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…

Red Light Spells Danger for the Arts

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, General information, Goods & Services, Pleas for helpJuly 7, 2020

Lighting up the Opera House in Buxton with www.livelx.co.uk giving up time and equipment, it’s not just the beautiful venues that are closed or the artists you know and love that are out of work, but thousands of freelancers, small businesses and zero hours gig workers, programmers, marketers, Box offices, cleaners…

Update for shielded children

Health informationJuly 7, 2020

NEWS: The majority of children currently shielding will soon be told by their doctor that they will no longer need to shield: https://www.gov.uk/…/majority-of-children-no-longer-need-to… Independent evidence from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health shows that the risk of serious illness from COVID19 for children is low.

The Deep Blue Sea streaming from this Thursday

Events, General information, Goods & ServicesJuly 7, 2020

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Carrie Cracknell’s production is both clear-sighted and complex, and Helen McCrory is astonishing’ (WhatsOnStage) The Deep Blue Sea streaming from this Thursday with National Theatre at Home. whatsonstage.com/…/deep-blue-sea-national-helen-mccrory_409… Helen McCrory leads the cast of Carrie Cracknell’s ‘essential’ production WHATSONSTAGE.COM The Deep Blue Sea (National Theatre) | WhatsOnStage Helen McCrory…

How to Wear a Fabric Face Mask Safely

Children and Families, Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of help, Pleas for helpJuly 7, 2020

Watch this video to see how to wear a fabric mask safely during COVID-19 How to wear a fabric mask safely Watch this video to see how to wear a fabric mask safely during COVID-19 Gepostet von World Health Organization (WHO) am Montag, 6. Juli 2020

Pension Advice Line Info from CAB

Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of helpJuly 7, 2020

Gepostet von Citizens Advice Derbyshire Districts am Dienstag, 7. Juli 2020

Wise words from Derby’s director of public health

General information, Health informationJuly 7, 2020

Wise words from Derby’s director of public health: “People are starting to feel as though we are through this and it’s all over and I think that’s very difficult because it is absolutely not the case. “We also do expect that we will see a second wave of the virus…

Free 30 minute Online Dementia Training Tomorrow

Events, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Health information, Offers of help, Pleas for helpJuly 5, 2020

You can join Rob the Morrisons Community Champion at the Dementia Awareness workshop tomorrow (06/07) at 12.30. Sign up here The first step to taking action to help people with dementia is to learn about the condition and how it affects a person. You can become a Dementia Friend online…

Online Fringe Presents ‘Once Upon A Time In Trieste’

Events, General information, Goods & ServicesJuly 5, 2020

Once Upon A Time In Trieste has been produced as an audio drama exclusively for Buxton Festival Fringe 2020. A 19th Century princess and a 20th Century revolutionary are trapped in a fairy tale castle, both struggling to come to terms with momentous events they have helped to shape. Over a night…

Scriveners books pride of place spot for BLM

Children and Families, Goods & ServicesJuly 5, 2020

I saw Scriveners Window Display this evening while taking a walk to see the pubs open. I love it! BLM ❤️

Become a young pen pal with an isolated older person with CONNEX!

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Events, Fun stuff, Offers of help, Pleas for helpJuly 4, 2020

Introducing Connex Pen Pals! “We’d like to tell you about a new idea our wonderful Dales team has started! Here’s more from Sarah…… ‘Here over in the Dales we have started a Connex Pen Pals project, whereby youngsters are writing letters and drawing pictures for our older and more vulnerable…