Buxton Festival Fringe Opening day
Buxton Festival Fringe launches online today with over 80 offerings to watch and listen to in the comfort of your own home.
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Hello! We are Anna, Claire and Caitlin
Thank you for visiting our website. After setting up the Buxton Street by Street COVID-19 Support group up on Facebook on March 16th, Anna Watson was quickly joined by Claire Mitchell and Caitlin Bisknell who have been instrumental in building it into what it has become
Notable successes to date have been after inviting just 100 friends to the Facebook group, there are now nearly 2,400 members; there have been 1.7k posts, we have 200 volunteers performing a multitude of tasks.
Watch our Buxton Street by Street Celebration short film!
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What Next for Buxton Street by Street?
We need your Help! As restrictions lift we’d like to find out what we can do to help you get out and about, maybe for the first time. We’d also like to know how your neighbours and other Buxton Street by Street COVID-19 Support Volunteers have helped you manage being in isolation. Please could you…
Buxton Festival Fringe Goes Live!
The Fringe launches in real life! Fringe Committee member Viv Marriott (behind), Marketing officer Stephanie Billen, Floella Flap-a-lot from the Sculpture Trail at Buxton Fringe with Floella’s creator Andrea Lewis outside Hawkshead in Buxton’s Spring Gardens celebrating the first day of the Fringe and a whopping 100 entries! (Photograph…
Superheroes in the Pavilion Gardens!
** 1pm – 2pm Saturday 4th July ** 🦸🏻♂️👸🏻 Spread the word 🥀📖 Buxton Iron Man & Buxton Belle are heading to the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, to complete a SPONSORED WALK of 10 lengths of Broadwalk. Can you slow them down by requesting photos and songs whilst observing social distancing?…
Buxton’s Super Saturday!
RE-OPENING IN BUXTON from 4th JULY The Vault 4th July at 7pm Oxfam 8th July Coda Vinyl Café 4th July The King’s Head 4th July
Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust is feeling very excited!
Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust is feeling very excited! The hoardings at The Crescent are down! Have you seen it? The Crescent looks magnificent doesn’t it?! So good to be able to see more of one of Buxton’s most iconic buildings after many years of being obscured. http://buxtoncrescenttrust.org
Guide Dogs and Social Distancing
Guide Dogs haven’t been trained in social distancing and queuing to get in a shop. If you see a guide dog heading straight for the shop door and not joining the queue, that is what they have been trained to do. They’re not being rude or intentionally queue jumping. Also,…
Connex Pen Pals
Would any of your littlies like to get involved in a fun Pen Pal project? For many the isolation and loneliness goes on beyond the pandemic. With the help of children of all ages, near and far, Connex Community Support are trying to bring a little joy to those who…
Bounce Back Buxton!
From Explore Buxton: Following the biggest change to the lockdown since it began in March, the government has announced easing of the lockdown measures from the 4th of July and Buxton can finally welcome back visitors 🎉🌈💪 #bouncebackbuxton From 4th July, businesses including restaurants, cafés, bars, pubs, hotels, B&Bs,…
Dementia Friends Information Session – 26th June 2 pm
During #LonelinessAwarenessWeek, it’s important for us to reach out and talk to the people we know affected by dementia. Whether it’s a chat with the neighbours at the door, a phone call or a socially-distanced sit-down in the garden, a simple conversation really can make all the difference. This is especially…
Buxton Street By Street Fundraiser
Have you been decluttering during lockdown? Are you interested in raising money to help BSBS in their work to support the local community? See our Facebook page for a single thread where we can sell unwanted items and donate the money received to Buxton Street By Street.