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

greater Manchester enters into Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions from Friday

Greater Manchester will move to England’s highest tier of coronavirus restrictions from Friday at 00:01 BST, the prime minister has announced. Speaking at No 10, Boris Johnson said “not to act now” would put the lives of Manchester’s residents “at risk”. He said a “generous” offer of financial support had been made to the region…

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIRS

Goods & ServicesApril 6, 2020

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIRS: At present we are offering a limited service for essential domestic appliance repairs. In line with government advice and as a key worker. We will be following the advice around social distancing so please respect that we will be asking you a number of questions prior to…

Keeping your Key Workers Safe…

General information, Health informationApril 6, 2020

Please make sure you clean your bin handles and lid before and after putting it out for collection. Your usual cleaning products will be fine to do this.

Chris Hill Community Sports

Children and Families, Fun stuff, Goods & Services, Health informationApril 6, 2020

With two weeks of isolation, no bar or cellar to run around, and too much delicious home made Banana bread to chomp on I feel like I’m piling on the pounds today 😉 So we’ve been in touch with Chris Hill Community Sports for some isolation exercise advice and they…

Today was a Difficult Day, said Poo…

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, General information, Health information, Offers of helpApril 5, 2020

These timelessly insightful words by the renowned author A.A. Milne may help us to understand how love and friendship can contain and hold us during these difficult times, even if at a distance. Here at Buxton Street by Street, we are hearing daily reports from those in the vulnerable groups,…

The science behind COVID-19 policy making by Chris Whitty- CMO England.

Health information, Rules & RegulationsApril 5, 2020

Dance and sing on your doorstep tonight!

Chicken soup for the soul, Children and Families, Fun stuffApril 5, 2020

The song choice might be a topic of discussion, but the message behind it is clear; We are making the most of what we have and coming together in ways many have not yet experienced. So.…. Let’s all stand outside, on our doorstep or near our houses at 19:00 this…

NHS Volunteer Responders- GoodSAM

General information, Health information, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsApril 5, 2020

As the first organised voluntary response to the COVID-19 restrictions in Buxton, we are aware that all but a handful of streets already have an assigned volunteer through our initiative. However, we are working with the managers of this roll-out to ensure that between us all, not a single person…

Isolation Advice- an imporant reminder

General information, Health information, Rules & RegulationsApril 3, 2020

Please refer to the latest NHS advice for self-isolation (reviewed every day or so- link at foot of page) Do not leave your home if you have symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) or live with someone who does. This is called self-isolation. If you are self-isolating, you must: not leave your…

Buxton Market- Open for Business!

Goods & ServicesApril 3, 2020

Buxton Market will be open again on Saturday 4th April for fresh fruit and veg. As ever please be sure to observe social distancing rules in place. Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/Buxtonmarket/?__tn__=%3C*F&eid=ARBU2WNv-fqEDjn10LQXNd5t2fVE_O-YpP8u9ZdRq7sZzYH98-MEWhwWW92-8iIJDM8Zl-YDdxaD3aFM&hc_ref=ARRdr10sTBJqEBGhpOSnzInvpIJZyGCnVYChLbV6rCpFYc-O2sbuWF3WfRc6HA0Vy8s&fref=gs&dti=2011601985636650&hc_location=group_dialog

Dance on your doorstep! Sunday at 7PM!

Fun stuffApril 3, 2020