Buxton Street By Street

Covid-19 Response Volunteers group.

Providing Information & Services to the local community

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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Buxton Street by Street are now working with CONNEX community support

So, as you know we have been promising exciting news for a while now, and here it is! We’re a little bit nervous about it and hope you share in the excitement. Over the last few months we have been working with Connex Community Support to see if what support they could offer us – and how we could help them.

Riding Out of Lockdown

LATEST NEWS UPDATES

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The Guardian reports how the benefits of vaccine roll-out to be seen in weeks- but there is no room for complacency

First fruits of vaccine rollout ‘should be seen in weeks’ Experts agree that the impact of the jab will vary regionally and among different groups 0 A former nightclub has been turned into an NHS vaccination centre in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Analysts are involved in an urgent effort to gauge the impact of…

Stay in with the Motley Crue

Fun stuff, General information, Goods & ServicesMay 15, 2020

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…

A Killers Invite

Children and Families, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & ServicesMay 15, 2020

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…

Five4Five Fest Starts Tonight!

Children and Families, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & ServicesMay 15, 2020

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…

A message from the Eurovision

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Fun stuff, General informationMay 13, 2020

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

Mobile Phone Repair Services

General information, Goods & ServicesMay 13, 2020

Need your Mobile Phone Repairing? Danny from Setup2Repair is carrying out COVID Safe repair appointments. Please use the contact page to book your appointment Also available to help fix iPhone and other models is Dave from DNA. Please call 07889 864055 or check out the DNA Facebook Page

Tonight – CHCS Adult Dance Fitness Live!

Fun stuff, General information, Goods & Services, Health information, Offers of helpMay 13, 2020

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

Council Tax Support

Children and Families, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support linksMay 13, 2020

The Government has announced additional funding of up to £150 per working age household in receipt of Council Tax Support. There is no need to apply for this – it will be applied to qualifying accounts automatically, your direct debit adjusted and a new bill issued. If you need support…

High Peak Connect COVID-19 Support Grant

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of helpMay 13, 2020

Applications for the High Peak Connect COVID-19 Support Grant is now open. Grants are available for up to £500 to groups and organisations impacted by the current pandemic. Any voluntary/community groups or local people within the High Peak area who come together to support the health and wellbeing of their…

80s Lockdown Festival Livestream

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of help, Pleas for helpMay 13, 2020

🎼🎧🎤🎹🎷 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…

COVID-19 Face Shields For Our Front Line Workers

Chicken soup for the soul, Goods & Services, Health information, Offers of help, Pleas for helpMay 13, 2020

Help Lee raise funds to supply NHS and Care Workers with face guards. So far face guards have gone to Blythe House and Stepping Hill Hospital. Lee’s recording of supplying these to local care workers is exemplary and with a quick turn around all he needs now is funding to…