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

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

Christmas delivered to those most in need

Buxton’s free Christmas meal get-together scaled back to home delivery A cafe which has served free Christmas meals to isolated and hard-up High Peak people for the last five years will be delivering the much-needed festive offerings this December. By Ben McVay Wednesday, 21st October 2020, 7:00 am Since 2015 hundreds of lonely people have spent Christmas…

Make your own face coverings

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of helpJuly 14, 2020

With new regulations taking effect from 24th July for those aged above 11 years to wear a face covering (except for those with an exemption) in all shops, you may wish to find out how to make your own face covering safely and easily. Check out this step-by-step guide…

Derwent Rural Counselling Services

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of helpJuly 14, 2020

Derwent Rural Counselling Service are still operating and have been throughout the epidemic, offering telephone and video counselling sessions to Derby and Derbyshire residents. They have been taking referrals by phone, email and web form. Their therapists are offering a lot of additional appointments and therefore their waiting times are…

Accidental fitness- virtual Zumba and Clubbercise!

Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & Services, Health informationJuly 14, 2020

Come and have a giggle with us this week whilst we bop about, work hard and get a sweat on! Mondays Clubbercise 6.45pm Wednesdays Clubbercise 7.30pm Thursdays Zumba Fitness 7.30pm Saturdays Zumba Fitness 9.45am Online classes £3.50 per household. For more info take a look at the pinned post at…

So Long to Salad Days

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health informationJuly 12, 2020

Last of the beautiful salad bags from the Serpentine Community Garden today ❤️ Families in Buxton have had the pleasure of receiving one of these with their food parcels for the last 10 weeks. We would like to say a huge thank you to Madeline Hall and all the dedicated volunteers…

Free technology support from Abilitynet

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpJuly 11, 2020

Test and Trace extended to other ‘High Contact’ workers to help assess the prevalence of those without symptoms

Events, General information, Goods & Services, Health information, Offers of help, Pleas for helpJuly 11, 2020

The Department of Health and Social Care – DHSC have launched a new pilot to test some people who work in “high-contact” jobs – such as taxi drivers, cleaners and retail assistants. Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/975-of-in-person-coronavirus-covid-19-tests-returned-next-day#high-contact-professions-testing

Mentell- Local mental health support specifically designed for men.

Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of helpJuly 11, 2020

Men, Is it time to talk? Find a safe and confidential space that offers you (males 18+) the opportunity to talk – free from advice and judgement. The only requirement is your desire to make progress. Find out more here: https://www.mentell.org.uk

MIND support helpline

Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of helpJuly 11, 2020

The mental health issues related to lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. MIND have a 24 hour helpline: 03001233393

Scam Warning!

General informationJuly 10, 2020

From Derbyshire County Council: We are warning people about a scam call from someone pretending to be from trading standards, or anyone else, saying that you are owed money because you overpaid bank charges. Fraudsters will also claim to be from your bank, HMRC, other government department or other official…

Coronavirus Update from the Government – New Guidance for Businesses

Health informationJuly 10, 2020

The government has released new guidance for businesses providing services that have close contact with others including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, sports and massage therapists, dress fitters, tailors and fashion designers. Find out more at: https://crowd.in/jurrLu