Tag Archives: digital inclusion

Free wifi coming to Severn Beach line

Posted on 01/04/2013 by Avril Poisson

The Severn Beach line, which runs between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach on the Severn estuary, is a fortunate part of the railway network. Some 50 years ago it was the only branch line in the Bristol area to … Continue reading →

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ORG launches membership drive

Posted on 29/10/2012 by Steve Woods

The following email has been received today in the lab from the privacy and anti-censorship campaigners, the Open Rights Group (ORG): Hi all, As I mentioned in my previous email ORG are launching a big drive for new members. The … Continue reading →

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A special offer for Bristolians

Posted on 01/04/2012 by Avril Poisson

TCP/IP is the open framework that makes the internet work. Of that framework, we’d like to draw your attention today to the IP bit. IP stands for Internet Protocol, of course (and not Intellectual Property address, as once written by … Continue reading →

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Online chat with Plod tonight for Southville residents

Posted on 17/05/2011 by Steve Woods

The Bristol Evening Post reports that residents of Southville, Bristol, will have a chance to talk to PC Nigel Ingram, their local beat manager in the Southville area, tonight between 7pm and 8.30pm in an online webchat this evening. To … Continue reading →

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It’s not cricket, it’s #twicket!

Posted on 26/04/2011 by Steve Woods

The Lancashire village of Wray (population approx. 500) became a true global village on Easter Monday with a world first – the live streaming of video and audio coverage of a village cricket match over the internet. The protagonists were … Continue reading →

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Advance notice for Silver Surfers’ Day 2011

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Steve Woods

News arrives in your correspondent’s inbox that it’s only 8 weeks to go to this year’s Silver Surfers Day the national campaign that aims to get older people using computers and the internet. Silver Surfers’ Day is specifically aimed those … Continue reading →

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Race Online 2012 aims to bridge digital divide with low-cost computers

Posted on 17/01/2011 by Steve Woods

Today the BBC reports that Race Online 2012, the organisation that aims to reach out to the 9.2 million adults in the UK who are currently offline, will be offering low-cost computers as part of a government scheme to encourage … Continue reading →

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The Digital Challenge is dead, but Momentum Group is harder to kill than a vampire

Posted on 14/12/2010 by Steve Woods

Yesterday, Rich, Jules and yours truly were representing Bristol Wireless at a Connecting Bristol event (news passim) at the Watershed entitled ‘The Digital Challenge is Over – The Digital Opportunity is Here’. It was good to see some old (not … Continue reading →

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The Digital Challenge is over – long live the Momentum Group

Posted on 01/12/2010 by Steve Woods

The Government’s £7 mn. Digital Challenge, launched in 2007, is over but, according to Connecting Bristol, ‘digital’ has more to offer Bristol than ever before. Bristol City Council, the Watershed, Knowle West Media Centre and local digital agency Nameless are … Continue reading →

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Lab life – disc wiping

Posted on 30/11/2010 by Steve Woods

A couple of days ago, we received a donation of a rather smart machine; this will be refurbished and offered for sale as part of our refurbishment project, for which we currently have a selection of machines complete with a … Continue reading →

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