Please find following the NHS guidelines for keeping you save when helping out. Please follow them at all times. Your responsibilities when supporting a person isolating: If you have any symptoms of coronavirus such as fever, sore throat or cough then do not agree to assist any self-isolated or vulnerable individual. Use telephone contact to…
Business Financial Support In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government has announced support for small businesses and businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. Two grant funding schemes are available:- Small Business Grant Fund – available to all businesses in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) and Rural Rates Relief (RRR). Businesses…
This service has been set up by members of the Buxton Street by Street Volunteer team and is aimed at Buxton residents who are self-isolating, vulnerable or unable to leave the house. Please visit the page
Get coronavirus support as a clinically extremely vulnerable person If you have a medical condition which makes you extremely vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), register and tell us whether or not you need support. You may have received a letter from the NHS telling you that you’re clinically extremely vulnerable, or been contacted by your GP…
The government have announced measures to protect renters and strengthen the safety net during the crisis which will be of great relief to thousands across the country. However, many are still unable to pay their rent, with housing benefit too low and the wait for Universal Credit leaving many at risk of increased debt. More…
Government confirms first boxes have been delivered to those at highest risk from coronavirus as biggest effort to deliver supplies to those in need since World War Two begins. 1.5m clinically vulnerable people have been advised by the NHS to stay at home for 12 weeks and be shielded from coronavirus. 900,000 vulnerable people have…
In nursing, this is referred to as the ‘no touch technique’ and the principle is simple. Contact between your naked hands and the outside surface of the gloves must be prevented at all stages of use. This is how we are advising our volunteers use the gloves we can provide to them. Here is a…
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Not everything is cancelled this summer! 🙂 The Buxton Flowerpot Project returns, albeit slightly amended. Something to do next week! Website – http://www.funnywonders.org.uk Facebook – /Funny.Wonders Twitter – @FunnyWonders #BuxtonFlowerpotTrail #FunnyWondering YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/funnywonders
Waste Not Want Not- donations of food from the best of Buxton: Every week day, Monday to Friday, from 11am to 1pm Waste Not, Want Not; based at Buxton’s United Reformed Church has a limited range of food available for collection each day and there are no guarantees about what will be on offer –…
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