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…

At home shouldn’t mean at risk

Children and Families, General information, Goods & Services, Offers of helpNovember 7, 2020

With a new set of national restrictions coming into effect yesterday we are keen to remind victims of domestic abuse that they do not need to stay home if it is not safe. Government regulations have been brought in from Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December and people must…

Be a Secret Santa!

Fundraising, General information, Pleas for helpNovember 7, 2020

SHORT AND SWEET. kids are going with out food and with Christmas round the corner possibly no presents due to Covid times. Please help me to raise funds to put the magic back into a childs life. Let fight the fight with the Grinch and save Christmas. GOAL…. I WILL…

Message from Derbyshire’s Director of Public Health- Dean Wallace

General information, Goods & Services, Health informationNovember 7, 2020

MESSAGE TO DERBYSHIRE RESIDENTS FROM DERBYSHIRE’S PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR Hello, I’m Dean Wallace and as Derbyshire’s Director of Public Health it’s my job to protect the health and well-being of everyone in the county. For the past few months, a huge part of mine, and my team’s work, has been…

Poppy Appeal

Events, FundraisingNovember 7, 2020

Please support the Poppy appeal Poppies are on sale until Wednesday 11th November at Morrisons Buxton you can pay by cash but you can also add a donation to your shopping bill just ask the cashier when paying Then pick up a poppy on your way out

12 days of Christmas event

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, Fundraising, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support linksNovember 7, 2020

The Great Midlands Charities Coalition 12 Days of Christmas is a festive event being run by a group of small local charities. About this Event The Great Midlands Charities Coalition 12 Days of Christmas is a festive event being run by a group of small local charities based around the…

Working together to feed Buxton families

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpNovember 7, 2020

Big surplus food collection from Aldi UK this morning – delivered to Cath & Dan at United Reformed Church Hardwick Sq, Buxton. Call by anytime upto 2pm today. Or any weekday from 11am Buxton Street by Street; Waste Not Want and High Peak Foodbank- working together to feed Buxton families

Local business updates:

General information, Goods & ServicesNovember 7, 2020

Charlotte’s Chocolates: So, folks, we’re heading back into lockdown, so here’s our cunning plan: This week, it’s very much business as usual Monday-Wednesday. We’ll be open 10am-5pm (last orders 4.30pm). Then, from Thursday through to Sunday, we’ll be resurrecting our Lockdown Takeaway Service, where you will be able to…

Visit Buxton Market for your fresh provisions and much, much more!

General information, Goods & ServicesNovember 7, 2020

Under the new Lockdown2 rules, we are allowed to stay open for ‘essential goods’. Best available advice is that this includes Food & Drink (including hot food to take away), household goods (ie cleaning and washing products), pet supplies, flowers and plants, off-sales and a few others. So while we…

CHCS Community Dance Sessions – Update

Children and Families, Events, Goods & ServicesNovember 4, 2020

CHCS Community Dance Sessions – Update With the new lockdown measures and government guidelines from Thursday we are unable to run our Saturday Dance , Trespass and Ballet sessions in person In order to attempt to keep our sessions running and support our dancers and our freelance coaches in this…

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard Scheme

Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of helpNovember 4, 2020

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard Scheme The Sunflower is here for people to choose to indicate that they have a hidden disability and may need support, understanding or a little more time as they go about their daily lives. Our Sunflower lanyards are available for free, to anyone with a hidden…