New Campaign for Better Broadband for Rural Dorset

Mark Gracey has launched a Better Broadband for Rural Dorset Campaign: http://betterbroadband4ruraldorset.wordpress.com/ and twitterfeed @BB4RuralDorset and FB page: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Better-Broadband-for-Rural-Dorset/321581237822?ref=nf

Last chance to register interest in high speed broadband for businesses in Dorset

In conjunction with DCC, Team Dorset are seeking input into their survey about how your businesses are affected by broadband provision in Dorset.

Team Dorset and DCC are working to make use of the high speed connections being laid across Dorset for the 2012 Olympics. For more details and to complete the survey visit the Team Dorset site.

Web safety event in Dorset

Families in Dorset can attend an Internet safety event at Poole's Children Centre next Saturday.

For more details see Dorset Police's website.

Digital Opportunity for Dorset

British Telecom is the Tier 1 Communications Sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Part of their sponsorship contract involves the installation of high capacity 21st century network connectivity to the 2012 sailing event venue, the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.

This high band-width fibre optic connection will support data, voice, media and mobile communication during games time. This activity provides a unique opportunity to fast-track high quality broadband provision across Dorset – however to do this Dorset County Council needs your feedback.

This is an ideal opportunity for us all to get access to higher speed internet access, but DCC will need help convincing BT and other telecoms providers that there is suitable demand in our area.

To help, you can fill out this questionnaire.

Government promoting Pass IT On

The Government and the Champion for Digital Inclusion are supporting the Pass IT On initiative. The initiative appears to be encouraging online users to encourage their offline friends and family to get online. It's worth checking out the site and seeing if you can help.

One way of doing this is to take them to a UK Online centre - our nearest appears to be Creekmoor Library.

How this could apply to you or if you're interested in making this initiative work locally, maybe something you'd like to raise at the Digital Matravers event on the 5th December at the village hall.

Digital Matravers Flyer

First meeting of Digital Matravers

Unsure about the benefits the Internet and technology can bring to your life? Want to use the Internet or be shown how to use it effectively? Wondered what Facebook is? Or just want to complain about digital services in the village or the County?

If the answer to any of these questions is “YES” then our Digital Matravers surgeries are for you. On the 5th December at 10:00 till 12:00 Mark Gracey (Vice Chair of Lytchett Matravers Parish Council) will be holding surgery sessions in the Blanchard Room of the village hall, making use of the village hall's own wifi Internet connection. Come along for a chat, ask some questions or even to have a moan.