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 2,744 members; there have been 3,800 posts, and we have 100 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

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.

We are one! Take a look at our celebrations here…

AUGUST 2021 UPDATE!

Connex and #BuxtonStreetbyStreet are delighted to announce that we have been given a further grant of £34,140 from The National Lottery Community Fund to carry on working in partnership with Buxton Street by Street for another 9 months!

This is fabulous news, as BSBS and their volunteers have been doing such wonderful things in the community throughout the pandemic. And now there’s chance to spend the next 9 months doing even more!

To find out how you could be involved, why not call Connex on 01298 23970 or contact BSBS through their Facebook group or here, via our Contact pages.

Picture shows l to r: Street by Street volunteers Andrea Lewis and Maddison Coke, BSBS coordinator Caitlin Bisknell, volunteer Stacey Hawtin, BSBS coordinator Anna Watson, volunteer Celia Dunk, BSBS coordinator Claire Mitchell, and volunteers Richard Pattrick, Maisie Watson and Olive Madhok.a

About The Breadline

The Breadline is a new hardship fund currently in development, which aims to support the people of Buxton by providing a local line of defence against hardship. Supported by Buxton Street by Street and Connex Community Support, The Breadline is being led by Carolyn Kidd, owner of The Tradesman’s Entrance Café. Carolyn has volunteered with Street by Street since March 2020, and for the last six years has opened her café on Christmas day to provide Christmas meals and a social day for people with nowhere else to go at Christmas.

In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic increased the need for hardship support, as well as isolation support on Christmas Day. Over Christmas 2020, Carolyn and her team of volunteers provided 50 food hampers to families as well as delivering over 150 Christmas dinners to families and individuals on their own or facing hardship. It was clear that there was an even greater need for hardship support and so The Breadline was born.

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LATEST NEWS UPDATES

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Thank You Buxton Day of Celebration and Reflection

We want to say thankyou to the community for all your support to Buxton throughout the pandemic! This free event at the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, runs from 12pm to 6 pm, Sunday 8th May We’ve live music from Purple Cloud of Funk, Rose Amongst Thorns, the Pantonic All Stars, and Isaac of fuzzy felt fame.…

Space to Play At Busy Little Monsters

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuffJuly 13, 2021

http://www.happity.co.uk/busy-little-monsters This Thursday is your last chance to visit before the summer holidays and there is space to play in all sessions Times: 11am https://www.happity.co.uk/little-monsters-buxton/events/buxton-community-church-15-jul-2021-209818 12.30pm https://www.happity.co.uk/little-monsters-buxton/events/buxton-community-church-15-jul-2021-209827 2pm https://www.happity.co.uk/little-monsters-buxton/events/buxton-community-church-15-jul-2021 £6.50 with sibling discounts Buxton Community Church, London Road

Blythe House Hospice Care and Helen’s Trust

Chicken soup for the soul, General information, Offers of helpJuly 13, 2021

Blythe House Facebook Page At Blythe House Hospice we can provide comfort and support for all these choices you would like to make when being diagnosed with a life limiting illness. Our multi-disciplinary team provides palliative and holistic care to local people affected by life-limiting illness, including patients, their families…

Cakes, Plants and Raffle Fundraiser on 24th July For Heath Grove Defibrillator

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, Fundraising, UncategorizedJuly 13, 2021

Fundraiser for a Defibrillator on Heath Grove Rec.

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Fun stuff, Fundraising, General information, UncategorizedJuly 12, 2021

Janine Hall is raising money for a much-needed defibrillator to be sited on the Heath Grove Rec, where it will be available for all the footballers, bowlers, croquet players and local families. She is holding a Cake Sale Plant Sale other fund-raising activities at 37 Sherwood…

The Great Buxton Bilberry bumblebee Hunt is now on! The Trail runs until 25 July.

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General informationJuly 12, 2021

A number of colourful bees, made by local community groups including U3A’s Knit and Natter and Fairfield WI’s Natty Knitters, can be found adorning the windows of local shops in an event co-ordinated by the Friends of Buxton Station (FoBS). Dave Carlisle, Chairman of FoBS said: “The Great Buxton Bilberry Bumblebee Hunt…

The Hydro Cafe Food Waste Project

Chicken soup for the soul, General informationJuly 2, 2021

Every day, delicious, fresh food goes to waste at cafes, restaurants, hotels, shops and supermarkets. The Hydro Cafe joined Too Good To Go which lets you rescue a Magic Bag of this food so it gets eaten instead of wasted. You won’t know exactly what’s in your order until you…

Local High Street- Your Greengrocer Recommendations

General information, Goods & ServicesJuly 2, 2021

Each Friday, we will be asking you to tell us about the best local businesses and this week we want to hear your GREENGROCER recommendations! Tag them in the comments and tell us WHY they are the best fruit and veg shop. What was the best experience you had there?…

Connex Tea, Talk and Tech Project

General information, Hardship Support linksJuly 2, 2021

Check out this new project Connex have just launched., aimed at helping older people in care homes to get digitally connected. For more details, why not pop across to our website and watch the video? https://connex.org.uk/tea-talk-and-tech/

Busy Little Monsters: pop-up play village

Children and Families, Events, Fun stuffJuly 2, 2021

Today we had our first ever Autism and Additional needs friendly session and it was so wonderful that I’ve added another date before the Summer Holidays (and because we won’t be able to run on the first Thursday in August) Link to booking the ASD friendly session Thursday 8th July…

Art Installation in the Pavilion Gardens

Events, Fun stuff, General informationJuly 2, 2021

Anansi in situ looking fabulous! Come by and see him. Near the children’s swings in the Pavilion Gardens…. spot the flags of stories of Buxton hand made by local folks in his web….colourful and creative. #artupclose