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

Taylor Made to your School

20 more fantastic washable face masks donated to Buxton’s secondary schools! This time in pink and navy blue Thank you so much! you are so wonderful Susan! Contact her through her Facebook page and find out more about the great products she sells (including bespoke face masks) https://www.facebook.com/taylormadesuzy/ If you’re looking for Christmas present…

Coronavirus advice for Employers, Businesses and Charities – Derbyshire County Council

General information, Goods & Services, Health informationJuly 3, 2020

If you run a business, did you know you can now bring furloughed employees back to work part-time as part of the Government’s flexible furlough scheme. More information on the support available during the #coronavirus outbreak can be found here: https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/health-and-wellbeing/health-protection/disease-control/coronavirus/employers-businesses/employers-and-businesses.aspx

Department of Health & Social Care – Video about Opening Businesses Safely

General information, Goods & Services, Health information, Rules & RegulationsJuly 3, 2020

Opening businesses safely This Saturday more businesses across England will safely reopen. To help these spaces stay safe, all venues will now be asking you to share your name and phone number. This will allow us to notify you if a local outbreak occurs. More info ⬇️https://www.gov.uk/government/news/public-asked-to-leave-a-name-and-number-with-venues-to-help-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19 Gepostet von Department…

Buxton Festival Diary of Online Events 2020

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General informationJuly 3, 2020

Buxton Fringe Diary of Online Events To check out the Online Buxton Fringe Festival Diary of Events, visit https://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/diary2020 There is something for everyone. Keep Children entertained with the Online Buxton Fringe Shows. These include a clown named ‘Curly In Isolation’ which will be presented by Frank Hussey and…

Still time to create your own Well Dressing Panel for your window!

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General informationJuly 3, 2020

Two Left Hands are pulling all the last bits together for their public alternative well dressing. The big panels will be hung over the weekend and hopefully be up for the normal well dressing week. You can still make something for your garden or window and add to the trail.…

This week’s Street Food Menu from Lonestar

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, General information, Goods & ServicesJuly 3, 2020

Lonestar’s Street Food Menu for this week! Check out Lonestar’s delicious street food menu for this week! Available for collection from 12pm tomorrow! Great if you fancy something a bit different for lunch! https://lonestarbuxton.co.uk

Exotic Bird lands in Buxton

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, General informationJuly 2, 2020

The bird has been spotted in Spring Gardens and keen ornithologists at Buxton Festival Fringe need your help! Can you write to Floella? Floella is in Spring Gardens but is a bit lonely and would love to hear from children of all ages! https://buxtonfestivalfringe.blogspot.com/2020/07/will-you-take-floella-under-your-wing.html

Morrisons have a new look Café

Children and Families, General information, Goods & ServicesJuly 2, 2020

Our new look cafés are opening this Saturday in England. We’ve put new safety measures in place, with sanitiser stations at every cafe entrance, thorough cleaning of our tables after every use, protective screens at the till and around our tables and our colleagues will be wearing visors. Plus there’s…

Support Live Music

Chicken soup for the soul, Events, Fun stuff, General information, Goods & ServicesJuly 2, 2020

Buxton Working Men’s Club are supporting this campaign: A campaign has been launched today asking for more support and guidance for live entertainment venues, musicians, singers and entertainers across the country… https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/musicians-launch-campaign-to-let-the-music-play Our own Roving Recorder Roger has made it even easier for us all to support the campaign and…

Cloth Face Masks £1 each

General information, Goods & ServicesJuly 2, 2020

Julie Addison can be contacted here Face masks £1 each pick up new mills or can post for postage

Potters is open again

General information, Goods & ServicesJuly 2, 2020

Potters of Buxton opening hours: 10.00 – 1630