Volunteers help Buxton sparkle this Christmas

Colourful decorations are helping to add some much-needed festive cheer to Buxton.

Thanks to the efforts of volunteers from Buxton Town Team, decorations have now been put up around the town to help bring a smile to people’s faces.

It's part of the annual Buxton in Bloomin’ Winter project and this year has taken on even more significance.

With many events and festivities unable to take place due to the current restrictions, the project will ensure that the town still has some festive sparkle.

Steve Bradshaw, a town team director, said: "This year has brought many challenges and we hope that by putting up decorations we can bring some festive cheer." 

The decorations were put up on Saturday (28 November) in poor weather by small family groups of volunteers. Timings were staggered to ensure all the necessary social distancing rules could be met.

“I want to thank all the volunteers who came out to put up the decorations in really foul weather,” said Steve.

“It was all done in a spaced-out, secure way which did reduce the sociable nature of the event, but hopefully everyone was able to enjoy it.”

The decorations have been created over a number of years by volunteers. This year, additional help was provided by Buxton Community School who helped repaint a number of the snowmen.

Since it was formed back in 2012, the Town Team – run entirely by volunteers – has taken on a number of successful developments to make a positive difference to the town.

Membership of Buxton Town Team is just £1 and is open to anyone who lives or works in Buxton, cares about its future, and wants to make a positive contribution.

To find out more or to get involved, visit the Buxton Town Team website: http://buxtontownteam.org

Images are of the Christmas decorations in Buxton