digital champions

Receiving a laptop from Dorset Council has helped Simon Hobbs from Swanage get his crafting business off the ground.

Opening the doors to digital thanks to innovative £100,000 recycling scheme

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Dorset Council is opening the doors to digital again thanks to an innovative and environmentally friendly way of raising funds for its digitally excluded residents. From now and until 2025, money raised from recycling old council laptops will be invested in the Digital Doorway scheme, which buys devices for people in need. This is expected… Read more Opening the doors to digital thanks to innovative £100,000 recycling scheme

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Families in Ferndown to find out about their digital futures

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Families in Ferndown will discover how digital can benefit their lives at a special event being hosted by Dorset Council next month. The Festival of the Future will be coming to The Centre in Tricketts Cross on 11 October, when the focus will be on the family. Volunteer digital champions will be on hand to… Read more Families in Ferndown to find out about their digital futures

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Ivon Peters, who is profoundly deaf, went from having nothing digital to embracing a new digital life after receiving help from Dorset Council.

How digital transformed Ivon’s life

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A gift of a free smartphone and digital training during lockdown has totally transformed one Weymouth resident’s life. Ivon Peters, who is profoundly deaf, was given the smart phone from Dorset Council to help him feel less isolated during lockdown. The 55-year-old also received dedicated help and training from one of the council’s volunteer digital… Read more How digital transformed Ivon’s life

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Just some of the men and women who gained essential digital skills on the Boune Digital course.

Bourne again – digital transforms people’s lives

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Dozens of adults in the Bournemouth area have been ‘Bourne again’ thanks to a life-changing digital training course. The Bourne Digital course was part of a pioneering national programme called Power Up, run by the Good Things Foundation charity and funded by JP Morgan. Locally, the project loaned devices and provided 12 weeks of training… Read more Bourne again – digital transforms people’s lives

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The Dorset Digital Hotline has seen the number of calls it has received during lockdown almost triple

Calls to Dorset Digital Hotline almost triple during lockdown

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A special hotline set up to help people with digital enquiries has seen the number of calls it receives almost triple during this latest lockdown. From January 5 to February 5, the Dorset Digital Hotline received 132 calls – its biggest ever monthly total and nearly three times the average monthly calls it received in… Read more Calls to Dorset Digital Hotline almost triple during lockdown

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Digital Champion James Nalty is urging people who are unsure how to use their Christmas gadget gifts to call the Dorset Digital Hotline for help.

Dorset’s Digital Hotline can help people use their Christmas gadget gifts

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People who received a device for Christmas and unsure how to use it are being urged to contact Dorset’s free Digital Hotline for help. The Dorset Council hotline is manned by a team of Digital Champion volunteers who have already helped hundreds of people get online. It is estimated that 150,000 people in Dorset lack… Read more Dorset’s Digital Hotline can help people use their Christmas gadget gifts

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Dorset Council's Digital Champions are ready to help get people prepared for a Digital Christmas. The volunteers man the free Digital Hotline, open every weekday from 10am to midday.

Yule log-on with the help of Dorset Council this Christmas

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Dorset’s residents are being urged to help friends and loved ones get online as the country prepares for its first ‘digital Christmas’. Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions and limited Christmas bubbles will see more people than ever turn to the digital world to help them celebrate the festive season. However, in Dorset, it’s estimated that as… Read more Yule log-on with the help of Dorset Council this Christmas

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Wherever you are in Dorset a Digital Champion is waiting to help you on the other end of the Dorset Digital Hotline. Pictured: Digital Champion Mike Watson at Maiden Castle.

Stay better connected during lockdown with Dorset’s Digital Hotline

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A team of dedicated volunteers is on hand to help hundreds of Dorset residents stay connected during lockdown. Dorset Council’s Digital Champions, who used to hold regular surgeries in libraries, have continued offering their expertise throughout the Coronavirus crisis via the Digital Hotline. Now with another lockdown underway and winter just around the corner, the… Read more Stay better connected during lockdown with Dorset’s Digital Hotline

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Could you be our Bournemouth Digital Champion?

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We are urgently seeking a ‘digitally savvy, people person’ with up to four hours a week free to join our Bourne Digital project team as a volunteer Digital Champion. This vital role will help underemployed and unemployed people in Bournemouth gain the digital skills they need to get into training or enter the workplace. Digital… Read more Could you be our Bournemouth Digital Champion?

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Picture This! Rita puts her new digital skills at the great-grandkids’ fingertips

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Anyone wanting to improve their digital skills to stay in touch with friends and family can book for free, one to one help ahead of Christmas. Dorset Council has a network of 75 volunteers who run free, one-to-one computer help sessions in libraries and other venues across the county. They can help with everything from… Read more Picture This! Rita puts her new digital skills at the great-grandkids’ fingertips

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