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

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Statement from Chris Whitty- HM Chief Medical Officer on National alert levels

Press release Statement from Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty on national alert levels Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty writes about the UK’s battle with Covid-19. Department of Health and Social Care We have faced several grave moments during our battle against coronavirus. But right now, the country is perhaps facing the most serious…

Grow your own greens – pea shoots for salads. Great for kids and grownups alike!

Chicken soup for the soul, Fun stuffMarch 30, 2020

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)

Shelter advise around UK eviction rules and benefits during COVID-19 pandemic.

General information, Offers of helpMarch 30, 2020

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…

Press release First food parcels delivered to clinically vulnerable people The first free food boxes containing essential supplies have been delivered in England to those at highest risk from coronavirus.

General information, Goods & Services, Offers of helpMarch 30, 2020

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…

How to Use Nitrile or Latex Gloves Safely

General information, Health informationMarch 30, 2020

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…

Free Audible books For Children

General informationMarch 30, 2020

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

‘It’s Like a Silent Visual Message.’ How Social Distancing-Friendly ‘Bear Hunts’ Are Uniting Neighborhoods Amid Coronavirus

Chicken soup for the soul, Fun stuffMarch 29, 2020

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

Isolation Activities in association with Funny Wonders

Chicken soup for the soul, Fun stuff, General informationMarch 29, 2020

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

Goods and Services 15.04.2020

Chicken soup for the soul, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & Services, Health information, Offers of helpMarch 29, 2020

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…

Buxton Street by Street COVID-19 Support – Press release

PressMarch 29, 2020

Buxton Street by Street COVID-19 Support As the Coronavirus crisis unfolds, communities around the world are looking for ways to support one another and hundreds of local people in Buxton have united to help residents get through the emergency. Do you know someone that needs assistance in Buxton? Could you…

Mission Control- Lanyards

Chicken soup for the soul, Goods & ServicesMarch 28, 2020

With the help of Carmel Gray of http://www.outdoorgenius.co.uk/ we sourced some snazzy lanyards which our neighbourhood volunteers have been provided with. Here you can see our family production line inserting ID badges designed by Buxton Graphic Designer, Emma Fairbrother Frith of http://www.dosomework.co.uk/