The Buxton Flowerpot Trail returned for 2024 supported by the High Peak Mayoral Charity with a small grant awarded by the outgoing HPBC Mayor in 2023, Cllr Ollie Cross.
The Buxton Flowerpot Trail 2024 ran during July and August alongside all four of the town’s summer festivals.
The theme was ‘Olympics and Paralympics’ ahead of the summer games in Paris (26 July to 11 August and 28 August to 8 September, respectively). With all the different sports, national heros and famous sporting moments over the years, there was lots to choose from and trail participants didn’t disappoint! There was a huge range of sports represented, the Olympic torch, mascot and, of course, podiums. See photos of some of the creations below. How many sports can you spot?
We ask participants to not buy any new pots – it’s all about finding new uses for old resources. For those needing pots, we had some available to pick up for free from our stalls at:
We’re happy to take donations of old pots, subject to prior arrangement. Please get in touch if you would like to donate some.
Flowerpot creations are simple to make – they are just knots in string – and, in the least, only require:
If your a first-timer, see our making instructions below to make a basic flowerpot person and our making videos on our general project page here, but there isn’t really a right way or a wrong way. They can look however you want, it just takes a bit of trial-and-error and forward thinking, and they don’t have to be people – you can make animals, aliens, objects or sculptures.
The registration deadline to join the trail map was Sunday 23 June 2024.
To register, you simply email your creation’s location to hello@funnywonders.org.uk.
A printed version of the trail map was available throughout July and August (cost £1) at The Green Man Gallery, Poole’s Cavern Visitor Centre and The Pump Room.
An electronic version was available on our news blog here for those who wanted to go paper-free.
The Trail was, once again, part of the Buxton Festival Fringe (3-21 July). It’s always great to support this festival.
We were able to run the Buxton Flowerpot Trail project in 2024 thanks to the High Peak Mayoral Charity.
Thanks ever to The Green Man Gallery, Poole’s Cavern Visitor Centre and The Pump Room for selling the maps and to the Buxton Town Team for the continued use of their base map.
And thanks to all the families, individuals and businesses who take part, making flowerpot creations for the trail. It’s wonderful to see the support for this trail and the fabulous, characterful flowerpot creations you make.
Anyone wanting to get involved with the project, helping to promote or volunteering at our workshops, please get in touch – email hello@funnywonders.org.uk.
Have you made a flowerpot person or enjoyed the trail? Let us know, send us a message or post it on social media using the hashtag #BuxtonFlowerpotTrail.
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