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From the Pavilion Garden‘s Facebook page:   After being derailed by this loco situation, we are building up a good head of steam, engine-neering a way to get back on track and opening more areas now. Although we’ll be conducting things a little differently as we get ourselves chugging along again!! Some more TRAIN-ing to…

Lovely members,  paint rocks, hide rocks and then hunt rocks! Lots of fun for all the family. https://www.facebook.com/groups/338768536625545/?ref=share

Trespass Dance – TOMORROW – We may not be able to dance together yet but our online sessions continue

An NHS fundraising campaign comes to Buxton – read more here

Support your local schools! Find out more here at this link Up Up and away! We are joining forces – Buxton Junior School PTFA and Buxton Infants PTA are coming together for the first time for a fantastic new fundraising event for the whole family to join in. A virtual balloon race over the Sahara…

  CHCS Summer 2020 is GO…. It’s going to be a summer like no other but we are finally in a place to offer :- ⚽️Sports & Crafts Camp 📅 1st time across 5 days 🏠 1st time across 2 venues All government, DfE guidelines adhered to. **Places are very limited. CHCS only have a…

  The Buxton Visitor Centre at the Pump Room is now open with limited hours: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am until 4.30pm Sundays 10.30am to 4pm. To find out more about what COVID-19 measures have been introduced visit https://buxtoncrescentexperience.com/reopened-buxton-visitor-centre-good-to-go

  What treasures would you hoard? Where would you keep them? Who would keep them safe? Join us for this year’s Tiny! workshop. Decorate your own treasure box! Find some natural treasures! Mermaid, monster, pirate or dragon, who will guard your treasure? Location: in Pavilion Gardens you will find us on the grass beside the…

Introducing Connex Pen Pals! “We’d like to tell you about a new idea our wonderful Dales team has started! Here’s more from Sarah…… ‘Here over in the Dales we have started a Connex Pen Pals project, whereby youngsters are writing letters and drawing pictures for our older and more vulnerable residents of the Derbyshire Dales.…

BREAKING NEWS…. MATLOCK FARM PARK IS RE-OPENING THIS SUNDAY 5TH JULY, 10.00am-5.00pm!! They say; “You’ve been so patient through these difficult times and we are thrilled we are able to share this FANTASTIC news! Thank you to Visit England for awarding us the COVID-19 Industry standard acknowledging that we are following government and industry guidelines…

      ITV Granada Reports are coming to Buxton on Tues 7th July and are looking for people to come along to talk to about what the rock snake means to them – painters, kids, key workers: please spread the word, be great to have this on TV    https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php  

  Blackwell Mill Cycle Hire is looking forward to seeing you and getting you on ya bike !! https://www.peakblackwellcyclehire.com    

Buxton Fringe Diary of Online Events  To check out the Online Buxton Fringe Festival Diary  of Events, visit https://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/diary2020 There is something for everyone.   Keep Children entertained with the Online Buxton Fringe Shows.   These include a clown named ‘Curly In Isolation’ which will be presented by Frank Hussey and a show entitled The Red…

Two Left Hands are pulling all the last bits together for their public alternative well dressing.  The big panels will be hung over the weekend and hopefully be up for the normal well dressing week. You can still make something for your garden or window and add to the trail. Just post your pics with…

The bird has been spotted in Spring Gardens and keen ornithologists at Buxton Festival Fringe need your help! Can you write to Floella? Floella is in Spring Gardens but is a bit lonely and would love to hear from children of all ages! https://buxtonfestivalfringe.blogspot.com/2020/07/will-you-take-floella-under-your-wing.html

Buxton Working Men’s Club are supporting this campaign: A campaign has been launched today asking for more support and guidance for live entertainment venues, musicians, singers and entertainers across the country… https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/musicians-launch-campaign-to-let-the-music-play Our own Roving Recorder Roger has made it even easier for us all to support the campaign and our favorite artists with oodles…

Buxton Festival Fringe launches online today with over 80 offerings to watch and listen to in the comfort of your own home.

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 by Rob Harrison)

** 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? 🎶📸😆 Come along to Broadwalk…

Wednesday 1st to Sunday 19th July 2020 The biggest open-access Fringe between Brighton and Edinburgh, Buxton Fringe hosts some 600 events with music, theatre, comedy, spoken word, dance, film, children’s events, street theatre, visual arts and more. http://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk Facebook.com/buxtonfringe Twitter: @buxtonfringe Find out more here: https://buxtonfestivalfringe.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR3Fm6DrPTwteF5PVKkTFvO5Y2ulrjbevF3qmQRT8BSOktR_jgU9PHQwFUk

A message from High Peak Rocks Buxton snake creator, Clare ‘Well…my claim to fame has finally arrived 🎙🎥📽🎞 ITV news have contacted me 😮 They are coming to Buxton at 11am on Monday 6th July at pavillion gardens at the covid snake…..I’m being interviewed…omg the camera doesn’t lie makeup and hair needs doing 😮😮 They also want recording…

Hi all our riders, volunteers and supporters. We have had various instructions from RDA National of what we need to put in place before we start back. Please be patient as figuring out how we can put 2 metre social distancing and still keep riders safe as well as providing adequate hand washing and sanitising facilities…

Mark Gwynne Jones is collecting Peak District stories for the next chapters of Voices From The Peak.   Particularly interested to hear your snow stories; or the time you were on Kinder and the fog came down.   Feel free to Messenger me here or at email me. Talking more about it with Twiggy on Radio…

The Minions and Gru are supporting WHO in making sure people of all ages stay safe and healthy during this COVID-19 pandemic: 💛 physically distancing 💛 being active at home 💛 being kind to each other The Minions and Gru are supporting WHO The Minions and Gru are supporting WHO in making sure people of all ages stay…

Thanks to Gill Boardman for this lovely snap of a perfect rainbow near Hogshaw Drive this evening! 

Following 16 years of productions on the Buxton Fringe, award-winning theatre company Three’s Company are offering a new comedy podcast for this year’s mainly online coronavirus-proof Buxton Fringe (1-19 July). The Buxton-born theatre company – Yaz Al-Shaater, Tom Crawshaw and Michael Grady-Hall – first appeared on the Buxton Fringe in 2003. Subsequent years have seen…

Live now…. Hosted by Dwayne Johnson, join us for performances by Shakira, Coldplay, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber and Quavo, Miley Cyrus, Chloe x Halle, J Balvin, Yemi Alade, Christine and the Queen, and more as we celebrate our campaign to get funding for the development and equitable distribution of COVID-19 therapeutics, tests and vaccines…

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

One of the Wellsdressing windows looking amazing! 😍 Have you one in your window?  We’d love to see it!  🤩Buxton  Add your welldressing window to https://www.facebook.com/groups/BuxtonStreetbyStreet/  

For any unhappy campers who should have been heading Glastonbury bound this week and are going to party hard in their gardens to make up for it here’s some live streams and Glastonbury links to help make your weekend at home more festive… https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up/   🤩🌱🍻🌈🎤🥳🎡🚰🌞🎻🎪🍳💫☮️🥴🥂🎼🙈   Glastonbury Links – Today’s Greenfields Opening Ceremony  https://www.facebook.com/glastonburyofficial/…

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…

Please have finished pieces to us by 28th if you can to give us time to sew them up. Details on sizes and materials on Two Left Hands. We are beginning to take delivery of panels. All levels of artistry is most welcome. Don’t be shy. Not to be defeated, following the cancellation of the…

Countdown to Fringe 2020! We now have over 80 entries with more still coming in! We have some great online and other events in every category of entertainment! Keep up to date and book on to your Fringe Events here – https://buxtonfringe.org.uk/ Fringe COVID-19 Statement    

Had a laugh at this.Social Distancing Pub Fight.No idea who created it so I can't credit them, sorry for that. Gepostet von Bob Sherriff am Sonntag, 14. Juni 2020

10 days to Fringe 2020: How did we get here? The Buxton Fringe Stone in the Covid snake on Broad Walk There are only ten days to go until the start of Fringe 2020, and it will be a very different Fringe to that I expected when I took over as Chair from the inestimable…

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Matt Lucas unites with his West End friends to spread some baked potato joy ❤️🥔🎭 Gepostet von Les Miserables – Musical am Freitag, 19. Juni 2020

Our Accidental Yoga Trail starts tomorrow!! Exciting! Whether you’re going just for a walk, to get the troops out of the house or fancy playing detective and searching for the hidden rocks, there is in fact a prize to be won!! The big prize up for grabs is: – An Ekotex sticky yoga mat –…

Want to join us for some virtual singing and a massive collaboration between our choir members, volunteers, staff and YOU, our audience? Head to our website via the link below where you can learn the four different parts to #AintNoMountainHighEnough the perfect song to bring us all together right now!https://bit.ly/2BbpSVOThen, once you're note perfect, there's…

  At the centre of the BBC coverage will be three 90-minute programmes on BBC Two, broadcast on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-5280751 The BBC is to broadcast classic Glastonbury performances this year in the music festival’s absence. Previous headline sets from Beyoncé, Adele, Coldplay, David Bowie and Jay-Z will be…

Buxton International International Festival are thrilled to announce the BIF Digital 2020 season which will run from 13-25 July. We’ve recorded a series of special video interviews with guests including Charles Moore, Matthew Parris, Mark Cocker, Patrick Barkham, Gill Hornby, Laura Thompson, Jacopo Spirei, Wyn Davies and Paul Kerryson plus more. All will be free…

25th June – 2nd July A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare National Theatre are all about experiencing theatre together. At a time when many theatre fans around the world aren’t able to visit National Theatre Live venues or local theatres, they are excited to introduce National Theatre at Home.  You will be able to…

Looking to pick up a new skill or hobby? Derbyshire County Council Adult Education courses are moving online this summer in response to the coronavirus crisis. All courses are free and there’s sure to be something for everyone. Find out more: https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/news-events/news-updates/news/summer-adult-education-courses-are-moving-online.aspx  

This was me yoga-ing about in the woods the other week. Attempting balances before the 3 second timer went and doing a yogi squat as I spotted a group of walkers who probably thought I was having a crafty wee 🤣🤣🤣   All in all yoga doesn’t have to be perfect. As long as it’s safe,…

Buxton Fringe have an exciting new event this year. Phone @ 5. 🎻🎭🎤🎨🎹🤹‍♀️🎸🎪🎧🎫🎬🎺 We cannot hold our usual Fringe @ 5 in Pavilion gardens so we are offering people the opportunity to receive a phone call. 🎻🎭🎤🎨🎹🤹‍♀️🎸🎪🎧🎫🎬🎺 You don’t need the internet to be able to enjoy the Fringe. This year some of our entrants…

🎻🎤🎹🎸🎧🎬🎺   LiveStream Starts at 8 p.m. tonight…   🎻🎤🎹🎸🎧🎬🎺   Scottish musicians come together to support Scotland’s vital Grassroots Music Venues. 3 stages of music recorded for the Save Our Scottish Venues campaign include sets from KT Tunstall, The Xcerts, Hunter & the Bear, Wet Wet Wet, Be Charlotte, Fatherson, Luke La Volpe, Hue…

Contact details are here on the network Facebook page.

This is just the kind of rock you’ll be looking for this weekend! It will have a drawing of a yoga pose and the name underneath. The letter you need for the competition entry will be highlighted in gold Special thanks to the lovely Pip for doing these for me I think everyone will agree…

🦸🏻‍♂️👸🏻 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? 🎶📸😆 *** 1pm – 2pm Saturday 27th June *** Come along to Broadwalk in your best…

This is a free event to be able to win yoga goodies including equipment and free yoga classes (online for the moment). Accidental Yogis is running a scavenger hunt with a twist! No yoga experience required! 🙂 So grab the kids, your partner, or someone else at a socially acceptable distance and lets walk and…

On Monday, Derbyshire County Council will be begin to deliver treat bags to carers of our adults with disabilities who have been doing an amazing job of looking after there family member 24/7 during cov19- a very stressful job with no services to help. These bags have been made up by the social workers in…

National Theatre at Home: The Madness of George III A royally epic production from Nottingham Playhouse, streaming from 7pm UK time on Thursday 11 June, until 7pm UK time on 18 June     https://www.youtube.com/watch  

The wait is almost over – Download TV is coming THIS WEEKEND! JUNE 12TH – 14TH KISS – IRON MAIDEN – DISTURBED – SYSTEM OF A DOWN – DEFTONES AND MANY MORE https://downloadfestival.co.uk/download-tv/ That’s right, for ONE WEEKEND ONLY, you can enjoy 3 days of live streamed music, interviews, interactive content and loads more from…

Absolute Radio reveal Front Room Festival line-up, a celebratory Isle of Wight Festival programme airing 12th – 14th June 22 Iconic Performances Airing 12th – 14th June from Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Coldplay, The Rolling Stones, The Who and more… Absolute Radio have combed the Isle of Wight Festival archives to programme an…

  This year Cupcake Day is whenever you want it to be. So dust off your baking bowls, whip out your whisks and raise some dough to help people affected by dementia. For more information see https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/cupcake-day

    A fun activity for the family is making a Flowerpot Person, or following The Buxton Flowerpot Trail!   For all those wanting to join the trail for 2020, the deadline to enter is Friday 26 June – simply email your flowerpot person’s/sculpture’s location to hello@funnywonders.org.uk. Last year there were 28 dots on the…

BBC Bitesize can help you with home schooling. It’s full of resources including wellbeing advice for you as parent and teacher… See website

Claire the creator of Buxton COVID-19 Snake can’t believe how long it is 🥰🐍   I really didn’t think it would grow but it has by all you amazing people and the High peak community…well done everyone….p.s keep painting rocks it’s getting towards the end of broad walk….and remember to varnish them 👍👍 X HP rocks (…

There are new updates on our Business & Groups information page including the latest government guidance. Public toilets and St Anne’s Well are to reopen and cafes and shops are starting to reopen (with measures in place) #supportlocal Anything to add? Please get in touch. http://www.visionbuxton.co.uk/business-group-information-updates-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic/ #Buxton #BuxtonBusiness #BuxtonCommunity #HighPeak #BuxtonLockdown #BuxtonCOVID19 #coronavirusuk #covid19uk

The project comes from Ramsbottom-based Illuminos, an artist duo responsible for some of the digital works seen at the likes of Bluedot festival and Chinese New Year. Trees across the city centre will be illuminated with the faces of nominated key workers in a touching ‘tree tribute’. There is set to be 33 trees, known…

Wondering what all this Zooming about is about!? Here’s an introduction from the Global Free Learning Community (https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/) to help you get Zooming off to your next Quiz Night or Party https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/zoom/getting-started-with-zoom/1/

Join us on June 14 for Virtual One Fun Day – an event for you and your pets to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. On Sunday 14 June join us from 10am for a day of animal focused fun. A range of interactive animal-themed activities will be beamed in to your home…

Glossop’s Partington Theatre is inviting locals to join them in an online murder mystery evening next Thursday (June 11) from 7pm.   The theatre’s volunteers have been hosting a regular online quiz during lockdown – but this will be a bit different!   Instead, they will be putting on a performance of ‘Murder in the Red…

This is the story of how amazing volunteers have been keeping Buxton’s community garden going during the Covid-19 lockdown!    

🍾🤩 It’s Day 7, and the last day of Volunteers Week 2020 🍾🤩 We hope in this weather our neighbours are enjoying a busy, or quiet, weekend, doing whatever they want (safely please! 😉 ) When the Pandemic began and lockdown was looming, the Viral Kindness Initiative was the heart of Buxton’s COVID-19 Support and that neighbour support remains…

Not to be defeated, following the cancellation of the Buxton Welldressings and Carnival, Two Left Hands would like to introduce our alternate project. If you’ve seen our puppets in the Carnival Parade in the last few years you know we like it big, and bright, and arty, but also that our goal is to bring…

Can’t find many live streams today 🤔 Hoping that’s just a blip and all the Musicians and Artists out there remember we’re trying to stay at home, at least until they can entertain us in person! 🙃   So, time to test your brain matter tonight! See if the first week back at school or work…

Registration for our virtual quiz night hosted by Robert Largan MP for High Peak closes at 12 midday tomorrow! Sign up now for just £5 per household! There’s a chance to win a hamper prize including bottle of House of Commons whisky! 🥃🎉 all the money raised will go towards continuing to provide free care and support to local…

🦸🏻‍♂️🦹🏼‍♂️ Spread the word 🥀📖 Belle & the Buxton super heroes are heading to Fairfield, Buxton, next week to share songs and smiles whilst observing social distancing 🎶💃   Keep a look out from *** 1 pm on Saturday 13th June *** 🤳 Photos/selfies welcome and even better if shared on STOCKPORT SPIDER-MEN Young and old, step out on your…

👏👏👏 It may be raining but it didn’t stop us from clapping! 👏👏👏 It’s also Day 4 of Volunteers Week 2020 so tonight we dedicated our support to all the Volunteers out there, especially ours 😉 (hello Super Stars, hope you’re staying safe!) 🤩 Whether it’s St Johns Ambulance; Mountain Rescue; Air Ambulance; a Residents…

Trespass Dance – Back Tomorrow Live on Zoom with Coaches Jennie and Bethan Please drop us a line for ID and Password #buxton #trespass #dance

The latest guidance for any potential grassroots restart has just been released. The FA have issued further guidance to all grassroots football and informal football activity outside the professional game following the Government’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions from 1 June 2020.   Consistent with Government advice published on Monday 1 June, the following outdoor football activity…

🐍🐍🐍 Have you been to see Buxtons snake yet? It looks fantastic! 🌈🐍 We have snakes in Buxton, Peak Dale, Whaley, Dove, Chapel, New Mills and Chinley!  As well as the adults finding that inner artist it’s lovely to see so many wonderful creations from the children. 🐍🌈🐍   It’s lovely to see families having…

Hi all! 😊 We’ve checked in with our wonderful neighbour volunteers and can say, with thanks, that we’re all still here and staying at home when we can 😍 If  you or anyone who is staying at home needs our help please remember to let us know, and, if you don’t mind, we’d like to…

😊🎼🎻🎸🥁🎤🎼😊 From the hallowed grounds of their hometown Boston ballpark, Dropkick Murphys will be STREAMING OUTTA FENWAY with a full-on live performance – FREE from the infield dirt !!! 😊🎼🎻🎸🥁🎤🎼😊 presented by Pega. Watch Live on Facebook 11.00 p.m. Tonight

🎼🎤🥁🎸🎻🎧🎼 Meerkat Music Presents Take That & Robbie Williams 🎼🎤🥁🎸🎻🎧🎼 On Friday 29th May at 8pm my buddies Take That & Robbie Williams play music extravaganza, from their homes, to yours! It is promise to be a night you’ll Never Forget! Although Sergei probably will. He’d forget his tie if it weren’t clipped on.

🎼🎤🥁🎸🎻🎧🎼 Ministry of Sound presents Ministry Weekender; a two-day virtual party streamed live to your home in aid of raising money for the WHO Solidarity Fund, which helps countries prevent, detect and respond to the ongoing pandemic. 🎼🎤🥁🎸🎻🎧🎼 Ministry Weekender partner YouTube, will match $2 for every $1 dollar raised during the stream. Enjoy the…

A trail of brightly coloured painted rocks lining Broadwalk in Buxton has now grown to more than 2,500, capturing local people’s imagination and community spirit. Buxton resident Clare Cartledge, who started the ‘Covid-19 snake’ earlier in May with a hand full of her own creations said she’s amazed at how it’s taken off. Read the…

Get ready for some virtual fun by taking part in a Macmillan fundraising fun nights.  There’s everything you need to everything you need to host a board games night online that makes a real difference, host a seamless quiz night, or solve the mind-boggling murder mystery! Once you sign up, you’ll receive everything you need…

It is proven that a daily dose of nature improves your mental health, so Derbyshire Wildlife Trust have got a few hints and tips of ways you can get wild at home. 🌞🐝🌺🐝🌼🐝💐🐝🌻🌞 This Thursday at 2.00 p.m. there’s a free Bee Kind Webinar and Q&A all about bee’s.  Register for the webinar here 🌞🐝🌺🐝🌼🐝💐🐝🌻🌞…

Liam Gallagher, Mark Owen and Emeli Sande are to lead a doorstep sing-along to celebrate the community spirit shown in the Covid-19 lockdown. Manchester’s Together In One Voice event will invite people to join in with an online stream of songs from “doorsteps, windows, balconies and streets” at 19:30 BST on Thursday 28/05/2020 The stream…

🌙🚀☄️ In this landmark crewed test flight launching from Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX will send NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on a test flight aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft!. ✨🛸☄️   🌙🚀☄️Launching at 9.30 p.m. if the skies are clear and your looking South West you’ll be able to look up to the…

Are you thinking of keeping a daily journal about your personal experience of your life under lockdown and beyond? This may be a therapeutic way of channelling the rollercoaster of emotions that many of us are feeling, giving you the chance to reflect on the positive outcomes as well as the challenges. It may be…

The new national creative arts competition for older people stuck at home because of Coronavirus Many people in the UK are still staying at home due to Coronavirus, and older people have been particularly restricted in what they can do and who they can see. Our greatest writer, William Shakespeare, was faced with a similar…

If you’ve not caught up with Alex Horne, Greg Davies, and crazy world of #HomeTasking a new 30 hour home task challenge starts tomorrow morning. 😀🎬⏰✅❎📽🤔🤯   #HomeTask for today – learn all about it and watch some of the amazing #HomeTasking Wins and Fails to get the ideas flowing!   Here’s Alex with how…

Don’t want your mood to match today’s weather!? Check out this guide to online comedy specials to help bring a smile to a grey day 🤣🥳🤩😎  

There’s not many sports up and running at the moment but there’s some kicking about 😉 🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♂️ Tonight Golf titans Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are set to partner up with NFL superstars Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in a charity golf match which will raise money for the fight against coronavirus. 🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♂️   Dubbed…

Looking for something to snuggle up under a blanket to escape the rain? Check out the National Theatres You Tube Page   There’s only 5 days left to watch the fantastic Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire Filmed on stage at the Young Vic by National Theatre Live.   Order, order. This House is…

It’s a grim day outside so it must be the Bank Holiday Weekend! 🙉 Here’s some live streams and recorded links to keep you all entertained at home today..   First let’s keep the kids busy! 😉   🥁🎷🎤🎧🎼 Big Fish Little Fish family rave teams and DJs beam from their homes to yours weekly.…

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Socially distanced music video Gepostet von Jenny Gartside am Freitag, 22. Mai 2020

The princesses and heroes are getting ready for next week’s social-distance visits in Buxton. We will try our best to interact with as many children as possible (from a distance, of course). Exact times cannot be guaranteed as this depends on how long it takes to move through each area. BUT you can: Listen out…

Big Weekend 2020 takes place this weekend (Friday 22 – Sunday 24 May 2020), but with a twist: it’s a virtual festival. Radio 1 and the world’s biggest artists will be joining you remotely while you stay at home. The likes of Sam Smith and Jonas Brothers will be performing from their homes and maybe…

For anyone wanting to turn their garden into a mosh pit this Bank Holiday Weekend here’s a treat for you! 👹🎤🎻 it Up🥁🎸🎺🎷🎧🤠   (but maybe not your neighbours, sorry neighbours! 🙉) There’s some great online content coming up in the next few days. Firstly, Rebellion  are going to be streaming a live show from…

Turn that frown, upside down! https://www.facebook.com/Negrowskyococ/videos/10158546389168856/

‘Everything stops for PopMaster!’ as Radio 2 announces All Day PopMaster. (Bank Holiday Monday, 25 May). Listeners and some of the UK’s best loved BBC and commercial radio presenters including Zoe Ball, Greg James, Dotun Adebayo and Ronan Keating will be competing against each other across the station’s daytime shows in the nation’s favourite pop…

❤️🥰❤️ Over the past few weeks Connex Community Support have had nearly 40 jigsaws donated which  has been amazing, thank you! ❤️🥰❤️ We have managed to get some out to our clients and have many left over ready to be given out to whoever would like one. If you are wanting a jigsaw then please get…

💐🌹🍁🥀 Chelsea Flower Show 2020 💐🌹🍁🥀   Determined not to let all the hard work of their green fingered supporters go to waste the RHS have moved this years Chelsea Flower Show Online!   Today is members day but the show gardens open to their virtual public tomorrow.  See the website for what’s on and…

🌟 Giveaway 🌟 High Peak Fruit and Veg are offering one lucky liker the chance to win a free fruit and veg box this week! All you need to do is share their facebook page Like their post on Facebook and add a friends name to their post to help spread the word about the amazing Fruit…

🐍🐍🐍 A big shout of of thanks to Fairfield Builders Supplies who have left some snake food in The Pavilion Gardens over the weekend ready for you to take home and paint to help make the snake grow 🐍🐍🐍

  Live stream gigs and DJ sets this weekend: From Lewis Capaldi to Katy Perry!   Music fans are in for another treat this weekend, with a series of live-streamed gigs and DJ sets coming our way. One of the country’s biggest pop stars is going acoustic to celebrate a big anniversary, while a video-chatting…

These fab blokes from Tarmac walked 10k with an 8 hour shift in the middle and donated their own money to buy some body shop goodies. They will be delivered to our local hospitals and nursing homes to thank our wonderful NHS and care workers. Well done guys!

Watch the amazing video here! https://www.facebook.com/100015296376061/videos/859391247914080/

Monday 18th May for 24 hours only, with never before seen footage of Peter Hook performing the full back catalogue at Christ Church in Curtis’s hometown of Macclesfield.   Only 500 tickets were released for that exclusive performance five years ago, selling out in less than 20 seconds The concert, which originally took place in…

Streaming Saturday May 16th from 10.30 a.m. Delivered Live, in partnership with the Victorian Government, are thrilled to announce the inaugural Recharge 2020 Festival set to breathe life back into communities across the state. Catch full performance, in-studio sets from Tones and I, Missy Higgins, Pierce Brothers, The Jezabels, The Black Sorrows, Archie Roach, Ainslie Wills, Dallas Frasca, Fanny Lumsden,…

Queen will make the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness available on the band’s YouTube page from 7.00 p.m. tonight to raise money for the World Health Organization. The show will be available to watch for 48 hours, and for every dollar donated during the stream, Google will match with a $2 donation.

I don’t understand what this means but it’s the weekend and we try to bring live streams to keep you home and entertained so here you go…   🤘 Tonight 11.30 p.m. 🤘   Watch #TheDirt with the Crüe & special guests on Netflix Follow along with special commentary right here on Mötley Crüe’s twitter…

Caution by the Killers is number one at AAA and ALT radio! Thank you for all your support, and thanks to the radio stations playing it out! This is making us want to talk a little, maybe answer some questions 😉 We’re going to do a YouTube Live Q&A on May 15 at 8.00 p.m.…

Five4Five Fest is a stay at home music festival founded by Gav Gates and Tom Pullen. The original idea was to have five bands perform from home on the 16th May, referencing the ‘5-4-5’ donation drives on social media. With an overwhelming interest, this spun out of control, and we ended up bringing more friends…

A message from the Eurovision acts to their fans… The #Eurovision acts have recorded this message to fans who’d normally be watching this week. It’s part of Newsbeat‘s documentary about the cancellation of the song contest. Watch in the UK Watch internationally

Tonight! Time to shake off them beer bellies live from Jennie’s Kitchen! 🌈🏋️‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤾‍♀️🤺🌈 Join Jennie and the team on Facebook Live later –

🎼🎧🎤🎹🎷 A retro music festival is coming to your living room this weekend (16/05/2020) 🎼🎧🎤🎹🎷 Headlined by some of the biggest names of the 1980s.  80s Lockdown Fest will be headlined by the likes of Tony Hadley, Wet Wet Wet, and Jason Donovan, all to raise money for charity. Streaming live to your living room…

It may be Sunday but we don’t foresee an early night! A galaxy of stars will be on hand on May 11 for Rise Up New York!, a citywide virtual telethon to raise awareness and funds to help New Yorkers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, organized by iHeartMedia and New York’s largest poverty-fighting…

Inspired by Billy Bragg’s recent Mother’s Day video release for his song “Can’t Be There Today,” City Winery and Billy are co-producing a special multi-artist Mother’s Day Concert that will be broadcast on YouTube on May 10th, 2020 beginning at 10 p.m. tonight. We’ve invited some of our favorite artists from the City Winery family…

Chris Hill Community Sports have been hard at work keeping us all fit and engaged in the local sports community whilst we’ve been in lockdown. Today is the last day to enter the #chcschallenge of recreating a goal.  Prizes are available for the most perfect match to the video which recreates the goal.  Keep it…

🐍🐍🐍 There’s a baby snake loose in the Pavilion Gardens are we need people to help feed it! 🐍🐍🐍

In between taking part in and supporting the Royal British Legion’s VE 75 Remembrance Day Celebrations, Buxton Street by Streets own Anna organised street bingo for her neighbours today. We think it went well, although judging by the photo we’re not 100% convinced! One resident Angela commented on Facebook ‘Really enjoyable VE day bingo today!…

🎤🎧🎼 Following our weekend theme of trying to tap into all the amazing weekend live music streams for you, here’s a treat to get you up and boogy-ing after a day in the sun, and full of energy ready for the 9 p.m. sing along later! 🎤🎧🎼   Starts at 8.00 p.m! (08/05/2020) Robyn Live…

This Friday on VE Day get your flags out and make some bunting to put up whilst you enjoy a picnic from your own garden to honour our heroes past and present! See also the virtual event Buxton Street By Street has set up – post pinned to top the top of the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/events/858539427965217/…

Chris Hill Community Sports are inviting any football fans out there to join then in  a Football Pub Quiz tonight (07/05/2020) Happening after the weekly Clap you’ll need to download Zoom to take part.  Call or text the number below for more info! The team at Chris Hill Community Sports are doing a great job…

Exercise doesn’t have to be a chore! Have a dance about in your living room with Clubbercise online! 🥳🥳🥳 Some awesome tunes to get the heart pumping and body moving ❤️💪🏻 And see other HUMANS, as there’s chance to chat afterwards for those that want it 🤗 For more info take a look at the…

Nikon’s mission has always been to empower creators. In these uncertain times, we can do that by helping creators stay inspired, engaged and growing. That’s why we’re providing all of our Nikon School Online courses free. Let’s come out of this even better. Here are just some of the workshops available on the Nikon Website:…

So it’s May 4th today! Aka Star Wars Day! 🤠🚀🛰🎥🔫☢️🤖 To celebrate, Emerald City Comic Con are hosting a ‘May 4th be with you, and Revenge of the 5th’ Star Wars Convention, all online from your sofa! – See here for more. Not only that but Disney have announced the launch of ‘Star Wars: The…

The Solstice Prize for Young Writers 2020 A CREATIVE WRITING PRIZE FOR 10-17 YEAR OLDS BROUGHT TO YOU BY WRITING EAST MIDLANDS SUNRISE ON THE SOLSTICE Writing East Midlands have announced the launch of the 2020 Solstice Prize, now in its fifth year. They’d love to see entries of poetry (up to 40 lines) and…

http://www.writingeastmidlands.co.uk   Aurora Prize for Writing 2020 The Aurora Writing Prize is a national  competition run by Writing East Midlands, in partnership with  The Society of Authors. In 2020 , the prize will be awarded to  outstanding new writing in two categories, short fiction (of up to 2,000  words) and poetry (of up to 60…

    WANTED *JIGSAWS *PUZZLE BOOKS *CROSSWORD BOOKS *SUDOKU BOOKS *COLOURING BOOKS FOR ADULTS *MAGAZINES *CROSS STITCH KITS   Here at Connex we run a befriending service and we also run groups for older adults to attend. Due to our current situation, the groups are on hold and we cannot do 1 to 1 befriending…

  Help us spread the word about the Royal British Legions Remembrance Day call to the nation to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day from home! Here are some handy links to help you get involved – Starting with how to make your own bunting so you don’t have to go out searching for…

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Ok flowerpot fans 😎. Here is the location map for those created in April for all who want to hunt them down 🧐 on your daily exercise. Obviously, please maintain the latest social distancing guidance. There’s over 30 dots, which makes it bigger than last year! 👏 Thank you so much to everyone who has…

Exercise is vital for our mental and physical health. With gyms closed and government advice to stay home it’s time to take your exercise inside and there are lots of free online resources that can help keep your body physically fit and your mind calmed and balanced.   High Peak Council offer this list of…

  Many people in the UK are staying at home and are not able to go out for social gatherings due to Coronavirus. Our greatest writer, William Shakespeare, was faced with a similar situation, with outbreaks of the plague throughout his career, and in particular in 1605-06, when he wrote his King Lear. We have…

      Roll up..roll up!   You’re cordially invited to the BLC Apprenticeships Virtual Country Fair!🎪🏆 With the help of our extremely talented apprentices we’re hosting a variety of FREE online competitions for the whole family to enjoy!🥳 Whether your little one’s a modern day Picasso or you’re channelling Mary Berry whilst in lockdown-…

        Today’s huge thank you to frontline workers goes to all of the staff at The Argyle Care Home on Broadwalk. Thank you so much for caring for Buxton’s Elder Residents at such a difficult and challenging time. And thank you to the staff and residents who brighten up our day as…

@First_News is offering children a free digital download of its weekly newspapers for a short while. Get yours here:  https://subscribe.firstnews.co.uk/free-downloadable-issue/ In its latest edition, Education Secretary @GavinWilliamson thanks children for all they’re doing to protect us from #coronavirus.  

Looking for some relaxing activities to do as a family? Gardening is a great way to de-stress. Being around plants and nature has been shown to lower stress levels and improve our mood 🍃 ​ ​Fresh food doesn’t need a lot of space to grow.⁣ You can create a small garden on your balcony or even…

👇Virtual tours of UK attractions👇 Many major UK attractions are offering fantastic virtual tours – whether you want a sneak peek of Buckingham Palace’s grand interiors or views of the breathtaking landscapes in the Lake District!😍

Has your Facebook changed yet? Keen to help us stay in touch and give Zoom a run for their money Facebook are setting messenger video calls for up to 50 people at a time! Click here for full story

This weekend would have been Manchester Punk Festival! We can’t go, so instead put your headphones in and pretend your moshing up and down Oxford Street instead with the MPF live stream! https://www.instagram.com/mcrpunkfest/

It’s the Weekend! So we thought we’d share these handy links from TicketMaster where you can join top musicians and theater productions in Stay at Home Streaming: Music Theatre Museums, Exhibitions and Tours

Streaming live DJ-sets, live music and live performances, United We Stream will have something for everyone to enjoy while we all spend more time indoors to help the fight against COVID-19. Pay what you feel and buy a virtual ticket and watch nightly live streams while you’re inside, with all the money raised going to…

  Buxton’s very own Super Hero postal workers make our streets a brighter place in order to raise money for our wonderful NHS

Over twenty flowerpot creations have been made so far for the #BuxtonFlowerpotTrail. All are welcome to get involved.  

Making a time capsule may be a helpful way for your children to express their thoughts and feelings about the current Covid-19 crisis. Here are worksheets which may be helpful. https://fox8.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/04/COVID19-TIME-CAPSULE-3.pdf  

If you have little ones and want to burn off some energy have a dance with Coach Jennie – link below.  Enjoy!   https://www.facebook.com/groups/560370601245794/?sorting_setting=CHRONOLOGICAL

T.V. Characters (Hint: Number 1 is Simpson’s)

When? 10 Apr at 11:45 – 15 Apr at 16:00 Where? https://www.facebook.com/explorebuxton/photos/gm.697423534395348/3164031110296746/?type=3&theater And in your own home! Visit https://explorebuxton.co.uk/

Huge amounts of hard work, determination and generosity has enabled those most in need to be able to enjoy a Easter otherwise not possible due to the present lock-down restrictions. Helping to prevent families from breaking isolation, potentially putting people at risk of contracting the Novel Coronavirus, was our aim when we were offered the…

Bring potty characters to every garden this year!   #BuxtonFlowerpotTrail  

#BangYourDrum are showing love and support for #keyworkers  Find out more here: https://upbeatmusicandarts.co.uk/  https://youtu.be/LV7iqobsUKU  via @YouTube  

With two weeks of isolation, no bar or cellar to run around, and too much delicious home made Banana bread to chomp on I feel like I’m piling on the pounds today 😉 So we’ve been in touch with Chris Hill Community Sports for some isolation exercise advice and they have oodles of it! You…

The song choice might be a topic of discussion, but the message behind it is clear; We are making the most of what we have and coming together in ways many have not yet experienced. So.….  Let’s all stand outside, on our doorstep or near our houses at 19:00 this evening and sing S Club…

Get Down Shep! You’re going to knock the TV down! 🙂

The new Nightingale Hospital in London requires budding artists from around the country to send them their Rainbows to help brighten up the walls of this purpose built, vast building! Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158236103291064&set=pcb.569989203617267&type=3&ifg=1&__tn__=HH-R&eid=ARCRrEWyh00bLxU6t1Ls6FOOLhGlwVYqNkoA4jB4zTW7mJY2A6RuqcHAsbobrF8mrk7KRujmXlCigx_u Or if you are not on Facebook: https://www.familiesonline.co.uk/news/childrens-drawings-needed-for-nhs-nightingale-hospital  

Find out more at: https://buxtonmuseumandartgallery.wordpress.com/2020/03/31/activity-sheets/?fbclid=IwAR3txQP9HmMjRMD1bOj5CMTTQZ1HoPVE3R7D8RwPBQBe4hQmdtXU9BddP74

VIRTUAL DRAWING CLASS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES – WITH MAT CAHILL Thursday, April 2nd @ 4pm GMT+1 We’ve designed a drawing course for kids of all ages. Join artist and learning specialist mat Cahill for a drawing workshop. In this fun and active 40 minute session discover the visual language of drawing. Don’t expect…

Find out  more about Buxton’s Serpentine Community Garden here: https://www.serpentinecommunitygarden.org/join-us.html?fbclid=IwAR10pBzRgoLjCV6SgKR2MzIM6iaoyFgctL-LQy8ARgbypCZ8GLNvi-InppU (Bigga marrowfat peas available from Waitrose and Lomas on Spring Gardens)

Find out more…. https://time.com/5809613/bear-hunts-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR1qWE8jsG0QHyP_XGYsBZvcW3cwZiSF5qihC0bWXlOGhcCRieRCL6or6Dk https://twitter.com/i/status/1241495826154819590      

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 –…

Meet Dorothy Boswell, the face behind the National #clapforourcarers https://clapforourcarers.co.uk/ initiative: Find out more about the incredible movement here: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/clap-for-our-carers-videos-nhs-coronavirus-applause-internet-virgin-media-a9430176.htmlY Week One and we’re applauding our NHS workers up and down the Country.  One of our Facebook group Administrators, Fran Hobdey, and local Mum Jade Meredith, captured the moment their family and neighbours praised this…