tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56908391258345897412024-03-12T18:50:27.605-07:00Techfest 2011Try out the latest hardware and software with advice from the experts. Gadgets to organise your life, keep you in contact, keep fit and have fun.
Visit the Comput@bus (8 Lap tops), Inspiring Talks/Workshops, Treasure Hunting for families, Learn to Download Free Software, Technology for Toddlers, Blogs, Forums and the Internet.Techfest 2011http://www.blogger.com/profile/00827533890559223759noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690839125834589741.post-59709218284711702822011-10-12T06:50:00.000-07:002011-10-12T06:50:08.073-07:00Feedback on a fantastic day<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>The TechFest organisers would like to thank everyone who made this event possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a great success!</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><u>Follow up Links </u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Rooftop Housing Group Community Fund <a href="http://www.rooftopgroup.org/residents/community-fund"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.rooftopgroup.org/residents/community-fund</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Rooftop Housing Group</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.rooftopgroup.org/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.rooftopgroup.org/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Worcestershire</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place> Council Library</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/community-and-living/libraries-and-learning.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/community-and-living/libraries-and-learning.aspx</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR;">Digital Champions </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"><a href="http://www.go-on.co.uk/"><span lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR;"><span style="color: blue;">www.go-on.co.uk</span></span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Worcs CC Comput@bus</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.computabus.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.computabus.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">TalkAboutLocal</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">South</placename> <placename w:st="on">Worcestershire</placename> <placetype w:st="on">College</placetype></place></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.sworcs.ac.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.sworcs.ac.uk/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">AgeUK</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.ageuk.org.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.ageuk.org.uk/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Everything Everywhere</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://everythingeverywhere.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://everythingeverywhere.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Open source – free software</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://osswin.sourceforge.net/"><span style="color: blue;">http://osswin.sourceforge.net/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Beckford Village Website</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.beckford-village.org/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.beckford-village.org/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Beckford</city> <state w:st="on">WI</state></place> Webpage</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.beckford-village.org/wi/index.php"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.beckford-village.org/wi/index.php</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Gloucestershire Federation of Women’s Institutes</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.thewi.org.uk/viewFederation.aspx?id=188"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.thewi.org.uk/viewFederation.aspx?id=188</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Geocaching </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.geocaching.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Links to write-ups on the event</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><u><a href="http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/talk-about-local-at-the-beckford-womens-institute-techfest/">http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/talk-about-local-at-the-beckford-womens-institute-techfest/</a></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/9297630.Technology_buzz_at_Beckford/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/9297630.Technology_buzz_at_Beckford/</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div>Techfest 2011http://www.blogger.com/profile/00827533890559223759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690839125834589741.post-61231484549606952732011-10-02T07:25:00.000-07:002011-10-02T07:25:38.051-07:00Programme for the day<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Beckford WI <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 16pt;">TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 16pt;">PROGRAMME</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 16pt;">11am to 4.30pm</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Saturday 8th October 2011 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -45pt 0pt 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -45pt 0pt 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Welcome to our Technology Festival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hope you enjoy the day and leave feeling inspired!</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">To help you, each stand is colour coded according to level of ability.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Beginners (Green)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – includes: use a mouse; navigate the internet; find out how to get online.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Intermediates (Orange)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – includes: build a webpage or a website; editing home movies; see smartphones.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Advanced (Blue) –</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> includes: talk to the expert on PC Security; see whether an I-Pad is for you; download free Software for a variety of applications</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">For all levels and families</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – try geocaching; visit the Comput@bus; read a kindle; enjoy Wii Fit on the stage. Understand how young children react to technology from their surroundings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">What’s next? /Here to help </span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">– many of our participants are keen to help you on the next stage whether by joining a course, attending the library or by just by showing you what’s out there to try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Raffle</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> - will be drawn at 16.00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first prize of an Ipod shuffle was donated by WorcsCC/Evesham Library. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 13pt;">List of participants and information providers</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Rooftop Housing Group</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – WiiFit on stage</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Worcs County Council /Evesham Library</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – Further <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>courses. Digital Champions to help you get online.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Worcs County Council Comput@bus</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – online laptops and colour printers (disabled access) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Age UK</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – Laptop Loan Scheme and Magic Mouse</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">South Worcs College</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – editing home movies and PC Security Advice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Everything Everywhere</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – Smartphones and Ipads</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Wrighty</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – Geocaching and GPS, Smartphone Apps</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Beckford Village Website</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – Navigate a webpage and perhaps build a page yourself.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">TalkAboutLocal</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – Discover how to make a website or blog for your group or community</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Kindle Table</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> with demonstrations</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Beckford Computer Service</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> - computer problems solved</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">EUS Computers </span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">- suppliers of PCs, laptops and software</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Beckford WI</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"> – serving teas and cakes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Country Fayre Catering - </span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">hot and cold lunches</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Timetable of Talks</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Please check the times for the talks you are interested in and try to be seated promptly. Each talk will last 15 – 20 minutes.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">Meeting Room behind Stage</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The Beckford WI TechFest was sponsored by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rooftop Housing Group</b> without whom this event would not have taken place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We thank Philippa Latham and Kim Skipsey for their encouragement and advice.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Beckford WI would also like to thank all the participants and everyone who has helped to make this event possible. </span></div>Techfest 2011http://www.blogger.com/profile/00827533890559223759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690839125834589741.post-26727444958521593822011-10-02T07:19:00.000-07:002011-10-02T07:27:26.446-07:00Exciting News!Everything Everywhere will be letting you try out smartphones and Ipads<br />
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Age UK will bring some of their new laptops promoting our (free) laptop lending scheme and Magic Mouse services which enable older people to use computers.Techfest 2011http://www.blogger.com/profile/00827533890559223759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690839125834589741.post-37571151233724683232011-08-04T04:23:00.000-07:002011-08-26T10:24:05.553-07:00WELCOME TO TECHFEST 2011<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology".</strong> <br />
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Carl Sagan - American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist ...</span><br />
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</div><div aptureproxy="54"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, he may well have been a cynic or perhaps right, but, we can help on the technology front. </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A hands-on interactive Technology Festival is to be held at Beckford Village Hall, Main Street, Beckford, GL20 7AA on Saturday 8th October from 11am.</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The event, organised by Beckford WI, is for everyone, from absolute beginners to the more experienced - visitors can try the latest gadgets, find out how to get online and use tools such as <strong>Skype, play WiiFit with Rooftop Group</strong> and see a whole host of other exciting things such as live filming and editing home movies with students from <strong>South Worcestershire College</strong>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Evesham Library</strong> will show you the benefits on being online; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">AgeUK </b>will be on hand to help first time users and Silver Surfers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See Beckford Village Website and build your own webpage<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TalkAboutLocal</b> will help anyone wishing to set up a community website or blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Experts will be on hand to talk about topics such as an<strong> Introduction to the Internet</strong>, <strong>Technology in the Early Years (Toddlers</strong>), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hi-Tech treasure hunting</b> for families (geocaching), how to build a Community Website and how to get free software.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also learn about the latest computer security. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The travelling <a href="mailto:Comput@bus">Comput@bus</a> from Worcs. County Council has disabled access which makes the vehicle accessible to all. It has eight desktop computers, printer and satellite Internet connection.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There will be a raffle to win an iPod Shuffle, kindly donated by Worcs. CC.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Admission is £2, or £1 for WI Members, free for accompanied under twelves.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Our grateful thanks go to Rooftop Housing Group for sponsoring this event.</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Their website is: <a href="http://www.rooftopgroup.org/">http://www.rooftopgroup.org/</a> </b></span></div></div><div aptureproxy="54"><br />
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</div><div aptureproxy="54"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yo Yates - President Beckford WI</span></div></div>Techfest 2011http://www.blogger.com/profile/00827533890559223759noreply@blogger.com1