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.

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Community Covid Survey

Could you take this survey and encourage as many people as possible to complete please https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MDKW93L It’s run by The Bureau for Glossop’s ‘Community Messaging Partnership’ which is seeking to ensure people are getting trustworthy information and feeding back to Public Health the ways they can improve getting their message across.

Free guitar, bass and ukulele lessons from Fender!

Children and Families, Events, Goods & Services, Offers of helpOctober 13, 2020

3 Months Of Free Guitar, Bass & Ukulele Lessons
When quarantine began, we invited the world to make some noise with free access to Fender Play. Six months in, the world is louder than ever – and music still has the power to connect us all. There's never been a better time to grab a guitar, so our invitation is back for a limited time only. Sign up now for 3 months of free online guitar, bass & ukulele lessons. PLAY LOUD. PLAY FREE. PLAY ON.
Gepostet von Fender am Donnerstag, 8. Oktober 2020

Peak District Artisans – online event

Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & ServicesOctober 10, 2020

Online event https://www.peakdistrictartisans.co.uk/ Peak District Artisans are going online for their annual flagship event which is usually held live at the Devonshire Dome, Buxton. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In recreating a virtual Great Dome Art & Design Fair we aim to give visitors a complete experience with artists’ individual shops, demonstrations and introductory…

Virtual Christmas Market for local buyers and sellers

Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, Goods & ServicesOctober 8, 2020

A local Virtual Christmas market has arrived in time for you to start buying and selling! Organiser Fran Hobdey is keen to set this space up online for local buyers and sellers, a market place where anybody is allowed to join but if you have things you want to sell…

Keep the Wheels on the Move Alan!

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, FundraisingOctober 8, 2020

Pensioner Alan Thompson at 75 is undertaking a massive challenge to complete 19 grueling cycle trails in the Peak District to raise much needed funds to help local charities who supported our communities throughout the Covid Pandemic and beyond. You can keep up to date with Alan’s challenge and…

I Loved This Elephant!

Children and Families, Fun stuffOctober 4, 2020

From Funny Wonders: Do you remember our MASSIVE, wish-covered elephant?? This year marks twenty years since our first big project – MASSIVE. It aimed to make people smile, to brighten up a drab and dull day in Buxton and give our local community the opportunity to create an image of…