As October begins we are happy to announce two new Community Tech Support drop-in sessions for local residents.

From this Thursday 10.00-12.00 we will be opening the doors in Loughborough Junction at The Platform Café, 2 Ridgway Rd, London SW9 7AH.

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For those that don’t know this venue, they are opposite the Loughborough Farm and do a fantastic range of homemade, healthy lunches as well as community workshops.

Throughout the pandemic we have found our support is more naturally placed with food projects and are glad to continue this work.

From Tuesday 12^th 1.30-3.30 we will be at Age UK Croydon, 81 Brigstock Road CR7 7JH.

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Drop in for individual help with laptops, tablets or mobile phones. We can help you solve problems, show you how to do things and give friendly advice.

Click here for all our drop-in support sessions including Crystal Palace and the Kingswood Estate.

We return to the Kingswood Community Shop with an autumn programme of digital classes, talks and support on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Starting this Wednesday 10am-12 noon with our Community Tech Support, we provide FREE drop-in support help for your computer, tablet or mobile phone.

So if you are having a problem using your device or have a question you want answered? Pop in for a chat and a cup of tea!

Full programme 

TUESDAYS

OPEN DAY

19^th October 10am to 12 noon

• Find out about our upcoming courses and register interest as part of Get Online Week.
• Hear a short talk “Intro to staying safe for parents.”

FAMILY SAFETY ONLNE

2^nd November – 7^th December 10am to 12 noon

• 6 week course to learn the basics of staying safe online for the family
• Topics include: Managing social media, keeping devices safe, how to deal with issues, parental controls and advice for young people.

WEDNESDAYS

COMMUNITY TECH SUPPORT

Wednesdays 29^th Sept – 27th Oct 10am to 12 noon

• Do you have a problem or a question about your laptop, tablet or mobile phone?
• An opportunity to get some friendly advice or to practise with support
• Just drop In!

http://clearcommunityweb.co.uk/event/community-tech-support-kingswood-community-shop/all/

ACCESSING THE NHS DIGITALLY (Tea and Tech Talk)

Wednesday 3^rd November 10am to 12 noon

• Using the NHS App
• How to book appointments and get prescriptions online
• A chance to ask questions

DIGITAL HORIZONS – Intro to using a tablet

10^th November – 15^th December 10am to 12 noon

• 6 week course to learn the basics of using an android tablet or iPAD.
• Come and try for the first time
• Topics include: Using apps, accessing email, communicating and finding information online.

REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

For further information and to register for one or more of these events then call  020 8670 1578 or email kingswood@cpct.org.uk

Since lockdown started to lift we have been keen to provide drop-in assistance for those local residents who either want t speak to someone face to face or prefer a more social environment to get answers to their questions.

Since August we have been running our Community Tech Support Drop Ins at the Upper Norwood Library on Fridays. We have been helping with voice activating on an Android Tablet, fixing a troublesome phone and testing a webcam on an old laptop.

Combined with our Mobile Phone Bootcamp we have been helping an average of 15 local residents a week with fantastic assistance from our volunteers.

Building upon this we are excited to announce 2 new days and 2 new venues!

Wednesdays 10-12 from 29^th September

Kingswood Community Shop, Kingswood Estate

Thursdays 10-12 from 7^th October

Thursdays 10-12 Platform Café, Loughborough Junction

We can help with Mobile Phones, Laptops, Tablets and well as giving friendly advice. If you need help in how to use something or just a little confidence building, then come and have a chat over a cup of tea.

Click here for ALL of our Drop In Support Sessions

We’ve been little quiet of late as we have been working back out in the community.

Mondays and Wednesdays we can been seen at the Tessa Jowell Health Centre or Blackfriars Settlement alongside Link Age Southwark delivering a program of ‘Digital Awareness’ talks to help older people build confidence either access the internet for the first time or to fill in some of the niggling gaps in knowledge we all have.

Being safe online and managing email better are core subjects for us, building upon Essential Digital Skills.

We’ve run activities on checking password strengths, having a strategy about what you share or not within a personal profile, recovering passwords and using maps and journey planning – all really useful stuff!

It’s been fantastic to meet some people in person – some we know, some we know of and some new faces completely.

It’s also been an opportunity to spend individual time again with people in a more social setting and we have a lot more to come.

These sessions with Link Age Southwark will continue in September to please check our calendar for further information and how to book.

http://clearcommunityweb.co.uk/calendar/