Buxton Festival Fringe presented its eagerly awaited Fringe Awards on Sunday, July 25 in the Fine Dining Room at the Dome, home of Fringe sponsor, the University of Derby Buxton.
Chair Stephanie Billen welcomed the Deputy Mayor of High Peak, Councillor Stewart Young, his mother, Ann Young, a former Mayor herself, Fringe and Festival founder Malcolm Fraser, and Fringe supporter Trevor Osborne to the event. She also praised the high standard of entrants to this, the 31st Buxton Fringe: “I love giving out awards, but I am also aware of the many excellent artists and performers who may end up disappointed. We admire all the entrants tremendously and the awards are about thanking everyone who has taken part.”
The curtain is set to rise on the £2.5million transformation of the Pavilion Gardens’ rundown Paxton Suite into a state-of-the-art theatre and conference venue.
Members of the public will be invited into the new Pavilion Arts Centre on September 16 – eight months after contractors moved in. An opening festival, Ten Days, will then showcase the flexibility of the new site, with 58 arts and theatre performances to follow before Christmas.
The project partners, High Peak Borough Council and Buxton Opera House, believe the centre will enhance the town’s standing as a destination both for arts and for conference and business events.
The town has recently enjoying a key supporting role in BBC Films’ latest period blockbuster. Steve Caddy reports...
BUXTON businesses are thanking their lucky stars for the movie makers’ ongoing love affair with Peak District costume dramas.
Chatsworth and Haddon Hall are once again providing the perfect backdrop for a lavish period adaptation. But Buxton has been taking a major supporting role – as home-from-home for actors and film crew.
Buxton's Tourist Information Office is now situated in the Pavilion.
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Buxton Festival Fringe presented its eagerly awaited Fringe Awards on Sunday, July 25 in the Fine Dining Room at the Dome, home of Fringe sponsor, the University of Derby Buxton. 
Buxton's Tourist Information Office is now situated in the Pavilion.