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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LATEST NEWS UPDATES

ESSENTIALS FOOD DELIVERY

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 for more info

Local School Bubble Enters Isolation

It has been confirmed tonight (14/09/2020) that year 11 at Buxton Community School has been instructed to remain at home due to a case of Covid 19 within that year group bubble, following advice from Public Health England. Please take extra care with your own covid safety measures. Have your anti bac / hand sanitiser…

High Peak told to stay alert after a slight increase in Buxton COVID-19 cases

Children and Families, General information, Health information, Rules & RegulationsAugust 6, 2020

A statement published by Derbyshire’s Director of Public Health on 6 August calls on High Peak residents to stay alert “Although the extra ‘lockdown’ measures around Greater Manchester do not apply in the High Peak, there has been a small rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus in Buxton and Glossop.”…

Help needed putting Buxton’s empty shop windows to good use

Chicken soup for the soul, Events, Pleas for helpAugust 6, 2020

From Sophie Mackreth – she can be contacted HERE Hello Buxton! Wondering if anyone on here might be able to help… I am looking for an empty shop window to install some artwork (3d) which we are making in our Summer School at the moment. Ideally somewhere with some footfall……

New day time delivery food service in Buxton

General information, Goods & ServicesAugust 6, 2020

Cafe on the Peak can be found on the Just Eat website HERE

IMPORTANT! Don’t put your face covering on your chin to eat or drink!

General information, Health information, Rules & RegulationsAugust 5, 2020

This is why you should never pull your mask down around your chin and neck https://whi.ch/FaceCoveringsGuide It puts you at risk of contaminating your face covering. When you need to eat or drink, you should remove your mask completely with clean hands.

High Peak Rock’s snake has just a few ssssssssstones to go!

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General information, Pleas for helpAugust 5, 2020

Buxton snake oh so close to the end of broad walk Some amazing rocks on it and people are replacing the gaps with new rocks…..it looks fantastic!! Keep on adding keep on painting Well done hp rockers and the high peak community Add yourself to Hp rocks(high peak) on facebook

Grants available from the Morrisons Foundation

Children and Families, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpAugust 5, 2020

The Morrisons Foundation is championing community projects across Great Britain supporting our nation’s most vulnerable during the coronavirus outbreak. Children’s Hospices Across Scotland received a grant of £17,000 to create the UK’s first virtual hospice to support children with life-shortening conditions and their families throughout the pandemic and beyond. To…

Register online for your child’s free school meals

Children and Families, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpAugust 4, 2020

No child should ever go hungry; free school meals play a large part in ensuring that children have a nutritious meal to support their physical and intellectual growth. Research shows that diet has a “significant and immediate effect” on behaviour, concentration and cognitive ability (CPAG & British Youth Council report…

Time to talk?

Events, General information, Goods & Services, Health information, Offers of helpAugust 4, 2020

Support for Men No strings attached. ‍ Who is this for? Men aged 18+ ‍ What to expect? 2 hour online Zoom session hosted by a facilitator in groups of 7-12 men using a simple structure based on talking, sharing and listening. ‍ What can I talk about? Anything that…

Dementia and COVID-19

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of helpAugust 4, 2020

The Alzheimer’s Society have published their findings into the shocking impact of lockdown on the symptoms of people living with dementia. Of the 2,000 people who took part in the study who are living with dementia or are the carer of someone living with dementia, 82% reported a that dementia…

Digital skills programme aimed at School leavers

Children and Families, Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpAugust 4, 2020

A new digital skills programme designed to provide a bridge from education to career opportunities for young people has been launched. FastFutures is a unique programme designed to provide participants with the skills employers value now and in the future, future-proofing careers, and limiting a potentially damaging skills gap for…