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South Bristol prepares for National Get Online Day – 23rd October 2009

by Stephen Hilton 12/10/2009 in Bristol

The Knowle West Media Centre is a UK Online centre and as part of the national Get Online Week KWMC is holding a Get Online Day on Friday the 23rd of October.
The all day event will feature:

Prizes for the oldest person participating and for the best story about how getting on line has helped
Open training [...]

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Study while you work for a MSc or Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Inclusion

by Stephen Hilton 08/07/2009 in Bristol

People who end up working in Digital Inclusion often start off somewhere completely different.  Connecting Bristol knows of influential digital inclusion practitioners who have studied politics, web usability, archeology and even Fine Art!  Many get involved in Digital Inclusion because it is something they feel passionately about, rather than as a result of [...]

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South Bristol digital mentors update …. 100+ and counting

by Bryn 11/05/2009 in Bristol

The South Bristol digital mentors pledge was started on 29th March 2009. As of today over 100 people have signed the pledge to give an hour of their time to support the project.
The pledge is open until the 30th June 2009, and I’m sure the team at the Knowle West media Centre would like to [...]

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That’s Edutainment

by Stephen Hilton 07/03/2008 in Bristol

If you want people to listen, its not just what you say but how you say it…anyone who has yawned their way through a series of dreary afternoon talks or lectures knows this.
At Connecting Bristol, we always strive to present things in an interesting and lively way and admire others who do the same. [...]

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CAN DO COMMUNITIES, Learning for Change National Event

by Stephen Hilton 22/11/2007 in Events

The Scarman Trust has been very supportive of Connecting Bristol. They are holding the following free event, which has a very interesting, diverse and potentially explosive line up of speakers. I wish I could be there…
You are invited to attend the launch of the Scarman Trust’s “You Can Do”
Guides. Designed to equip citizens with [...]

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Community Champions Petition

by Kevin 30/08/2007 in People

The Community Champions Fund has supported literally thousands of individuals across the country to get exciting and creative new projects off the ground in their communities.
Supported by the Department for Education and Skills (now Deptartment for Children, Schools and Families), this fund will end in March 2008, and there are no plans to replace it.
The [...]

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New report by Community Media South West & Blueboard

by Shawn 25/05/2007 in Bristol

MAKING IT WORK:
An Enquiry into how companies in the Community Media Sector recruit and
retain skilled freelancers
Research by Ella Bissett Johnson
Edited by Shawn Sobers and Steve Gear

Synopsis
This report is a timely and original development in the analysis of social interest creative practice. It takes the debate much further than merely exploring the merits of such projects, [...]

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Knowle West Media Centre meets Sarah Barfield and Anne Peachey at The School of Christ the King

by Roz 11/01/2007 in Bristol

Sarah Barfield and Anne Peachey
School of Christ the King
9 November 2006
I went to the School of Christ the King where I met with Sarah Barfield, learning mentor and Anne Peachey, head teacher. Sarah and myself began to discuss the digital challenge and Anne Peachey joined us soon after our discussion began. I explained the Connecting [...]

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January Skillswap

by Clare 09/01/2007 in Bristol

Bristol Skillswap: Tuesday 16 January 2006, 18:00 – 21:00, Watershed, Bristol
Rick Hurst presents a practical demonstration of how to create custom themes for the Plone Content Management System. This is aimed at web designers, developers and integrators with an interest in using Plone and/or understanding CMS and template driven web design.
Registration: http://bristolskillswap.eventwax.com/skillswap-january-2006

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