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.

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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…

More Market Stalls Return Today

Goods & ServicesJune 2, 2020

We’re looking forward to seeing some of our regular traders back on Buxton Market today – plants, natural soaps, cosmetics, incense, bath salts, clothing and accessories, knitting wool, bedding, vintage and collectibles… as well as fresh fruit and veg, fish, olives, Greek pastries and more. Covid distancing and hygiene measures…

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Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of help, Pleas for help, Press, Rainbow magic, Rules & Regulations, Streets coveredJune 1, 2020

Hi all! 😊 We’ve checked in with our wonderful neighbour volunteers and can say, with thanks, that we’re all still here and staying at home when we can 😍 If you or anyone who is staying at home needs our help please remember to let us know, and, if you…

Our amazing volunteers! More food parcels delivered around Buxton!

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of help, Streets coveredMay 31, 2020

Caitlin Bisknell- Buxton Street by Street Coordinator and Zinc’s High Peak Food Bank worker: ‘The kindness and generosity of High Peak folks never ceases to astound me. Since we started out just a few weeks ago with help from Aldi UK Morrisons & High Peak Foodbank, our fabulous volunteer…

Waste recycling in Derbyshire

General information, Pleas for help, Rules & RegulationsMay 31, 2020

Household waste recycling centres Our household waste recycling centres are open for essential visits only – that means if you have waste you can’t store safely at home without it causing injury or harm. Please use your kerbside collections run by your local district or borough council as you normally…

‘Life in Lockdown’ Over 65? Become an author!

Chicken soup for the soul, Events, General information, Goods & ServicesMay 31, 2020

Connex Community Support shared a post: ‘Life in Lockdown’-writing project Over 65? Ever fancied becoming an author, enjoy writing stories and poetry, fancy being a blogger? If so Connex would like to hear from you! Connex would like to put together a collection of local stories, poems and blogs about…

Dropkick Murphys LiveStream Tonight

Events, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & ServicesMay 29, 2020

😊🎼🎻🎸🥁🎤🎼😊 From the hallowed grounds of their hometown Boston ballpark, Dropkick Murphys will be STREAMING OUTTA FENWAY with a full-on live performance – FREE from the infield dirt !!! 😊🎼🎻🎸🥁🎤🎼😊 presented by Pega. Watch Live on Facebook 11.00 p.m. Tonight

Volunteers deliver a record 25 boxes!

Chicken soup for the soul, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpMay 29, 2020

Mai’s thoughts for today as the Buxton Street by Street Volunteers get out a daily record of 25 boxes to those who require support during this pandemic. (None for Mai though, Dentasticks will do!) Food with thanks to Morrisons, Aldi UK and High Peak Foodbank, packed with the help of my amazing wife Maddison and…

Meerkat Music Presents Take That & Robbie Williams

Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & ServicesMay 29, 2020

🎼🎤🥁🎸🎻🎧🎼 Meerkat Music Presents Take That & Robbie Williams 🎼🎤🥁🎸🎻🎧🎼 On Friday 29th May at 8pm my buddies Take That & Robbie Williams play music extravaganza, from their homes, to yours! It is promise to be a night you’ll Never Forget! Although Sergei probably will. He’d forget his tie if…

Ministry of Sound presents Ministry Weekender

Events, Fun stuff, Goods & ServicesMay 29, 2020

🎼🎤🥁🎸🎻🎧🎼 Ministry of Sound presents Ministry Weekender; a two-day virtual party streamed live to your home in aid of raising money for the WHO Solidarity Fund, which helps countries prevent, detect and respond to the ongoing pandemic. 🎼🎤🥁🎸🎻🎧🎼 Ministry Weekender partner YouTube, will match $2 for every $1 dollar raised…

At Home shouldn’t mean At Risk

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of helpMay 29, 2020

If you have any concerns about Domestic Abuse, you can contact Derbyshire Constabulary in the following ways: • Facebook – send us a private message. • Twitter – direct message our contact centre on @DerPolContact • Website – complete the online contact form. • Phone – call us on 101.…