A series of events are being held to get more people online in Caerphilly County Borough by explaining the benefits of the internet in the run-up to Christmas.
The ‘Christmas Click’ events will be run by the Come Surf With Me projects in Caerphilly, and supported by Communities 2.0 – the Welsh Government’s digital inclusion programme.
There will be a series of public events, held in supermarkets across the borough that will be followed up by IT taster sessions and classes at a variety of community venues.
Staff and volunteers from a number of local organisations will be working at the events, to help people see how the internet can prove useful at this time of year.
Sessions are being organised to help people save money and to shop safely online, to keep in touch with people through Skype, email and Facebook and to even design and send Christmas cards electronically.
Mark Smith, the Communities 2.0 Public Engagement Officer, said: “Christmas can be a daunting time for many people, but the internet can help to make life easier and less stressful in a number of ways. You can save a bit of money, arrange for deliveries to be made to your home, make a free video or phone call to a loved one, or even find more affordable ways of serving up Christmas dinner. If you don’t yet know how to get online or are unsure whether the internet is for you, come along to one of the Christmas Click events and have a go.”
Details for the public Christmas Click events are as follows:
Tesco in Ystrad Mynach – Monday November 21 – 11am till 3pm
Tesco in Risca – Thursday November 24 – 11am till 3pm
Asda in Blackwood – Friday November 25 – 11am till 3pm
For more details about Come Surf With Me, you can visit www.facebook.com/comesurfwithme or call 07919415425.
For more information on Communities 2.0, you can visit www.clickconnectdiscover.org or call 0845 474 8282.
While I confess to using online shopping for things like books I cant buy in Caerphilly, its a disgrace that there is no good bookshop in Caerphilly, in fact no bookshop, and yes I know about Smiths, but thats dumbe ditself down antionally, let alone Caerphilly, I have to go to Cardiff, Abergavenny or Chepstow to find one, I think On line shopping venture is not a good idea, online shopping affects the tradiononal high street shop and will lead to the traditional shopkeeper losing business and causing unemployment, at a time when jobs are scarce. In view of all the fuss caused by the gas main replacement on Cardiff Road, the last thing the local traders want is Welsh Government sponsored programme, aided by the likes of Tesco, to encourage shopping online.
John, try 'Fully Booked' in the covered market for new and second hand books. The proprietor is building her business but offers an order service, useful for customers who have no computer, and has indicated she is interested in a future range of antiquarian books. She is currently looking out for volumes of 'Glamorgan Historian' for me.
I agree with your sentiments regarding online shopping killing the high street. We have not had a decent gents clothes shop or fishmonger for years and if Mr. Hopkins decides he is leaving the market, as he has intimated he will, there will no longer be a butchers shop in the town.