Smith Cooper are organising a fund raising event for High Peak Food bank on 17th December 2016

If you are struggling to find that perfect present for the person that has almost everything, why not consider giving them a year's membership to Buxton Civic Association. As well as supporting a well established charity, that owns and manages 160 acres of beautiful woodland in and around Buxton, membership entitles the recipient to free car parking at Poole's Cavern Visitor Centre car park, free guided tours of Poole's Cavern and 10% discount off purchases of food and drink at the Cafe in the visitor centre. Full details can be found by clicking on the link below.

How to join Buxton Civic Association

Sometimes it is worth looking up

The Railway Station Mural

A great and creative addition to the platform at Buxton Station. Well done to Carys Walters, Friends of Buxton Station, and High Peak Borough Councillors,Clive Johnson, Jean Todd, Linda Grooby, Rachael Quinn and Matthew Stone

Its Time to start planning for Civic Day 2017

Every June Civic Voice organise a National Civic Day.

Civic Day is a chance to celebrate and showcase the diversity and range of activities taking place across the civic movement and unites us with a simple idea – that we can all do something, however big or small, to make our towns, villages and cities great places to live in.

Last Year we held a members evening and showcased the work that we had been doing on the Places and Spaces Project. In 2014 we held a small pop up exhibition by Turners Memorial to celebrate the work that BCA has done and is doing.

If you are interested in getting involved or have some ideas about how we can celebrate Civic Day 2017, our 50th Anniversary year, drop us a line at communications@buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk

Civic Voice 2017

An update from the Town Team on their plans for Christmas

We wrote recently to ask you to ‘Save the date’ for Christmas decorations and celebrations this year and, although you will probably have picked up information from the press and our website, we promised to let you have more detailed information, so here we are.

Buxton Town Team are inviting businesses, organisations, schools or families to adopt a spot to decorate in town. Please go to http://buxtontownteam.org/working-on/buxton-in-bloom-2016/buxton-bloomin-winter/ to ‘Adopt a Spot’, and register it for the list by sending us an email or phoning us. Feel free to put up a weather proof sign (no more than A4 size) saying who has decorated the Spot.

We are suggesting low, or no, cost decorations and give lots of ideas of stunning things to make so, on the same page just click on ‘some ideas’ for instruction sheets. The town colour scheme this year is red, green and gold. Flowerpot People can come out again dressed warmly for winter, if you still have them. We would like the decorations to be up by the morning of Saturday 3rd December please.

Saturday 3rd December 4.15 for 4.30 pm. We will all gather in Spring Gardens dressed up if you like but not compulsory! The theme is Peter Pan and Pirates. Our Christmas Carnival Parade, lit with lanterns and led by the Town Crier, will then make its way across Terrace Road, up The Slopes, over the Market Place finishing at the Pavilion Gardens for hot drinks and food. We will stop at various points along the way to regroup and sing seasonal songs; songsheets will be on the website nearer the time. Please remember to bring torches and wrap up warm.

Very importantly, by Saturday January 7th, each group will take down their decorations and either store them for next year or dispose of them.

Hope this helps, please get back to us if you need more information.

Buxton will have a Bloomin’ Brilliant Christmas this year – with your enthusiasm!

IF ANY MEMBERS OF BUXTON CIVIC ASSOCIATION ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING A SPOT SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO US AT communications@buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk

Bess Barton talks about her early memories of Burbage

Bess Barton talks to Alan Roberts about her memories of walking to school from the Beet and the farm dog misbehaving.

You Tube Link to Bess Barton's memories of Burbage

Keith Worsencroft remembers an early dye test on Stanley Moor

You Tube Link to Dye Testing on Stanley Moor

Alan Roberts talks to Bill Norton about the Naming of Shepherds Cottages and the V1 attack in 1944

In the second interview with Bill Norton, Bill reminiscences about 4 Shepherds Cottage, and the V1 rocket attack on Manchester on Christmas Eve 1944. Where exactly in the Goyt Valley did one of the rockets land and explode?

Youtube link to Memories of Burbage Part Two

Flintknapping Workshop Saturday 5th November

BUXTON MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY have organised a Flintknapping workshop

Saturday 5 November 2016 between 10am and 12.30pm and later between 2pm and 4.30pm.

Poole's Cavern
Green Lane
Buxton
SK17 9DH

A rare opportunity to get hands-on experience of the ancient craft of flintknapping, this half-day workshop includes an explanation of the techniques and examples of the archaeological evidence. You'll make your own flint tool with help from James Dilley, PhD researcher and specialist in prehistoric techniques. All tools, materials and personal protective equipment will be provided. Participants must be over 14 years old.

£35 per person, advance booking essential. Please tel: 01629 533540 during normal office hours.