From September 27, Barclays Digital Eagles are swooping into The Royal Oak and Castle pub in Pevensey to offer Wealden residents a FREE seven week course in the benefits of using the internet as well as a chance to learn some basic online skills.—Wealden Council, 20 September 2016
“After the tremendous success of the previous Digital Eagles courses in Wealden I’m delighted that they are returning to offer their advice and guidance from The Royal Oak and Castle in Pevensey,” said Cllr Roy Galley, Cabinet Member for Economic Development.
“I encourage all Wealden residents who would benefit to come along to the course and develop and improve their computer skills.”
“I’m pleased that The Royal Oak and Castle can host the Barclays Digital Eagles and offer something new to the local community.
There will be free tea, coffee and cake on offer as well as our usual friendly welcome and atmosphere. We look forward to seeing some new faces there,” said Debby Fitton, Licensee at The Royal Oak and Castle.
The course will run every Tuesday from 9:30am-11:00am from September 27. The topics covered are:
- Week 1 – Getting online and the benefits
- Week 2 – Setting up an email address, internet security and registering for a Barclays Digital Driving Licence
- Week 3 - Online Shopping
- Week 4 – Setting up Facebook & Social Media
- Week 5 – Skype & keeping in touch
- Week 6 – Search Engines & Entertainment
- Week 7 – Overview of the last 6 weeks
The course is free of charge with no need to book. Everybody who wants to take part just needs to bring their own device – laptop, tablet, iPad, iPhone, android mobile phone – to the lessons.
Digital Eagles are specially trained Barclays staff who provide a wealth of technology related knowledge to customers and colleagues across the country.
The digital skills course is delivered as part of Wealden District Council’s Pub is The Hub scheme to support rural public houses in finding out how, by delivering or hosting services that the local community needs, they can bring in extra customers and strengthen the role of the pub as the centre of rural communities.
Any licensees and pub owners interesting in getting involved with the scheme, which is delivered in partnership with East Sussex County Council and the Pub is The Hub not-for-profit organisation, should visit www.pubisthehub.org.uk for more information.
Bay Life commented, “this is a radical development in Pevensey. The Digital Eagles Lab in Brighton is already talking to us about the kinds of businesses here. To be the first public house to have brought the pionnering Barclays Digital team to the locality is quite something.
“Our view is that the Royal Oak and Castle Inn and Debdy Fitton and her team at the pub are pioneers themselves, because a course of this calibre delivered by a team of this calibre, right in the heart of business here in Pevensey has value to the profile of the locality.
“It is a new dimension to business activity and an encouragement to other local businesess to look at the possibility of adding educational services to their roster of services”.
