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…

Buxton Flowerpot Trail – 2020

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Fun stuff, General informationJune 12, 2020

A fun activity for the family is making a Flowerpot Person, or following The Buxton Flowerpot Trail! For all those wanting to join the trail for 2020, the deadline to enter is Friday 26 June – simply email your flowerpot person’s/sculpture’s location to hello@funnywonders.org.uk. Last year there…

BBC Bitesize help with home schooling

Children and Families, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & ServicesJune 11, 2020

BBC Bitesize can help you with home schooling. It’s full of resources including wellbeing advice for you as parent and teacher… See website

Snake Update

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, Rainbow magicJune 11, 2020

Claire the creator of Buxton COVID-19 Snake can’t believe how long it is 🥰🐍 I really didn’t think it would grow but it has by all you amazing people and the High peak community…well done everyone….p.s keep painting rocks it’s getting towards the end of broad walk….and remember to…

Clap for Carers Week

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

This week is Carers Week, and although the Carer’s Clap has been officially called off people up and down the Country are being asked to Clap their Communities Hidden Carers this week, whether young or old, or anywhere in between! We would like to ask all carers to please…

15 June – Virtual Coffee Morning

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, General informationJune 11, 2020

No one should have to face coronavirus alone. During this crisis, we’ve all made sacrifices and dealt with challenges. For years, the UK has already faced an epidemic of loneliness. And a decade of cuts to mental health and public services has only made things more difficult for people in…

Buxton Street by Street breaks it’s own record – 32 food parcels in one day!

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpJune 10, 2020

‘Thanks to Morrisons, Aldi UK and Waitrose & Partners!’ (Stacey can no longer see her kitchen floor 😉

Latest Council business re-opening information

General information, Goods & Services, Health information, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsJune 10, 2020

Next week sees a further easing of the Covid-19 restrictions with more non-essential retail businesses opening their doors. St Ann’s Well in Buxton as well as public toilets at the town hall & Pavilion Gardens will also re-open from 15 June. Most facilities will operate on a one-in-one-out basis and…

Vision Buxton share latest local business and attraction updates

Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of help, Rules & Regulations, Streets coveredJune 10, 2020

There are new updates on our Business & Groups information page including the latest government guidance. Public toilets and St Anne’s Well are to reopen and cafes and shops are starting to reopen (with measures in place) #supportlocal Anything to add? Please get in touch. http://www.visionbuxton.co.uk/business-group-information-updates-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic/ #Buxton #BuxtonBusiness #BuxtonCommunity #HighPeak…

Community donations of laptops for High Peak Food Bank who get IT support provided in kind by local business!

Chicken soup for the soul, General information, Goods & Services, Offers of help, Pleas for helpJune 10, 2020

A message of gratitude from Stacey Hawtin of High Peak Food Bank and Buxton Street by Street: “Thanks to everyone who has donated laptops to help Zink clients to retrain online at home in preparation for applying for jobs. Also huge thank you to Stuart at IT Solutions in Buxton…

Morrisons offer FREE deliveries to those who are shielding, vulnerable and elderly

Children and Families, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsJune 10, 2020

Morrisons are offering a FREE Delivery service to anyone who is shielding, elderly or vulnerable. Theres no special letters needed! NO online needed, you just phone 03456116111 option 5 and talk to the fabulous people at the other end and the NEXT day your shopping is picked and delivered from…