BCA Summer 2016 Newsletter can now be viewed on Issuu by following the link below.

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BCA Newsletter Summer 2016 ON ISSUU

Alison Wilton talks about Chelmorton and the Flannel Fund

Alison Wilton in Conversation with Simon Fussell about Chelmorton, the Flannel Fund, and Orient Lodge

Alison Wilton talks to Simon Fussell about Orient Lodge - Part One

Alison Wilton of Daiseymere Farm talks about Orient Lodge - Part one

A Recipe To Stew Ducks - From the Meat Section -

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.

Buxton Town Team - Help us Count Coaches

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;

Buxton Coach Survey

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!

The Big Conservation Conversation

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.

The Big Conservation Conversation

Flooding and some alternative approaches to flood prevention in the Environment

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.

Working with nature stems the flooding in Somerset

A young blackbird struggles with her breakfast

I happen to glance up from my desk in the "Monkey House" just as the rain stopped. A young female blackbird tumbled out of the hedge and paused briefly before renewing her attack on a slug that she had dragged down with her.

She pecked at it fitfully for a few seconds and then vigorously wiped her beak on the ground before renewing the assault. Every so often she would pause and then with an almost audible sigh drag the slug a little further along the path.

This went on for half an hour or so. Until eventually she dragged the slug back into the hedge. It began to rain again.

I was very glad that I was not a blackbird.

Summer 2016 Edition

The latest edition of BCA Newsletter is now out. There is a review of Olive Middleton and Trevor Donald's book 'Remember the Past Shape the Future' and a report on the Butterfly survey of 2015. We are also interested in hearing from members who want to get involved in writing, producing etc the newsletter.

BCA Newsletter Summer 2016

Presentation for the evening on 16th June 2016

Presentation from the Places and Spaces event on 16th June 2016.