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

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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…

How to Home Work Healthily

General information, Health information, Offers of helpSeptember 24, 2020

Government guidance is to work from home if you can to reduce social mixing and slow the spread of #Coronavirus Healthwatch Derbyshire have put together some tips on how to look after yourself whilst working from home. Additional resources … Supporting your mental health while working from home via Mental…

The Science Un-Masked

General information, Goods & Services, Health information, Offers of helpSeptember 24, 2020

With mask wearing increasing indoors this week one of our Street by Street Volunteers Kim has turned to reputable sources for more reassurance on mask around wearing masks. Thanks Kim :o) Oxford University: “The evidence is clear that people should wear masks to reduce virus transmission and protect themselves, with…

One Action is all it Takes – Dementia Friends

Health information, Pleas for helpSeptember 24, 2020

With shops and cafes having to operate differently right now, it can mean longer queues and sometimes confusing rules to follow. For someone with dementia, these can be additional barriers to getting out and being part of a community. One simple action we can all take to help can…

Stay safe! Watch this short film showing you how!

General information, Health information, Rules & RegulationsSeptember 22, 2020

Are you wearing your face covering properly? A face covering worn incorrectly doesn’t help reduce the spread of infection. Protect those around you and make sure you’ve #GotItCovered. Please be mindful of those who are exempt. https://crowd.in/bnr6yU#DoitforDerbyshire Gepostet von Derbyshire County Council am Dienstag, 22. September 2020

Genuine Test and Trace processes- beware of scammers

General information, Health information, Rules & RegulationsSeptember 22, 2020

High Peak sees Coronavirus spike

General information, Health information, Rules & RegulationsSeptember 22, 2020

High Peak residents urged to stay alert following coronavirus spike Published: 21 September 2020“If you’ve got symptoms, act like you’ve got it and stay at home.” That’s the message from Derbyshire’s Director of Public Health for people in the High Peak following another sharp increase in coronavirus cases. The number…

Mentell Circle Sign Up

Health informationSeptember 20, 2020

Mentell provides free circles for men aged 18+ to talk (or just listen) in a safe and confidential space. If you would like to sign up, click here.

Riding Out of Lockdown

Fun stuff, General informationSeptember 20, 2020

The wheely wonderful Alan Thompson is ‘Riding out of Lockdown’ in support of Buxton Street by Street and Connex Community Support. 🤩🚴🤩 We’re asking you all to share how you would ride out of lockdown too (keep it clean please! 🤣). Just film yourself and share your video link with us here…

Coronavirus NHS QR Codes

General information, Goods & Services, Health informationSeptember 20, 2020

Create a Coronavirus NHS QR code for your venue at the government’s website here.

Watercolour Workshop at the Green Man Gallery

Fun stuff, General informationSeptember 20, 2020

From The Green Man Gallery ‘Some lovely results from ‘Getting Bold with Watercolours’ Workshop at The Green Man Gallery, Buxton yesterday. A second workshop is available on 26th September, 10 am to 1pm. To book contact me, Jenny McKenzie, on 07380 668745 #lovebuxton #supportlocalartists #getcreative #covidsafe #artworkshop Thank you for taking…