Fernilee Reservoir Today.
The short film that you can view by clicking on the link below was made in 1932 during the building of the Fernilee Reservoir. The area of the Goyt valley that is now the Errwood Reservoir was not flooded until 1968.
The film can be seen on David Sterling's website - see link below. The website is packed full of information about the Goyt Valley and Errwood Hall.
Helping visitors to find their way around the town
A Message from Buxton Town Team;
If you love your town and can spare a bit of time helping visitors find their way around it, then become Talking Signpost. We get very positive feedback from visitors, who love having a real person to talk to, and discovering parts of the town they would never have known about otherwise. This year we're running two shifts per day, from 10.30 - 12.30 and from 12.30 - 14.30, based around the Turner Memorial area. If you are interested in finding out more then click on the links below or email John (jacjansen02@gmail.com) for instructions on what the role entails.
If you can help fill, out the doodle poll with your preferred dates and times
Congratulations to Viv Russell who submitted the winning entry for our Summer Caption Competition.
BCA's Newsletter is now available on Issuu an online programme for viewing publications on a variety of devices.
Alison Wilton of Daiseymere Farm talks about Orient Lodge - Part one
The following is a recipe for stewed duck. Half roast a duck, put it in a stew pan with a pint of beef gravy, a few leaves of sage and mint cut small and a small bit of onion. Shred as finely as possible. Simmer a quarter of an hour and skim clean; then add near a quart of green peas, cover close, and simmer near half an hour longer. Put in a piece of butter and a little flour and give it one boil, then serve in one dish.
This is a very old recipe, from Mrs Bradshaw, Moorcroft, Macclesfield Road, Buxton.
‘Moorcroft,’ a large stone house in Macclesfield Road, just round the corner from Burlington Road was occupied for many years by Mr and Mrs Salt. Kath Salt was an indefatigable early fund raiser for the Buxton Civic Association for very many years including throughout the 1970s.
Part of the Work of the Transport Forum is to investigate how many coaches come to Buxton. There are currently only 11 parking places for coaches and before anymore are demanded it would be helpful to know the volume of coach traffic in the town.
High Peak Borough Council have asked Buxton Town Team if they can help them to get more information.
Which is where BCA members come in.
There is a simple survey, which you can access through the link below;
All we need to do is when we are in town, if we spot a parked coach, take the details (location, date, time, company etc) and then fill in the survey on line. If you have a smartphone you will be able to do it there and then - we suggest you bookmark the direct link. If you prefer you can just take a photo showing the coach company details and email it to coachsurvey@buxtontownteam.org along with the date, time and location.
The survey will be running through the summer and to the end of October. Students from the University of Derby will then analyse the data for BTT, and it will be taken back to HPBC at the end of the year. The more people take part, the better the quality of the data and the decisions that will result.
Please help keep Buxton on the Move!
Civic Voice are inviting Civic Associations and Societies across the country to use Civic Day 2017, 17th June, to focus attention on 50 years of conservation areas.
The Link below provides some more background and details.
If you are interested in doing something get in touch and come along to one of our Places and Spaces meetings.
Flood prevention and protection is a key part of managing the Environment.
The Holincote Estate in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset is owned by the National Trust and covers more than 12000 acres of farmland, woodland and moorland. Since 2009 it has been part of Multi-Objective Flood Management Demonstration Schemes, funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to examine how changes in the management of river catchment areas can influence the incidence and severity of flooding in the area.
The Link to the article below reports on the progress so far.
