In-person help to get online

Tea and Tech offers free digital advice if you are over 50 to help you learn the basics. Experts will be on hand to answer any of your questions. Equipment will be available for you to try or you can bring your own.

Community Learning provides non accredited IT training.

In North Somerset showcases the wide variety of digital help available to you.

• courses designed specifically to meet your needs
• delivered by experienced tutors
• one to one IT training by volunteers
• accessibility for people with a disability including visual, hearing, learning
• opportunities to progress onto higher level qualifications
• help for low income residents on Universal Credit

North Somerset libraries have 'digibuddies' who can support you to get online. They offer free digital advice tailored to your needs which is provided by volunteers at the libraries. Their public computers are available for you to use or you can bring your own devices.

If sessions are not listed, individual libraries can be contacted for more details on when sessions are running. You can find their contact details on our find a library webpage.

At the Space Bar Weston-super-Mare, students are offering to build a free website for a start-up, charity or event. They are always looking for new projects so if you have something suitable, get in contact with them.

Many community living rooms have free Wi-Fi and charging points for laptops and phones. Some even provide access to their laptops.

North Somerset Training (NST) hub offers group and one-to-one sessions for adults who want to make the most of their digital devices. You can either visit them at their hub in Weston-super-Mare or you can arrange for them to meet you at a location of your choice.

You can book by contacting them by phone on 01934 425 515 or 07497 105 971, or email them at nstclasses@gmail.com.

Information and contact details of digital support in North Somerset.

WESTlink is an on-demand minibus service that allows residents to book their bus journeys through an app, website, or phone. It forms part of the largest on-demand bus scheme in the UK. It aims to reconnect communities by offering people currently without a local service the opportunity to get back on the bus.

You can ring the call centre to book a journey. 

When you get through to an operator you’ll be asked:

• name and address
• where you’d like to travel
• what time you need to arrive at your destination

You will then wait for a confirmation phone call confirming what time you need to be at your chosen bus stop.

If you have any queries about the service, please email WestLink@westofengland-ca.gov.uk.