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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The Guardian reports how the benefits of vaccine roll-out to be seen in weeks- but there is no room for complacency

First fruits of vaccine rollout ‘should be seen in weeks’ Experts agree that the impact of the jab will vary regionally and among different groups 0 A former nightclub has been turned into an NHS vaccination centre in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Analysts are involved in an urgent effort to gauge the impact of…

Buxton Saccro Lounge offer support to those most in need

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpOctober 28, 2020

‘With everything going on in the world right now and more recently with the Government announcing they would not be extending kids free meals, here at Sacro Lounge, we want to try and help, and try to make a difference. So we got thinking about how we could do this,…

Stepping Hill Hospital has to cancel operations due to beds pressure

General information, Health informationOctober 28, 2020

Greater Manchester hospitals start cancelling operations as patient numbers near April peak Exclusive: As pressure grows, Wigan’s NHS trust has suspended non-emergency operations, while Stockport has also cancelled some procedures until the weekend. Jen Williams reports. A paramedic steps from an ambulance after delivering a patient with Coronavirus to the…

Buxton Medical Centre offers flu vaccines to over 65s

Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Rules & RegulationsOctober 28, 2020

Over 65s Flu Clinics Good news, more Flu vaccinations have arrived for the over 65s category. This means we will be opening a clinic session on the afternoon of Wednesday, 11 November 2020. If you are over 65 and have not had your flu vaccination yet please ring to book…

Buxton Safer Neighbourhood Team impose a dispersal order on areas of Buxton this Halloween

Events, General information, Goods & Services, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsOctober 28, 2020

A dispersal order has been put in place to help officers target concerns surrounding ongoing anti-social behaviour in Buxton’s Pavilion Gardens this Halloween weekend. This order gives police officers and PCSOs the power to move on anyone whom they believe could cause anti-social behaviour or crime in the area. Children…

Chris Hill Community Sports online events this half-term

Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, Goods & ServicesOctober 28, 2020

Booking is now LIVE for all our sessions for Half Term 2 (nov-xmas) Trespass Dance – https://docs.google.com/…/1P4HyLC…/edit Ballet – https://docs.google.com/…/1S1_PBvSQrjqJRKA…/edit Sat Dance – https://docs.google.com/…/1l6PJpYN6phAfyOjHpEnT0gV…/edit St.A A/School – https://docs.google.com/…/1ZT68kOo1D1SamKavBn…/edit Burbage A/School – https://docs.google.com/…/1j6k8TGdiQRP__XESbalm…/edit Harpur A/School https://docs.google.com/…/1eNjZo7nQsPgVpHqINTD00KX…/edit

RedWillow Buxton Breakfast club has started! We’ve got cereals, toast, fruits and yoghurt! If you aren’t comfortable with popping in drop us a message and we’ll pack you breakfast on the go!

The RSPCA say; Stay at home on Halloween and watch your pets on a pet show!

Children and Families, Events, Fun stuffOctober 28, 2020

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High Peak CVS is nominated for a ‘High Peak Heroes’ accolade!

Chicken soup for the soul, Events, Goods & ServicesOctober 28, 2020

High Peak CVS are delighted that we have been nominated for a High Peak Hero Award for going ‘above and beyond to help local people in the High Peak’. See the website for the full story: http://highpeakcvs.org.uk/news.asp?ID=1459 They say: ‘Thank you to all those that nominated us’!