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The Digital Community Support team – here to help

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DO YOU, or a friend or family member, need support with digital technology?

Would you like to know how to use a smartphone, tablet, an Alexa, or another digital device?

Pembrokeshire County Council’s digital community support team are urging you to contact them if you’d like some help, as Get Online Week approaches (16-22 October).

Matthew Wall from the team said: “We’re here to help anyone who wants to get to grips with digital technology, and is unsure about where to start.”

The team also gives advice on how digital technology can support you in your home – and provides devices on loan.

The following support is provided:

  • One to one support to build up your skills and confidence
  • Help to access digital equipment and connectivity
  • Information on what online activities and training are available
  • Face to face training sessions locally
  • Help for groups who want to access digital equipment

Matthew said they recently helped David, an older man in Pembroke, who wanted to stay in contact with his wife while she was unable to move about their home due to illness.

“First we loaned him an Echo Dot to communicate with his wife while he was pottering around the house and in the garden,” he said

“After using the device he decided to purchase a video doorbell to allow him to talk to visitors and explain that he may be a bit longer answering the door.

“To support that we loaned him an Echo Show which would allow him to view the video doorbell from the kitchen on a bigger screen than his phone.

“It also allowed him to communicate with whoever was at the door.

“This is just one example of the many ways we can help people in Pembrokeshire. Please get in touch if you’d like any advice or support.”

The digital community support team will be holding a drop-in information session with PAVS at the Riverside Library in Haverfordwest on Monday (16th October) from 10am to 3pm.

“Drop in, ask questions, and get support to get online,” said Matthew. “There’s also free data via a databank for those that meet the criteria.”

The digital community support team is funded by Welsh Government.

  • If you have any questions or would like support, please phone 01437 764551 and ask for Digital Community Support or email [email protected]

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Foreigner in My Body – Workshop and show

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HOW we see ourselves isn’t always how others see us. Join movement artist Sara Hartel in a workshop that explores the tension between identity and perception here at the Torch Theatre this Wednesday followed by a work in progress show on Thursday with Foreigner in My Body.

The evening workshop will give you an opportunity to learn how to creatively use audio description in a safe, nurturing environment which gives you space to explore the role gender plays in how we move, and how others see the way we move, through the creation of a piece of movement.

The show itself, Foreigner in My Body, is a work in progress show exploring the transgender journey through the lens of crossing borders. It blends circus, physical theatre and storytelling with malicious audio description. A story of rebellion and trans joy. Think of the burlesque of airport security, the luggage carousel of emotional baggage and a plane crash on aerial silks.

The workshop will be held on Wednesday 12 February at 7pm and the show on Thursday 13 February at 7pm. Both the workshop and show are suitable for those 14+. Anyone who attends the workshop can go the performance for FREE too!

Tickets for Foreigner in My Body are priced at £5.00. Visit the website for further details on www.torchtheatre.co.uk or phone the Box Office on (01646) 695267.

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Woman ‘high on drugs’ crashes into parked cars in Milford Haven

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DYFED-POWYS Police were called to Priory Road, Milford Haven, at around 10:15am on Friday (Feb 14) following reports of a collision involving three vehicles.

A 43-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.

She has been bailed pending further inquiries.

Two vehicles parked on the side of the road, both belonging to nearby residents, were damaged in the crash.

A witness at the scene said: “I saw the woman. She was absolutely off her face, and lost control of her car. Its really lucky that no one was hurt.”

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Feed the Community Event Attended by Local MS

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SENEDD Member Paul Davies has recently visited the Feed the Community initiative at the Haverhub in Haverfordwest. Feed the Community is supported by Haverfordwest Town Council and organised by Councillor Randell Izaiah Thomas-Turner and Councillor Dani Thomas-Turner. The project, which supported by several local organisations, invites residents to the Hub where free hot meals are provided and there are free activities to get involved in.

Mr Davies said, “Feed the Community is a fantastic initiative and it’s great to see the local community working together to create these inclusive and welcoming events.”

He added, “It’s a great way for local businesses and charities to engage with residents and build bridges in the community. The event was so well attended, and I was delighted to talk to residents, business representatives and volunteers. The atmosphere at the Hub was very positive and I was delighted to see it all for myself.”

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