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.

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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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Join the Snowman Sketch Challenge!

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Christmas for the Community Hampers

Chicken soup for the soul, Fundraising, Pleas for helpNovember 19, 2020

Ruth has been running a Christmas meal on Christmas day for anyone who may not be able to afford Christmas or on their own. Ruth says ‘We get many people coming to this Christmas meal including families. This year it will be different with covid19 and more people in need…

Let the Turkey Tally Begin!

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Morrisons Hardship Heroes

Fundraising, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Pleas for helpNovember 19, 2020

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Pleas for helpNovember 19, 2020

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Support a Hunger Free Future with a Virtual Christmas Party

Events, Fun stuff, Fundraising, Goods & Services, Offers of help, Pleas for helpNovember 19, 2020

Have a Christmas do with a difference this year, host a virtual get-together. Signup today and receive our fun filled party pack! Raise money to help families unable to afford the essentials. #Hungerfreefuture https://notyourchristmasparty.trusselltrust.org/

Christmas Comes Early with Rona’s Cheesecakes

Events, Goods & ServicesNovember 19, 2020

We are getting very excited for Christmas already! We know Christmas might be a bit different for us all this year but you don’t have to miss out on delicious, homemade treats and what better time to support local businesses? We are currently taking orders for Christmas and New Year…

Derbyshire Health Visiting Service – how to get in touch and what we are offering

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsNovember 17, 2020

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