Exciting times to be making new connections and never more so than to extend our work into the neighbouring borough of Bromley.

This is something we have been slowly working on the background and getting to understand the needs of the community.

With a combination of grant support from both the BTSE Innovation fund  and the London Community Foundation Bromley Community Fund we will be delivering a combination of different sessions throughout the rest of the year.

We start by launching our first Bromley Community Tech Support drop-in at Anerley Town Hall, every Monday 11.00-13.00 from 16^th May. We have also set dates for our Community learning program as well as some of our Mobile Phone Boot Camps.

We are already talking to various partners within Bromley to provide another drop-in as well as to extend our hand to support other organizations with digital training and volunteers. The support so far from Bromley Well had been outstanding (thank you Nicola and Sue!) as well from Crystal Palace Community Trust.

You can see everything we have coming up in Bromley here and will keep this updated as and when new dates are announced.

Changing times ahead as we confirm our Community Tech Support Drop-in schedule for the Spring. 

We have some new partners for this project which we have been working on in the background as well as bringing our work to new communities. 

Community Tech Support provides friendly & informal drop-in support for computers, tablets & mobile phones. We can help you use your device, ensure it is safe and help you develop your skills.  

We can also help to set up or recover accounts, install apps or transfer files. 

“A place to get support, quietly practice or ask for advice.” 

Due to the planned refurbishment at the Platform Café in Loughborough Junction we will now be working alongside the fantastic Healthy Living Platform in their new home in the Moorlands Community Centre. 

We will be providing Community Tech Support there every Thursday at 10.00 from the 12th May. 

Directions can be found here. 

Next up we will also be starting weekly drop-ins every Monday 11.00-13.00 from the 16th May at the Anerley Town Hall. This is something we have been working on for a little while now and is part of a broader programme we are about to launch in Bromley. 

The complete schedule of Community Tech Support can be found here. 

So does this sound familiar?

“Nani, I showed you that last week, for the tenth time, why cant you remember?”

Or how about this?

“I can’t right now, I’m busy”

Or how about?

“It’s really easy, why don’t you understand it?”

For many older people looking to family members for advice or help with their mobile phone or laptop this is exactly what they hear.

However, in turn, we hear:

“The younger generation go too fast, they do not have time for us”

And

“We are not stupid, we have learned complicated things, we just don’t understanding this bit and we are being forced to use it”

As well as

“This technology business is the future but we don’t know where to start”

All of this can make you stressed and when you are stressed it’s hard to concentrate and learn new things.

So we created the Mobile Phone Boot Camp; an opportunity for older people to go right back to basics and learn fundamentals such as changing settings, checking email, using maps or installing apps whilst practicing in small groups.

Even better, helping each other!