Oct 10, 2013 11:46 BST 14-20 October is Get Online Week in

Get Online Week – the UK’s biggest annual campaign to get people using the internet - will take place from 14 - 20 October and people from Carmarthenshire are being urged to get involved. Whether you want to get connected, get a job, get healthy or get a bargain, using the internet can make everything quicker and easier.

This October, people in Carmarthenshire can find out how getting online could save them time, hassle and even money. A series of ‘Click Club’ sessions are being organised across Carmarthenshire. These informal drop-in sessions will introduce people to the basics of getting online and will also troubleshoot any problems people may have been experiencing.

The sessions are being run by Communities 2.0, the Welsh Government’s digital inclusion initiative, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Local Communities 2.0 Broker Karlis Ozolins said: “Being online is a vital part of the modern world, whether it’s saving money, accessing services or keeping in touch. Our sessions during Get Online Week are designed for people who have never been online before or want to learn more and are friendly, informal and fun. So even if you’ve always thought the internet is not for you, why not come along and find out what it’s all about. What have you got to lose?”

For more details about Click Club during Get Online Week, telephone Communities 2.0 on 01554 752355. Full list of Carmarthenshire events:

Monday 14/10/13: 9.30- 12.30 First Click Workshop – JCP - Mouse Keyboard & Desktop, Old Priory St School Penuel St

Monday 14/10/13: 10.30 -1pm First Click Workshop – Mouse Keyboard & Desktop, Library

Tuesday 15/10/13: 10 to 12.30 First Click Workshop – Mouse Keyboard & Desktop, Library

Tuesday 15/10/13: 1.30 to 4.00, First Click Workshop – Mouse Keyboard & Desktop, Carmarthen Library

Tuesday 15/10/13: 10 – 12- Click Club, Age Concern, Sir Gâr, Teifi Day Centre, Newcastle Emlyn

Wednesday 16/10/13: 10.30 -12 iPad Workshop – Controls Multitasking Gestures & Keyboard, Cross Hands Library

Wednesday 16/10/13 : 10 to 12.30. First Click Workshop – Mouse Keyboard & Desktop, Cross Hands Library

Wednesday 16/10/13: 3.30 to 6.00. First Click Workshop – Mouse Keyboard and Desktop, Llangennech Library

Wednesday 16/10/13:9.30 to 12.30, First Click Workshop – JCP – E-mailing , Pantyffynnon Partnership LLys Glas Pantyffynnon

Thursday 17/10/13: 10 to 12.30 First Click Workshop – Mouse Keyboard & Desktop Llwynhendy Library

Thursday 17/10/13: 2 - 4 - Click Club - Tai Gwalia, Carmarthen

Thursday 17/12/13: 2.00 to 4.30 First Click Workshop – Mouse Keyboard & Desktop, Library Friday 18/12/13: 9.30 to 12.30; First Click Workshop – JCP – Mouse Keyboard & Desktop Felinfoel Community Resource Centre

Friday 18/12/13: 2.00 to 3.30, iPad Workshop – E-mailing Camera and transferring photos ,Felinfoel Community Resource Centre

Friday 18/12/13: 10 to 12.30, First Click Workshop – Mouse Keyboard & Desktop, Ammanford Library

Communities 2.0

Communities 2.0 is a Welsh Government programme and is part of the Delivering a Digital strategy. Communities 2.0 is delivered by four partner organisations – the Wales Co-operative Centre, Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services, Carmarthenshire County Council and the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling (University of South Wales). Communities 2.0 works in the Convergence area of Wales and parts of Wrexham, Flintshire and Powys, helping communities and small enterprises to make the most of the internet. www.communities2point0.org.uk Contacts

David Madge Press Contact Marketing, Press & Public Affairs Officer Press and Public Affairs. Marketing (primarily Succession and Consortia Project). [email protected] 01792484005 07900167906

Catherine Evans Press Contact Marketing Manager Overall responsibility for marketing and communications at the Wales Co-operative Centre [email protected] 01443 743943 0300 111 5050

Mark Smith Press Contact Marketing Officer Social Media, Case Studies and Communities 2.0 [email protected] 029 2055 6163 0300 111 5050