectivity and perceptions thereof
A clear strategic framework
New Festivals & events in Buxton
New tourist attraction/facility/resource
Destination marketing resource – Vision Buxton excellent
Student/staff exchanges
Bring more students to Buxton
Crescent
Improve retail / market
More accommodation
Trains – more frequent & quicker
Annual Buxton Conference
Cinema would be great!
Bring organisations together
Increase awareness of Buxton
Cut down on litter
Push for better parking policy
Achieve ................................ routes
Bring empty buildings into use
Relocate library
Develop Nestle site
Secure ‘good’ growth
Integrate issues – solutions
More day coach trips
Improve public realm from Crescent / Quadrant to rest of T.C.
Sort out Market P / HB
Promote its uniqueness
Increase knowledge of it heritage importance
Learn more about customs and traditions
Patronise Buxton retailers, events and activities
Geographical cohesion (upper and lower town activities and events)
Transportation clarity e.g. parking – traffic movements
Inclusive thinking of all interested parties
Improve access to town for visitors using transport
Improve ‘scruffy areas’
Galvanise town residents to appreciate their town and schoolchildren
Traffic management and car parking
Retail improvement
Marketing of the Crescent
Development of The George and surroundings
Better public transport
Clarify the vision
Understand the targets
Engage early with the ‘deliverers’
Accept the constraints
Keep up the momentum
Crescent
Spring Gardens
Affordable housing
Higher quality employment
Higher Buxton
Co-ordinated plan for Higher Buxton
Achievable plan for non-retail development on Nestle / Station site
Link Higher Buxton / Crescent / Spring Gardens in to Main St.
Ikea traffic circulation and parking
Open a cinema for young people
More indoor entertainment for young people
Attract better retail offer for young people + families
One more night club for 30-50 + places / bars to dance / wine bars
Trains to Derby + more links (faster) to Manchester
Improve Pavilion Gardens further
Improve Fairfield Road
Make Ashwood Park beautiful again
Sort out traffic issues
Crescent up and running
Make Buxton great!
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Arts hub
Better use of public buildings – indoor climbing wall / sports
Peak Rail link south
Crescent completed
More for young people (teenager – student)
Increase tourist potential
Market Buxton to the widest worldwide audience possible
Ensure transport planning is fully co-ordinated
Build on the current cultural and heritage offer
Branding awareness elsewhere to generate demand
Improve gateways (rail / A6)
Keeping tourist longer in town
Don’t allow town to become …..? with Crescent project
Low cost central accommodation
Pedestrian-centric central area
Promoting the assets of our town
Advertising / using local
Bring people back to Buxton
Incentives to buy
Leading spa town
Continue building links with University
Transport
Parking
Tourism – capitalising
Linking Market Place with Spring Gardens area
Keep being proactive working
together
Improved commercial links
Car parking
Improve Market Place
Improve the market
Open Town Hall to public use
Improve signage and information boards
Improve transport and car parking
Act on ideas today
Retail Group
Transport links
Shared ownership / responsibility by stakeholders
Reintroduce community pride
Work with business community
Engage inward investors
Promote sense of place / .............. outwardly
Ensure quality developments
Bring together town organisations
Carry out traffic study
Involve young people more
Better leisure facilities
Bring organisations together
Increase awareness of Buxton
Cut down on litter
Push for better parking policy
Achieve ........................ routes
Improve the flow through town
Improve the car parking
Contribute to visual arts effort
Support local arts / arts hub
Looking after families and residents
Warm welcome for visitors and tourists
Safeguard tourism to Buxton linked into all areas
Galvanise the sectors
Transport e.g. parking
More frequent train service
More together as one brand! Make Buxton stronger
Preserve and exploit heritage
Provide for all its community
Bring in money through tourism
Promote the town widely
Improve gateways to town
Empower communities
Affordable housing
Leisure facilities for youths
Traffic flow improved
Maintenance of historic buildings
Parking
Increase: schools, medical facilities
Sort out rail links and parking
Attract more visitors to the Peak into Buxton
Spa town
Resilient economy
Centre of health and well being, arts & culture
Transport
Increasing range of heritage tours
Enhancing increasing transport (mini bus)
Working collaboratively enrich heritage experience for visitors and locals
New media / web pod cast community voice
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Getting rid of the scruffy bits
Co-ordinate approach to park
Improved transport policy
Better independent retail offer
Get rid of the ‘someone should...' mentality
Complete the Crescent project
Improve traffic flow/parking
Focused improvement of Market Place
Regeneration of Station Road
Improved visitor experience / perception
The Crescent and Spa
The improvement of the rail link to Manchester
Resolution of the Market
Improve retail offer
Bring Town Hall to cultural use
Transport
Networking
Use space that isn’t being used
Parking
Tourism opportunities
Improve transport facilities
Increase visitor numbers
Improve all local amenities
Parking
Public transport
Build car park behind station
Station forecourt at interchange
Library in Hardwick Hall
Indoor Market – Town Hall
Cinema – Hardwick Hall
To improve the environment for those
visiting, living and working in Buxton
Better signage
Better toilet facilities
Traffic / parking survey
Joined up thinking as today
Publicity to bring in visitors
Crescent
Spring Gardens
Affordable housing
High quality employment
Higher Buxton
Use all space that isn’t being used
Work out a simpler/ effective transport system
Increase awareness of Buxton
Increase networking opportunities
Create events that will bring more people together
Improved retail offer & service
‘Resolve’ car parking
‘Resolve’ market
Reorder public buildings/service – library, 1 stop shop
Celebrate!
Bring local people with us especially Fairfield residents and retailers
Crescent flourishing and no longer a blot
Functioning retail improvement
More and better! Toilets
Sufficient car parking
Maps and directions
An increase in visitor attractions – both permanent and
transitory (i.e. more festivals)
Deliver Buxton Crescent project
Improve Station Road
Way finding strategy
Grant project for Spring Gardens
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Buxton 2020 Take Five Words_The Big Buxton Picture
Results of delegate activity ‘Take five words – the big Buxton picture’ presented as word clouds.
Figure 1 – Delegates responses at the beginning of the Conference
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Figure 2 – Delegates responses at the end of the Conference
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Comments about the day and evaluation
Need somehow to follow up so that ideas are
carried forward. Will suggestions get fed
back to us? HPBC?
Very well organised. Thank you
Good buzz. Better than anticipated
engagement. Gen v. positive attitude
towards the town
Great day – really interesting and full of
energy!!
Well organised and presented.
Well managed with good speakers and
excellent aims and objectives
Great opportunity to meet people and
consider the development of the town
Brilliant! Very well done to all concerned
Very encouraging bringing together a wide
range of informed people to good purpose
We did something very similar for the local
plan in 2010
Good to get wide range of organisations
together for common good
Excellent day. Met some very interesting
people who are like minded
Would have preferred more ‘grass roots’
input. There wasn’t any new information
about Buxton!
Good ideas – useful / networking – interesting
to see / hear what other groups are doing
Excellent, thought provoking and great
networking opportunities. Well done!
A real triumph of community spirit for which
Buxton is rightly famous
A really stimulating discussion
Visionary – necessary and stimulating.
Excellent – well organised, well attended.
Very interesting and informative
Great opportunity for businesses, organisation
to work together – to put a plan into action to
make Buxton and even better place to live
and visit
Well done and thank you!
Perhaps covering too much in the time
available, but an interesting way of making
people think of the many changes facing
Buxton in the next few years
Informative and good networking opportunity
Excellent organisation bringing together wide
skills sets and interest groups
Promising to see so much interest in Buxton’s
future. A day well spent
Excellent event
Brilliant event Congratulations lets now focus
on action after a day of words
Very upbeat. Everyone engaged
Useful. An insight into different points of
view of the Buxton population
A good overview to start the process. – Keep
us informed!
First class organisation of day; hugely positive
Very well thought out and planned
Same event next year please
Very well organised! Amazing retentions of
attendees. Great breadth of speakers /issues
Also: informative, eye opening: insightful re
the complexity of town regeneration
Great energy
My radius of knowledge about Buxton was
great but now the circumference of my lack of
knowledge about Buxton is huge!
A real triumph of community spirit for which
Buxton is rightly famous
Informative. It can only be judged a success if
feedback / progress /plans on ‘what happens
next’ is shared with attendees
Very good day – thank you to all who helped
to make it happen
Found it enjoyable
Extremely interesting in particularly transport –
and hotel possibilities
Very good ‘getting together’ of local action
groups and their aims
I enjoyed, but a pity that so many people have
to ‘toe the line’
Wishing Buxton people can all stay positive
and work together / appreciate what we have
Excellent day. Although focus was on
improvement towards Vision the event
remained upbeat and positive
What about those not here today? The
young, elderly, traditional Buxton residents
Excellent conference. Well organised
Vague; one speaker only. The rest very good
Lots of challenges to overcome working
together with the town
Very good; now we all need to make it happen
Remarkable synergy between various groups
Very well organised
Stimulating
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Organisations Represented at the 2020 Vision Conference
Bridgehead (Arts) Ltd trading as The Green Man
Gallery
Hardwick Hall,
Hardwick Square South,
Buxton
Contact: [email protected]
Tel: 01298 937375
Buxton-Bad Nauheim Twinning Association
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Buxton Civic Association
Advice/support for emerging artists
Programme of workshops/courses
Venue for music, spoken word, community events
Regular performances by local teenagers
Children’s art club
Free drop-in art and craft activities
Spaces for hire
Vision for 2020
Permanent home for The Green Man Gallery and Arts Hub. Focal point for a vibrant visual and performing arts scene in Buxton. Extensive
community involvement and arts activity. Provision of: studio and rehearsal spaces; flexible venue; creative meeting place; small creative
business units
Impact on Buxton A thriving, sustainable Arts Hub, raising the profile of Buxton as a cultural destination. Increased opportunities for artists,
performers, new media and the community. A derelict building revitalised.
This association was created in 1986 when Buxton became the second member of Bad Nauheim’s international network of partner towns; it now
has 4. Since then, there have been many reciprocal visits by different clubs from both sides, including choirs, sports teams, apprentices and
schoolchildren, as well as members.
Currently, there is not as much activity other than taking part in the annual multi-twinning conference which rotates around the Bad Nauheim
twinning partners, but there are moves afoot to resurrect it yet again by a group in U3A.
However, what is needed is interest from the local schools and youth organisations to become more aware of their European neighbours. The
interest in learning languages at this level seems to have dropped dramatically recently.
By 2020 we would like to see much more interaction by younger people from the Buxton side, and more awareness in the general community.
Key Activities: BCA has played a significant role for almost 50 years in helping to preserve the historical and environmental heritage of Buxton
and its surroundings. In its early years it took the lead in successfully objecting to disastrous developments proposed for the town. It owns and
manages two of Buxton's jewels - Pooles Cavern and Buxton Country Park plus nine other woodlands. All of these contribute greatly to the quality
of life in the town and require substantial funding.
Chairman: Mike Monaghan
Secretary: Martin Wragg
General Manager: Alan Walker
Vision For 2020: For Buxton to be an outstanding place to live and visit with a thriving and sustainable local economy.
Email : [email protected]
Tel : 01298 22607
www.buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk
Buxton and District Lions Club
Email:[email protected]
Key Activities
Exhibitions by local artists/artisans
Personnel - 7 member artists supported by a team of community volunteers
Chair: Ian Hamilton
Secretary: Jane McGrother
Treasurer: Jean Todd
Bridgehead (Arts) Ltd t/a The Green Man Gallery, a not-for-profit arts organisation managing an independent, artist-led gallery and arts
centre.
Future Plans: Play a significant role in cooperation with other organisations to campaign for developments which will enhance the quality of the
town Where appropriate provide funding for projects in the town. To enhance the biodiversity of our woods and improve the experience of visitors
to them. Develop the facilities at Pooles Cavern.
Buxton and District Lions Club is a group of volunteers that serve our local community. We raise funds through a number of annual events
that the people of Buxton enjoy participating in; Midsummer Walk, Duck Race, Santa's Grotto and concerts. Our members also support other
organisations by providing practical help, e.g. marshalling on Carnival Day and Sparkles Christmas Lights Switch On. Monies are allocated in
response to local needs and to support local good causes. Groups and individuals may request financial or practical assistance, or Lions' members
may initiate support where a need has been identified. Our funds sometimes contribute to enabling individuals to overcome disadvantage or to
promote their achievements and reach their potential. Part of an International Lions network, members share a commitment to improving the lives
of local Buxton people and engage in varied roles and activities to facilitate this aim.
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Buxton Festival is a summer celebration of Opera, Music and Books. Established in 1979, the award winning and nationally renowned event
sold over 40,000 tickets last year.
The 2015 Festival takes place from 10 – 26 July and features 15 opera performances, 43 concerts, 62 literary events and free family events.
Buxton Festival
Tel: 01298 70395
www.buxtonfestival.co.uk
The Festival also presents a year round Outreach programme which aims to involved local people of all ages in free creative arts activities.
Projects include the Kaleidoscope Choir, Arts Award in Primary Schools, Singing Masterclasses in Secondary Schools and a concert for children with
special needs.
The Festival also run the Buxton Poetry Competition which attracts entries from across the UK and beyond.
www.buxtonfringe.org.uk
The Fringe was launched in 1980; this year sees the 36th Fringe running from 8-26 July when over the course of 19 days there will be around 600
separate shows and performances of more than 150 different events. Events cover the whole range of visual and performing arts: comedy, dance,
film, theatre, music, the spoken word, painting, sculpture, and a variety of crafts.
Performances take place in cafes, bars, churches, shops, caves, parks, galleries, hotels and the streets of Buxton. With many free events the
Fringe offers a feast of live art for everyone.
The Buxton Fringe is the second biggest open access arts festival in England and is a registered charity run entirely by volunteers.
By 2020 the Fringe aims - working with a number of partners - to have secured more performance spaces in the town which can provide artists
with the opportunity to prepare and present their work.
Email: [email protected]
Buxton Festival Fringe
Buxton & Leek College came into existence on 1 August 2012 when Leek College became part of the University of Derby group. Buxton
College had been operating as part of the University since 1998 and the combined College has the resources to provide a comprehensive, highquality education and training service to students of all ages and abilities. The College has over 5,500 students, 300 staff, offers more than 200
courses, works with over 300 employers and manages over 700 work-based learners on their behalf.
Buxton & Leek College has campuses in Buxton: the iconic Devonshire Dome, shared with the University of Derby and in Leek where an
investment of £10m over the last 2 years has brought state-of-the-art facilities for art & design, engineering and construction. The College also
has a £1m motor vehicle and logistics training centre in Harpur Hill.
Buxton and Leek College
For more information call: 0800 074 0099
www.blc.ac.uk
The Buxton Group
Chair:
Joanne Hibbert [email protected]
Secretary: Janet Byers
Treasurer and Membership Secretary: David Morton
[email protected]
www.buxtongroup.co.uk
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery
Terrace Road, Buxton
01629 533540
[email protected]
Facebook: Buxton Museum and Art Gallery
Twitter: @buxtonmuseum
Blog: www.buxtonmuseumandartgallery.wodpress.com
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/buxtonmuseum
Inspiring Performance, Innovative Practice, Community Impact
“To be an outstanding, award-winning and innovative college; the first choice for High Peak and Moorlands students and employers.”
The aim of the Buxton Group, founded in 1991, is to campaign for and support measures which improve the environment for those visiting,
living and working in Buxton. The Buxton Group was formed because The Crescent had been standing empty for a considerable period and had
fallen into a serious state of disrepair so we pushed for action to save it. Recently we successfully lobbied for action to renovate the Conservatory
and other Pavilion Gardens buildings. We write letters of support or constructive objections regarding planning applications in Buxton and
comment on the Local Plan. We have representatives who attend Buxton Town Team, Vision Buxton and the Friends of the Pavilion Gardens
meetings. Several members undertook the 2013 English Heritage survey of listed buildings in Buxton. Our plans up to 2020 are to continue the
group in much the same fashion and to maintain links with other groups in the town.
We meet at the Old Hall on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm.
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery Admission: FREE
Discover the history, geology and archaeology of the Peak District in a journey through time. Three art galleries provide temporary exhibitions by
contemporary artists, including the annual Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition each summer, and from the museum’s own collections. The museum
hosts regular family activities and supported school visits. There are 6 public access PCs.
Vision for 2020: Buxton Museum is at the start of a major Heritage Lottery Fund programme to help visitors to the museum and in the
Derbyshire landscape explore and learn from the collections better. We will be developing a range of digital tours and trails across the landscape
with the museum’s collections at their heart, supporting new displays and exhibitions at the museum. By 2018, in time for the museum’s 125th
birthday, the museum will have had a significant makeover.
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Buxton Music, Speech and Drama Festival
Contact: [email protected]
buxtonspaprize.co.uk
The Buxton Spa Prize is an "en plein air" art competition which invites artists to visit Buxton and base their work on outdoor locations drawn by
ballot. Creating an opportunity for residents and visitors to observe artists at work over the summer.
There is a range of prizes including the Trevor Osborne Charitable Trust Prize of £5,000, The Sketchbook Prize of £2,000 with generous
Young Artist and Junior Prizes also available.
This year, The Buxton Spa Prize exhibition will run alongside the Buxton Festival, with judging taking place on 16th July. The Exhibition will run
from 17th July – 31st August taking advantage of the high season.
The judges include artists Harold Riley, Ken Howard OBE RA and Pete ‘The Street’ Brown, Lady Penelope Cobham the Chair of Visit England, Ros
Westwood Derbyshire museums manager, Louise Potter DL, and Trevor Osborne Developer of Buxton Crescent and Thermal Water Spa.
We hope that once again the beautiful Buxton location and impressive prizes will attract a wide section of artists who can enjoy the challenge of
interpreting up to forty different locations around the town and submit work which will result in a fascinating exhibition of contemporary art. 
www.buxtonsparkles.co.uk
Buxton Sparkles was created to promote community goodwill and participation. The events, activities and fund raising it organises build up to a
great Winter Celebration which includes the switching on of the town’s Christmas lights. The idea is to create community cohesion by involving a
wide variety of local people in creative arts workshops as well as encouraging them to participate in the event itself.
To date, Buxton Sparkles has run the Winter Celebration on a shoestring with most of the fundraising provided for by small scale fund raising by
the members. However the event has grown in popularity and is proving difficult for the group to manage.
Our vision for 2020 would be for Buxton Sparkles to be one of a wider group of organisations who could work together to create a magical Winter
Wonderland event that would embrace our own community as well as visitors from afar.
The Buxton Spa Prize
Contact: Emma Potter
[email protected]
Buxton Sparkles
Contact: Andréa Lewis
01298 25281 or 07813 944678
email:[email protected]
facebook.com/BuxtonSparkles
In 2007, Buxton Music, Speech and Drama Festival celebrated its centenary as Buxton's oldest festival, and one of the oldest festivals in the
country. Today it is an annual event held in May with participants from Derbyshire and surrounding counties, who are attracted by the splendour
of our venues (The Octagon, St John’s, Buxton Methodists), the friendly atmosphere and the supportive feedback from our professional
Adjudicators.
Last year we ran over 100 classes, not all of which are competitive, and had over 500 people taking part in nearly 400 separate performances. Not
everyone who appears will go on to play in The Hallé, or appear at the National Theatre (although some have), but children and adults alike go
away from the experience with a better understanding of the delights and pitfalls of performing, ideas for personal improvement, and a better
appreciation of the work that goes into professional performances.
www.buxtontownteam.org
Buxton Town Team is a Community Interest Company set up in 2012. It aims "to advance the prosperity of Buxton and the well-being of its
community".
Buxton is geographically divided, and there is a perception that some activities operate in isolation from the town and its residents. Our vision
draws these elements together to create one cohesive and self-supporting community.
We are a project based organisation. So far we have: created the Buxton Spring Fair; mobilised hundreds of volunteers; developed excellent
working relationships with key organisations; helped other embryonic organisations to set up; become the "go-to" organisation when something
needs doing.
Current projects include: Spring Fair 2015; Buxton in Bloom; Market Regeneration; Litter Picking Walking Group; Ashwood Park; Railings Clean
and Spring Clean 2015 - with more on the way.
www.buxtonwelldressing.co.uk
Water is integral to Buxton’s history. The Well Dressing Festival began in 1840, to celebrate the supply of fresh spring water to the well on the
Market Place. The festival brings the community together in a week of activities, including:
traditional Derbyshire Well Dressings, created and erected at Buxton’s wells, the crowning of the festival Queen, a funfair on the Market Place, the
Buxton Carnival, decorated premises, competitions (football, bowls, dominoes etc).
This festival is unique in its size and heritage, and is kept alive by volunteers. Our vision is to increase both the understanding of the heritage of
the festival and the support for continuing this tradition. To mark the 175 th anniversary, a project is underway to refurbish the well on the Market
Place.
Buxton Town Team
Email: [email protected]
Directors: Joe Dugdale, John Estruch, Tina Heathcote, Rachel
Hoodith, Roddie MacLean, Janet Miller, Sarah Rawlinson, Dick
Silson
Buxton Well Dressing Festival
Chairman: Richard Lower
Secretary: Gill Kitchen
Well dresser: Christine Gould
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Creative Heritage assists those with responsibilities for heritage assets, especially buildings at risk. It helps clients turn liabilities into assets
through heritage-led regeneration, creative re-use and constructive partnerships. Operating nationally, the network of consultants includes
conservation architects, regeneration specialists, project managers and community engagement advisers.
Creative Heritage Consultants Ltd
Kate Dickson, Director
10 Church Street, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6HD
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Tel: 01298 77774
Mob: 07753 896 848
Project website: www.facebook.com/HardwickHallBuxton
www.creative-heritage.net
Danubius Hotel Group
CP Holdings contacts:
Mark Hennebry
[email protected]
Philip Hoffbrand [email protected]
www.danubiushotels.com
DB Schenker Rail UK
Lakeside Business Park, Carolina Way, Doncaster DN4 5PN
Tel: 01302 575000
www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk
Derbyshire County Council (Derbyshire.gov.uk)
Key personnel (highways and transport):
Mike Ashworth (Strategic Director – Economy, Transport and
Environment)
Jim Seymour (Transport Strategy Manager)
www.derbyshire.gov.uk
Discover Buxton Heritage Tours
Netta Christie 170 Green Lane, Buxton, Derbyshire SK179DG
[email protected]
www.discoverbuxton.co.uk
Hardwick Hall (British Legion Building) was constructed in 1896 as the final phase of the Peak Hydropathic Establishment. Its upper floors, built
as hotel bedrooms but more recently used as High Peak College teaching accommodation and rented offices, have been vacant for decades.
Acquired by the Trevor Osborne Property Group, Creative Heritage has been commissioned to explore the opportunity for the building to be
converted into modern office accommodation, potentially in conjunction with under-used space in adjoining buildings. The ground floor may
include community assembly and performance space. The offices could be used by the local authority, thus freeing up architecturally important
public rooms in the Town Hall for civic purposes.
Danubius Hotel Group: Danubius is a subsidiary of CP Holdings, the joint venture owner of Buxton Crescent Hotel & Spa. We are Europe’s
largest owner/operator of spa hotels across 4 countries. Once the restoration has been completed, Danubius will be the operator of the hotel and
spa, bringing with it many years of spa hotel expertise and in particular providing health spa treatments focused around natural thermal mineral
waters.
The hotel & spa expects to play an integral role in Buxton 2020 through the Crescent being the centre piece to the town, attracting a wide range
of tourists and local residents and working with the local community to provide employment.
DB Schenker Rail UK is the country’s leading rail freight operator, employing more than 3,000 people and running over 5,000 train services
each week, transporting everything from coal to cereals, barbecues to biomass, and petroleum to steel. We provide freight, infrastructure and
passenger charter trains throughout the UK, and freight services to and from mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel. We also provide traction
and train crew for scheduled passenger operators.
We own and run the largest fleet of locomotives and wagons in the UK. This includes more than 300 diesel and 30 electric locomotives, and more
than 7,500 wagons, from standard hoppers and open boxes to special wagons for a wide range of freight. Such extensive resources give
customers the capacity they need to move bulk products throughout the UK and into Europe quickly, efficiently and on time with minimal
environmental impact.
Derbyshire County Council - Activities And Vision
A Derbyshire that works: strong economy, well-connected communities, skilled and confident workforce, A Healthy Derbyshire, healthier
communities with reduced health inequalities
A Safer Derbyshire: resilient and safe communities, people supported in hard times, sustainable and green communities. A Derbyshire that
cares, thriving children, young people and families, independent and supported older people, adults with physical and learning disabilities leading
independent and fulfilled lives. A Local Derbyshire, an ambitious and dynamic Council, communities at the heart of decision making.
Plans/Developments:
Annual programme of transport maintenance and improvement schemes. Work with partners (D2 Combined Authority) on building a strong
economy.
Discover Buxton Heritage Tours exists to give visitors, locals and tourists a better understanding of the heritage of Buxton and the
surrounding area in unique, exciting and informative ways. We offer guided tram and walking tours, living history experiences and presentations
and talks on the history of the town.
Vision: We intend to become the “go to” company for individual tourists, hoteliers, groups and coach companies to Discover Buxton and the
surrounding area with unique, quality tours and experiences which will bring added value and understanding to a Peak District visit.
Plans or developments: To purchase a minibus - this will offer guided tours to currently “hidden villages” to showcase the history and heritage
of these overlooked places. To develop a further range of specialist tours to allow our visitors to see Buxton and the surrounding area through
different eyes. To have a more permanent home in the centre of the town to better showcase the range of heritage experiences.
To continue to work with business partners to enhance their offering to guests.
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East Midlands Chamber
Nick Chischniak
Policy & Representation Manager
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Centre, Canal Wharf, Chesterfield , S41 7NA
Tel: Direct-line: 01246 212533
Explore Buxton
Founder: Jennifer Francis
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07905 448976
Office: 01298 22987
www.explorebuxtonderbyshire.co.uk
Friends of Buxton Station - FoBS
David Carlisle, Chairman, Friends of Buxton Station (FoBS)
Marc Haywood, Vice-Chairman, FoBS
Helen Haywood & Sue Mellor, Secretary, FoBS
Derek Bodey, Treasurer, FoBS
Email: [email protected]
East Midlands Chamber
The second-largest Chamber in the country, EMC delivers a wide range of business support services, across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and
Leicestershire to its members and the wider business community, and to individuals seeking to gain employment through learning.
Through membership, its members can access extensive networking opportunities a wide range of discounted services, international trade support
and information services. Regional yet still local, delivery around the county is provided from office locations in Derby, Chesterfield, Buxton, and
Glossop.
East Midlands Chamber's lobbying work allows it to authoritatively represent both members and the wider business community on matters such as
the environment, transport, tax, business crime and legislative regulations. It works very closely with D2N2 and other stakeholders to articulate
the voice of the business community. The Chamber delivers a range of fully-funded training and assessment schemes to help both young people
and adults get into employment. It also has a commercial training arm offering bespoke training courses for both employers and employees.
Explore Buxton’s key activities:
Events listings, highlighting things to do and everything that Buxton has to offer such as live music, fairs & markets, festivals, art, outdoors,
theatre, film and more.
Fun, interesting and current editorial content showcasing Buxton’s best offerings and key news items.
Social media: with an audience of more than 3,500 followers across our social channels - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, Buxton
events & local information is captured in real-time, instantaneously. With a highly engaging audience, people enjoying sharing their Buxton and
Peak District 'experience' with us and each other.
Our vision for the future and 2020:
Grow our audience to promote Buxton to a wider, more diverse group. Continue developing relationships with the local community, organisations
and businesses to contribute to the marketing of Buxton as a major tourist destination in England.
We are FoBS, Friends of Buxton Station. We have recently revitalised this group and made plans to make the station and surroundings more
welcoming, comfortable and attractive for everyone. We plan to cheer the place up with some plants in planters, hanging baskets and other floral
features, and we aim to improve signage and seating. We will work with others to install permanent community artworks - murals and sculptures.
We will clean up all nearby unsightly areas and generally spruce-up to make Buxton Station a proud entry point into our town.
Can you handle a paintbrush? Green-fingered with plants? Do people think you’re artistic? Have you got some spare time? Don’t mind getting your
hands dirty? Are you good at fundraising? We would love to hear from you. The Committee has been formally set up and we are ready for action,
like to join us?
Facebook.com/friendsofbuxtonstation
The Friends of Pavilion Gardens
The Friends of Pavilion Gardens is a voluntary community group with 12 members working in partnership with the HPBC.
Chairman: Jane Fletcher
Secretary: Claire Millard
Fund raiser: Brian Shepherd
Email: [email protected]
In the last five years we have refurbished the main play area, installed CCTV by the kiosk and raised the funds for the tree carving. We are
currently applying for a grant to refurbish the toddlers’ play area with able bodied and disabled play equipment and working on an information
board describing the tree carving. Our future aspirations include: spiral bed and sundial; water feature and/or boats in the upper lake; and making
a focal point on the old Milner bandstand.
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High Peak Borough Council
Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton SK17 6EB
Tel: 01298 28400
www.highpeak.gov.uk
Nestlé Waters
0800 00 00 30.
www.nestle-waters.com
www.buxtonwater.co.uk
The NHS North Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning
Group (NDCCG)
Jonathan Wardle - Senior Commissioning Manager
Direct Dial: 01332 888131 (Buxton)
Pavilion Gardens
www.paviliongardens.co.uk
Peak Rail plc
Company Secretary: Roger Horne
Joint Managing Directors: Jackie Statham, Roger Hallatt
Gordon Bennett – Operations Director
Robert Raynor – Health and Safety/Finance Director
Paul R. Tomlinson – Project Director
Martin Gadsby – Assistant Project Director
Mike Thompson – Mechanical Engineering Director
Tel: 01629 580381
Email: [email protected]
www.peakrail.co.uk
Councillor Caitlin Bisknell is the Leader of High Peak Borough Council which provides quality, value for money services for residents.
The Council’s vision is ‘Working with our communities to improve the quality of life in the High Peak’. The Council recognises that partnership
working will increasingly be the way forward in achieving this vision.
The Council has four key objectives which guide service delivery:

Providing quality services in partnership with our communities;

Meeting financial challenges and providing value for money;

Supporting economic development and regeneration; and

Protecting and providing the environment.
Key projects include the transformation of Buxton’s iconic Crescent into a 5-star hotel and spa. Funding has now been secured and work is
expected to start in the Spring.
The Council’s Growth Fund aimed at supporting businesses to expand and create jobs received a fantastic response and work is now underway
with local companies to develop full applications with local companies.
Nestlé Waters is the world’s Number 1 bottled water company.
Our UK portfolio includes leading brands like Buxton - the UK’s number one British natural mineral water; Nestle Pure Life, which offers healthy
hydration for all the family at an everyday price;. S. Pellegrino - one of the world’s most established sparkling natural mineral waters in fine
dining; and Perrier - the iconic leading French mineral water. As a company with nutrition, health and wellness at our core, we strive to encourage
people to recognise the important contribution bottled water can make to your health. Nestle Waters is striving to remain the best in class in
terms of managing the environmental impacts of its activities. Our Buxton site has been certified zero waste to landfill, and achieved an ‘excellent’
rating within the BREEAM environmental certification scheme. The certification assesses the innovative solutions used to minimize the
environmental impact of the building, the operation’s running costs and the site’s transport infrastructure and ecology. Nestle waters continues to
see strong growth, and will remain a key provider of jobs and investment in the local area.
The NHS North Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NDCCG) comprises 36 member practices with a registered population of 288,000
and covers eight geographical communities across Chesterfield, Dronfield, High Peak, North East and North Dales.
The core role of our CCG is to use the resources we have to commission (procure and contract for) health care which provides high quality, safe
and effective care to meet the health needs of the population we serve.
GPs and other clinicians are at the forefront of ensuring the services we commission at the most suitable for the population we serve and are very
heavily involved in service development.
Joining up the care for patient across all providers of health and social care including community care and services from the voluntary sector are
the priority for North Derbyshire CCG.
The Pavilion Gardens is a wonderful historic venue situated in the heart of Buxton. Nestled within 23 acres of beautiful gardens.
As well as being a fantastic visitor attraction we have a variety of rooms which can be arranged to meet all of your conference and meeting needs.
From the intimate space of the Committee Room to the spacious Pavilion Arts Centre or the superb Octagon Hall as an exhibition space, you’re
sure to find the perfect space with the right atmosphere.
Peak Rail Key Activities:
Operation of a 3.5 mile preserved railway between Matlock and Rowsley South offering heritage steam and diesel services for tourists and visitors
to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales. Operations include special events such as 1940's Weekends and Santa Specials. Planning for
and implementing the expansion of the line northwards through to Bakewell and ultimately on to Buxton.
Our Vision For 2020:
An expanded railway will be operating to Rowsley village. The necessary basic infrastructure will be in place to enable the further extension of the
line to Bakewell and beyond.
Our Plans For Buxton Over The Next 5 Years: In tandem with our Vision for 2020, discussions with relevant parties over the redevelopment
of the former Buxton Mineral Water site and surrounding land aimed at securing the re-establishment of an active Peak Rail presence thereon as a
precursor to the eventual re-opening of a through railway to Matlock.
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Rotary Club Of Buxton
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/buxtonrotaryclub
www.buxtonrotaryishere.co.uk
Transition Buxton CIC
Key personnel: Jilla Burgess-Allen, Janet Miller, Charles Jolly
[email protected]
www.transitionbuxton.co.uk
Rotary Club of Buxton's 40 members, besides enabling local voluntary organisations to showcase at our annual Summer Fair & Charity Bazaar:
help ~300 students annually prepare for work through practice interviews; sponsor students on leadership courses; cheer local folk with our
‘Singing Santas’; arrange entertainment for the visually impaired and care home residents; marshal at community events; support local and
international causes; and provide local groups with new fundraising opportunities such as our 2015 Swimathon.
In summary, Rotary Club of Buxton is:Responsible for many local and international charitable initiatives
Open to men and women who believe in ‘Service Above Self’
Time well spent through contributing to society while having fun
Autonomous but part of a world-wide network of 34,000 Rotary Clubs
Rich in opportunities for application of vocational skills
Your chance to help others through fellowship with like-minded people
Transition Buxton was formed in 2008, and became a Community Interest Company in 2013. Its aims are to increase the resilience of the
community to the effects of climate change and increasing fuel prices, and assist in the transition to a low carbon economy. It is part of the
Transition Network, which links thousands of communities in over forty countries worldwide.
Our ethos is to pursue positive change via projects which will improve community well-being as well as reduce carbon footprint. In Buxton we
have planted a dispersed community orchard; are re-developing the Serpentine plant nursery; run regular re-skilling workshops; promote energy
efficiency, renewable energy, cycle ways and public transport. We have just published the Buxton Economic Resilience Study which identified
opportunities to support the local economy; we look forward to working on these with other like-minded organisations.
The Trevor Osborne Property Group
Trevor Osborne has developed many buildings over the past 40 years and is an expert in the field of buildings of architectural and historic interest.
In Buxton, Trevor is heavily engaged in the restoration of the Crescent and which includes the creation of a new Buxton Visitor “Experience”,
promoting the Opera Festival, the Buxton Art Prize and the Hardwick Hall project working with the University of Derby and, the Town Team and
local organisations.
Whilst the Trevor Osborne Property Group is predominantly engaged in development, it also owns investment properties. Company properties
include projects and investments in Plymouth and Porthleven in Cornwall, Bristol, Oxford, Bath and Shrewsbury in addition to Buxton.
The Trevor Osborne Property Group has offices in Bath, Oxford and Cornwall.
The University of Derby Buxton
http://www.derby.ac.uk
The University of Derby, Buxton Campus
An inspirational setting for inspirational learning.
Within the stunning architecture of the Devonshire Dome in Buxton, students have unrivalled access to tutorial expertise and world class facilities.
The University of Derby Buxton Campus provides unparalleled opportunities for real world learning in Sport & Outdoor, Events, Hospitality,
Tourism, Spa, Performing Arts and Humanities along with a work-ready focus, ensuring students go on to take roles with leading national and
international employers. The award-winning campus is a unique tourist attraction in itself. Contributing over £240 million to the local and regional
economy the University provides employment and far-reaching impact and support.
Proud to be recognised as a top 50 UK University in 2015.
www.visionbuxton.co.uk
www.visitbuxton.co.uk
Vision Buxton is a membership organisation of local businesses, community groups and individuals who are passionate about making Buxton a
better place to live, work and play.
The group hold regular networking and social events and arrange tours of local businesses. The active Marketing Group meets bi-monthly and
arranges the popular town guide and main town website.
Vision Buxton works with key venues, Buxton Town Team and other key local organisations and aims to develop and promote a year round
calendar of events and festivals for the town for locals and visitors.
The group's market and promotion of the town's retail offer are also key aims for the future.
1 Devonshire Road, Buxton SK17 6RY
Tel: 01332 590500
Vision Buxton
Email: [email protected]
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Conference Delegates
Bridgehead Arts & Green Man Gallery
Buxton & District Lions
Buxton & District Lions
Buxton & Leek College
Buxton Bad Nauheim Town Twinning
Buxton Civic Association
Buxton Festival
Buxton Festival Fringe
Buxton Museum
Buxton Music, Speech & Drama Festival
Buxton Opera House
Buxton Opera House
Buxton Soroptimists
Buxton Spa Prize
Buxton Spa Prize
Buxton Sparkles
Buxton Taxis
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Suzanne Pearson
Mike Badman
Paul Lewis
Len Tilsley
Jean Todd
Mike Monaghan
Randall Shannon
Keith Savage
Ben Jones
Celia Dunk
Simon Glinn
Guy Dunk
Sue Barber
Neil Scowcroft
Emma Potter
Andrea Lewis
Steve Moulson
Dick Silson
Janet Miller
Tina Heathcote
Roddie MacLean
Andy Parker
Helen Davison
Sarah Rawlinson
Joe Dugdale
John Estruch
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Town Team
Buxton Traders
Buxton Wells Dressing Festival
Creative Heritage
D B Schenker
Danubius
Derbyshire County Council
Derbys & Notts Chamber of Commerce
Derbyshire County Council
Discover Buxton
Discover Buxton
Explore Buxton
Friends of Buxton Station
Friends of the Pavilion Gardens
Harpur Hill Residents Association
HP & HV Community Rail Partnership
HPBC - Leader
Councillor for Corbar Ward
Councillor for Cote Heath Ward
Councillor for Cote Heath Ward
Councillor for Buxton Central Ward
Councillor for Stone Bench Ward
HPBC
John Moss
Margaret Charlton
Gina Shepherd
Wendy Wardle
Marie Cooper
Richard Lower
Kate Dickson
Karen Martin
Mark Hennebry
Jim Seymour
Nick Chischniak
Amanda Brown
Netta Christie
Michael Clement
Jen Francis
Derek Bodey
Claire Millard
Ken Greenway
Mike Rose
Caitlin Bisknell
Tony Kemp
Lynn Stone
Keith Savage
Jean Todd
Caitlin Bisknell
Dai Larner
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Conference Delegates
HPBC
HPBC
HPBC
HPBC
Nestle Waters UK
Peak Rail
Peak Rail
North Derbys Clinical Commissioning Group
Rotary Club of Buxton
Rotary Club of Buxton
Rotary Club of Buxton
The Buxton Group
The Buxton Group
TOP Group
Tourist Information Centre
Tourist Information Centre
Transition Buxton
Transition Buxton
University of Derby Buxton
University of Derby Buxton
University of Derby Buxton
University of Derby Buxton
Mark James
Victoria Ellis
Terry Crawford
Richard Tuffrey
Matthew Faulkner
Martin Gadsby
Paul Tomlinson
Jonathan Wardle
Simon Rodgerson
Kath Silson
Bruce Thomson
Joanne Hibbert
Pat Hobby
Trevor Osborne
Luke Bates
Anne Furness
Jean Ball
Alan Budge
Sarah Rawlinson
Tim Heap
John Phillips
Claire Belkadi
University of Derby Buxton
University of Derby Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vision Buxton
Vicky Dawson
John Amoo-Bediako
Ali Quas-Cohen
Roddie MacLean
Neil Scowcroft
Maria Todd
Liz MacKenzie
Tony Kemp
Sally Potter
John Martin
Louise Potter
David Mulholland
BBC
BBC
Buxton Advertiser
Gerry Northam
Suzanne Hailey
John Phillips
Thanks to all our helpers, especially the students from the University of Derby Buxton:
Damini Bhoobun, Laura Doy, Ian Taylor, Jenny Hughes, Chris Unwin, Tam Robertson, Jack Newton
and to Buxton Water for keeping us all cool and hydrated during the day.
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